,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #f        
7legislative day1 ,february #e71        
#bjbe,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself and ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security from  
procuring certain foreign-made          
batteries1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,decoupling from ,foreign           
,adversarial ,battery ,dependence ,act4 
#b4 ,prohibition on availability of     
funds for procurement of certain        
batteries  7a7 ,in general ,beginning on
 ,october #a1 #bjbg1 none of the funds  
authorized to be appropriated or        
otherwise made available for the        
,department of ,homeland ,security may  
be obligated to procure a battery       
produced by an entity specified in      

subsection 7b74  7b7 ,entities specified
 ,the entities specified in this        
subsection are the following3 7#a7      
,contemporary ,amperex ,technology      
,company1 ,limited 7also known as       
,,catl74  7#b7 ,,byd ,company1 ,limited4
  7#c7 ,envision ,energy1 ,limited4     
7#d7 ,,eve ,energy ,company1 ,limited4  
7#e7 ,gotion ,high-tech ,company1       
,limited4  7#f7 ,hithium ,energy        
,storage ,technology company1 ,limited4 
7#g7 ,any entity on any list required   
under clauses 7i71 7ii71 7iv71 or 7v7 of
 section #b7;d77#b77;,b7 of the ,act    
entitled ,an ,act to ensure that goods  
made with forced labor in the ,xinjiang 
,autonomous ,region of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china do not enter the    
,united ,states market1 and for other   
purposes1 approved ,december #bc1 #bjba 
7,public ,law #aag-gh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#fija note7 7commonly referred to as the
 ,uyghur ,forced ,labor ,prevention     
,act74  7#h7 ,any entity identified by  
the ,secretary of ,defense as a ,chinese

 military company pursuant to section   
#abfj;,h of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7     
,thornberry ,national ,defense          
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjba 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aac note74  7#i7  
,any entity included in ,supplement ,no4
 #d to part #gdd of title #ae1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation4  7#aj7 ,any subsidiary or   
successor to an entity specified in     
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#i74  7c7      
,treatment of production ,for purposes  
of this section1 a battery shall be     
treated as produced by an entity        
specified in subsection 7b7 if such     
entity-- 7#a7 assembles or manufactures 
the final product that uses such        
battery2 or  7#b7 creates or otherwise  
provides a majority of the components   
used in such battery4  7d7 ,waivers     
7#a7 ,relating to assessment ,the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   
waive the limitation under subsection   
7a7 if the ,secretary assesses in the   
affirmative all of the following3 7,a7  

,the batteries to be procured do not    
pose a national security1 data1 or      
infrastructure risk to the ,united      
,states4  7,b7 ,there is no available   
alternative to procure batteries that   
are-- 7i7 of similar or better cost and 
quality2 and  7ii7 produced by an entity
 not specified in subsection 7b74  7#b7 
,relating ,to research ,the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security may waive the    
limitation under subsection 7a7 if the  
,secretary determines that the batteries
 to be procured are for the sole purpose
 of research1 evaluation1 training1     
testing1 or analysis4  7#c7             
,congressional notification ,not later  
than #ae days after granting a waiver   
under this subsection1 the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,homeland         
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives a notification relating
 thereto4  7e7 ,report ,not later than  

#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland 
,security shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,homeland ,security and             
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,homeland         
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives a report on the        
anticipated impacts on mission and costs
 on the ,department of ,homeland        
,security associated with carrying out  
this section1 including with respect to 
the following components of the         
,department3 7#a7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and   
,border ,protection1 including the      
,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol4  7#b7 ,u4,s4    
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 
including ,homeland ,security           
,investigations4  7#c7 ,the ,united     
,states ,secret ,service4  7#d7 ,the    
,transportation ,security               
,administration4  7#e7 ,the ,united     
,states ,coast ,guard4  7#f7 ,the       
,federal ,protective ,service4  7#g7    
,the ,federal ,emergency ,management    

,agency4  7#h7 ,the ,federal ,law       
,enforcement ,training ,centers4  7#i7  
,the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure 
,security ,agency4