Findings

Congress finds the following: (1) The People’s Republic of China (PRC) presents an incredible risk in infiltrating the energy grid of the United States. (2) Energy storage systems manufactured in the PRC, and imported to the United States, are capable of containing remote monitoring capabilities. (3) Such remote monitoring capabilities give the PRC unfiltered access to the electric grid of the United States, and such backdoor affords the PRC the capability to interfere with the reliability of our critical infrastructure systems. (4) The Secretary of Commerce, through the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, is responsible for ensuring that import and export control mechanisms are in accordance with strengthening the national security of the United States. (5) Restricting the import of energy storage systems containing remote monitoring capabilities is necessary to protect the energy grid of the United States and safeguard the American people.