,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajfgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjbf,ms4 
,hageman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require an ext]nal plac>d to
 be display$ on conta9]s1 vehicles1 &   
rail c>s transport+ li?ium-ion batt]ies1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,batt]y ,safety   
,plac>d+ ,act4  #b4 ,plac>d+ requirem5t 
= transportation ( li?ium-ion batt]ies  
7a7 ,issuance ( rule  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n  
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (               
,transportation %all revise ! plac>d+   
requirem5ts "u subp>t ,f ( "p #agb (    
title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
to require an ext]nal plac>d to be      
display$ on any freight conta9]1 unit   
load device1 transport vehicle1 or rail 
c> transport+ a c]ta9 quantity (        
li?ium-ion batt]ies4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts 
,! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 e/abli% !      

quantity ( li?ium-ion batt]ies subject  
to ! plac>d+ requirem5ts revis$ "u ?is  
subsection bas$ on physical *>act]i/ics 
( ! batt]ies1 includ+ weight &          
dim5sions1 & en]gy capacity1 & 9 a mann]
 t acc\nts = ! div]se risk pr(iles      
across ! transportation lifecycle (     
diff]5t li?ium-ion batt]y products2 &   
7,b7 require t a plac>d describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 be cle>ly visible f 
all sides ( ! freight conta9]1 unit load
 device1 transport vehicle1 or rail c>2 
&  7ii7 be id5tifiable by law en=cem5t &
 fir/ respond]s4  7#c7 ,economic impact 
assessm5t ,9 revis+ ! regulations       
requir$ "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y  
%all--  7,a7 conduct an economic impact 
assessm5t to evaluate ! co/s & effects (
 compliance ) su* revisions1 includ+--  
7i7 plac>d manufactur+ co/s2  7ii7      
supply *a9 disruptions2 &  7iii7 effects
 on small & rural bus9esses &           
transportation provid]s2 &  7,b7 acc\nt 
= any f9d+s f su* assessm5t 9 su*       
revisions4  7b7 ,consultation ,9 c>ry+  

out subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all    
consult ) ! foll[+ /akehold]s3  7#a7    
,repres5tatives ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 
& ,tribal law en=cem5t & fir/ respond]  
ag5cies4  7#b7 ,repres5tatives ( affect$
 modes ( transportation 7includ+ motor  
c>ri]s1 rail c>ri]s1 air c>ri]s1 m>itime
 c>ri]s1 freight =w>d]s71 logi/ics      
provid]s1 & associat$ trade             
associations4  7#c7 ,supply *a9 exp]ts4 
7#d7 ,haz>d\s mat]ials transportation   
exp]ts4  7#e7 ,/akehold]s ) exp]tise 9 !
 manufacture1 di/ribution1 & sale (     
li?ium-ion batt]ies & products conta9+  
su* batt]ies4  7#f7 ,o!r appropriate    
,f$]al or ,/ate ag5cies & /akehold]s4   
7c7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #cj
 days aft] ! ,secret>y revises !        
regulations requir$ "u subsection 7a71 !
 ,secret>y %all brief ,congress on su*  
revisions4  7d7 ,p]iodic review ,aft]   
revis+ ! regulations requir$ "u         
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7
 n less frequ5tly ?an bi5nially1 review 
! quantity ?re%olds e/abli%$ "u         

subsection 7a77#b77;,a72  7#b7          
p]iodically review ! effectiv5ess ( !   
revis$ plac>d+ requirem5ts = li?ium-ion 
batt]ies & new te*nologies & em]g5cy    
response capabilities2 &  7#c7 if !     
,secret>y det]m9es t any modification ( 
su* regulations are necess>y z a result 
( su* review1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to
 ,congress a report be=e implem5t+ any  
modification4