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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 378 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems used in elections for Federal office to produce... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Duties of Secretary of Homeland Security

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If the Secretary of Homeland Security makes a determination that the security of any voting system or any voter registration database that has been used or will be used in an election for Federal office has been breached, or if the Secretary is conducting an investigation regarding whether or not the security of such a system or database has been breached, the Secretary shall submit a report on the determination or investigation to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the chief State election official of the State in which the system is used or will be used.
The Secretary shall submit the report required under paragraph
(1)not later than 30 days after making the determination involved or initiating the investigation involved (as the case may be). At the request of a State, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall collaborate with the chief State election official of the State to help prevent and respond to threats to the security of the voting systems and databases described in subsection (a), including assisting such official with obtaining the appropriate level of security clearance necessary to receive information regarding such threats. In this subsection— the chief State election official of a State is the individual designated by the State under section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20509 ) to be responsible for coordination of the State’s responsibilities under such Act; and the term voting system has the meaning given such term under section 301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081(b) ).
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