,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ab1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,meuser 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,moolenaar1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4           
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 and    
,mr4 ,perry7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf to eliminate lead oxide1
 antimony1 and sulfuric acid as taxable 
chemicals under the ,superfund excise   
taxes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,,usa ,batteries ,act4  
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3 7#a7 ,the ,superfund fee     
established in ,public ,law #aag-eh     
makes ,american manufacturing less      
competitive by imposing a tax on        
chemicals used in domestic battery      
production that is not levied on        
imported batteries4  7#b7 ,america's    
lead battery industry has a             
manufacturing capacity of more than #afe

 ,g,wh1 a #bc4f billion domestic        
economic impact annually1 and creates   
more than #be1jjj direct jobs in #ch    
,states4  7#c7 ,lead batteries have a   
#ii percent recycling rate and are a    
truly sustainable energy storage        
technology4  7#d7 ,lead batteries are   
critical for many sectors1 including    
defense1 transportation1 logistics1     
telecommunications1 and energy          
generation4  7#e7 ,increased taxes on   
domestic production create a            
disadvantage for ,american manufacturers
 and reduce the global competitiveness  
of the domestic lead battery industry by
 increasing the costs of key raw        
materials4  #c4 ,elimination of lead    
oxide1 antimony1 and sulfuric acid as   
taxable chemicals under ,superfund      
excise taxes ,the table in section      
#dffa7;b7 of the ,internal ,revenue     
,code of #aihf is amended by striking   
the rows relating to lead oxide1        
antimony1 and sulfuric acid4