; and (B) the annual rate of compensation received by the individual from such institution is not greater than the amount equal to 49.9% of the annual rate of basic pay paid to the individual under paragraph (1). . (e) Office of Inspector General Section 204 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20924 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Office of Inspector General The Inspector General of the Election Assistance Commission may appoint not more than 7 full-time equivalent employees to assist the Inspector General to carry out the duties and responsibilities under section 404 of title 5, United States Code, of whom 2 shall have primarily administrative duties and responsibilities. . (f) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2022. 154. General requirements for payments made by Election Assistance Commission (a) Exclusive authority of Election Assistance Commission To make election administration payments to States No entity of the Federal Government other than the Election Assistance Commission may make any payment to a State for purposes of administering elections for Federal office, including obtaining election and voting equipment and infrastructure, enhancing election and voting technology, and making election and voting security improvements, including with respect to cybersecurity and infrastructure. (b) Prohibiting use of payments for get-Out-the-Vote-Activity 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 General Requirements for Payments 297. Prohibiting use of payments for get-out-the-vote-activity (a) Prohibition No payment made to a State or unit of local government by the Commission may be used for get-out-the-vote activity. (b) Definition In this section, the term get-out-the-vote activity means, with respect to a payment made to a State or unit of local government, any activity which, at the time the