[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8768 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8768
To amend title 49, United States Code, to include certain electric
vehicles or related equipment manufactured by, and services provided
by, a foreign entity of concern to the noncomplying motor vehicles
list, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 12, 2026
Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to include certain electric
vehicles or related equipment manufactured by, and services provided
by, a foreign entity of concern to the noncomplying motor vehicles
list, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cybersecurity and Hardware Assurance
for Resilient Grid Electrification Act'' or the ``CHARGE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) China accounts for two thirds of the global electric
vehicle market.
(2) Electric vehicles from China are not currently within
the United States automotive market, but that is expected to
increase to 8 percent of the market by 2030.
(3) By 2030, 20 percent of new vehicle sales are expected
to need a connection to the electrical grid.
(4) Vehicle manufacturers routinely update and maintain
vehicle software remotely without oversight.
(5) According to the Department of Energy, local power
outages cost the United States $121,000,000,000 annually and
result in a 1.3 percent reduction in GDP.
(6) On April 28, 2025, the electrical grid that services
large portions of Spain and Portugal failed to maintain
frequency and voltage resulting in a 16-hour nationwide
blackout, the largest power failure in Europe in over 20 years.
(7) Failure of any of the electrical grids of the United
States for 3 days could reduce the GDP of the United States by
up to 2.6 percent.
(8) The Vehicle to Grid (VTG) 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 demand.
(9) A vehicle connected to the electrical grid, through the
VTG program, retains unique control of the availability of the
battery of such vehicle with respect to energy provision
supply.
(10) Fast switching of battery availability while connected
to the electrical grid may hamper the ability of the electrical
grid to maintain the standard 60 Hz frequency and 120V/240V
household service voltage resulting in deviations which may
damage devices that are plugged in, both residential and
commercial.
(11) A coordinated attack by an array of participating
vehicles from adversarial manufacturers would make the grid
vulnerable to possible manipulation and disruptions.
(12) 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 security,
patrol the streets of cities in the United States, and maintain
law and order, while also putting life-saving health services
at risk.
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED BY
CHINA ON THE NONCOMPLYING MOTOR VEHICLES LIST.
(a) Definitions.--Section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (13) as
paragraphs (7) through (15), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraphs:
``(5) `electric vehicle' has the meaning given the term in
section 32904(a)(2).
``(6) `foreign entity of concern' has the meaning given the
term in section 9901 of title XCIX of division H of the William
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(16) `vehicle charge power control component' means an
onboard electrical and electronic system that regulates,
converts, and manages the flow of energy between the energy
port of a vehicle and the traction battery of a vehicle,
including an onboard charger, a power-electronic converter, a
battery-management control, and an associated high-voltage
protection device.''.
(b) Prohibitions on Manufacturing, Selling, and Importing
Noncomplying Motor Vehicles and Equipment.--Section 30112(a) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(4) Except as provided in this section, section 30114,
subsections (i) and (j) of section 30120, and subchapter III of this
chapter, a person may not sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver
for introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United
States any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment if the vehicle or
equipment--
``(A) is an electric vehicle or equipment of an electric
vehicle manufactured in whole or in part by a foreign entity of
concern; or
``(B) uses a vehicle charge power control component
manufactured in whole or in part by a foreign entity of
concern.''.
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