1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2017 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Election Infrastructure and Security Sec. 101. Definition of critical infrastructure. Sec. 102. Designation of voting systems as critical infrastructure. Sec. 103. Voting system threat and research and development. Title II—National Standards for Voting System Security Sec. 201. Development of standards. Sec. 202. Requiring States to comply with standards in administration of elections for Federal office. Sec. 203. Incorporation of standards into certification and testing of voting systems. Title III—National Standards for Transparency and Verification of Ballot Counting Sec. 301. Development of standards. Sec. 302. Requiring States to comply with standards in administration of elections for Federal office. Title IV—Research and Development Sec. 401. Innovative election technology research and development. I Election Infrastructure and Security 101. Definition of critical infrastructure In this title, the term critical infrastructure has the meaning given such term in section 1016 of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001 ( 42 U.S.C. 5195c(e) ). 102. Designation of voting systems as critical infrastructure The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate, shall— (1) designate voting systems used in the United States as critical infrastructure; (2) include threats of compromise, disruption, or destruction of voting systems in national planning scenarios