(2) in subparagraph (L), by striking ‘‘(K)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(L)’’; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (L) as sub-
paragraph (M); and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (K), the 
following: 
‘‘(L) the catalytic converter; and’’. 
(b) RETENTION OF RECORDS.—Section 33111 of the 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the subsection heading, 
by striking ‘‘GENERAL REQUIREMENTS’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘PROHIBITIONS RELATED TO SELLING MOTOR 
VEHICLE PARTS’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) RETENTION OF RECORDS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—A person engaged in the 
business of salvaging, dismantling, recycling, or re-
pairing motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts that 
contain precious metals shall retain the records of 
any seller of motor vehicle parts that sells such a 
part to such person, including— 
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‘‘(A) the seller’s name, address, thumb-
print, telephone number, and a photocopy of a 
government-issued identification of the seller; 
and 
‘‘(B) the make, model, vehicle identifica-
tion number, date of purchase, and a descrip-
tion of the motor vehicle or, with respect to a 
motor vehicle part, a description of the motor 
vehicle from which the part was purchased. 
‘‘(2) DURATION OF RETENTION.—Such person 
shall retain such information for a period of not less 
than two years. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), the term ‘precious metals’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 109–27.5101 of title 41, 
Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON SALE OF PARTIAL CATALYTIC 
CONVERTERS.—It shall be unlawful to sell or purchase 
any partial or de-canned catalytic converter parts or any 
catalytic converter which has had identifying markings re-
moved or otherwise tampered with. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Attorney General shall pre-
scribe regulations to carry out this section and the amend-
ments made by this section, including the enforcement and 
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penalties that apply to a violation of this section and the 
amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 5. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. 
(a) THEFT OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.—Chapter 
31 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 671. Theft of catalytic converters 
‘‘Whoever steals or knowingly and unlawfully takes, 
carries away, or conceals a catalytic converter from an-
other person’s motor vehicle, or knowingly purchases such 
a catalytic converter, with the intent to distribute, sell, or 
dispose of such catalytic converter or any precious metal 
removed therefrom in interstate or foreign commerce shall 
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 
years, or both. For purposes of this section, the term ‘pre-
cious metals’ has the meaning given such term in section 
109–27.5101 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.’’; 
and 
(2) in the table of sections by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘671. Theft of catalytic converters’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2311 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘for running 
on land but not on rails;’’ the following: 
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‘‘ ‘Precious metals’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 109–27.5101 of title 41, Code of 
Federal Regulations;’’. 
(c) TRAFFICKING IN CAR PARTS CONTAINING PRE-
CIOUS METALS.—Section 2321 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) TRAFFICKING IN MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS CON-
TAINING PRECIOUS METALS.—Whoever buys, receives, 
possesses, or obtains control of, with intent to sell or oth-
erwise dispose of, a catalytic converter (including a de- 
canned catalytic converter), knowing the same to have 
been stolen, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than 5 years, or both.’’. 
(d) CHOP SHOPS.—Section 2322(b) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘chop shop’ means any building, lot, facility, or other 
structure or premise where one or more persons engage 
in receiving, concealing, destroying, disassembling, dis-
mantling, reassembling, or storing any motor vehicle or 
motor vehicle part which has been unlawfully obtained in 
order to alter, counterfeit, deface, destroy, disguise, fal-
sify, forge, obliterate, extract any precious metal there-
from, or remove the identity, including the vehicle identi-
fication number or derivative thereof, or other identifica-
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tion marking, of such vehicle or vehicle part and to dis-
tribute, sell, or dispose of such vehicle, or vehicle part, 
or precious metal extracted from such vehicle part, in 
interstate or foreign commerce.’’. 
Æ 
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