; 130 Stat. 6) and section 530 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 ( Public Law 114–113 ; 129 Stat. 2329), and similar reports. (D) Expiration The procedures required under subparagraph (B) shall expire 4 years after the date on which the procedures are promulgated. 8. Hack the election program (a) Establishment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to improve election system cybersecurity by facilitating and encouraging assessments by independent technical experts, in cooperation with election agencies and election service providers, to identify and report election cybersecurity vulnerabilities. (b) Voluntary participation Participation in the Hack the Election program shall be entirely voluntary for election agencies and election service providers. (c) Input from election agencies In developing the Hack the Election program under this section, the Secretary shall solicit input from election agencies, and shall encourage election agencies to participate. (d) Activities In establishing the program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) establish a recurring competition for independent technical experts to assess election systems for the purpose of identifying and reporting election cybersecurity vulnerabilities; (2) establish an expeditious process by which independent technical experts can qualify to participate in the competition; (3) establish a schedule of awards (monetary or non-monetary) for reports of previously unidentified election cybersecurity vulnerabilities discovered by independent technical experts during the competition; (4) establish a process for election agencies and election service providers to voluntarily participate in the program by designating specific election systems, periods of time, and circumstances for assessment by independent technical experts