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Union Calendar No. 530 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8631 
[Report No. 118–633] 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from procuring certain 
foreign-made batteries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2024 
Mr. GIMENEZ (for himself, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. MOOLENAAR, and 
Mr. PFLUGER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
AUGUST 23, 2024 
Additional sponsor: Mr. MEUSER 
AUGUST 23, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 5, 2024] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Decoupling from Foreign 
Adversarial Battery Dependence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN BATTERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on October 1, 2027, 
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 (b). 
(b) ENTITIES SPECIFIED.—The entities specified in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) Contemporary Amperex Technology Com-
pany, Limited (also known as ‘‘CATL’’). 
(2) BYD Company, Limited. 
(3) Envision Energy, Limited. 
(4) EVE Energy Company, Limited. 
(5) Gotion High tech Company, Limited. 
(6) Hithium Energy Storage Technology com-
pany, Limited. 
(7) Any entity on any list required under clauses 
(i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of Public 
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Law 117–78 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Uyghur 
Forced Labor Prevention Act’’). 
(8) Any entity identified by the Secretary of De-
fense as a Chinese military company pursuant to sec-
tion 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
(9) Any entity included in Supplement No. 4 to 
part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor regulation. 
(10) Any subsidiary or successor to an entity 
specified in paragraphs (1) through (9). 
(c) TREATMENT OF PRODUCTION.—For purposes of 
this section, a battery shall be treated as produced by an 
entity specified in subsection (b) if such entity— 
(1) assembles or manufactures the final product 
that uses such battery; or 
(2) creates or otherwise provides a majority of 
the components used in such battery. 
(d) WAIVERS.— 
(1) RELATING TO ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security may waive the limitation 
under subsection (a) if the Secretary assesses in the 
affirmative all of the following: 
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Union Calendar No. 530 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8631 
[Report No. 118–633] 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security 
from procuring certain foreign-made batteries, 
and for other purposes. 
AUGUST 23, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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