,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bebh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aj1 #bjaf    
,mr4 ,nelson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote 
! safe manufacture1 use1 &              
transportation ( li?ium batt]ies &      
cells1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,li?ium
 ,batt]y ,safety ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4     
,re/rictions on %ipm5t ( li?ium batt]ies
 9 air transportation  7a7 ,repeal      
,section #hbh ( ! ,,faa ,mod]nization & 
,re=m ,act ( #bjab 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ddgja
 note7 & ! item relat+ to t section 9   
section #a7;b7 ( t ,act 7#abf ,/at4 #ad7
 are repeal$4  7b7 ,review  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (     
,transportation %all--  7,a7 initiate a 
compreh5sive review ( ! exi/+           
regulations "u "p #aga-aha ( title #di1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 & any      

applicable regulations "u title #ad1    
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 reg>d+ !   
air transportation1 includ+             
pass5g]-c>ry+ & c>go aircraft1 ( li?ium 
batt]ies & cells2 &  7,b7 bas$ on !     
review "u subp>agraph 7,a71 take any    
additional appropriate action to        
suffici5tly mitigate risks pos$ by      
li?ium batt]ies & cells to safe air     
transport4  7#b7 ,consid]ations ,9      
conduct+ ! review "u p>agraph 7#a71 !   
,secret>y %all consid] :e!r ! exi/+     
regulations & ! ,int]national ,civil    
,aviation ,organization's ,te*nical     
,in/ructions = ! ,safe ,transport (     
,dang]\s ,goods by ,air are suffici5t to
 mitigate ! safety risk pos$ to air     
transportation by c>riage ( li?ium      
batt]ies & cells4  #c4 ,li?ium batt]y   
safety work+ gr\p  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t %all e/abli% a    
li?ium batt]y safety work+ gr\p to      
promote & coord9ate ef=ts relat$ to !   
promotion ( ! safe manufacture1 use1 &  

transportation ( li?ium batt]ies &      
cells4  7b7 ,composition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! work+ gr\p %all be compos$ ( at lea/ 
#a repres5tative f ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 
,consum] ,product ,safety ,commission4  
7,b7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation4  7,c7 
,national ,in/itute on ,/&>ds &         
,te*nology4  7#b7 ,additional memb]s ,! 
work+ gr\p may include n m ?an #d       
additional memb]s ) exp]tise 9 ! safe   
manufacture1 use1 or transportation (   
li?ium batt]ies & cells4  7#c7          
,subcommittees ,! ,presid5t1 or memb]s (
 ! work+ gr\p1 may-- 7,a7 e/abli% work+ 
gr\p subcommittees to focus on specific 
issues relat$ to ! safe manufacture1    
use1 or transportation ( li?ium batt]ies
 & cells2 &  7,b7 include 9 a           
subcommittee ! p>ticipation ( nonmemb]  
/akehold]s ) exp]tise 9 areas t !       
,presid5t or memb]s consid] necess>y4   
7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date x is e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 ! 
work+ gr\p %all--  7#a7 rese>*-- 7,a7   
additional ways to decrease ! risk (    

fires & explosions f li?ium batt]ies &  
cells2  7,b7 additional ways to ensure  
uni=m transportation requirem5ts = bo?  
bulk & individual batt]ies2 &  7,c7 new 
or exi/+ te*nologies t c\ld r$uce ! fire
 & explosion risk ( li?ium batt]ies &   
cells2 &  7#b7 transmit to ! ,committee 
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on            
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
rese>* "u p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ any    
legislative recomm5dations to effectuate
 ! safety improvem5ts describ$ 9        
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c7 ( t        
p>agraph4  7d7 ,exemption f ,,faca ,!   
,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e    
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 %all n apply to ! work+
 gr\p4  7e7 ,t]m9ation ,! work+ gr\p1 & 
any work+ gr\p subcommittees1 %all      
t]m9ate #ij days aft] ! date ! report is
 transmitt$ "u subsection 7c74