; or (B) in the case of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands, a chief State election official designated by the State for purposes of this Act. (d) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to information about an election cybersecurity incident which is received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. V Congressional Redistricting 501. Sense of Congress on authority to establish maps of congressional districts It is the sense of Congress that, while Congress is authorized under the Constitution of the United States to ensure that congressional redistricting is carried out in a manner consistent with the Constitution, only a State has the authority to establish maps of the congressional districts of the State and to determine the procedures and criteria used to establish such maps. 502. Authority for Speaker of the House to join certain civil actions relating to apportionment The Speaker of the House of Representatives or the Speaker's designee or designees may commence or join in a civil action, for and on behalf of the House of Representatives, under any applicable law, to prevent the use of any statistical method, in connection with the decennial census, to determine the population for purposes of the apportionment or redistricting of Members in Congress. It shall be the duty of the Office of the General Counsel of the House of Representatives to represent the House in such civil action, according to the directions of the Speaker. The Office of the General Counsel of the House of Representatives may employ the services of outside counsel and other experts for this purpose. 503. Census Monitoring Board (a) Short title This section may be cited as the Citizen Census Monitoring Board Permanent Authorization Act of 2023 . (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The 2020 decennial census of population was conducted amongst unique and difficult circumstances which have caused many of its results to be questioned as regards