An act to amend title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to reduce administrative burdens on low volume automobile manufacturers, to encourage an increase of the domestic value added content in labor and materials of foreign automobiles sold in the United States, to extend the time available to all manufacturers for carryforward or carryback of credits earned under the Act, and for other purposes.
PL 96-425 (S.2475), enacted 10/10/1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-425—OCT. 10, 1980 
94 STAT. 1821 
Public Law 96-425 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To amend title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to reduce 
administrative burdens on low volume automobile manufacturers, to encourage 
an increase of the domestic value added content in labor and materials of foreign 
automobiles sold in the United States, to extend the time available to all manu-
facturers for carryforward or carryback of credits earned under the Act, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be-cited as the "Automobile Fuel 
Efficiency Act of 1980". 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purposes. 
Sec. 3. Fuel efficiency standards applicable to small manufacturers. 
Sec. 4. Modification of local content requirements to encourage domestic production 
of fuel efficient automobiles. 
Sec. 5. Adjustments regarding standards for 4-wheel drive, light-duty trucks. 
Sec. 6. Determinations of unlawful conduct; 3-year carryforward and carryback. 
Sec. 7. Exemptions for emergency vehicles. 
Sec. 8. Technical, clerical, and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 9. Effective date. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
It is the purpose of this Act— 
(1) to amend certain Federal automobile fuel economy require-
ments to improve fuel efficiency, and thereby facilitate conserva-
tion of petroleum and reduce petroleum imports, and 
(2) to encourage full employment in the domestic automobile 
manufacturing sector. 
SEC. 3. FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SMALL MANU-
FACTURERS. 
(a) STANDARDS.—(1) Section 502(c) of the Motor Vehicle Information 
and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(c)) is amended by inserting "(1)" 
after "(c)", and by adding at the end thereof the following new 
paragraph: 
"(2) Any manufacturer may elect in any application submitted 
under paragraph (1) to have the applications for, and administrative 
determinations regarding, exemptions and alternative average fuel 
economy standards be consolidated for two or more of the model years 
after model year 1980 and before model year 1986. The Secretary may 
grant an exemption and set an alternative standard or standards for 
all model years covered by such application.". 
(2) Any application filed for model year 1981 under section 502(c) of 
such Act before the effective date of this Act may be amended by the 
applicant to make the election allowed under the amendment made 
by paragraph (1) and have such application apply for the model years 
covered by the election. Additional information shall not be required 
in connection with such application for the years covered by such 
Oct. 10, 1980 
[S. 2475] 
Automobile Fuel 
Efficiency Act of 
1980. 
15 u s e 1901 
note. 
15 u s e 2001 
note. 
Applications for 
exemption and 
alternative 
standards. 
15 u s e 2002 
note. 
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Review. 
15 u s e 2002 
note. 
15 u s e 2002. 
Notification of 
Congress. 
15 u s e 2012. 
Passenger 
automobile 
standards, 
exemption. 
Publication in 
Federal 
Register. 
election except information which the Secretary of Transportation 
may specifically request. 
(3)(A) The Secretary of Transportation shall review the require-
ments and procedures established pursuant to section 502(cXl) of 
such Act (as redesignated by this subsection) as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and modify such require-
ments and procedures to the maximum extent practicable in order to 
further reduce administrative burdens on such applicants and the 
Secretary, and expedite determinations regarding such applications. 
(B) The Secretary shall notify the Congress of the review and 
actions taken or to be taken under this paragraph in the first annual 
report to the Congress which is made under section 512 of such Act 
after the completion of such review. 
(b) CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 505(a) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2005(a)) is amended by inserting at the end thereof the 
following new paragraph: 
"(4) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any 
manufacturer for any model year for which that manufacturer is 
subject to an alternative average fuel economy standard under 
section 502(c).". 
SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF LOCAL CONTENT REQUIREMENTS TO ENCOUR-
AGE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF FUEL EFFICIENT AUTO-
MOBILES. 
(a) CERTAIN NEW DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS.—(1) Section 503(b) of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 20030?)) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new paragraph: 
"(3XA) After consideration of a petition (and comments thereon) for 
an exemption from the provisions of paragraph (1) filed by a manufac-
turer, the Secretary shall, by order, grant an exemption from such 
provisions for passenger automobiles manufactured by that manufac-
turer during the period provided for in such order, unless the 
Secretary finds, after notice and reeisonable opportunity for written 
or oral comment, that the proposed exemption would, for such period, 
result in reduced employment in the United States related to motor 
vehicle manufacturing. 
"(B) Any exemption granted under subparagraph (A) shall be 
effective for a period of 5 model years or, at the request of the 
manufacturer, such longer period as the Secretary may provide, as 
specified in the order. 
"(C) An exemption granted under subparagraph (A) for any manu-
facturer shall not be effective unless the manufacturer— 
"(i) began automobile production or assembly in the United 
States after December 22, 1975, and before May 1, 1980; or 
"(ii) began automobile production or assembly in the United 
States on or after May 1, 1980, and has engaged in such 
production or assembly in the United States for at least one 
model year ending on or before December 31,1985. 
"(D)(i) Any decision by the Secretary to grant or deny an exemption 
under subparagraph (A) shall be made, and notice thereof published 
in the Federal Register, not later than 90 days after the date of the 
petition for that exemption. The Secretary may extend such period to 
a specified date if the Secretary publishes notice thereof in the 
Federal Register, together with the reasons for such extension. In no 
event may such period be extended beyond the 150th day after the 
date of the petition for such exemption. 
"(ii) The period for written or oral comment provided in subpara-
graph (A) for any petition shall end not later than 60 days after the 
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94 STAT. 1823 
filing of the petition, except that such period may be extended by the 
Secretary for not to exceed an additional 30 days. If the Secretary 
fails to make a decision pursuant to this paragraph within the period 
for a decision in clause (i)— 
"(I) the petition shall be deemed to have been granted; and 
"(II) the Secretary, within 30 days after the end of such 
decision period, shall submit a written statement to the Commit-
tee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the 
House of Representatives setting forth the reasons for failing to 
decide within such decision period. 
"(E)(i) Any person adversely affected by a decision of the Secretary 
denying or granting an exemption pursuant to this paragraph may, 
not later than 30 days after publication of the notice of such decision, 
file a petition of review of such decision in the United States Court of 
Appeals for the District of Columbia. Such court shall have exclusive 
jurisdiction to review such decision, in accordance with section 706(2) 
(A) through (D) of title 5, of the United States Code, and to affirm, 
remand, or set aside the decision of the Secretary. 
"(ii) Any such proceeding shall be assigned for a hearing and 
completed at the earliest possible date and shall be expedited in every 
possible way by such court. The court shall render its decision in any 
such proceeding within 60 days after the date of filing the petition for 
review unless the court determines that a longer period of time is 
necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Constitution of the 
United States. 
"(iii) The judgment of the court affirming, remanding, or setting 
aside, in whole or in part, any such decision shall be final, subject to 
review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or 
certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28 of the United 
States Code. Application therefor shall be made within 30 days after 
entry of such judgment. 
"(iv) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a decision of the 
Secretary on an exemption pursuant to this paragraph shall not be 
subject to judicial or administrative review except as provided in this 
paragraph. 
"(F) Notwithstanding section 502(1), in the case of any model year 
for which an exemption under this subsection is effective for any 
manufacturer— 
"(i) no credit may be earned under section 502(1)(1)(B) by the 
manufacturer; and 
"(ii) no credit may be made available under section 502(1)(1)(C) 
for the manufacturer.". 
(2) Section 512 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2012) is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(cXD After an exemption has been granted under section 503(b)(3), 
the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall annually conduct a 
joint examination of the extent to which the amendment made to 
section 5030t)) by section 4(a)(1) of the Automobile Fuel Efficiency Act 
of 1980— 
"(A) achieves the purposes of that Act and this title, including 
whether such amendment has promoted employment in the 
United States related to motor vehicle manufacturing, 
"(B) has not caused undue harm to the motor vehicle manufac-
turing sector in the United States, and 
"(C) has permitted any manufacturer that has assembled 
passenger automobiles which are considered domestically manu-
factured under section 503(b)(2)(E) to thereafter assemble in the 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
Judicial review 
of exemption 
application 
decisions. 
u s e prec. 
title 1. 
Review by 
Supreme Court. 
15 u s e 2002. 
Post, p. 1826. 
Annual joint 
examination and 
report to 
Congress. 
15 u s e 2003. 
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United States passenger automobiles of the same model type 
which have less than 75 percent of their value added in the 
United States or Canada, together with the reasons for such 
action. 
"(2) The Secretary shall include the results of such examination in 
each annual report that is made to the Congress under subsection (a) 
more than 180 days after an exemption has been granted under 
section 503(b)(3) of this subsection, or transmit the results of such 
examination directly to the Congress before such a report in any case 
in which circumstances so warrant.". 
Manufacturer's 
(b) TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN N E W DOMESTIC PRODUC-
production plan, TION.—Section 503(b) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2003(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(4)(A) If a plan has been submitted by a manufacturer and 
approved by the Secretary under subparagraph (B), the EPA Admin-
istrator shall for each of the four model years covered by such plan 
include under paragraph (1)(A) (and exclude under paragraph (1)(B)) 
with respect to that manufacturer not more than 150,000 passenger 
automobiles which are manufactured by that manufacturer but 
which do not qualify as domestically manufactured if— 
"(i) the model type or types involved have not previously been 
domestically manufactured; 
"(ii) at least 50 percent of the cost to the manufacturer of each 
such automobile is attributable to value added in the United 
States or Canada; 
"(iii) in the case of any such automobile the assembly of which 
is completed in Canada, that automobile is imported into the 
United States not later than 30 days following the end of the 
model year involved; and 
"(iv) such automobile model type or types are domestically 
manufactured before the close of the fourth model year covered 
by such plan. 
"(B)(i) A manufacturer may submit to the Secretary for approval a 
plan, including supporting material, which shall set forth the actions, 
and the dates by which such actions are to be taken, which will assure 
that the automobile model type or types referred to in subparagraph 
(A) will be domestically manufactured before the end of the fourth 
model year covered by such plan. 
"(ii) The Secretary shall promptly consider and act upon any plan 
submitted under this subparagraph. The Secretary shall approve any 
such plan unless— 
"(I) the Secretary finds that the plan is inadequate to meet the 
requirements of this paragraph, or 
"(II) the manufacturer has previously submitted a plan which 
has been approved by the Secretary under this paragraph. 
"(C) This paragraph shall only apply with respect to model years 
beginning after model year 1980. . 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 501(8) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 2001(8)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new sentence: "Such term also includes any predecessor or successor 
of such a manufacturer to the extent provided under rules which the 
SGcrGtsrv slid.ll DrGscrib© 
(2) Section 503(b)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2003(b)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting "and passenger auto-
mobiles which are included within this category pursuant to 
paragraph (3)" after "manufactured by such manufacturer"; and 
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94 STAT. 1825 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting "and which are not 
included in the domestic category pursuant to paragraph (3)" 
after "manufactured by such manufacturer". 
(3) Section 503(b)(2)(F) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 200303)(2)) is amended 
by striking out "or 1979," and inserting in lieu thereof "or any 
subsequent model year,". 
SEC. 5. ADJUSTMENTS REGARDING STANDARDS FOR 4-WHEEL DRIVE, 
LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS. 
Section 502 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2002), as amended, is further 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(k)(l) On the petition of any manufacturer for any model year 
beginning after model year 1981 and before model year 1986, the 
Secretary may conduct an examination of the impacts on that 
manufacturer or a class of manufacturers of any standard under 
subsection (b) applicable to 4-wheel drive automobiles. If after consid-
eration of the results of that examination the Secretary finds in 
accordance with paragraph (2) that the manufacturer has demon-
strated that such manufacturer or class of manufacturers would not 
otherwise be able to comply with such standard for that model year as 
it applies to 4-wheel drive automobiles without causing severe eco-
nomic impacts, such £is plant closures or reduction in employment in 
the United States related to motor vehicle manufacturing, the 
Secretary shall, by order, make an adjustment or otherwise provide 
relief regarding— 
"(A) the manner by which the average fuel economy of that 
manufacturer or class of manufacturers is calculated for pur-
poses of that standard as it applies to 4-wheel drive automobiles, 
or 
"(B) other aspects regarding the application of that standard to 
the manufacturer or class of manufacturers with respect to such 
automobiles to the extent consistent with the provisions of this 
title. 
"(2) Any finding by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be 
made (A) after notice and a reasonable opportunity for written or oral 
comment, and (B) after consideration of the benefits available under 
the amendments made by the Automobile Fuel Efficiency Act of 1980. 
"(3) The authority of the Secretary under this subsection to make 
any adjustment or provide other relief shall not be effective for any 
model year after model year 1985. 
"(4) The Secretary shall notify the Congress of any adjustment or 
other relief provided under this subsection in the first annual report 
submitted to the Congress under section 512 after the order is issued 
providing for that adjustment or relief. 
"(5)(A) Any final decision of the Secretary under this subsection 
shall be made, and notice thereof published in the Federal Register, 
not later than 120 days after the date of the petition involved. The 
Secretary may extend such period to a specified date if the Secretary 
publishes notice thereof in the Federal Register, together with the 
reasons for such extension. Any such decision by the Secretary shall 
become final 30 days after the publication of the notice of final 
decision unless a petition for judicial review is filed under subpara-
graph (B). 
"(B) Any person adversely affected by such a decision may, not 
later than 30 days after publication of notice of such decision, file a 
petition for review of such decision with the United States Court of 
Appeals for the District of Columbia or for the circuit in which such 
person resides, or in which the principal place of business of such 
Average fuel 
economy 
standards, 
impact 
examinations. 
Limitation. 
Notification of 
Congress. 
15 u s e 2012. 
Publication in 
Federal 
Register. 
Review. 
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person is located. The United States court of appeals involved shall 
have jurisdiction to review such decision in accordance with section 
706(2) (A) through (D) of title 5, United States Code, and to affirm, 
remand, or set aside the decision of the Secretary. Except as other-
15 use 2004. 
wise provided in this subparagraph, section 504 (c) and (d) shall apply 
to such review to the same extent and manner as it applies with 
respect to review of any rule prescribed under this section or section 
15 use 2001, 
501,503, or 506. 
2003, 2006. 
"(g) rjij^g availability of any adjustment or other relief under this 
subsection shall not be taken into account in prescribing standards 
under subsection QD).". 
SEC. 
6
. 
DETERMINATIONS 
OF 
UNLAWFUL 
CONDUCT; 
3-YEAR 
CARRYFOR-
WARD 
AND 
CARRYBACK. 
(a) UNLAWFUL CONDUCT.—Section 507 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2007) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking out "The" and inserting in lieu thereof "(a) 
Subject to subsection (b), the"; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(b) A manufacturer shall not be considered to have engaged in 
unlawful conduct, or to have failed to comply with any fuel economy 
15 use 2002. 
standard applicable to such manufacturer under section 502, if the 
average fuel economy of such manufacturer, after taking into 
account the credits then available to the manufacturer under section 
502(1), would result in the applicable standard being met or 
exceeded.". 
O
b
) 3-YEAR CARRYFORWARD AND CARRYBACK OF CREDITS.—Section 
502 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2002), as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(1)(1)(A) For purposes of this part, credits under this subsection 
shall be considered to be available to any manufacturer upon the 
completion of the model year in which such credits are earned under 
subparagraph (B) unless under subparagraph (C) the credits are made 
available for use at a time prior to the model year in which earned. 
"(B) Whenever the average fuel economy of the passenger auto-
mobiles manufactured by a manufacturer in a particular model year 
exceeds an applicable average fuel economy standard established 
under subsection (a) or (c) (determined by the Secretary without 
regard to any adjustment under subsection (d) or any credit under 
this subsection), such manufacturer shall be entitled to a credit, 
calculated under subparagraph (C), which— 
"(i) shall be available to be taken into account with respect to 
the average fuel economy of that manufacturer for any of the 
three consecutive model years immediately prior to the model 
year in which such manufacturer exceeds such applicable aver-
age fuel economy standard, and 
"(ii) to the extent that such credit is not so taken into account 
pursuant to clause (i), shall be available to be taken into account 
with respect to the average fuel economy of that manufacturer 
for any of the three consecutive model years immediately follow-
ing the model year in which such manufacturer exceeds such 
applicable average fuel economy standard. 
Manufacturer's 
"(C)(i) At any time prior to the end of any model year, a manufac-
plan, submittal, turer which has reason to believe that its average fuel economy for 
passenger automobiles will be below such applicable standard for 
that model year may submit a plan demonstrating that such manu-
facturer will earn sufficient credits under subparagraph (B) within 
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94 STAT. 1827 
Substandard 
average fuel 
economy, notice. 
the next 3 model years which when taken into account would allow 
the manufacturer to meet that standard for the model year involved. 
"(ii) Such credits shall be available for the model year involved 
subject to— 
"(I) the Secretary approving such plan; and 
"(II) the manufacturer earning such credits in accordance with 
such plan. 
"(iii) The Secretary shall approve any such plan unless the Secre-
tary finds that it is unlikely that the plan will result in the 
manufacturer earning sufficient credits to allow the manufacturer to 
meet the standard for the model year involved. 
"(iv) The Secretary shall provide notice to any manufacturer in any 
case in which the average fuel economy of that manufacturer is below 
the applicable standard under subsection (a) or (c), after taking into 
account credits available under subparagraph (B)(i), and afford the 
manufacturer a reasonable period (of not less than 60 days) in which 
to submit a plan under this subparagraph. 
"(D) The amount of credit to which a manufacturer is entitled 
under this paragraph shall be equal to— 
"(i) the number of tenths of a mile per gallon by which the 
average fuel economy of the passenger automobiles manufac-
tured by such manufacturer in the model year in which the 
credit is earned pursuant to this paragraph exceeds the applica-
ble average fuel economy standard established under subsection 
(a) or (c), multiplied by 
"(ii) the total number of passenger automobiles manufactured 
by such manufacturer during such model year. 
"(E) The Secretary shall take credits into account for any model 
year on the basis of the number of tenths of a mile per gallon by 
which the manufacturer involved was below the applicable average 
fuel economy standard for that model year and the volume of 
passenger automobiles manufactured that model year by the manu-
facturer. Credits once taken into account for any model year shall not 
thereafter be available for any other model year. Prior to taking any Notice. 
credit into account, the Secretary shall provide the manufacturer 
involved with written notice and reasonable opportunity to comment 
thereon. 
"(2) Credits for manufacturers of automobiles which are not pas-
senger automobiles shall be earned and be available to be taken into 
account for model years in which the average fuel economy of such 
class of automobiles is below the applicable average fuel economy 
standard established under subsection (b) to the same extent and in 
the same manner as provided for under paragraph (1). Not later than Regulations 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of 
this paragraph. 
"(3) Whenever a civil penalty has been assessed and collected under 
section 508 from a manufacturer who is entitled to a credit under this 
subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury shall refund to such 
manufacturer the amount of the civil penalty so collected to the 
extent that penalty is attributable to credits available under this 
subsection. 
"(4) The Secretary may prescribe rules for purposes of carrying out Rules. 
the provisions of this subsection.". 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Subsections (a) and (b) of sec-
tion 508 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2008) are each amended by striking out 
"507(1)", "507(2)", "507(3)", and "507 (1) or (2)" each place such terms 
Civil penalties, 
refunds. 
15 use 2008. 
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Ante, p. 1826. 
15 use 2002 
note. 
Notice. 
"Emergency 
vehicle." 
appear and inserting in lieu thereof "507(a)(1)", "507(a)(2)", 
"507(a)(3)", and "507(a) (1) or (2)", respectively. 
(2) Section 508(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2008(a)) is amended by 
striking out paragraph (3), 
(3) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 508(b)(1) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 2008) are each amended— 
(A) by striking out "(i) $5 for each tenth" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "the amount obtained by multiplying $5 by (i) the 
number of tenths"; 
(B) by striking out "by (ii) the total" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "by the"; and 
(C) by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting 
in lieu thereof ", reduced by (ii) the credits then available under 
section 502(1) for such model year". 
(4) Section 508(d) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2008(d)) is amended by 
striking out paragraph (4). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Under such regulations as the Secretary of 
Transportation shall prescribe, the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to the 3 model years preceding the model year during 
which this Act is enacted. 
SEC. 7. EXEMPTION FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. 
Section 502 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2002) is amended by redesignat-
ing subsection (g) and the following two subsections as subsections (h), 
(i), and 0)» respectively, and by inserting after subsection (f) the 
following new subsection: 
"(g)(1) At the election of any manufacturer, the fuel economy of any 
emergency vehicle shall not be taken into account in applying any 
fuel economy standard prescribed by or under subsection (a), (b), or 
(c). Any manufacturer electing to have the provisions of this subsec-
tion shall provide written notice of that election to the Secretary and 
to the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator. 
"(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 'emergency vehicle' 
means any automobile manufactured primarily for use— 
"(A) as an ambulance or combination ambulance-hearse, 
"(B) by the United States or by a State or local government for 
police or other law enforcement purposes, or 
"(C) for other emergency uses prescribed by the Secretary of 
Transportation by regulation.". 
SEC. 8. TECHNICAL, CLERICAL, AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a)(1) The table of contents for such Act is amended by striking out 
the item relating to part A. 
(2) Section 2 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 1901) is amended by striking out 
"except part A of title V" and inserting in lieu thereof "except title 
V". 
(3) Title V of such Act is amended by striking out the designation 
relating to part A. 
(b) Section 501(9) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2001(9)) is amended by 
striking out "manufacturer" and inserting in lieu thereof "manufac-
ture". 
(c) Section 502(b) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(b)) is amended by 
striking out "and shall be" and inserting in lieu thereof "and such 
stsnd&rds slifill be 
(d) Section 502(d)(3)(E) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(d)(3)(E)) is 
amended by striking out "subparagraph," and inserting in lieu 
thereof "subsection,". 
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94 STAT. 1829 
(e) Section 503(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2003(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) 
is amended by striking out "base" the last place it appears. 
(f) Section 508(b)(1)(A) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2008(b)(1)(A)) is 
amended by inserting before ", shall be" the following "with respect 
to any model year". 
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
15 USC 2001 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Approved October 10, 1980. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-1026 (Comm. on Interstate and Foreign Commerce) and 
No. 96-1402 (Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-642 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): 
Apr. 16, considered and passed Senate. 
June 3, considered and passed House, amended. 
Sept. 26, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Sept. 30, House agreed to conference report.