; and (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: Sec. 304. Use of prepaid self-sealing return envelopes. . 5. Reimbursements to States (a) In general Subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 7 Reimbursements for Certain Federal Election Expenditures 297. Reimbursements (a) In general The Commission shall make payments to each State equal to the following costs incurred by the State (and local jurisdictions within the State): (1) Costs of printing and mailing ballots and balloting material to absentee voters. (2) Costs for providing return envelopes and the postage associated with such envelopes pursuant to section 304. (3) Costs of purchasing high speed scanners and other equipment for processing absentee ballots. (4) Costs of purchasing and deploying absentee ballot drop boxes. (5) Costs paid or incurred in complying with section 2 of the Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020 . (6) Any costs not described in paragraph (1) that are paid or incurred in complying with section 321. (b) Limitation No funds may be provided to a State under this section for costs attributable to the electronic return of marked ballots by any voter. (c) Pass-Through of funds to local jurisdictions (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), if a State receives a payment under this section for costs that include costs incurred by a local jurisdiction within the State, the State shall pass through to such local jurisdiction a portion of such payment that is equal to the amount of the costs incurred by such local jurisdiction. (2) Insufficient funds If a State receives a payment for a period under this section that, as a result of the application of subsection (d), is less than the aggregate amount of costs described in subsection (a) for such State for such period, than the portion of such payment that the State is required to pass through to a local jurisdiction under paragraph