,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #affe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ag1 #bjbc,ms4   
,velzquez 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1   
,ms4 ,m5g1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 &  
,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new ,york7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! 
,secret>y ( ,transportation to e/abli% a
 program to provide grants to local     
gov]nm5ts to in/all publicly accessible 
safety *>g+ /ations = electric bicycles 
& scoot]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,safe   
,*>g+ ,electrical ,bikes & ,scoot]s     
,act4  #b4 ,safe *>g+ electrical bicycle
 & scoot] grant program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,transportation %all       
e/abli% a program "u :i* ! ,secret>y may
 aw>d grants to local gov]nm5ts =       
eligible projects to con/ruct safe *>g+ 
/ations locat$ 9 eligible publicly      
accessible locations4  7b7 ,eligible    
projects ,eligible projects "u ?is      

section include any project to acquire  
or in/all safe li?ium-ion batt]y p[]    
/ations & /orage = electric bicycles or 
scoot]s 9 public places4  7c7 ,eligible 
locations ,an eligible project receiv+ a
 grant "u ?is section %all be locat$ 9  
an eligible publicly accessible         
location1 includ+ any public road or o!r
 publicly accessible locations1 su* z   
p>k+ facilities at public build+s1      
public s*ools1 libr>ies1 & public p>ks1 
or 9 publicly accessible p>k+ facilities
 own$ or manag$ by private entities4    
7d7 ,fund+ ,not)/&+ section #aea ( title
 #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y  
may use up to #ajj1jjj1jjj ( ! funds    
made available to c>ry out su* section =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbi to 
c>ry out ?is section4  #c4 ,consum]     
education program & campaign  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (     
,transportation %all develop an         
educational program & relat$ res\rces to
 in=m ! public ab\t ! heal? & safety    

risks relat+ to ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!       
recomm5dation t cu/om]s %\ld always buy 
li?ium-ion batt]ies & electric bicycles 
& scoot]s t h be5 c]tifi$ by a          
nationally accr$it$ te/+ laboratory1 :i*
 p]=ms safety te/+4  7#b7 ,ensur+ use ( 
a *>g] t is compatible ) ! li?ium-ion   
batt]y t ! *>g] is *>g+4  7#c7          
,li?ium-ion batt]ies %[+ signs t su*    
batt]ies are 9 ne$ ( replacem5t if su*  
batt]ies heat up1 exp&1 or take long]   
?an usual to *>ge4  7#d7 ,recomm5dations
 f exp]ts = /or+ li?ium-ion batt]ies 9  
firepro( conta9]s4  7b7 ,public         
availability ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t 
! educational program & relat$ res\rces 
develop$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 are available 
to & readily accessible by ! public on !
 website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (                
,transportation4  #d4 ,/udy  7a7 ,/udy  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,transportation %all conduct a /udy on
 ! numb] ( unc]tifi$ li?ium-ion batt]ies
 = electric bicycles & scoot]s t are    

curr5tly available 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
m>ket z well z af=dability &            
availability ( c]tifi$ li?ium-ion       
batt]ies4  7#b7 ,additional             
id5tification ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy "u ?is
 subsection1 ! ,secret>y may id5tify    
m>ket b>ri]s to ! availability ( c]tifi$
 & af=dable li?ium-ion batt]ies =       
electric bicycles & scoot]s4  7b7       
,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy "u    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all consult
 ) relevant /akehold]s1 includ+ ,unit$  
,/ates manufactur]s ( electric bicycles 
& scoot]s & li?ium-ion batt]ies1 consum]
 advocacy gr\ps1 labor gr\ps or unions1 
& consum] safety organizations4  7c7    
,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
completion ( ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a   
report on ! results ( su* /udy & any    
recomm5dations = legislative or         
regulatory action to ensure t m c]tifi$ 
& af=dable li?ium-ion batt]ies =        
electric bicycles & scoot]s are         
available 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates m>ket4