Sec. 402. Information sharing with State election officials
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Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall sponsor a security clearance up to the top secret level for each eligible chief election official of a State or the District of Columbia, and up to one eligible designee of such an election official, at the time that he or she assumes such position. The Director shall determine the level of clearances for the positions described in paragraph (1). The Director may issue interim clearances, for a period to be determined by the Director, to a chief election official as described in paragraph
(1)and up to one designee of such official under such paragraph. The Director shall share appropriate classified information related to threats to election systems and to the integrity of the election process with chief election officials and such designees who have received a security clearance under subsection (a). The Director shall transmit reports on such information sharing to the respective affected Secretary of State or States. In this section, the term State means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.