SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Consumers have the right to know that 
event data recorders are installed in their vehicles, 
that they are capable of collecting data recorded in 
accidents, and how such data may be used. 
(2) From the standpoint of consumer privacy 
rights, most consumers are not aware that their ve-
hicles are recording data that not only may be used 
to aid traffic safety analyses, but has the potential 
of being used against them in a civil or criminal pro-
ceeding. 
SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF EVENT DATA RECORDERS ON 
AUTOMOBILES, 
MOTORCYCLES, 
AND 
AUTOCYCLES. 
(a) LABELING DISCLOSURE FOR AUTOMOBILES.— 
Section 3 of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1232) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)(4)(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i)(1) the presence and location of an event data re-
corder; 
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‘‘(2) the type of information recorded by the event 
data recorder and how such information is recorded; and 
‘‘(3) that the information recorded by the event data 
recorder also may be used in a law enforcement pro-
ceeding.’’. 
(b) LABELING DISCLOSURE FOR MOTORCYCLES AND 
AUTOCYCLES.—The Automobile Information Disclosure 
Act is further amended by adding after section 3 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 3A. DISCLOSURE OF EVENT DATA RECORDERS ON 
MOTORCYCLES AND AUTOCYCLES. 
‘‘Every 
manufacturer 
of 
new 
motorcycles 
or 
autocycles distributed in commerce shall, prior to the de-
livery of any new motorcycle or autocycle to any dealer, 
or at or prior to the introduction date of new models deliv-
ered to a dealer prior to such introduction date, securely 
affix to the new motorcycle or autocycle a label on which 
such manufacturer shall disclose— 
‘‘(1) the presence and location of an event data 
recorder; 
‘‘(2) the type of information recorded by the 
event data recorder and how such information is re-
corded; and 
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‘‘(3) that the information recorded by the event 
data recorder also may be used in a law enforcement 
proceeding.’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
1231) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) The term ‘autocycle’ means a vehicle with three 
wheels, a partially or fully enclosed occupant compart-
ment, and a steering wheel. 
‘‘(j) 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. 
‘‘(k) 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. 
‘‘(l) The term ‘new motorcycle’ or ‘new autocycle’ 
means a motorcycle or autocycle, respectively, the equi-
table or legal title to which has never been transferred by 
a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer to an ultimate pur-
chaser.’’. 
(d) RULEMAKING.—Within 180 days following the 
enactment of this Act, the National Highway Traffic Safe-
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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: 
‘‘§ 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 2018 (and bearing a model year of 2019 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.’’. 
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SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act: 
(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. 6. 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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