; updates (1) Deadline for initial standards The Director shall develop the standards under this title not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Updates The Director may update the standards under this title at such times as the Director considers appropriate. 202. Requiring States to comply with standards in administration of elections for Federal office Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Compliance with security standards In operating the voting system, the State shall comply with the applicable standards developed by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology under title II of the Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2017 for ensuring the operational security of voting systems. . 203. Incorporation of standards into certification and testing of voting systems Section 231(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20971(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Ensuring compliance with operational security standards The testing and certification of voting system hardware and software carried out under this subtitle shall test whether voting systems are in compliance with the applicable standards developed by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology under title II of the Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2017 for ensuring the operational security of voting systems, including testing whether the components of voting systems meet the component-specific security requirements and the system interoperability requirements under such standards. . III National Standards for Transparency and Verification of Ballot Counting 301. Development of standards (a) Development The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall develop standards for ensuring that the process by which ballots are counted in elections for Federal office is transparent and