Determining Election Blunders And Correcting Logical Errors Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3268 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to evaluate the failures and total system breakdown of the 2020 Iowa caucuses, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 11, 2020 Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to evaluate the failures and total system breakdown of the 2020 Iowa caucuses, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Determining Election 4 Blunders And Correcting Logical Errors Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:36 Feb 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3268.IS S3268 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3268 IS SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON THE FAILURES AND TOTAL SYSTEM 1 BREAKDOWN OF THE 2020 IOWA CAUCUSES. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 3 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 4 of the United States (in this section referred to as the 5 ‘‘Comptroller General’’) shall initiate a study of— 6 (1) mismanagement by State party leaders 7 overseeing the 2020 Iowa caucuses; 8 (2) the degree to which top-down decision mak- 9 ing by the Democratic National Committee contrib- 10 uted to the failures of the 2020 Iowa caucuses; 11 (3) whether actions by State party leaders and 12 the Democratic National Committee contributed to 13 cyber vulnerabilities in the technology employed for 14 the 2020 Iowa caucuses; 15 (4) the extent to which the 2020 Iowa caucuses 16 have shaken the public’s faith and confidence in the 17 Iowa election system; and 18 (5) the potential dangers in changing election 19 technology and methods from existing approaches. 20 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after initi- 21 ating the study required by subsection (a), the Comp- 22 troller General shall submit to the Committee on Rules 23 and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on 24 House Administration of the House of Representatives a 25 report on the results of the study that sets forth the find- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:36 Feb 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3268.IS S3268 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 3268 IS ings, conclusions, and recommendations, if any, of the 1 study. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:36 Feb 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3268.IS S3268 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS