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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2231 

To prohibit the sale, lease, or use of recalled motor vehicles by Federal 

agencies, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2021 

Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To prohibit the sale, lease, or use of recalled motor vehicles 

by Federal agencies, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shielding All Federal 

5 Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situa6 tions Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘SAFE CARS Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE, LEASE, OR USE OF RE2 CALLED MOTOR VEHICLES BY FEDERAL 

3 AGENCIES. 

4 (a) MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED BY FEDERAL AGEN5 CIES.—If the head of an agency of the Federal Govern6 ment has received notification under section 30119 of title 

7 49, United States Code, that a motor vehicle owned by 

8 the agency, or an item of replacement equipment used in 

9 or on the vehicle, contains a defect related to motor vehicle 

10 safety or does not comply with an applicable motor vehicle 

11 safety standard prescribed under chapter 301 of such 

12 title— 

13 (1) the head of the agency may not— 

14 (A) sell the vehicle unless— 

15 (i) if a remedy for the defect or non16 compliance has been made available by the 

17 manufacturer at the time of sale, the de18 fect or noncompliance has been remedied 

19 as required under section 30120 of such 

20 title; or 

21 (ii) if a remedy for the defect or non22 compliance has not been made available by 

23 the manufacturer at the time of sale, the 

24 head of the agency notifies the purchaser 

25 of the vehicle of the defect or noncompli26 ance before the time of sale; or 


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1 (B) enter into an agreement to lease the 

2 vehicle to an individual or entity unless— 

3 (i) if a remedy for the defect or non4 compliance has been made available by the 

5 manufacturer at the time when the agree6 ment is entered into, the defect or non7 compliance has been remedied as required 

8 under section 30120 of such title; or 

9 (ii) if a remedy for the defect or non10 compliance has not been made available by 

11 the manufacturer at the time when the 

12 agreement is entered into, the head of the 

13 agency notifies the individual or entity of 

14 the defect or noncompliance before such 

15 time; 

16 (2) in the case in which the head of the agency 

17 has entered into an agreement to lease the vehicle to 

18 an individual or entity, and such agreement has not 

19 expired at the time of the notification, the head of 

20 the agency shall— 

21 (A) notify such individual or entity that 

22 the agency has received such notification; and 

23 (B) in the case in which such individual or 

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1 eral Government, encourage such individual or 

2 entity to make all reasonable efforts to— 

3 (i) have the defect or noncompliance 

4 remedied as required under section 30120 

5 of such title; and 

6 (ii) prevent the use of such vehicle 

7 until the defect or noncompliance has been 

8 remedied as required under section 30120 

9 of such title; and 

10 (3) the head of the agency shall make all rea11 sonable efforts to prevent the use of such vehicle by 

12 individuals of the agency until the defect or non13 compliance has been remedied as required under sec14 tion 30120 of such title, unless the head of the agen15 cy makes a written determination that use of the ve16 hicle by individuals of the agency is necessary for a 

17 critical mission purpose and that such purpose out18 weighs any risks to health and safety caused by 

19 using the vehicle before the defect or noncompliance 

20 is remedied as required under section 30120 of such 

21 title. 

22 (b) MOTOR VEHICLES LEASED BY FEDERAL AGEN23 CIES.—If an entity notifies the head of an agency of the 

24 Federal Government that such entity has received a notifi25 cation under section 30119 of title 49, United States 


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1 Code, that a vehicle leased by the entity to the head of 

2 the agency, or an item of replacement equipment used in 

3 or on the vehicle, contains a defect related to motor vehicle 

4 safety or does not comply with an applicable motor vehicle 

5 safety standard prescribed under chapter 301 of such title, 

6 the head of the agency shall make all reasonable efforts 

7 to prevent the use of such vehicle by individuals of the 

8 agency until the defect or noncompliance has been rem9 edied as required under section 30120 of such title, unless 

10 the head of the agency makes a written determination that 

11 use of the vehicle by individuals of the agency is necessary 

12 for a critical mission purpose and that such purpose out13 weighs any risks to health and safety caused by using the 

14 vehicle before the defect or noncompliance is remedied as 

15 required under section 30120 of such title. 

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