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tG-6938 <br />il. pEFtNtTtoNs & INTERPnETAT|ON <br />Except as otheruvise provided herein, as used in this Agreement capitalized terms shall <br />have the following meanings: <br />"A!vgld" rneans federalfunds and matching state funds provided to the County under <br />this Agreement, pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020,for the purpose <br />of improving the administration of elections for Federal office, including to enhance <br />election technology and make election security improvements. <br />"Busingse Day'' shall mean a day that is not either Saturday or Sunday and is not a <br />holiday observed by the State of Washington or a Federal holiday listed in 5 USC S <br />6103. <br />"EAC" means the Election Assistance Commission. <br />"HAVA" means the Help America Vote Act of 2002 <br />u@9" means the State of Washington Office of the Secretary of State. <br />'9SOS SQ"C' means the $ecurity'Operations Center at the Office of the Secretary of <br />$tate. <br />"$ecudiy Assggsmenf' means the documented findings provided to the County by <br />OSOS SOC of security risk concerns regarding County elections apparatus pursuant to <br />the Security Site Visit. <br />"$ecuiitv $ite Visil means the site visit conducted by OSOS SOC in either 2019 or 2020 <br />at the County facilities for the purpose of assessing security risks to County elections <br />apparatus and documenting identified concerns in the Security Assessment provided to <br />the County. <br />1il. PURPOSE <br />It is the purpose of this Agreement to provide the County with federal funds and a state <br />matching share of funds as authorized under Section 101 of the Help America Vote Act <br />of 20Q2 (P.L, 107-252) (HAVA) and provided for in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, <br />2020 (Publtc Law 116-93). The purpose of this award is to "improve the administration <br />of elections for Federal office, including to enhance election technology and make <br />election security improvements" to the systems, equipment and processes used in <br />Federal elections. <br />Page 2 of 21