1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the American Process for Election Results Act or the PAPER Act . 2. Development of best practices for protecting integrity of Federal elections (a) In general The Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 247 the following new section: 248. Study and report on best practices for protecting the integrity of Federal elections and for storing and securing voter registration data (a) In general The Commission, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the Election Assistance Commission Standards Board, the Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors, the Election Assistance Commission Technical Guidelines Development Committee, the National Association of Secretaries of State, the National Association of State Election Directors, the National Association of Election Officials, the International Association of Government Officials, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, and other stakeholders the Commission determines necessary, shall conduct a study on each of the following: (1) Best practices for cybersecurity of Federal elections, including best practices for storing and securing voter registration data. (2) Best practices for election audits, with the goal of ensuring that— (A) each vote cast in an election for Federal office is accompanied by a paper record of the vote that is visible to the voter and is retained by the appropriate election official for a period sufficient to conduct the audit described in subparagraph (B)