,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjbd,mr4   
,gim5ez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gre5 (        
,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1 & ,mr4        
,pflug]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security f procur+ 
c]ta9 =eign-made batt]ies1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,dec\pl+ f ,=eign          
,adv]s>ial ,batt]y ,dep5d5ce ,act (     
#bjbd4  #b4 ,prohibition on availability
 ( funds = procurem5t ( c]ta9 batt]ies  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on ,octob] #a1     
#bjbg1 none ( ! funds au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available = 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security may be  
obligat$ to procure a batt]y produc$ by 
an entity specifi$ 9 subsection 7b74    
7b7 ,entities specifi$ ,! entities      
specifi$ 9 ?is subsection are ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,contempor>y ,amp]ex ,te*nology    
,company1 ,limit$ 7also kn[n z ,,catl74 

7#b7 ,,byd ,company1 ,limit$4  7#c7     
,envision ,en]gy1 ,limit$4  7#d7 ,,eve  
,en]gy ,company1 ,limit$4  7#e7 ,gotion 
,high te* ,company1 ,limit$4  7#f7      
,hi?ium ,en]gy ,/orage ,te*nology       
company1 ,limit$4  7#g7 ,any successor  
to an entity specifi$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7  
?r\gh 7#f74  7c7 ,treatm5t ( production 
,= purposes ( ?is section1 a batt]y %all
 be treat$ z produc$ by an entity       
specifi$ 9 subsection 7b7 if su*        
entity-- 7#a7 assembles or manufactures 
! f9al product t uses su* batt]y2 or    
7#b7 creates or o!rwise provides a      
majority ( ! compon5ts us$ 9 su* batt]y4
  7d7 ,waiv]s  7#a7 ,relat+ to assessm5t
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security may   
waive ! limitation "u subsection 7a7 if 
! ,secret>y assesses 9 ! affirmative all
 ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! batt]ies to be     
procur$ d n pose a national security1   
data1 or infra/ructure risk to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7,b7 ,! entity t produc$ su*   
batt]ies does n satisfy ! crit]ia = li/+
 "u-- 7i7 section #abfj;,h ( ! ,national

 ,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal   
,ye> #bjba 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aac note72 or
  7ii7 ,public ,law #aag-gh 7commonly   
ref]r$ to z ! ,uyghur ,=c$ ,labor       
,prev5tion ,act74  7,c7 ,!re is no      
available alt]native to procure batt]ies
 t are-- 7i7 ( simil> or bett] co/ &    
quality2 &  7ii7 produc$ by an entity n 
specifi$ 9 subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,relat+
 to rese>* ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&       
,security may waive ! limitation "u     
subsection 7a7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t
 ! batt]ies to be procur$ are = ! sole  
purpose ( rese>*1 evaluation1 tra9+1    
te/+1 or analysis  7#c7 ,congressional  
notification ,n lat] ?an #ae days aft]  
grant+ a waiv] "u ?is subsection1 !     
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & 
! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &     
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a       
notification relat+ !reto4