This Act may be cited as the Firefighter Lithium-ion Awareness and Readiness Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act.

Section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229U.S. Code — Title 15, Section 2229View official source on GovInfo) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (11); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: (7) Lithium-ion cell or battery The term lithium-ion cell or battery — (A) means a rechargeable electrochemical cell or battery in which the positive and negative electrodes are both intercalation compounds constructed with no metallic lithium in either electrode; but (B) does not include a cell or battery described in subsections (c) and (g)(2) of section 173.185 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.; and (D) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so redesignated) the following: (10) Thermal runaway The term thermal runaway means an uncontrolled increase of cell temperature caused by exothermic reactions inside cells and batteries, including lithium-ion cells or batteries.; (2) in subsection (c)(3)(A)— (A) in clause (iv) by striking or at the end; (B) in clause (v) by striking the period at the end and inserting, including lithium-ion cells or batteries; or; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (vi) suppressing fires resulting from thermal runaway.; and (3) in subsection (d)(3)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) as subparagraph (F); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: (E) To fund programs to suppress fires resulting from thermal runaway..