Sec. 2. Table of contents

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The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. General findings. Title I—Election Administration Integrity Subtitle A—Findings Relating to Election Administration Sec. 101. Findings relating to election administration. Subtitle B—Voluntary Considerations for State Administration of Federal Elections Sec. 111. Short title. Sec. 112. Election integrity voluntary considerations. Subtitle C—Requirements to Promote Integrity in Election Administration Sec. 121.

Ensuring only eligible American citizens may participate in Federal elections. Sec. 122. State reporting requirements with respect to voter list maintenance. Sec. 123. Contents of State mail voter registration form. Sec. 124. Provision of photographic citizen voter identification tools for State use. Sec. 125. Mandatory provision of identification for certain voters not voting in person. Sec. 126. Confirming access for Congressional election observers. Sec. 127. Use of requirements payments for post-election audits.

Sec. 128. Certain tax benefits and simplification with respect to election workers. Sec. 129. Voluntary guidelines with respect to nonvoting election technology. Sec. 130. Status reports by National Institute of Standards and Technology. Sec. 131. 501(c)(3) organizations prohibited from providing direct or indirect funding for election administration. Sec. 132. Requirements with respect to election mail. Sec. 133. Clarification of right of State to appeal decisions through duly authorized representative.

Sec. 134. Clarification of Federal agency involvement in voter registration activities. Sec. 135. Prohibition on use of Federal funds for election administration in States that permit ballot harvesting. Sec. 136. Clarification with respect to Federal election record-keeping requirement. Sec. 137. Clarification of rules with respect to hiring of election workers. Sec. 138. United States Postal Service coordination with States to ensure mailing addresses. Sec. 139. State defined.

Subtitle D—District of Columbia Election Integrity and Voter Confidence Sec. 141. Short title. Sec. 142. Requirements for elections in District of Columbia. Sec. 143. Effective date. Subtitle E—Administration of the Election Assistance Commission Sec. 151. Short title. Sec. 152. Findings relating to the administration of the Election Assistance Commission. Sec. 153. Requirements with respect to staff and funding of the Election Assistance Commission. Sec. 154. Exclusive authority of Election Assistance Commission to make election administration payments to States.

Sec. 155. Executive Board of the Standards Board authority to enter into contracts. Sec. 156. Election Assistance Commission primary role in election administration. Subtitle F—Prohibition on Involvement in Elections by Foreign Nationals Sec. 161. Prohibition on contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with ballot initiatives and referenda. Subtitle G—Constitutional Experts Panel with Respect to Presidential Elections Sec. 171. Short title. Sec. 172. Establishment of panel of constitutional experts.

Title II—Military Voting Administration Subtitle A—Findings Relating to Military Voting Sec. 201. Findings relating to military voting. Subtitle B—GAO Analysis on Military Voting Access Sec. 211. GAO analysis and report on effectiveness of Federal Government in meeting obligations to promote voting access for absent uniformed services voters. Title III—Protection of Political Speech and Campaign Finance Reform Subtitle A—Protecting Political Speech Sec. 301. Findings. Sec. 302.

Repeal of limits on coordinated political party expenditures. Sec. 303. Repeal of limit on aggregate contributions by individuals. Sec. 304. Equalization of contribution limits to State and national political party committees. Sec. 305. Expansion of permissible Federal election activity by State and local political parties. Sec. 306. Participation in joint fundraising activities by multiple political committees. Sec. 307. Protecting privacy of donors to tax-exempt organizations.

Sec. 308. Reporting requirements for tax-exempt organizations. Sec. 309. Maintenance of standards for determining eligibility of section 501(c)(4) organizations. Sec. 310. Increased funding for the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund. Subtitle B—Prohibition on Use of Federal funds for Congressional Campaigns Sec. 311. Prohibiting use of Federal funds for payments in support of congressional campaigns. Subtitle C—Registration and Reporting Requirements Sec. 321. Reporting requirements with respect to electioneering communications.

Sec. 322. Increased qualifying threshold and establishing purpose for political committees. Sec. 323. Increased threshold with respect to independent expenditure reporting requirement. Sec. 324. Increased qualifying threshold with respect to candidates. Sec. 325. Repeal requirement of persons making independent expenditures to report identification of certain donors. Subtitle D—Exclusion of Certain Amounts from Treatment as Contributions or Expenditures Sec. 331. Increased threshold for exemption of certain amounts as contributions.

Sec. 332. Exemption of uncompensated internet communications from treatment as contribution or expenditure. Sec. 333. Media exemption. Subtitle E—Prohibition on Issuance of Regulations on Political Contributions Sec. 341. Prohibition on issuance of regulations on political contributions. Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 351. Permanent extension of fines for qualified disclosure requirement violations. Sec. 352. Political committee disbursement requirements. Sec. 353. Designation of individual authorized to make campaign committee disbursements in event of death of candidate.

Sec. 354. Prohibition on contributions in name of another. Sec. 355. Unanimous consent of Commission members required for Commission to refuse to defend actions brought against Commission. Sec. 356. Federal Election Commission member pay. Sec. 357. Uniform statute of limitations for proceedings to enforce Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. Sec. 358. Deadline for promulgation of proposed regulations. Title IV—Election Security Subtitle A—Promoting Election Security Sec. 401.

Short title. Sec. 402. Reports to Congress on foreign threats to elections. Sec. 403. Rule of construction. Subtitle B—Cybersecurity for Election Systems Sec. 411. Cybersecurity advisories relating to election systems. Sec. 412. Process to test for and monitor cybersecurity vulnerabilities in election equipment. Sec. 413. Duty of Secretary of Homeland Security to notify State and local officials of election cybersecurity incidents. Title V—Sense of Congress With Respect to Role of States in Congressional Redistricting Sec. 501.

Sense of Congress with respect to role of States in congressional redistricting. Title VI—Disinformation Governance Board Sec. 601. Termination of the Disinformation Governance Board. Sec. 602. Prohibition on funding the activities of the Disinformation Governance Board. Title VII—Severability Sec. 701. Severability.