,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gag #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ifae
 ,report ,no4 #aai-hah ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july   
#i1 #bjbf,mrs4 ,miller-,meeks introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,september #ad1              
#bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 
,mr4 ,menendez1 and ,mrs4 ,harshbarger  
,september #ad1 #bjbf,reported with an  
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,july #i1 #bjbf  ,a ,,bill  ,to support
 the recycling and recovery of          
lithium-ion batteries4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,battery
 ,recycling for ,america's ,competitive 
,economy ,act or the ,,brace ,act4  #b4 
,end of life lithium-ion battery        

management  7a7 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term     
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency4  7#b7 ,battery ,the term       
battery has the meaning given such term 
in section #bgc4i of title #dj1 ,code of
 ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor
 regulations74  7#c7 ,destination       
facility ,the term destination facility 
has the meaning given such term in      
section #bgc4i of title #dj1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulations74  7#d7 ,large quantity     
handler of universal waste ,the term    
large quantity handler of universal     
waste has the meaning given such term in
 section #bgc4i of title #dj1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulations74  7#e7 ,lithium-ion battery
 ,the term lithium-ion battery means a  
battery that uses the movement of       
lithium ions between two electrodes to  
store and release energy4  7b7 ,interim 
requirements for lithium-ion batteries  

,until the date on which the            
,administrator issues the rule pursuant 
to subsection 7c71 in lieu of the       
requirements described in section       
#bgc4fj7;a7 of title #dj1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulations71 a destination facility    
that stores lithium-ion batteries prior 
to recycling such lithium-ion batteries 
shall comply with-- 7#a7 the            
requirements described in sections      
#bgc4cc7;a77#a71 #bgc4ce1 #bgc4cf1 and  
#bgc4cg of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulations71 which shall apply as if   
the destination facility were a large   
quantity handler of universal waste2 and
  7#b7 the requirements described in    
section #bgc4fj7;b7 of title #dj1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7or any        
successor regulations71 which shall     
apply as if the destination facility did
 not store the lithium-ion batteries    
prior to recycling such lithium-ion     
batteries4  7c7 ,universal waste        

rulemaking for lithium-ion batteries    
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ah    
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,administrator shall     
issue a rule regarding the management of
 lithium-ion batteries as universal     
waste4  7#b7 ,contents ,in issuing the  
rule pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the    
,administrator shall consider including 
in such rule1 in addition to any other  
issue that arises as part of the notice 
and comment period for such rule1 the   
following3 7,a7 ,universal waste        
requirements specially tailored for     
lithium-ion batteries4  7,b7 ,elements  
of the interim requirements for         
lithium-ion batteries specified in      
subsection 7b71 as appropriate4  7,c7   
,any additional regulatory changes to   
support the recycling of lithium-ion    
batteries and recovery of critical      
minerals1 while maintaining protections 
for health and the environment4  7,d7   
,additional safety requirements needed  
to address gaps in existing protections4

  7#c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in
 this subsection shall be construed to  
limit any future rulemaking of the      
,environmental ,protection ,agency      
regarding lithium-ion batteries4  #c4   
,technical updates to the               
,mercury-,containing and ,rechargeable  
,battery ,management ,act ,section      
#ajd7;a7 of the ,mercury-,containing and
 ,rechargeable ,battery ,management ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcbc7;a77 is amended  
by striking the regulations promulgated 
by the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency at #fj ,fed4 ,reg4 #bedib 7,may 
#aa1 #aiie71 as effective on ,may #aa1  
#aiie and inserting part #bgc of title  
#dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or 
any successor regulations74  ,september 
#ad1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1  
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed