Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents
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This Act is organized into 3 divisions as follows: Division A—Voting. Division B—Campaign Finance. Division C—Ethics. The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Division A—Voting Title I—Election Access Sec. 1000. Short title; statement of policy. Subtitle A—Voter Registration Modernization Sec. 1000A. Short title. Part 1—Promoting Internet Registration Sec. 1001. Requiring availability of Internet for voter registration.
Sec. 1002. Use of Internet to update registration information. Sec. 1003. Provision of election information by electronic mail to individuals registered to vote. Sec. 1004. Clarification of requirement regarding necessary information to show eligibility to vote. Sec. 1005. Effective date. Part 2—Automatic Voter Registration Sec. 1011. Short title; findings and purpose. Sec. 1012. Automatic registration of eligible individuals. Sec. 1013. Contributing agency assistance in registration.
Sec. 1014. One-time contributing agency assistance in registration of eligible voters in existing records. Sec. 1015. Voter protection and security in automatic registration. Sec. 1016. Registration portability and correction. Sec. 1017. Payments and grants. Sec. 1018. Treatment of exempt States. Sec. 1019. Miscellaneous provisions. Sec. 1020. Definitions. Sec. 1021. Effective date. Part 3—Same Day Voter Registration Sec. 1031. Same day registration. Part 4—Conditions on Removal on Basis of Interstate Cross-Checks Sec. 1041.
Conditions on removal of registrants from official list of eligible voters on basis of interstate cross-checks. Part 5—Other Initiatives to Promote Voter Registration Sec. 1051. Annual reports on voter registration statistics. Part 6—Availability of HAVA Requirements Payments Sec. 1061. Availability of requirements payments under HAVA to cover costs of compliance with new requirements. Part 7—Prohibiting Interference With Voter Registration Sec. 1071. [Reserved]. Sec. 1072. Establishment of best practices.
Subtitle B—Access to Voting for Individuals With Disabilities Sec. 1101. Requirements for States to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities. Sec. 1102. Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting access for individuals with disabilities. Subtitle C—Prohibiting Voter Caging Sec. 1201. [Reserved]. Sec. 1202. Development and adoption of best practices for preventing voter caging. Subtitle D—[Reserved] Subtitle E—[Reserved] Subtitle F—Promoting Accuracy, Integrity, and Security Through Voter-Verified Permanent Paper Ballot Sec. 1501.
Short title. Sec. 1502. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements. Sec. 1503. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities. Sec. 1504. Durability and readability requirements for ballots. Sec. 1505. Effective date for new requirements. Subtitle G—Provisional Ballots Sec. 1601. Requirements for counting provisional ballots; establishment of uniform and nondiscriminatory standards. Subtitle H—Early Voting Sec. 1611. Early voting. Subtitle I—Voting by Mail Sec. 1621.
Voting by Mail. Subtitle J—Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters Sec. 1701. Pre-election reports on availability and transmission of absentee ballots. Sec. 1702. Enforcement. Sec. 1703. Revisions to 45-day absentee ballot transmission rule. Sec. 1704. Use of single absentee ballot application for subsequent elections. Sec. 1705. Effective date. Subtitle K—Poll Worker Recruitment and Training Sec. 1801. [Reserved]. Sec. 1802. Grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training.
Sec. 1803. State defined. Subtitle L—Enhancement of Enforcement Sec. 1811. Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002. Subtitle M—Federal Election Integrity Sec. 1821. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election administration officials. Subtitle N—Promoting Voter Access Through Election Administration Improvements Part 1—Promoting Voter Access Sec. 1901. Treatment of institutions of higher education. Sec. 1902. Minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes.
Sec. 1903. [Reserved]. Sec. 1904. Permitting use of sworn written statement to meet identification requirements for voting. Sec. 1905. [Reserved]. Sec. 1906. Reimbursement for costs incurred by States in establishing program to track and confirm receipt of absentee ballots. Sec. 1907. Voter information response systems and hotline. Part 2—Improvements in Operation of Election Assistance Commission Sec. 1911. Reauthorization of Election Assistance Commission. Sec. 1913. Requiring states to participate in post-general election surveys.
Sec. 1914. Reports by National Institute of Standards and Technology on use of funds transferred from Election Assistance Commission. Sec. 1915. Recommendations to improve operations of Election Assistance Commission. Sec. 1916. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain government contracting requirements. Part 3—Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 1921. Application of laws to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. Sec. 1922. No effect on other laws. Subtitle O—Severability Sec. 1931.
Severability. Title II—Election Integrity Subtitle A—[Reserved] Subtitle B—[Reserved] Subtitle C—[Reserved] Subtitle D—[Reserved] Subtitle E—[Reserved] Subtitle F—Saving Eligible Voters From Voter Purging Sec. 2501. Short title. Sec. 2502. Conditions for removal of voters from list of registered voters. Subtitle G—No Effect on Authority of States to Provide Greater Opportunities for Voting Sec. 2601. No effect on authority of States to provide greater opportunities for voting.
Subtitle H—Severability Sec. 2701. Severability. Title III—Election Security Sec. 3000. Short title; sense of Congress. Subtitle A—Financial Support for Election Infrastructure Part 1—Voting System Security Improvement Grants Sec. 3001. Grants for obtaining compliant paper ballot voting systems and carrying out voting system security improvements. Sec. 3002. Coordination of voting system security activities with use of requirements payments and election administration requirements under Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Sec. 3003. Incorporation of definitions. Part 2—Grants for Risk-limiting Audits of Results of Elections Sec. 3011. Grants to States for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elections. Sec. 3012. GAO analysis of effects of audits. Part 3—[Reserved] Subtitle B—Security Measures Sec. 3101. Election infrastructure designation. Sec. 3102. Timely threat information. Sec. 3103. Security clearance assistance for election officials. Sec. 3104. Security risk and vulnerability assessments.
Sec. 3105. Annual reports. Subtitle C—Enhancing Protections for United States Democratic Institutions Sec. 3201. National strategy to protect United States democratic institutions. Sec. 3202. National Commission to Protect United States Democratic Institutions. Subtitle D—Promoting Cybersecurity Through Improvements in Election Administration Sec. 3301. Testing of existing voting systems to ensure compliance with election cybersecurity guidelines and other guidelines. Sec. 3302.
Treatment of electronic poll books as part of voting systems. Sec. 3303. Pre-election reports on voting system usage. Sec. 3304. Streamlining collection of election information. Subtitle E—Preventing Election Hacking Sec. 3401. Short title. Sec. 3402. Election Security Bug Bounty Program. Sec. 3403. Definitions. Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 3501. Definitions. Sec. 3502. Initial report on adequacy of resources available for implementation. Subtitle G—Severability Sec. 3601.
Severability. Division B—Campaign Finance Title IV—Campaign Finance Transparency Subtitle A—Findings Relating to Illicit Money Undermining Our Democracy Sec. 4001. Findings relating to illicit money undermining our democracy. Subtitle B—DISCLOSE Act Sec. 4100. Short title. Part 1—Regulation of Certain Political Spending Sec. 4101. Application of ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations, limited liability corporations, and partnerships that are foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned.
Sec. 4102. Clarification of application of foreign money ban to certain disbursements and activities. Part 2—Reporting of Campaign-Related Disbursements Sec. 4111. Reporting of campaign-related disbursements. Sec. 4112. Application of foreign money ban to disbursements for campaign-related disbursements consisting of covered transfers. Sec. 4113. Effective date. Part 3—Other Administrative Reforms Sec. 4121. Petition for certiorari. Sec. 4122. Judicial review of actions related to campaign finance laws.
Subtitle C—Honest Ads Sec. 4201. Short title. Sec. 4202. Purpose. Sec. 4203. Findings. Sec. 4204. Sense of Congress. Sec. 4205. Expansion of definition of public communication. Sec. 4206. Expansion of definition of electioneering communication. Sec. 4207. Application of disclaimer statements to online communications. Sec. 4208. Political record requirements for online platforms. Sec. 4209. Preventing contributions, expenditures, independent expenditures, and disbursements for electioneering communications by foreign nationals in the form of online advertising.
Subtitle D—Stand By Every Ad Sec. 4301. Short title. Sec. 4302. Stand By Every Ad. Sec. 4303. Disclaimer requirements for communications made through prerecorded telephone calls. Sec. 4304. No expansion of persons subject to disclaimer requirements on Internet communications. Sec. 4305. Effective date. Subtitle E—[Reserved] Subtitle F—[Reserved] Subtitle G—[Reserved] Subtitle H—Limitation and Disclosure Requirements for Presidential Inaugural Committees Sec. 4701. Short title.
Sec. 4702. Limitations and disclosure of certain donations to, and disbursements by, Inaugural Committees. Subtitle I—Severability Sec. 4801. Severability. Title V—Campaign Finance Empowerment Subtitle A—Findings Relating to Citizens United Decision Sec. 5001. Findings relating to Citizens United decision. Subtitle B—Congressional Elections Sec. 5100. Short title. Part 1—My Voice Voucher Pilot Program Sec. 5101. Establishment of pilot program. Sec. 5102. Voucher program described.
Sec. 5103. Reports. Sec. 5104. Definitions. Part 2—Small Dollar Financing of Congressional Election Campaigns Sec. 5111. Benefits and eligibility requirements for candidates. “Title V—Small Dollar Financing of Congressional Election Campaigns “Subtitle A—Benefits Sec. 501. Benefits for participating candidates. Sec. 502. Procedures for making payments. Sec. 503. Use of funds. Sec. 504. Qualified small dollar contributions described. “Subtitle B—Eligibility and Certification Sec. 511.
Eligibility. Sec. 512. Qualifying requirements. Sec. 513. Certification. “Subtitle C—Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating Candidates Sec. 521. Contribution and expenditure requirements. Sec. 522. Administration of campaign. Sec. 523. Preventing unnecessary spending of public funds. Sec. 524. Remitting unspent funds after election. “Subtitle D—Enhanced Match Support Sec. 531. Enhanced support for general election. Sec. 532. Eligibility. Sec. 533. Amount. Sec. 534.
Waiver of authority to retain portion of unspent funds after election. “Subtitle E—Administrative Provisions Sec. 541. Freedom From Influence Fund. Sec. 542. Reviews and reports by Government Accountability Office. Sec. 543. Administration by Commission. Sec. 544. Violations and penalties. Sec. 545. Appeals process. Sec. 546. Indexing of amounts. Sec. 547. Election cycle defined.” Sec. 5112. Contributions and expenditures by multicandidate and political party committees on behalf of participating candidates.
Sec. 5113. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating candidates for purposes other than campaign for election. Sec. 5114. Effective date. Subtitle C—Presidential Elections Sec. 5200. Short title. Part 1—Primary Elections Sec. 5201. Increase in and modifications to matching payments. Sec. 5202. Eligibility requirements for matching payments. Sec. 5203. Repeal of expenditure limitations. Sec. 5204. Period of availability of matching payments. Sec. 5205. Examination and audits of matchable contributions.
Sec. 5206. Modification to limitation on contributions for Presidential primary candidates. Sec. 5207. Use of Freedom From Influence Fund as source of payments. Part 2—General Elections Sec. 5211. Modification of eligibility requirements for public financing. Sec. 5212. Repeal of expenditure limitations and use of qualified campaign contributions. Sec. 5213. Matching payments and other modifications to payment amounts. Sec. 5214. Increase in limit on coordinated party expenditures.
Sec. 5215. Establishment of uniform date for release of payments. Sec. 5216. Amounts in Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Sec. 5217. Use of general election payments for general election legal and accounting compliance. Sec. 5218. Use of Freedom From Influence Fund as source of payments. Part 3—Effective Date Sec. 5221. Effective date. Subtitle D—Personal Use Services as Authorized Campaign Expenditures Sec. 5301. Short title; findings; purpose. Sec. 5302. Treatment of payments for child care and other personal use services as authorized campaign expenditure.
Subtitle E—Severability Sec. 5401. Severability. Title VI—Campaign Finance Oversight Subtitle A—Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Sec. 6001. Short title. Sec. 6002. Membership of Federal Election Commission. Sec. 6003. Assignment of powers to Chair of Federal Election Commission. Sec. 6004. Revision to enforcement process. Sec. 6005. Permitting appearance at hearings on requests for advisory opinions by persons opposing the requests. Sec. 6006. Permanent extension of administrative penalty authority.
Sec. 6007. Restrictions on ex parte communications. Sec. 6008. Effective date; transition. Subtitle B—Stopping Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Sec. 6101. Short title. Sec. 6102. Clarification of treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates. Sec. 6103. Clarification of ban on fundraising for super PACs by Federal candidates and officeholders. Subtitle C—Severability Sec. 6201. Severability. Division C—Ethics Title VII—[Reserved] Title VIII—[Reserved] Title IX—Congressional Ethics Reform Subtitle A—Requiring Members of Congress to reimburse Treasury for amounts paid as settlements and awards under Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Sec. 9001.
Requiring Members of Congress to reimburse Treasury for amounts paid as settlements and awards under Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 in all cases of employment discrimination acts by Members. Subtitle B—Conflicts of Interests Sec. 9101. [Reserved]. Sec. 9102. Conflict of interest rules for Members of Congress and congressional staff. Sec. 9103. Exercise of rulemaking powers. Subtitle C—Campaign Finance and Lobbying Disclosure Sec. 9201. Short title. Sec. 9202. Requiring disclosure in certain reports filed with Federal Election Commission of persons who are registered lobbyists.
Sec. 9203. Effective date. Subtitle D—Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Sec. 9301. Short title. Sec. 9302. Definitions. Sec. 9303. Establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports. Sec. 9304. Federal agency responsibilities. Sec. 9305. Removing and altering reports. Sec. 9306. Relationship to the Freedom of Information Act. Sec. 9307. Implementation. Subtitle E—Severability Sec. 9401. Severability. Title X—[Reserved]