; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Waiver of certain requirements Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to the collection of information for purposes of maintaining the clearinghouse described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a). . V Preventing Election Hacking 501. Short title This title may be cited as the Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2019 . 502. Election Security Bug Bounty Program (a) Establishment Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to be known as the Election Security Bug Bounty Program (hereafter in this subtitle referred to as the Program ) to improve the cybersecurity of the systems used to administer elections for Federal office by facilitating and encouraging assessments by independent technical experts, in cooperation with State and local election officials and election service providers, to identify and report election cybersecurity vulnerabilities. (b) Voluntary participation by election officials and election service providers (1) No requirement to participate in program Participation in the Program shall be entirely voluntary for State and local election officials and election service providers. (2) Encouraging participation and input from election officials In developing the Program, the Secretary shall solicit input from, and encourage participation by, State and local election officials. (c) Activities funded In establishing and carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall— (1) establish a process for State and local election officials and election service providers to voluntarily participate in the Program; (2) designate appropriate information systems to be included in the Program