(a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term “ appropriate congressional committees ” means— (A) the congressional intelligence committees; (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate ; and (C) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives . (2) Congressional leadership The term “ congressional leadership ” includes the following: (A) The majority leader of the Senate . (B) The minority leader of the Senate . (C) The Speaker of the House of Representatives . (D) The minority leader of the House of Representatives . (3) Security vulnerability The term “ security vulnerability ” has the meaning given such term in section 650 of title 6 . (b) In general The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency , the Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the Secretary of Homeland Security , and the heads of other relevant elements of the intelligence community, shall— (1) commence not later than 1 year before any regularly scheduled Federal election occurring after December 31, 2018 , and complete not later than 180 days before such election, an assessment of security vulnerabilities of State election systems; and (2) not later than 180 days before any regularly scheduled Federal election occurring after December 31, 2018 , submit a report on such security vulnerabilities and an assessment of foreign intelligence threats to the election to— (A) congressional leadership ; and (B) the appropriate congressional committees . (c) Update Not later than 90 days before any regularly scheduled Federal election occurring after December 31, 2018 , the Director of National Intelligence shall— (1) update the assessment of foreign intelligence threats to that election; and (2) submit the updated assessment to— (A) congressional leadership ; and (B) the appropriate congressional committees . ( Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXV, § 6503 , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2203 ; Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7143(d)(7) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 3664 .) Editorial Notes Amendments 2022—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “ section 650 of title 6 ” for “ section 1501 of title 6 ”. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Definitions For definitions of “congressional intelligence committees” and “intelligence community”, referred to in text, see section 5003 of div. E of Pub. L. 116–92 , set out as a note under section 3003 of this title .