H.R. 6436

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.

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115th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6436

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 18, 2018

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.

1.

Annual reports on pre-election threats

Not later than January 30, 2019, and annually thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit an assessment of the full scope of threats to election infrastructure, including cybersecurity threats posed by State actors and terrorist groups, and recommendations to address or mitigate the threats, as developed by the Secretary and Chairman, to—

(1)

the chief State election official of each State;

(2)

the Committees on Homeland Security and House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Rules and Administration of the Senate; and

(3)

any other appropriate congressional committees.