or upgrade a voting system purchased or otherwise obtained in whole or in part using funds received under title I or II of the Help America Vote Act at any time before the date of the enactment of this Act. (6) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2018. (c) Study and report on use of open-Source software in voting systems (1) Study The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Election Assistance Commission, acting jointly, shall conduct a study of the feasibility and desirability of using open-source software in voting systems, based on information obtained from elections for Federal office held in 2018 through 2020. (2) Report Not later than July 1, 2021, the Secretary and the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), and shall include in the report such recommendations as the Secretary and Commission consider appropriate regarding the possible use of open-source software in the voting systems used to administer elections for Federal office held in 2022. (3) Development and maintenance of software If the Secretary and the Commission include in the report submitted under paragraph (2) a recommendation that State election officials use open-source software in the voting systems used to administer elections for Federal office in the State— (A) the Commission shall enter into a partnership with appropriate private entities, including entities engaged in the business of maintaining open-source software, to develop, test, certify, and maintain open-source software for such purpose for elections held in 2024 or any succeeding year