,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbf,mr4  
,self introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to include certain electric vehicles or 
related equipment manufactured by1 and  
services provided by1 a foreign entity  
of concern to the noncomplying motor    
vehicles list1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,cybersecurity and ,hardware    
,assurance for ,resilient ,grid         
,electrification ,act or the ,,charge   
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3 7#a7 ,china accounts for two
 thirds of the global electric vehicle  
market4  7#b7 ,electric vehicles from   
,china are not currently within the     
,united ,states automotive market1 but  
that is expected to increase to #h      
percent of the market by #bjcj4  7#c7   
,by #bjcj1 #bj percent of new vehicle   

sales are expected to need a connection 
to the electrical grid4  7#d7 ,vehicle  
manufacturers routinely update and      
maintain vehicle software remotely      
without oversight4  7#e7 ,according to  
the ,department of ,energy1 local power 
outages cost the ,united ,states        
#aba1jjj1jjj1jjj annually and result in 
a #a4c percent reduction in ,,gdp4  7#f7
 ,on ,april #bh1 #bjbe1 the electrical  
grid that services large portions of    
,spain and ,portugal failed to maintain 
frequency and voltage resulting in a    
#af-;hour nationwide blackout1 the      
largest power failure in ,europe in over
 #bj years4  7#g7 ,failure of any of the
 electrical grids of the ,united ,states
 for #c days could reduce the ,,gdp of  
the ,united ,states by up to #b4f       
percent4  7#h7 ,the ,vehicle to ,grid   
7,,vtg7 ,initiative connects electrical 
vehicle batteries to the grid as a      
renewable source of power during peak   
loads and then replaces that power      
during times of low demand4  7#i7 ,a    

vehicle connected to the electrical     
grid1 through the ,,vtg program1 retains
 unique control of the availability of  
the battery of such vehicle with respect
 to energy provision supply4  7#aj7     
,fast switching of battery availability 
while connected to the electrical grid  
may hamper the ability of the electrical
 grid to maintain the standard #fj ,hz  
frequency and #abj,v_/#bdj,v household  
service voltage resulting in deviations 
which may damage devices that are       
plugged in1 both residential and        
commercial4  7#aa7 ,a coordinated attack
 by an array of participating vehicles  
from adversarial manufacturers would    
make the grid vulnerable to possible    
manipulation and disruptions4  7#ab7 ,a 
failure of the electric grid of the     
,united ,states would damage electric   
vehicles connected to the electric grid 
and hamper safety efforts to protect our
 national security1 patrol the streets  
of cities in the ,united ,states1 and   
maintain law and order1 while also      

putting life-saving health services at  
risk4  #c4 ,inclusion of certain        
vehicles and equipment manufactured by  
,china on the noncomplying motor        
vehicles list  7a7 ,definitions ,section
 #cjajb7;a7 of title #di1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 through   
7#ac7 as paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#ae71 
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#d7 the following new        
paragraphs3  7#e7 electric vehicle has  
the meaning given the term in section   
#cbijd7;a77#b74  7#f7 foreign entity of 
concern has the meaning given the term  
in section #iija of title ,,xcix of     
division ,h of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7  
,thornberry ,national ,defense          
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc74  2 and   
7#c7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#af7 vehicle charge    
power control component means an onboard
 electrical and electronic system that  
regulates1 converts1 and manages the    

flow of energy between the energy port  
of a vehicle and the traction battery of
 a vehicle1 including an onboard        
charger1 a power-electronic converter1 a
 battery-management control1 and an     
associated high-voltage protection      
device4  4  7b7 ,prohibitions on        
manufacturing1 selling1 and importing   
noncomplying motor vehicles and         
equipment ,section #cjaab7;a7 of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#d7 ,except as provided in 
this section1 section #cjaad1           
subsections 7i7 and 7j7 of section      
#cjabj1 and subchapter ,,iii of this    
chapter1 a person may not sell1 offer   
for sale1 introduce or deliver for      
introduction in interstate commerce1 or 
import into the ,united ,states any     
motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment
 if the vehicle or equipment-- 7,a7 is  
an electric vehicle or equipment of an  
electric vehicle manufactured in whole  
or in part by a foreign entity of       

concern2 or  7,b7 uses a vehicle charge 
power control component manufactured in 
whole or in part by a foreign entity of 
concern4  4