; and (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 502. None of the funds provided may be used to promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce any regulation issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban gas stoves as a class of products. Election assistance commission SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–252 ), $27,720,000, of which $1,250,000 shall be made available to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002. ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B) ), $55,000,000, to be paid from the unobligated balances from amounts in the fund established by section 9006(a) of title 26, United States Code, is provided to the Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make payments to States for activities to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, including to enhance election technology and make election security improvements, as authorized by sections 101, 103, and 104 of such Act: Provided, That for purposes of applying such sections, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be deemed to be a State and, for purposes of sections 101(d)(2) and 103(a) shall be treated in the same manner as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands: Provided further, That each reference to the Administrator of General Services or the Administrator in sections 101 and 103 shall be deemed to refer to the Election Assistance Commission : Provided further, That each reference to $5,000,000 in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to $1,000,000 and each reference to $1,000,000 in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to $200,000 : Provided further, That not later than two years after receiving a payment under this heading, a State shall make available funds for such