On the recordMarch 7, 2019
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 291, insert after line 20 the following: SEC. 3106. PRE-ELECTION THREAT ASSESSMENTS. (a) Submission of Assessment by DNI.--Not later than 180 days before the date of each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, 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. (b) Updates to Initial Assessments.--If, at any time after submitting an assessment with respect to an election under subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence determines that the assessment should be updated to reflect new information regarding the threats involved, the Director shall submit a revised assessment under such subsection. (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) The term ``Chairman'' means the chair of the Election Assistance Commission.…





