; and (B) the Commission shall ensure that such certified software is available without cost to State election officials. (d) Effective date for new requirements Section 301(d) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21081(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (d) Effective Date (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), each State and jurisdiction shall be required to comply with the requirements of this section on and after January 1, 2006. (2) Special rule for certain requirements The requirements of subsection (a)(2) which are first imposed on a State and jurisdiction pursuant to the amendments made by section 2(a) of the Securing America’s Elections Act of 2018 shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2018 and each succeeding election for Federal office. .