; and (2) to minimize the burden on pro se litigants. (c) Availability to States (1) In general A State may choose to participate in the system developed under this section. (2) Fee The Director shall charge a fee to a State that chooses to participate in the system developed under this section at a level sufficient to recover the cost of providing the services associated with the administration and maintenance of the system to the State. 4. Public Access to Court Electronic Records system requirements (a) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the Administrator, shall update the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system, which shall be subject to the following requirements: (1) A document filed with a court shall be made publicly accessible upon filing, except as ordered by a court or by rule of the Judicial Conference of the United States. (2) All documents on the system shall be available to the public and to parties before the court free of charge. (3) Any information that is prohibited from public disclosure by law or court order shall be redacted. (4) All documents shall be text-searchable and machine-readable. (5) To the extent practicable, external websites shall be able to link to documents on the system. (6) The system shall include any available digital audio and visual files of court recordings. (7) The system shall provide search functions for public use. (b) Minimizing the burden on pro se litigants In developing the system to comply with the requirements under subsection (a), the Director shall, to the extent practicable, not impose a disproportionate impact on pro se litigants. (c) Use of technology In developing the system under subsection (a), the Director shall use modern technology— (1) to improve security, data accessibility, affordability, and performance