52 USC § 20983 - Report on human factor research

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identifier: "/us/usc/t52/s20983"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "52 USC § 20983 - Report on human factor research"
title_number: 52
title_name: "VOTING AND ELECTIONS"
section_number: "20983"
section_name: "Report on human factor research"
chapter_number: 209
chapter_name: "ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "COMMISSION"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Studies and Other Activities To Promote Effective Administration of Federal Elections"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–252, title II, § 243, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1688.)"
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# § 20983. Report on human factor research

October 29, 2002

Not later than 1 year after , the Commission, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall submit a report to Congress which assesses the areas of human factor research, including usability engineering and human-computer and human-machine interaction, which feasibly could be applied to voting products and systems design to ensure the usability and accuracy of voting products and systems, including methods to improve access for individuals with disabilities (including blindness) and individuals with limited proficiency in the English language and to reduce voter error and the number of spoiled ballots in elections.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–252, title II, § 243, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1688.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.