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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2803

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 19, 1996

Received

AN ACT

To amend the anti-car theft provisions of title 49, United

States Code, to increase the utility of motor vehicle title

information to State and Federal law enforcement officials, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Anti-Car Theft Im3 provements Act of 1996’’.

4 SEC. 2. SYSTEM NAME AND IMPLEMENTATION DATE.

5 (a) SYSTEM DATE.—Section 30502(a)(1) of title 49,

6 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 31,

7 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 1997’’.

8 (b) SECTION 30503.—Section 30503(d) of title 49,

9 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 1,

10 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 1998’’.

11 (c) SYSTEM NAME.—Chapter 305 of title 49, United

12 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘National Automobile

13 Title Information System’’ each place it occurs in the

14 chapter heading, the table of sections for chapter 305, the

15 section heading for section 30502, and in the texts of sec16 tions 30502 and 30503 and inserting ‘‘National Motor Ve17 hicle Title Information System’’.

18 SEC. 3. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.

19 (a) SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.—Sections

20 30501, 30502, 30503, 30504, and 30505 of title 49,

21 United States Code, are each amended by striking each

22 reference to ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ or ‘‘Secretary’’

23 and inserting ‘‘Attorney General’’.

24 (b) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Section 30502 of title 49,

25 United States Code, is amended by striking each reference
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1 to ‘‘Attorney General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Trans2 portation’’.

3 SEC. 4. TITLE INFORMATION SYSTEM.

4 Section 30502 of title 49, United States Code, is

5 amended by adding at the end the following:

6 ‘‘(f) IMMUNITY.—Any person performing any activity

7 under this section or sections 30503 or 30504 in good

8 faith and with the reasonable belief that such activity was

9 in accordance with this section or section 30503 or 30504,

10 as the case may be, shall be immune from any civil action

11 respecting such activity which is seeking money damages

12 or equitable relief in any court of the United States or

13 a State.’’.

14 SEC. 5. STOLEN VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM.

15 Section 33109 of title 49, United States Code, is

16 amended by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(d) IMMUNITY.—Any person performing any activity

18 under this section or section 33110 or 33111 in good faith

19 and with the reasonable belief that such activity was in

20 accordance with such section shall be immune from any

21 civil action respecting such activity which is seeking money

22 damages or equitable relief in any court of the United

23 States or a State.’’.
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1 SEC. 6. GRANTS TO STATES.

2 (a) AMENDMENT.—Section 30503(c)(2) of title 49,

3 United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

4 ‘‘(2) The Attorney General may make reasonable and

5 necessary grants to participating States to be used in

6 making titling information maintained by those States

7 available to the operator.’’.

8 (b) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap9 propriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out

10 sections 30503 and 33109 of title 49, United States Code.

11 (c) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The information system

12 established under section 30502 of title 49, United States

13 Code, shall be effective as provided in the rules promul14 gated by the Attorney General.

Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 1996.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.