Title: To amend chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to improve access to motor vehicle information, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill allows the Department of Transportation (DOT) to require that each motor vehicle manufacturer provide the following information, with regard to a specific vehicle identification number:
Each motor vehicle manufacturer shall provide access to such information on a website to the motor vehicle owner and any potential purchaser of the motor vehicle.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2460 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2460

To amend chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to improve access 
         to motor vehicle information, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2017

Mr. Kinzinger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to improve access 
         to motor vehicle information, 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. IMPROVED ACCESS TO MOTOR VEHICLE INFORMATION.

    (a) Amendment.--Subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 30117 the following 
new section:
``Sec. 30117A. Motor vehicle information made available to owners and 
              potential purchasers
    ``(a) Motor Vehicle Information.--The Secretary of Transportation 
may require that each manufacturer of a motor vehicle provide the 
following information, with regard to a specific vehicle identification 
number:
            ``(1) Each original equipment manufacturer (OEM) part name 
        included within such vehicle, a description of each such part, 
        each part number (including any superceded and successor OEM 
        part number), any other part identification number (such as a 
        serial number) and distinguishing marking of each such part, 
        and the software of each such part (if applicable).
            ``(2) Build sheet information.
            ``(3) Additional information as determined by the 
        Secretary.
    ``(b) Information Made Available to Owners and Potential 
Purchasers.--
            ``(1) Website access.--Each manufacturer of a motor vehicle 
        shall provide access to the information described under 
        subsection (a), in a standardized format, through a website to 
        the owner of the motor vehicle and any potential purchaser of 
        the motor vehicle (and to any designated agent of any such 
        owner or potential purchaser). The website shall also be 
        searchable electronically with batch access to the information 
        described under subsection (a), in a standardized format.
            ``(2) Compliance.--The Secretary shall determine and ensure 
        compliance with this paragraph.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for 
chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 30117 the following new item:

``30117A. Motor vehicle information made available to purchaser.''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect with regard to any motor vehicle sold on or after November 1, 
2000.
    (d) Effective Date.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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