Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act Public Law 116–179 Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act 179 116–179 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20210527.1 2021-10-15 Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act 15800 116 2020-10-20 Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act [(Public Law 116–179)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 116–179. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with voting systems under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. [18 U.S.C. 1 note] SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON INTERFERENCE WITH VOTING SYSTEMS. Section 1030(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “or” at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding “or” at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(C) that— “(i) is part of a voting system; and “(ii)(I) is used for the management, support, or administration of a Federal election; or “(II) has moved in or otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce;” ; (2) in paragraph (11), by striking “and” at the end; (3) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following: “(13) the term ‘Federal election’ means any election (as defined in section 301(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(1))) for Federal office (as defined in section 301(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(3))); and “(14) the term ‘voting system’ has the meaning given the term in section 301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(b)).” .