Sec. 3301. Testing of existing voting systems to ensure compliance with election cybersecurity guidelines and other guidelines
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Section 231(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20971(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Not later than 9 months before the date of each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, the Commission shall provide for the testing by accredited laboratories under this section of the voting system hardware and software which was certified for use in the most recent such election, on the basis of the most recent voting system guidelines applicable to such hardware or software (including election cybersecurity guidelines) issued under this Act.
If, on the basis of the testing described in subparagraph (A), the Commission determines that any voting system hardware or software does not meet the most recent guidelines applicable to such hardware or software issued under this Act, the Commission shall decertify such hardware or software. . The amendment made by paragraph
(1)shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2020 and each succeeding regularly scheduled general election for Federal office. Section 221(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20961(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Development Committee shall issue election cybersecurity guidelines, including standards and best practices for procuring, maintaining, testing, operating, and updating election systems to prevent and deter cybersecurity incidents. .
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