Sec. 154. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN BATTERIES

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## SEC. 154 PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN BATTERIES ###

(a)Limitation Beginning on October 1, 2027, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to procure a battery produced by an entity specified in subsection (b). ###

(b)Entities Specified The entities specified in this subsection are the following: ####

(1)Contemporary Amperex Technology Company, Limited (also known as “CATL”). ####

(2)BYD Company, Limited. ####

(3)Envision Energy, Limited. ####

(4)EVE Energy Company, Limited. ####

(5)Gotion High tech Company, Limited. ####

(6)Hithium Energy Storage Technology company, Limited. ####

(7)Any successor to an entity specified in paragraphs

(1)through (6). ###

(c)Treatment of Production For purposes of this section, a battery shall be treated as produced by an entity specified in subsection

(b)if that entity— ####

(1)assembles or manufactures the final product; or ####

(2)creates or otherwise provides a majority of the components used in the battery. ###

(d)Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation under subsection (a). # TITLE II RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION ## Subtitle A Authorization of Appropriations