; and (2) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2022 through 2028. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle C of title II the following: Sec. 248. Certification program in election administration or cybersecurity. . III Election Fraud Prevention 301. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the right to vote is a fundamental right of citizens of the United States; (2) it is the responsibility of the State and Federal Governments to ensure that elections are conducted with integrity; (3) the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, which is charged with investigating election irregularities, received reports through its official Election Observer Program for the 2018 general election that individuals other than voters themselves were depositing large amounts of absentee ballots at polling places throughout California, a practice colloquially known as ballot harvesting ; (4) the practice of ballot harvesting in California creates significant vulnerabilities in the chain-of-custody of ballots because individuals collecting ballots are not required to be registered voters and are not required to identify themselves at a voter’s home, and the State does not track how many ballots are harvested in an election; (5) in North Carolina, a congressional election was invalidated due to fraud associated with ballot harvesting committed by a political operative, and it is unlikely such activity would have been detected were it not for the prohibition against ballot harvesting in the State; and (6) ballot harvesting invites electioneering activity at home and creates the possibility of undue influence over voters by political operatives. 302. Prohibition on payments to States allowing collection and transmission of ballots by certain third parties (a) In general Title IX of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21141 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 906 as section 907