[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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