to an election official online. (C) Rule of construction Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit the Commission from conducting the studies under section 242 or to conduct other similar studies under any other provision of law in a manner consistent with this paragraph. (11) Security standards for voting systems used in Federal elections (A) In general No voting system may be used in an election for Federal office unless the manufacturer of such system and the election officials using such system meet the applicable requirements described in subparagraph (B). (B) Requirements described The requirements described in this subparagraph are as follows: (i) The manufacturer and the election officials shall document the secure chain of custody for the handling of all software, hardware, vote storage media, blank ballots, and completed ballots used in connection with voting systems, and shall make the information available upon request to the Commission. (ii) The manufacturer shall disclose to an accredited laboratory under section 231 and to the appropriate election official any information required to be disclosed under paragraph (8). (iii) After the appropriate election official has certified the election-dedicated and other voting system software for use in an election, the manufacturer may not— (I) alter such software