‘‘(i) The term ‘event data recorder’ means any device 
or means of technology installed in an automobile that 
records information such as automobile or motorcycle 
speed, seatbelt use, application of brakes or other informa-
tion pertinent to the operation of the automobile or motor-
cycle, as applicable. 
‘‘(j) The term ‘motorcycle’ means a vehicle having a 
seat or saddle for the use of the rider, designed to travel 
on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, 
and weighing less than 1,500 pounds. 
‘‘(k) The term ‘new motorcycle’ means a motorcycle 
the equitable or legal title to which has never been trans-
ferred by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer to an ulti-
mate purchaser.’’. 
(d) RULEMAKING.—Within 180 days following the 
enactment of this Act, the National Highway Traffic Safe-
ty Administration shall prescribe regulations setting forth 
a uniform method by which a manufacturer shall provide 
the disclosures required by the amendments made by this 
section. 
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT FOR EVENT DATA RECORDERS ON 
NEW AUTOMOBILES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 301 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 30129. Event data recorders 
‘‘No person may manufacture for sale, sell, offer for 
sale, introduce or deliver into interstate commerce, or im-
port into the United States, an automobile manufactured 
after 2015 (and bearing a model year of 2016 or later) 
that is equipped with an event data recorder, unless such 
event data recorder includes a function whereby the con-
sumer can control the recording of information by the 
event data recorder.’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 30165(a)(1) of chapter 
301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘30129,’’ after ‘‘30127,’’. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents for chapter 301 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to sec-
tion 30128 the following new item: 
‘‘30129. Event data recorders.’’. 
SEC. 5. OWNERSHIP AND UNLAWFUL RETRIEVAL OF EVENT 
DATA RECORDER DATA. 
(a) OWNERSHIP RIGHTS; CONDUCT PROHIBITED.— 
Any event data recorder in an automobile or motorcycle 
and any data recorded on any event data recorder in an 
automobile or motorcycle shall be considered the property 
of the owner of the automobile or motorcycle. It shall be 
unlawful for any person other than the owner of the auto-
mobile or motorcycle to download or otherwise retrieve 
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data that is recorded on any event data recorder except 
under one of the following circumstances: 
(1) The owner of the automobile or motorcycle 
or the owner’s agent or legal representative consents 
to the retrieval of the information. 
(2) In response to an order of a court having 
jurisdiction to issue the order. 
(3) The data is retrieved by a dealer, or by an 
automotive technician for the purpose of diagnosing, 
servicing, or repairing the automobile or motorcycle. 
(b) TREATMENT OF VIOLATIONS AS UNFAIR OR DE-
CEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES.—A violation of subsection 
(a) shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an 
unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(c) ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COM-
MISSION.—The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce 
this section 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 section. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act: 
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(1) The term ‘‘consumer’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘ultimate purchaser’’ in section 2 of 
the Automobile Information Disclosure Act (15 
U.S.C. 1231). 
(2) The term ‘‘dealer’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘event data recorder’’ means any 
device or means of technology installed in an auto-
mobile that records information such as vehicle 
speed, seatbelt use, application of brakes or other in-
formation pertinent to the operation of the auto-
mobile. 
(4) The terms ‘‘manufacturer’’, ‘‘new auto-
mobile’’, and ‘‘new motorcycle’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 2 of the Automobile In-
formation Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1231). 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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