advocating the passage or defeat of an issue on the ballot may also authorize appointed campaign representatives. (2) Caregiver The term caregiver means, with respect to a person, an individual who provides medical or health care assistance to such person in a residence, nursing care institution, hospice facility, assisted living center, assisted living facility, assisted living home, residential care institution, adult day health care facility, or adult foster care home. (3) Family member The term family member means, with respect to a person, an individual who is related to such person by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal guardianship. (4) Household member The term household member means, with respect to a person, an individual who resides at the same residence as such person. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 296 the following new item: Part 7—Election integrity measures Sec. 297. Eligibility for payments of States lacking election integrity measures. . (b) Prohibition on ballot harvesting in Federal elections (1) In general Chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 612. Prohibition on ballot harvesting in Federal elections (a) In general It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly collect and transmit a ballot in an election for Federal office that was mailed to another person, other than an individual described as follows: (1) An election official while engaged in official duties as authorized by law. (2) An employee of the United States Postal Service while engaged in official duties as authorized by law. (3) Any other individual who is allowed by law to collect and transmit United States mail, while engaged in official duties as authorized by law. (4) A family member, household member, or caregiver of the person to whom the ballot was mailed. . (b) Penalty Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each ballot collected