; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: (6) Election infrastructure The term election infrastructure means storage facilities, polling places, and centralized vote tabulation locations used to support the administration of elections for public office, as well as related information and communications technology, including voter registration databases, voting machines, electronic mail and other communications systems (including electronic mail and other systems of vendors who have entered into contracts with election agencies to support the administration of elections, manage the election process, and report and display election results), and other systems used to manage the election process and to report and display election results on behalf of an election agency. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking both items relating to section 319 and the item relating to section 318 and inserting the following new items: Sec. 318. Social media working group. Sec. 319. Transparency in research and development. Sec. 320. EMP and GMD mitigation research and development. Sec. 321. Election infrastructure innovation grant program. . II Security Measures 201. Election infrastructure designation Subparagraph (J) of section 2001(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 601(3) ) is amended by inserting , including election infrastructure before the period at the end. 202. Timely threat information Subsection (d) of section 201 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 121 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (27) To provide timely threat information regarding election infrastructure to the chief State election official of the State with respect to which such information pertains. . 203. Security clearance assistance for election officials In order to promote the timely sharing of information on threats to election infrastructure, the Secretary may— (1) help expedite a