SAVE Act
Bill: H.R.3234 | Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. (R-FL)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Safe Alternative Vehicle Endorsement Act or the SAVE Act
This bill revises the statutory terminology for exemptions to certain motor vehicle safety standards that may be granted by the Department of Transportation; it replaces the references to exemptions with alternate vehicle endorsements.

To amend section 30113 of title 49, United States Code, to clarify the 
 granting of an alternate vehicle endorsement, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Alternative Vehicle Endorsement 
Act'' or the ``SAVE Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 30113 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``may exempt'' and 
                        inserting ``may grant an alternate vehicle 
                        endorsement, that exempts,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``An exemption'' and 
                        inserting ``An alternate vehicle endorsement'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``an exemption or a renewal 
                        of an exemption'' and inserting ``an alternate 
                        vehicle endorsement or a renewal of an 
                        endorsement''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``for an exemption or for 
                        a renewal of an exemption'' and inserting ``for 
                        an alternate vehicle endorsement or for a 
                        renewal of an endorsement'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``an exemption'' and 
                        inserting ``an alternate vehicle endorsement''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``the exemption'', each 
                        place it appears, and inserting ``the alternate 
                        vehicle endorsement'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``an exemption'', each place it 
                appears, and inserting ``an alternate vehicle 
                endorsement''; and
                    (B) by striking ``exemption from the standard'' and 
                inserting ``an alternate vehicle endorsement'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``an exemption'', each place it 
                appears, and inserting ``an alternate vehicle 
                endorsement''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the exemption'' and inserting 
                ``the alternate vehicle endorsement''; and
            (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``An exemption'' and 
        inserting ``An alternate vehicle endorsement'';
            (5) in subsection (g), by striking ``an exemption'' and 
        inserting ``an alternate vehicle endorsement''; and
            (6) in subsection (h), by striking ``an exemption'' and 
        inserting ``an alternate vehicle endorsement''.
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