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tG-6938 The Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement for the Consolidated Appropriations Act,2020 (Public Law 116-93) provides the following: Consistent with the requirements of HAVA, states may use this funding to: replace voting equipment that only records a voter's intent electronically with equipment that utilizes a voter-verified paper record; implement a post-election audit system that provides a high- level of confidence in the accuracy of the final vote tally; upgrade election-related computer systems to address cyber vulnerabilities identified through [Department of Homeland Security] or similar scans or assessments bf existing election systems; facilitate cybersecurity training for the state chief election official's office and local election officials; implement established cybersecurity best practices for election systems; and fund other activities that will improve the security of elections for Federal office. IV. AWARD County is hereby awarded the amount of funds stated in Section I of this Agreement - Total Amount of Award to County (Federal and State Funds). V. STATEMENT OF WORK The County shallfurnish the necessary personnel, equipment, material and/or service(s) and otherwise do all things necessary for or incidental to the performance of work set forth in this Agreement and in the Security Assessment. The County must use the funds provided under this Agreement to resolve items identified in the Security Assessment, starting with the most critical items on down to the lower risk items, until all items have been resolved or there are insufficient funds to resolve any remaining items. The risk areas in the Security Assessment that identify items needing to be resolved include, in descending order of concern: Critical Risk Areas, High Risk Areas, Moderate Risk Areas, and Low Risk Areas. lf there are multiple items identified in a particular risk area, the County will consult with OSOS SOC to determine the order in which those items should be addressed. For each item in the Security Assessment the County seeks to address using funds from this Award, the County must submit to the OSOS Project Manager identified in Section XVlll of this Agreement a completed and signed Project Worksheet in the form of Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein. No Award funds shall be spent or obligated by the County without prior written approval from OSOS of the project described in the Project Worksheet. The County will promptly notify OSOS SOC upon completion of each project, and OSOS SOC will verify completion of projects in accordance with the Security Assessment during subsequently scheduled site visits. lf at any time the County becomes aware that Page 3 of 21