DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR REPORTING AND STORING CERTAIN DATA.

SEC. 584. DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR REPORTING AND STORING CERTAIN DATA.(a) In General.—Section 101(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)), as amended by sections 580 and 583, is amended—(1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (9);(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and inserting “; and”; and(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(11) working with the Election Assistance Commission and the chief State election official of each State, develop standards—“(A) for States to report data on the number of absentee ballots transmitted and received under section 102(c) and such other data as the Presidential designee determines appropriate; and“(B) for the Presidential designee to store the data reported.”.(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 102(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1(a)), as amended by sections 577, 578, 579, and 580, is amended—(1) in paragraph (9), by striking “and” at the end;(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(11) report data on the number of absentee ballots transmitted and received under section 102(c) and such other data 123 STAT. 2331 as the Presidential designee determines appropriate in accordance with the standards developed by the Presidential designee under section 101(b)(11).”.(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2010 and each succeeding election for Federal office.