H.R. 8768

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8768 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8768

To amend title 49, United States Code, to include certain electric 
vehicles or related equipment manufactured by, and services provided 
by, a foreign entity of concern to the noncomplying motor vehicles 
list, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 12, 2026

Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to include certain electric 
vehicles or related equipment manufactured by, and services provided 
by, a foreign entity of concern to the noncomplying motor vehicles 
list, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Cybersecurity and Hardware Assurance 
for Resilient Grid Electrification Act'' or the ``CHARGE Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) China accounts for two thirds of the global electric 
vehicle market.
(2) Electric vehicles from China are not currently within 
the United States automotive market, but that is expected to 
increase to 8 percent of the market by 2030.
(3) By 2030, 20 percent of new vehicle sales are expected 
to need a connection to the electrical grid.
(4) Vehicle manufacturers routinely update and maintain 
vehicle software remotely without oversight.
(5) According to the Department of Energy, local power 
outages cost the United States $121,000,000,000 annually and 
result in a 1.3 percent reduction in GDP.
(6) On April 28, 2025, the electrical grid that services 
large portions of Spain and Portugal failed to maintain 
frequency and voltage resulting in a 16-hour nationwide 
blackout, the largest power failure in Europe in over 20 years.
(7) Failure of any of the electrical grids of the United 
States for 3 days could reduce the GDP of the United States by 
up to 2.6 percent.
(8) The Vehicle to Grid (VTG) Initiative connects 
electrical vehicle batteries to the grid as a renewable source 
of power during peak loads and then replaces that power during 
times of low demand.
(9) A vehicle connected to the electrical grid, through the 
VTG program, retains unique control of the availability of the 
battery of such vehicle with respect to energy provision 
supply.
(10) Fast switching of battery availability while connected 
to the electrical grid may hamper the ability of the electrical 
grid to maintain the standard 60 Hz frequency and 120V/240V 
household service voltage resulting in deviations which may 
damage devices that are plugged in, both residential and 
commercial.
(11) A coordinated attack by an array of participating 
vehicles from adversarial manufacturers would make the grid 
vulnerable to possible manipulation and disruptions.
(12) A failure of the electric grid of the United States 
would damage electric vehicles connected to the electric grid 
and hamper safety efforts to protect our national security, 
patrol the streets of cities in the United States, and maintain 
law and order, while also putting life-saving health services 
at risk.

SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED BY 
CHINA ON THE NONCOMPLYING MOTOR VEHICLES LIST.

(a) Definitions.--Section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (13) as 
paragraphs (7) through (15), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
paragraphs:
``(5) `electric vehicle' has the meaning given the term in 
section 32904(a)(2).
``(6) `foreign entity of concern' has the meaning given the 
term in section 9901 of title XCIX of division H of the William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(16) `vehicle charge power control component' means an 
onboard electrical and electronic system that regulates, 
converts, and manages the flow of energy between the energy 
port of a vehicle and the traction battery of a vehicle, 
including an onboard charger, a power-electronic converter, a 
battery-management control, and an associated high-voltage 
protection device.''.
(b) Prohibitions on Manufacturing, Selling, and Importing 
Noncomplying Motor Vehicles and Equipment.--Section 30112(a) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
``(4) Except as provided in this section, section 30114, 
subsections (i) and (j) of section 30120, and subchapter III of this 
chapter, a person may not sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver 
for introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United 
States any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment if the vehicle or 
equipment--
``(A) is an electric vehicle or equipment of an electric 
vehicle manufactured in whole or in part by a foreign entity of 
concern; or
``(B) uses a vehicle charge power control component 
manufactured in whole or in part by a foreign entity of 
concern.''.
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