[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4499]
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  SA 2213. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. __. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR CERTAIN 
                   BATTERIES.

       (a) Consumer Product Safety Standard Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission shall promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard 
     for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility 
     devices, including electric bicycles and electric scooters, 
     to protect against the risk of fires caused by such 
     batteries.
       (2) Inclusion of related equipment.--The standard 
     promulgated under paragraph (1) shall include requirements 
     with respect to equipment related to or used with 
     rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility 
     devices, including battery chargers, charging cables, 
     external terminals on battery packs, external terminals on 
     micromobility devices, and free-standing stations used for 
     recharging.
       (b) CPSC Determination of Scope.--In promulgating the 
     standard under subsection (a), the Commission shall determine 
     the types of products subject to the standard and shall 
     ensure that such products are--
       (1) within the jurisdiction of the Commission; and
       (2) reasonably necessary to include to protect against the 
     risk of fires.
       (c) Modifications.--At any time after the promulgation of 
     the standard under subsection (a), the Commission may, 
     through a rulemaking under section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code, modify the requirements of the standard.
       (d) Treatment of Standard.--A standard promulgated under 
     this section, including a modification of such standard, 
     shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule 
     promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 2058).
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