; and (bb) representative of the communities in which the voting system will be used; and (II) ballots that are representative of ballots ordinarily used in the communities in which the voting system will be used. (C) Effective date Each State and jurisdiction shall be required to comply with the requirements of this paragraph for the regularly scheduled election for Federal office in November 2022, and for each subsequent election for Federal office. . (2) Procedure for testing (A) In general Subtitle B of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20971 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 232. Testing and certification of ballot marking devices (a) In general Any State or jurisdiction which intends to use a ballot marking device (other than a ballot marking device used exclusively to comply with the requirements of section 301(a)(3)) in an election for Federal office may submit an application to the Commission for testing and certification under this section. (b) Application, assignment, and testing (1) In general An application under subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 18 months before the date of the election for Federal office in which the ballot marking device is intended to be used and shall contain such information as the Commission requires. (2) Assignment Upon receipt of an application for testing under this section, the Commission shall contract with a qualified independent user experience research laboratory for the testing of whether the ballot marking device intended to be used by the State or jurisdiction meets the requirements of section 301(a)(10)(B). (3) Requirements for testing Any contract described in paragraph (2) shall require the qualified independent user experience research laboratory to— (A) not later than 30 days before testing begins, submit to the Commission for approval the protocol for the simulated election scenario used for testing the ballot marking device