Sec. 201. Development of standards
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The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall develop standards for ensuring the operational security of the voting systems used in elections for Federal office, including the physical and cybersecurity of such systems and security requirements for the personnel who operate such systems. In developing standards under this title, the Director shall ensure the following: The standards shall set forth specific, evidence-based security requirements for the operation of each individual component of voting systems, including components for marking ballots, scanning ballots, aggregating vote tallies from vote counters, and electronic poll books.
The standards shall set forth specific, evidence-based requirements for the interoperability of the components, based on data standards established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. No system or device upon which ballots or votes are cast or tabulated shall be connected to the Internet at any time through any publicly accessible network. No system or device upon which ballots or votes are cast or tabulated shall contain, use, or be accessible by any wireless, power-line, or concealed communication device.
The Director shall develop the standards under this title not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Director may update the standards under this title at such times as the Director considers appropriate.