; and (B) the annual rate of compensation received by the individual from such institution is not greater than the amount equal to 49.9 percent 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 4 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 ( 5 U.S.C. App. 4 ), 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, 2023. 4. Exclusive authority of Election Assistance Commission to make election administration payments to States (a) In general 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) Effective date Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 5. Executive Board of the Standards Board authority to enter into contracts Section 213(c) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20943(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Authority to enter into contracts The Executive Board of the Standards Board may, using amounts already made available to the Commission, enter into contracts to employ and retain no more than 2 individuals to enable the Standards Board to discharge its duties with respect to the examination and release of