; and (12) such other areas of research as the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology determines to be appropriate and related to the security and integrity of elections for Federal office. 7. Enhanced penalties for fraudulent transmission of ballots by mail in Federal elections (a) Penalties for mail fraud Section 1341 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 20 years and inserting 20 years (or, in the case of a matter or thing consisting of a ballot in an election for Federal office which is placed or deposited for purposes of executing a scheme or artifice involving multiple ballots, 30 years) . (b) Penalties for use of fictitious name or address on ballot Section 1343 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking five years and inserting five years (or, in the case of mail matter consisting of a ballot in an election for Federal office which is transmitted for purposes of executing a scheme or artifice involving multiple ballots, 10 years) . (c) Penalties for transmission of fraudulent ballots Section 12 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20511 ) is amended by striking five years and inserting five years (or, in the case of activity described in paragraph (2)(B) which involves the transmission of multiple ballots by mail, 10 years) . 8. Reporting system for incidents of fraud in Federal elections (a) Reporting system The Attorney General shall establish a system through which persons may report incidents of fraud in elections for Federal office, including through a toll-free hotline and a confidential online portal. (b) Deadline The Attorney General shall establish the system under subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 9. Separate treatment of provisional and mail-in ballots (a) Provisional ballots Section 302(a)(4) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21082(a)(4) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , except that the ballot shall be separated