,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bj1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,/eube introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit 
! importation ( c]ta9 en]gy /orage      
sy/ems made by entities )9 ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! 
,c\nt]+ ,h>mful ,adv]s>ial ,re*>geable &
 ,g5]ative ,en]gy ,act or ! ,,*>ge ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 7,,prc7   
pres5ts an incr$ible risk 9 infiltrat+ !
 en]gy grid ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7    
,en]gy /orage sy/ems manufactur$ 9 !    
,,prc1 & import$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 are
 capable ( conta9+ remote monitor+      
capabilities4  7#c7 ,su* remote monitor+
 capabilities give ! ,,prc unfilt]$     
access to ! electric grid ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 & su* backdoor af=ds ! ,,prc !  
capability to int]f]e ) ! reliability ( 
our critical infra/ructure sy/ems4  7#d7

 ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 ?r\gh !       
,bureau ( ,indu/ry & ,security ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1 is responsible =  
ensur+ t import & export control        
me*anisms are 9 accordance ) /r5g!n+ !  
national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
7#e7 ,re/rict+ ! import ( en]gy /orage  
sy/ems conta9+ remote monitor+          
capabilities is necess>y to protect !   
en]gy grid ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & safegu>d 
! ,am]ican p4  #c4 ,prohibition  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,no p]son may import1 or cause to 
be import$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 any en]gy
 /orage sy/em conta9+ remote monitor+   
capabilities manufactur$ ) te*nology    
lic5s$ or own$ by-- 7#a7 any entity     
organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a 7,,prc7 or any jurisdiction )9 !   
,,prc2 or  7#b7 any entity "u !         
jurisdiction1 control1 au?ority1 or     
ov]sight ( ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty     
7,,ccp74  7b7 ,regulations  7#a7 ,,cbp  
en=cem5t ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]  

,protection %all issue regulations to   
c>ry out ?is section1 includ+ by        
e/abli%+ me*anisms to all[ ,u4,s4       
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection to id5tify 
products cov]$ "u su* prohibition &     
en=ce ! prohibition4  7#b7 ,p]iodic     
review ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1
 ! ,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms &      
,bord] ,protection %all review & det]m9e
 :e!r to impose additional re/rictions  
conc]n+ en]gy /orage sy/ems conta9+     
remote monitor+ capabilities4  7c7      
,p5alties ,:oev] kn[+ly violates1 or    
causes a violation (1 ! prohibition "u  
subsection 7a7 %all be imprison$ = n m  
?an #e ye>s1 f9$ n m ?an #bej1jjj1 or   
bo?1 = ea* %ipm5t ( imports t conta9s "o
 or m su* articles4  7d7 ,annual report 
on implem5tation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 9    
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy & ! 
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 %all     
submit to ! appropriate congressional   

committees a report on ,,prc-develop$   
en]gy /orage sy/ems conta9+ remote      
monitor+ capabilities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  7#b7 ,=m ,! report requir$ "u p>agraph
 7#a7 may include a classifi$ annex4    
7#c7 ,t]m9ation ,! requirem5t to submit 
reports "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all t]m9ate on
 ! date t is #f ye>s aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m appropriate  
congressional committees means--  7,a7 !
 ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 !     
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & !      
,p]man5t ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1  ,transportation1 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,relations1 & !    
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce ( !  
,s5ate2  7#b7 ! t]m en]gy /orage sy/em  
means any device1 module1 or product t  
is capable ( /or+ an electric curr5t to 
dis*>ge su* curr5t = use at a lat] "t2 &
  7#c7 ! t]m remote monitor+ capability 
means any device t is capable ( obs]v+1 

collect+1 analyz+1 & disrupt+ ! data (  
any in=mation te*nology1 communication1 
or critical infra/ructure sy/em4