1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Election Security Assessments Act”.
Election Security Assessments Act
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.
2. Annual reports on pre-election threats
Not later than January 30, 2020, 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—
the chief State election official of each State;
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
any other appropriate congressional committees.