{"identifier":"/us/usc/t52/s21041","title":52,"num":"\u00a7\u202f21041.","heading":"Grants for research on voting technology improvements","text":"\u00a7\u202f21041.\nGrants for research on voting technology improvements\n(a)\nIn general\nThe Commission shall make grants to assist entities in carrying out research and development to improve the quality, reliability, accuracy, accessibility, affordability, and security of voting equipment, election systems, and voting technology.\n(b)\nEligibility\nAn entity is eligible to receive a grant under this subpart if it submits to the Commission (at such time and in such form as the Commission may require) an application containing\u2014\n(1) certifications that the research and development funded with the grant will take into account the need to make voting equipment fully accessible for individuals with disabilities, including the blind and visually impaired, the need to ensure that such individuals can vote independently and with privacy, and the need to provide alternative language accessibility for individuals with limited proficiency in the English language (consistent with the requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 [\n52 U.S.C. 10301\n(2) such other information and certifications as the Commission may require.\n(c)\nApplicability of regulations governing patent rights in inventions made with Federal assistance\nAny invention made by the recipient of a grant under this subpart using funds provided under this subpart shall be subject to chapter 18 of title 35 (relating to patent rights in inventions made with Federal assistance).\n(d)\nRecommendation of topics for research\n(1)\nIn general\nThe Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (hereafter in this section referred to as the \u201cDirector\u201d) shall submit to the Commission an annual list of the Director\u2019s suggestions for issues which may be the subject of research funded with grants awarded under this subpart during the year.\n(2)\nReview of grant applications received by Commission\nThe Commission shall submit each application it receives for a grant under this subpart to the Director, who shall review the application and provide the Commission with such comments as the Director considers appropriate.\n(3)\nMonitoring and adjustment of grant activities at request of Commission\nAfter the Commission has awarded a grant under this subpart, the Commission may request that the Director monitor the grant, and (to the extent permitted under the terms of the grant as awarded) the Director may recommend to the Commission that the recipient of the grant modify and adjust the activities carried out under the grant.\n(4)\nEvaluation of grants at request of Commission\n(A)\nIn general\nIn the case of a grant for which the Commission submits the application to the Director under paragraph (2) or requests that the Director monitor the grant under paragraph (3), the Director shall prepare and submit to the Commission an evaluation of the grant and the activities carried out under the grant.\n(B)\nInclusion in reports\nThe Commission shall include the evaluations submitted under subparagraph (A) for a year in the report submitted for the year under\nsection 20927 of this title\n(e)\nProvision of information on projects\nThe Commission may provide to the Technical Guidelines Development Committee under subpart 3 of part A of this subchapter such information regarding the activities funded under this subpart as the Commission deems necessary to assist the Committee in carrying out its duties.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t52/s21041.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f21041."},{"t":"heading","text":"Grants for research on voting technology improvements"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Commission shall make grants to assist entities in carrying out research and development to improve the quality, reliability, accuracy, accessibility, affordability, and security of voting equipment, election systems, and voting technology.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Eligibility"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"An entity is eligible to receive a grant under this subpart if it submits to the Commission (at such time and in such form as the Commission may require) an application containing\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" certifications that the research and development funded with the grant will take into account the need to make voting equipment fully accessible for individuals with disabilities, including the blind and visually impaired, the need to ensure that such individuals can vote independently and with privacy, and the need to provide alternative language accessibility for individuals with limited proficiency in the English language (consistent with the requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 [","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"52 U.S.C. 10301","href":"/us/usc/t52/s10301","tail":" et seq.]); and"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" such other information and certifications as the Commission may require.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Applicability of regulations governing patent rights in inventions made with Federal assistance"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Any invention made by the recipient of a grant under this subpart using funds provided under this subpart shall be subject to chapter 18 of title 35 (relating to patent rights in inventions made with Federal assistance).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Recommendation of topics for research"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041/d/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (hereafter in this section referred to as the \u201cDirector\u201d) shall submit to the Commission an annual list of the Director\u2019s suggestions for issues which may be the subject of research funded with grants awarded under this subpart during the year.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041/d/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Review of grant applications received by Commission"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Commission shall submit each application it receives for a grant under this subpart to the Director, who shall review the application and provide the Commission with such comments as the Director considers appropriate.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041/d/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Monitoring and adjustment of grant activities at request of Commission"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"After the Commission has awarded a grant under this subpart, the Commission may request that the Director monitor the grant, and (to the extent permitted under the terms of the grant as awarded) the Director may recommend to the Commission that the recipient of the grant modify and adjust the activities carried out under the grant.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041/d/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Evaluation of grants at request of Commission"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041/d/4/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"In the case of a grant for which the Commission submits the application to the Director under paragraph (2) or requests that the Director monitor the grant under paragraph (3), the Director shall prepare and submit to the Commission an evaluation of the grant and the activities carried out under the grant.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t52/s21041/d/4/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Inclusion in reports"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Commission shall include the evaluations submitted under subparagraph (A) for a year in the report submitted for the year under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 20927 of this 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