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Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act

USA119th CongressS-450| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2025
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to restrict the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) procurement of certain foreign-made batteries. Beginning on October 1, 2027 , DHS funds cannot be used to acquire batteries produced by a list of specified entities. This list includes several prominent Chinese battery manufacturers, such as Contemporary Amperex Technology Company, Limited (CATL) and BYD Company, Limited, as well as any entity identified under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, as a Chinese military company, or on the Commerce Department's Entity List. The prohibition also extends to subsidiaries or successors of these identified entities. The Secretary of Homeland Security can issue waivers to this prohibition under specific circumstances. One waiver condition allows procurement if the batteries pose no national security, data, or infrastructure risk and no comparable alternative exists from non-prohibited entities. Another waiver permits procurement solely for research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis purposes. Additionally, the bill mandates that the Secretary submit a report within 180 days of enactment, detailing the anticipated impacts on DHS missions and costs across its various components due to these new procurement restrictions.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-5572
Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 11, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1166
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-5572
    Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act


  • February 6, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • March 11, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1166
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

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  • HR 119-1166: Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act
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Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act

USA119th CongressS-450| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2025
This bill aims to restrict the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) procurement of certain foreign-made batteries. Beginning on October 1, 2027 , DHS funds cannot be used to acquire batteries produced by a list of specified entities. This list includes several prominent Chinese battery manufacturers, such as Contemporary Amperex Technology Company, Limited (CATL) and BYD Company, Limited, as well as any entity identified under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, as a Chinese military company, or on the Commerce Department's Entity List. The prohibition also extends to subsidiaries or successors of these identified entities. The Secretary of Homeland Security can issue waivers to this prohibition under specific circumstances. One waiver condition allows procurement if the batteries pose no national security, data, or infrastructure risk and no comparable alternative exists from non-prohibited entities. Another waiver permits procurement solely for research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis purposes. Additionally, the bill mandates that the Secretary submit a report within 180 days of enactment, detailing the anticipated impacts on DHS missions and costs across its various components due to these new procurement restrictions.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-5572
Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 11, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1166
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-5572
    Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act


  • February 6, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • March 11, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1166
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1166: Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaChinaCongressional oversightEnergy storage, supplies, demandForeign and international corporationsPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and funding