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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 State Administration of Federal Elections Sec. 101. Findings Relating to State Administration of Federal Elections. Subtitle B—Voluntary Considerations for State Administration of Federal Elections Sec. 111. Short title. Sec. 112. Findings. Sec. 113. Election integrity voluntary considerations and Federal forum for State information sharing.
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. Increase in threshold for requiring information reporting with respect to certain payees. 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. Federal agency involvement in voter registration activities. Sec. 133. Prohibition on use of Federal funds for election administration in States that permit ballot harvesting. Sec. 134. Clarification with respect to Federal election record-keeping requirement. Sec. 135. Clarification of rules with respect to hiring of election workers. Sec. 136. State assistance in assigning mailing addresses with respect to Tribal Governments. Sec. 137. State defined. Sec. 138. Voter registration for applicants without driver’s license or social security number.
Sec. 139. GAO study on domestic manufacturing and assembly of voting equipment. Sec. 139A. GAO study and report on ability of States to comply with certain special election requirements. Subtitle D—District of Columbia Election Integrity and Voter Confidence Sec. 141. Short title. Sec. 142. Statement of congressional authority; findings. Sec. 143. Requirements for elections in District of Columbia. Sec. 144. Repeal of Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022. Sec. 145.
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. General requirements for payments made by Election Assistance Commission. Sec. 155. Executive Board of the Standards Board authority to enter into contracts. Sec. 156. Election Assistance Commission primary role in election administration assistance.
Sec. 157. Clarification of the duties of the Election Assistance Commission. Sec. 158. Election Assistance Commission powers. Sec. 159. Membership of the Local Leadership Council. Sec. 160. Rule of construction. 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. Sec. 162. Prohibiting providing assistance to foreign nationals in making contributions or donations in connection with elections.
Sec. 163. Prohibition on contributions by foreign nationals to certain tax-exempt entities. 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 Sec. 200. Short title. Subtitle A—Findings Relating to Military Voting Sec. 201. Findings relating to military voting. Subtitle B—GAO Analysis on Military Voting Access Sec. 211. Government Accountability Office report on implementation of Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act and improving access to voter registration information and assistance for absent uniformed services voters.
Title III—First Amendment Protection Act Sec. 300. Short title. Subtitle A—Protecting Political Speech and Freedom of Association Part 1—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. Part 2—Protecting Freedom of Association Sec. 307. Findings. Sec. 308. Protecting privacy of donors to tax-exempt organizations. Sec. 309. Reporting requirements for tax-exempt organizations. Sec. 310. Maintenance of standards for determining eligibility of section 501(c)(4) organizations. 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. Electronic filing of electioneering communication reports. 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. Permitting political committees to make disbursements by methods other than check. Sec. 353. Designation of individual authorized to make campaign committee disbursements in event of death or incapacity of candidate. Sec. 354. Prohibiting aiding or abetting making of 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. Theft from political committee as a Federal crime. Sec. 359. Repeal of obsolete provisions of law. Sec. 360. 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 cybersecurity vulnerabilities in election equipment. Sec. 413. Sense of Congress regarding need to notify State and local officials of election cybersecurity incidents. Title V—Congressional Redistricting Sec. 501. Sense of Congress on authority to establish maps of congressional districts. Sec. 502. Authority for Speaker of the House to join certain civil actions relating to apportionment.
Sec. 503. Census Monitoring Board. Title VI—Disinformation Governance Board Sec. 601. Termination of the Disinformation Governance Board. Sec. 602. Prohibition on funding similar board or similar activities. Title VII—Severability Sec. 701. Severability.