of the order and at least 48 hours to object 
and request a hearing; or 
(iii) to facilitate an emergency re-
sponse; or 
(B) expressly permitted to do so by the 
covered vehicle owner or, in the event of the 
death or incapacity of such person, the next of 
kin of such owner; or 
(3) sell, license, rent, trade, transfer, release, 
disclose, provide access to, or otherwise make avail-
able personally identifiable information of a United 
States citizen or lawful permanent resident to the 
following: 
(A) The Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea. 
(B) The People’s Republic of China. 
(C) The Russian Federation. 
(D) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 
(E) The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall submit to Congress a report that 
describes, with respect to operator data— 
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(A) the types of such data that a manufac-
turer of a covered vehicle accesses; 
(B) the individuals and entities, other than 
a manufacturer of a covered vehicle, that access 
such data; 
(C) the Federal or State government enti-
ties that access such data and how such entities 
use such data; 
(D) the individuals and entities to whom 
such data may be sold or otherwise shared; 
(E) the foreign governments to whom such 
data may be sold or otherwise shared and how 
such data is used by such foreign governments; 
(F) the cybersecurity capabilities and risks 
associated with covered vehicles; and 
(G) occurrences of such data being com-
promised, including the prevalence of such oc-
currences and any entities with ties to foreign 
governments associated with such occurrences. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In completing the report 
required under paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
consult with— 
(A) the Attorney General; 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(C) the Secretary of Transportation; and 
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(D) the Federal Communications Commis-
sion. 
SEC. 4. OPERATOR DATA ACCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A manufacturer of a covered vehi-
cle shall provide to a covered vehicle owner access to, and 
control of, operator data— 
(1) at no cost beyond the purchase price of 
such vehicle; 
(2) without any restriction or limitation, con-
sistent with subsection (c); and 
(3) without a requirement that the covered ve-
hicle owner— 
(A) pay a fee or purchase a license to 
decrypt operator data; or 
(B) use a device provided by such manu-
facturer to access and use operator data. 
(b) DATA DELETION AND USER PREFERENCES.—To 
facilitate the access and control of operator data described 
in subsection (a), a manufacturer of a covered vehicle shall 
enable the operation of open application programming 
interfaces that— 
(1) facilitate deletion of all data stored in a cov-
ered vehicle generated by the user of such covered 
vehicle; and 
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(2) enable the setting of any user preference by 
the covered vehicle owner or another user of the cov-
ered vehicle. 
(c) TECHNOLOGY-NEUTRAL, SECURE, STANDARDS- 
BASED INTERFACE.—The manufacturer of a covered vehi-
cle shall provide to a covered vehicle owner the access and 
control required by subsection (a) by means of a tech-
nology-neutral and secure interface that meets the stand-
ards set by the Commission pursuant to section 5. 
SEC. 5. STANDARDS. 
(a) STANDARDS REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a re-
port on the current practices employed for operator data 
generation, storage, transmission, and cybersecurity. 
(b) STANDARDS SETTING.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the Commission submits the report 
under subsection (a), the Commission shall, in coordina-
tion with the Director, relevant industry stakeholders, in-
cluding manufacturers of covered vehicles and covered ve-
hicle owners, and with other agencies as necessary, estab-
lish 1 or more standards for the technology-neutral, stand-
ards-based, secure interface required by section 4(c). 
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(c) STANDARDS REVIEW AND REVISION.—Not later 
than 5 years after the date on which the Commission, in 
coordination with the Director, establishes the standards 
required under subsection (b), and not less frequently than 
once every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall review 
and revise such standards as appropriate. 
SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE.—A 
violation of this Act shall be treated as a violation of a 
rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice under 
section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(b) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall en-
force this Act in the same manner, by the same 
means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and 
duties as though all applicable terms and provisions 
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 
et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of 
this Act. 
(2) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Any person 
who violates this Act shall be subject to the penalties 
and entitled to the privileges and immunities pro-
vided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 
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(3) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the 
Commission under any other provision of law. 
SEC. 7. RELATION TO OTHER LAWS. 
This Act supersedes any statute, rule, requirement, 
or other legal obligation of a State or political subdivision 
thereof, or any Federal law or regulation, that relates to 
the requirements in this Act. 
SEC. 8. DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFOR-
MATION. 
Except as provided in section 4, nothing in this Act 
shall require a manufacturer of a covered vehicle to di-
vulge confidential business information (as that term is 
defined in section 512.3(c) of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations). 
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the date that is 3 
months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 10. NO NEW APPROPRIATIONS. 
The Commission shall carry out this Act using unob-
ligated funds appropriated to the Commission and avail-
able as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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