Sec. 122. Grants for development of compliant systems
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The Election Assistance Commission (hereafter referred to as the Commission ) shall establish and operate a program under which the Commission shall award grants to eligible entities for the development of voting systems that meet the requirements of paragraph
(2)and that may be used by States and units of local government to administer elections for Federal office. The requirements of this paragraph with respect to voting systems are as follows: The system produces a voter-verified paper record of each vote cast on the system. The system is demonstrably compatible with commodity accessibility devices. The system is fully accessible for the use of individuals with disabilities. An entity is eligible to receive a grant under the program under this section if the entity submits to the Commission, at such time and in such form as the Commission may require, an application containing— a certification that any voting system developed with the funds provided under this section shall meet the requirements of paragraph
(2)of subsection (a); and such other information and assurances as the Commission may require. Any invention made by the recipient of a grant under this section using funds provided under this section shall be subject to chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code (relating to patent rights in inventions made with Federal assistance). Each entity which receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Commission a report describing the activities carried out with the funds provided under the grant. An entity shall submit a report required under paragraph
(1)not later than 60 days after the end of the fiscal year for which the entity received the grant which is the subject of the report. There is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2017. Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization under this subsection shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended.