and uniform. . (c) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2020 and each succeeding election for Federal office. 109. Payments by Election Assistance Commission to States to assist with costs of compliance (a) Availability of grants 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 new part: 7 Payments to Assist With Costs of Compliance with Access Act 297. Payments to assist with costs of compliance with Access Act (a) Availability and use of payments (1) In general The Commission shall make a payment to each eligible State to assist the State with the costs of complying with the American Coronavirus/COVID–19 Election Safety and Security Act and the amendments made by such Act, including the provisions of such Act and such amendments which require States to pre-pay the postage on absentee ballots and balloting materials. (2) Public education campaigns For purposes of this part, the costs incurred by a State in carrying out a campaign to educate the public about the requirements of the American Coronavirus/COVID–19 Election Safety and Security Act and the amendments made by such Act shall be included as the costs of complying with such Act and such amendments. (b) Primary elections (1) Payments to States In addition to any payments under subsection (a), the Commission shall make a payment to each eligible State to assist the State with the costs incurred in voluntarily electing to comply with the American Coronavirus/COVID–19 Election Safety and Security Act and the amendments made by such Act with respect to primary elections for Federal office held in the State in 2020. (2) State party-run primaries In addition to any payments under paragraph (1), the Commission shall make payments to each eligible political party of the State for costs incurred by such parties to send absentee ballots and return