,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bebh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #aj1 
#bjaf ,mr4 ,nelson introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote the safe       
manufacture1 use1 and transportation of 
lithium batteries and cells1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,lithium      
,battery ,safety ,act of #bjaf4  #b4    
,restrictions on shipment of lithium    
batteries in air transportation  7a7    
,repeal ,section #hbh of the ,,faa      
,modernization and ,reform ,act of #bjab
 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ddgja note7 and the    
item relating to that section in section
 #a7;b7 of that ,act 7#abf ,stat4 #ad7  
are repealed4  7b7 ,review  7#a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,transportation shall--   
7,a7 initiate a comprehensive review of 

the existing regulations under part     
#aga-aha of title #di1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 and any applicable       
regulations under title #ad1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations1 regarding the air
 transportation1 including              
passenger-carrying and cargo aircraft1  
of lithium batteries and cells2 and     
7,b7 based on the review under          
subparagraph 7,a71 take any additional  
appropriate action to sufficiently      
mitigate risks posed by lithium         
batteries and cells to safe air         
transport4  7#b7 ,considerations ,in    
conducting the review under paragraph   
7#a71 the ,secretary shall consider     
whether the existing regulations and the
 ,international ,civil ,aviation        
,organization's ,technical ,instructions
 for the ,safe ,transport of ,dangerous 
,goods by ,air are sufficient to        
mitigate the safety risk posed to air   
transportation by carriage of lithium   
batteries and cells4  #c4 ,lithium      
battery safety working group  7a7 ,in   

general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,president shall establish a lithium    
battery safety working group to promote 
and coordinate efforts related to the   
promotion of the safe manufacture1 use1 
and transportation of lithium batteries 
and cells4  7b7 ,composition  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the working group shall be     
composed of at least #a representative  
from each of the following3 7,a7        
,consumer ,product ,safety ,commission4 
7,b7 ,department of ,transportation4    
7,c7 ,national ,institute on ,standards 
and ,technology4  7#b7 ,additional      
members ,the working group may include  
not more than #d additional members with
 expertise in the safe manufacture1 use1
 or transportation of lithium batteries 
and cells4  7#c7 ,subcommittees ,the    
,president1 or members of the working   
group1 may-- 7,a7 establish working     
group subcommittees to focus on specific
 issues related to the safe manufacture1
 use1 or transportation of lithium      

batteries and cells2 and  7,b7 include  
in a subcommittee the participation of  
nonmember stakeholders with expertise in
 areas that the ,president or members   
consider necessary4  7c7 ,report ,not   
later than #a year after the date it is 
established under subsection 7a71 the   
working group shall--  7#a7 research--  
7,a7 additional ways to decrease the    
risk of fires and explosions from       
lithium batteries and cells2  7,b7      
additional ways to ensure uniform       
transportation requirements for both    
bulk and individual batteries2 and  7,c7
 new or existing technologies that could
 reduce the fire and explosion risk of  
lithium batteries and cells2 and  7#b7  
transmit to the ,committee on ,commerce1
 ,science1 and ,transportation of the   
,senate and the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on the research under paragraph 7#a71   
including any legislative               
recommendations to effectuate the safety

 improvements described in subparagraphs
 7,a7 through 7,c7 of that paragraph4   
7d7 ,exemption from ,,faca ,the ,federal
 ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4
 ,app47 shall not apply to the working  
group4  7e7 ,termination ,the working   
group1 and any working group            
subcommittees1 shall terminate #ij days 
after the date the report is transmitted
 under subsection 7c74