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Union Calendar No. 306

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2803

[Report No. 104–618]

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

DECEMBER 18 (legislative day, DECEMBER 15), 1995

Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. COBLE, Mr. HEINEMAN, Mr.

SCHIFF, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, and Ms. LOFGREN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the

Judiciary

JUNE 12, 1996

Additional sponsors: Mr. ROGERS, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. PETRI, Mr. KLECZKA,

and Mr. HAMILTON

JUNE 12, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

A BILL

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Anti-Car Theft Im5 provements Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

7 Section 30501(1) of title 49, United States Code, is

8 amended by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘and

9 ‘motor vehicle’ has the same meaning as the term ‘pas10 senger motor vehicle’ has in section 32101(10)’’.

11 SEC. 3. SYSTEM NAME AND IMPLEMENTATION DATE.

12 (a) SECTION 30502.—Section 30502(a)(1) of title

13 49, United States Code, is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘January 31, 1996’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘October 1, 1997’’, and

16 (2) by striking ‘‘Automobile’’ each place it oc17 curs and inserting ‘‘Motor Vehicle’’.

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

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

20 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 1998’’.

21 SEC. 4. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.

22 (a) SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.—Sections

23 30501, 30502, 30503, 30504, and 30505 of title 49,

24 United States Code, are each amended by striking each
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1 reference to ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ or ‘‘Secretary’’

2 and inserting ‘‘Attorney General’’.

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

4 United States Code, is amended by striking each reference

5 to ‘‘Attorney General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Trans6 portation’’.

7 SEC. 5. TITLE INFORMATION SYSTEM.

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

9 amended by adding at the end the following:

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

11 under this section or sections 30503 or 30504 in good

12 faith and with the reasonable belief that such activity was

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

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

15 seeking money damages or equitable relief in any court

16 of the United States or a State.’’.

17 SEC. 6. STOLEN VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM.

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

19 amended by adding at the end the following:

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

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

22 and with the reasonable belief that such activity was in

23 accordance with such section shall be immune from any

24 civil action seeking money damages or equitable relief in

25 any court of the United States or a State.’’.
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1 SEC. 7. 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 section 30503 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.
Union Calendar No. 306

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2803

[Report No. 104–618]

A BILL

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

poses.eral law enforcement officials, and for other purmotor vehicle title information to State and FedUnited States Code, to increase the utility of

JUNE 12, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed