; and (2) by inserting after section 317 the following new section: 318. Prohibiting States from restricting donations of food and beverages at polling stations (a) Prohibition Subject to the exception in subsection (b), a State may not impose any restriction on the donation of food and nonalcoholic beverages to persons outside of the entrance to the building where a polling place for a Federal election is located, provided that such food and nonalcoholic beverages are distributed without regard to the electoral participation or political preferences of the recipients. (b) Exception A State may require persons distributing food and nonalcoholic beverages outside the entrance to the building where a polling place for a Federal election is located to refrain from political or electioneering activity. (c) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office occurring on and after January 1, 2024. . (b) Voluntary guidance Section 321(b)(4) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21101(b) ), as added and redesignated by section 1101(b) and as amended by sections 1102, 1103, 1104, 1303, and 3601(b), is amended by striking and 303A and inserting 303A, and 317 . (c) Clerical amendments The table of contents of such Act, as amended by section 1031(c), section 1044(b), section 1101(c), section 1102(c), section 1103(a), section 1104(c), section 1201(c), section 1301(a), section 1302(a), section 1303(b), section 1305(a), section 1606(a)(3), section 1607(b), and section 1624(b) is amended— (1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 318 and 319 as relating to sections 319 and 320, respectively