,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eaij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #be1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7=      
himself & ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! procurem5t (    
c]ta9 batt]ies by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,block+ ,bad ,batt]ies ,act4  #b4     
,prohibition on availability ( funds =  
procurem5t ( c]ta9 batt]ies  7a7        
,limitation ,beg9n+ on ,octob] #a1      
#bjbg1 none ( ! funds appropriat$ or    
o!rwise made available = ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,/ate may be obligat$ or exp5d$ 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 t entity-- 
7#a7 assembles or manufactures ! f9al   
product2 or  7#b7 creates or o!rwise    
provides a majority ( ! compon5ts us$ 9 
! batt]y4  7d7 ,national int]e/ waiv] ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,/ate may waive !          
limitation "u subsection 7a7 if !       
,secret>y submits to ! ,committee on    
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate & !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 a writt5       
det]m9ation t ! waiv] is important to ! 
national int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &   
7#b7 a detail$ explanation ( h[ su*     
waiv] is important to ^? int]e/s4