diff --git a/src/djangooidc/views.py b/src/djangooidc/views.py
index 815df4ecf..a50a83cc9 100644
--- a/src/djangooidc/views.py
+++ b/src/djangooidc/views.py
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ def login_callback(request):
         # if not satisfied, redirect user to login with stepped up acr_value
         if _requires_step_up_auth(userinfo):
             # add acr_value to request.session
+
+            # LOOK HERE this is basically the flag that indicates that we should proceed
             request.session["acr_value"] = CLIENT.get_step_up_acr_value()
             return CLIENT.create_authn_request(request.session)
         user = authenticate(request=request, **userinfo)
diff --git a/src/registrar/config/settings.py b/src/registrar/config/settings.py
index 9f31ffc2c..7bda5e10d 100644
--- a/src/registrar/config/settings.py
+++ b/src/registrar/config/settings.py
@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@ OIDC_PROVIDERS = {
             "user_info_request": ["email", "first_name", "last_name", "phone"],
             "acr_value": "http://idmanagement.gov/ns/assurance/ial/1",
             "step_up_acr_value": "http://idmanagement.gov/ns/assurance/ial/2",
+            "vtr": ["Pb","P1"],
+            "vtm": "https://developer.login.gov/vot-trust-framework",
         },
         "client_registration": {
             "client_id": "cisa_dotgov_registrar",
@@ -581,6 +583,10 @@ OIDC_PROVIDERS = {
             "user_info_request": ["email", "first_name", "last_name", "phone"],
             "acr_value": "http://idmanagement.gov/ns/assurance/ial/1",
             "step_up_acr_value": "http://idmanagement.gov/ns/assurance/ial/2",
+            # "P1" is the current IdV option; "Pb" stands for 'biometric'
+            "vtr": ["Pb","P1"],
+            # Stand in replacement for the step_up_acr_value for ial2
+            "vtm": "https://developer.login.gov/vot-trust-framework",
         },
         "client_registration": {
             "client_id": ("urn:gov:cisa:openidconnect.profiles:sp:sso:cisa:dotgov_registrar"),