Election Security Assessments Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8697 To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to State election officials and Congress annual reports on pre-election threats for general elections for Federal office. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 27, 2020 Miss RICE of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to State election officials and Congress annual reports on pre-election threats for general elections for Federal office. 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 ‘‘Election Security As- 4 sessments Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS ON PRE-ELECTION THREATS. 6 Not later than January 30, 2020, and annually there- 7 after, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:30 Nov 17, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8697.IH H8697 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8697 IH an assessment of the full scope of threats to election infra- 1 structure, including cybersecurity threats posed by State 2 actors and terrorist groups, and recommendations to ad- 3 dress or mitigate the threats, as developed by the Sec- 4 retary and Chairman, to— 5 (1) the chief State election official of each 6 State; 7 (2) the Committees on Homeland Security and 8 House Administration of the House of Representa- 9 tives and the Committees on Homeland Security and 10 Governmental Affairs and Rules and Administration 11 of the Senate; and 12 (3) any other appropriate congressional com- 13 mittees. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:30 Nov 17, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8697.IH H8697 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS