CHARGE Act

This bill would ban importing into the United States any energy storage system, such as a battery, that has remote monitoring capabilities and is made with technology licensed or owned by an entity organized in China or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. Customs and Border Protection would have 60 days to issue rules to identify and stop these products, and would review each year whether to add more restrictions. Anyone who knowingly violates the ban could face up to 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both, for each shipment. The Secretary of Commerce would report to Congress on these systems in the United States, with the reporting requirement ending after 6 years.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• W. Gregory Steube Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors