An Act to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1975 and 1976; to provide for the remedy of certain defective motor vehicles without charge to the owners thereof; to require that schoolbus safety standards be prescribed; to amend the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to provide for a special demonstration project; and for other purposes.
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October 27, 1974 
[S. 355] 
Motor Vehicle 
and Schoolbus 
Safety Amend-
ments of 1974. 
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Public Law 93-492 
AN ACT 
To aui^nd the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to authorize 
appropriations for the fiscal years 1975 and 1976; to provide for the remedy 
of certain defective motor vehicles without charge to the owners thereof; to 
require that schoolbus safety standards be prescribed; to amend the Motor 
Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to provide for a special demonstra-
tion project; and for other purposes. 
Be it eiiacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress osseTnhled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Motor Vehicle and Schoolbus Safety Amendments of 
1974". 
TITLE I—MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY 
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SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 121 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act 
of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 1409) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 121. There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose 
of carrying out this Act, not to exceed $55,000,000 for the jRscal year 
ending June 30,1975, and not to exceed $60,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30,1976." 
SEC. 102. NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY. 
(a) 
REQUIREMENT OF NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY.—Title I of 
the 
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 
1391, et seq.) is amended by striking out section 113 and by adding at 
the end of such title the following new part: 
"PART B—DISCOVERT, NOTIFICATION, AND REMEDY or MOTOR VEHICLE 
DEFECTS 
"NOTIFICATION RESPECTING MANUFACTURER'S FINDING OF DEFECT OR 
FAILURE TO COMPLY 
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"SEC. 151. If a manufacturer— 
"(1) obtains knowledge that any motor vehicle or item of 
replacement equipment manufactured by him contains a defect 
and determines in good faith that such defect relates to motor 
vehicle safety; or 
"(2) determines in good faith that such vehicle or item of 
replacement equipment does not comply with an applicable Fed-
eral motor vehicle safety standard prescribed pursuant to section 
103of this Act; 
he shall furnish notification to the Secretary and to owners, pur-
chasers, and dealers, in accordance with section 153, and he shall 
remedy the defect or failure to comply in accordance with section 154. 
" N O T I F I C A T I O N R E S P E C T I N G SECRETARY'S F I N D I N G O F D E F E C T OR FAILURE 
TO COMPLY 
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"SEC. 152. (a) If through testing, inspection, investigation, or 
research carried out pursuant to this Act, or examination of com-
munications under section 158(a)(1), or otherwise, the Secretary 
determines that any motor vehicle or item of replacement equip-
ment— 
"(1) does not comply with an applicable Federal motor vehicle 
safety standard prescribed pursuant to section 103 of this Act; or 
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"(2) contains a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety; 
he shall immediately notify the manufacturer of such motor vehicle or 
item of replacement equipment of such determination, and shall pub- p Jderi\''R"°rster 
lish notice of such determination in the Federal Register. The notifica-
tion to the manufacturer shall include all information upon which the 
determination of the Secretary is based. Such notification (including 
such information) shall be available to any interested person, subject 
to section 158(a)(2)(B). The Secretary shall afford such manufac- and^g^gumentV 
turer an opportunity to present data, views, and arguments to estab- presentation 
lish that there is no defect or failure to comply or that the alleged opportunity. 
defect does not affect motor vehicle safety; and shall afford other 
interested persons an opportunity to present data, views, and argu-
ments respecting the determination of the Secretary. 
"(b) If, after such presentations by the manufacturer and interested 
persons, the Secretary determines that such vehicle or item of replace-
ment equipment does not comply with an applicable Federal motor 
vehicle safety standard, or contains a defect which relates to motor 
vehicle safety, the Secretary shall order the manufacturer (1) to fur-
nish notification respecting such vehicle or item of replacement equip-
ment to owners, purchasers, and dealers in accordance with section 
153, and (2) to remedy such defect or failure to comply in accordance 
with section 154. 
"CONTENTS, TIME, AND FORM OF NOTICE 
"SEC. 153. (a) The notification required by section 151 or 152 respect- 
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ing a defect in or failure to comply of a motor vehicle or item of 
replacement equipment shall contain, in addition to such other mat-
ters as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation— 
" (1) a clear description of such defect or failure to comply; 
" (2) an evaluation of the risk to motor vehicle safety reason-
ably related to such defect or failure to comply; 
"(3) a statement of the measures to be taken to obtain remedy 
of such defect or failure to comply; 
"(4) a statement that the manufacturer furnishing the notifi-
cation will cause such defect or failure to comply to be remedied 
without charge pursuant to section 154; 
"(5) the earliest date (specified in accordance with the second 
and third sentences of section 154(|b) (2)) on which such defect 
or failure to comply will be remedied without charge and, in the 
case of tires, the period during which such defect or failure to 
comply will be remedied without charge pursuant to section 154; 
and 
*' (6) a description of the procedure to be followed by the recipi-
ent of the notification in informing the Secretary whenever a 
manufacturer, distributor, or dealer fails or is unable to remedy 
without charge such defect or failure to comply. 
"(b) The notification required by section 151 or 152 shall be 
furnished— 
"(1) within a reasonable time after the manufacturer first 
makes a determination with respect to a defect or failure to com-
ply under section 151; or 
"(2) within a reasonable time (prescribed by the Secretary) 
after the manufacturer's receipt of notice of the Secretary's 
determination pursuant to section 152 that there is a defect or 
failure to comply. 
"(c) The notification required by section 151 or 152 with respect to 
a motor vehicle or item of replacement equipment shall be 
accomplished— 
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"(1) ill the case of a motor vehicle, by first class mail to each 
person who is registered under State law as the owner of such 
vehicle and whose name and address is reasonably ascertainable 
by the manufacturer through State records or other sources avail-
able to him; 
"(2) in the case of a motor vehicle, or tire, by first class mail to 
the first purchaser (or if a more recent purchaser is known to the 
manufacturer, to the most recent purchaser known to the manu-
facturer) of each such vehicle or tire containing such defect or 
failure to comply, unless the registered owner (if any) of such 
vehicle was notified under paragraph (1); 
"(3) in the case of an item of replacement equipment (other 
than a tire), (A) by first class mail to the most recent purchaser 
known to the manufacturer; and (B) if the Secretary determines 
that it is necessary in the interest of motor vehicle safety, by public 
notice in such manner as the Secretary may order after consulta-
tion with the manufacturer; 
" (4) by certified mail or other more expeditious means to the 
dealer or dealers of such manufacturer to whom such motor 
vehicle or replacement equipment was delivered; and 
"(5) by certified mail to the Secretary, if section 151 applies. 
In the case of a tire which contains a defect or failure to comply (or of 
a motor vehicle on which such tire was installed as original equip-
ment) , the manufacturer who is required to provide notification under 
paragraph (1) or (2) may elect to provide such notification by certified 
mail. 
" R E M E D Y o r DEFECT OR FAILURE TO COMPLY 
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"SEC. 154. (a) (1) If notification is required under section 151 or by 
an order under section 152(b) with respect to any motor vehicle or 
item of replacement equipment which fails to comply with an appli-
cable Federal motor vehicle safety standard or contains a defect 
which relates to motor vehicle safety, then the manufacturer of each 
such motor vehicle or item of replacement equipment presented for 
remedy pursuant to such notification shall cause such defect or failure 
to comply in such motor vehicle or such item of replacement equip-
ment to be remedied without charge. In the case of notification 
required by an order under section 152(b), the preceding sentence 
shall not apply during any period during which enforcement of the 
order has been restrained in an action to which section 155(a) applies 
or if such order has been set aside in such an action. 
"(2) (A) In the case of a motor vehicle presented for remedy 
pursuant to such notification, the manufacturer (subject to subsection 
(b) of this section) shall cause the vehicle to be remedied by which-
ever of the following means he elects: 
" (i) By repairing such vehicle. 
"(ii) By replacing such motor vehicle without charge, with 
an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle. 
"(iii) By refunding the purchase price of such motor vehicle 
in full, less a reasonable allowance for depreciation. 
Replacement or refund may be subject to such conditions imposed by 
the manufacturer as the Secretary may permit by regulation. 
"(B) In the case of an item of replacement equipment the manu-
facturer shall (at his election) cause either the repair of such item of 
replacement equipment, or the replacement of such item of replace-
ment equipment without charge with an identical or reasonably 
equivalent item of replacement equipment. 
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''(3) The dealer who effects remedy pursuant to this section without 
charge shall receive fair and equitable reimbursement for such remedy 
from the manufacturer. 
"(4) The requirement of this section that remedy be provided with-
out charge shall not apply if the motor vehicle or item of replacement 
equipment was purchased by the first purchaser more than 8 calendar 
years (3 calendar years in the case of a tire, including an original 
equipment tire) before (A) notification respecting the defect or fail-
ure to comply is furnished pursuant to section 151, or (B) the Secre-
tary orders such notification under section 152, whichever is earlier. 
"(.'i) (A) The manufacturer of a tire (including an original equip-
ment tire) presented for remedy by an owner or purchaser pursuant to 
notification under section 153 shall not be obligated to remedy such 
tire if such tire is not presented for remedy during the 60-day period 
beginning on the later of (i) the date on which the owner or purchaser 
received such notification or (ii) if the manufacturer elects replace-
ment, the date on which the owner or purchaser received notice that a 
replacement tire is available. 
"(B) If the manufacturer elects replacement and if a replacement 
tire is not in fact available during the 60-day period, then the limi-
tation under subparagraph 
(A) on the manufacturer's 
remedy 
obligation shall be applicable only if the manufacturer provides a 
notification (subsequent to the notification provided under subpara-
graph (A)(ii)) that replacement tires are to be available during a 
later 60-day period (beginning alter such subsequent notification), 
and in that case the manufacturer's obligation shall be limited to 
tires presented tor remedy during the later 60-day period if the tires 
are in fact available during that period. 
"(b) (1) Whenever a manufacturer has elected under subsection (a) 
to cause the repair of a defect in a motor vehicle or item of replace-
ment equipment or of a failure of such vehicle or item of replacement 
equipment to comply with a motor vehicle safety standard, and he has 
failed to cause such defect or failure to comply to be adequately 
repaired within a reasonable time, then (A) he shall cause the motor 
vehicle or item of replacement equipment to be replaced with an iden-
tical or reasonably equivalent vehicle or item of replacement equip-
ment without charge, or (B) (in the case of a motor vehicle and if the 
manufacturer so elects) he shall cause the purchase price to be 
refunded in full, less a reasonable allowance for depreciation. Failure 
to adequately repair a motor vehicle or item of replacement equip-
ment within 60 days after tender of the motor vehicle or item of 
replacement equipment for repair shall be prima facie evidence of 
failure to repair within a reasonable time; unless prior to the expira- j,^^^J^\''%^^l^^'^^ 
tion of such 60-day period the Secretary, by order, extends such 
60-day period for good cause shown and published in the Federal 
Register. 
"(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'tender' does not 
include presenting a motor vehicle or item of replacement equip-
ment for repair prior to the earliest date specified in the notification 
pursuant to section 153(a) on which such defect or failure to comply 
will be remedied without charge, or (if notification was not afforded 
pursuant to section 153(a)) prior to the date specified in any notice 
required to be given under section 155(d). In either case, such date 
shall be specified by the manufacturer and shall be the earliest date 
on which parts and facilities can reasonably be expected to be avail-
able. Such date shall be subject to disapproval by the Secretary. 
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Program filed 
with Secretary; 
notice of avail-
ability published 
in Federal 
Register. 
"(c) The manufacturer shall tile with the Secretary a copy of his 
program pursuant to this section for remedying any defect or failure 
to comply, and the Secretary shall make the program available to the 
public. Notice of such availability shall be published in the Federal 
Register. 
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Notification. 
ENFOKGEMENT OF NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY ORDERS 
"SEC. 155. (a)(1) An action under section 110(a) to restrain a 
violation of an order issued under section 152(b), or under section 109 
to collect a civil penalty with respect to a violation of such an order, or 
any other civil action with respect to such an order, may be brought 
only in the United States district court for the District of Columbia 
or the United States district court for a judicial district in the State 
of incorporation (if any) of the manufacturer to which the order 
applies; unless on motion of any party the court orders a change of 
venue to any other district court for good cause shown. All actions 
(including enforcement actions) brought with respect to the same 
order under section 152(b) shall be consolidated in an action in a 
single judicial district, in accordance with an order of the court in 
which the first such action is brought (or if such first action is trans-
ferred to another court, by order of such other court). 
"(2) The court shall expedite the disposition of any civil action to 
which this subsection applies. 
" (b) If a civil action which relates to an order under section 152 (b), 
and to which subsection (a) of this section applies, has been com-
menced, the Secretary may order the manufacturer to issue a provi-
sional notification which shall contain— 
"(A) a statement that the Secretary has determined that a 
defect which relates to motor vehicle safety, or failure to comply 
with a Federal motor vehicle safety standard, exists, and that the 
manufacturer is contesting such determination in a proceeding in 
a United States district court, 
"(B) a clear description of the Secretary's stated basis for his 
determination that there is such a defect or failure, 
"(C) the Secretary's evaluation of the risk to motor vehicle 
safety reasonably related to such defect or failure to comply, 
"(D) any measures which in the judgment of the Secretary are 
necessary to avoid an unreasonable hazard resulting from the 
defect or failure to comply, 
"(E) a statement that the manufacturer will cause such defect 
or failure to comply to be remedied without charge pursuant to 
section 154, but that this obligation of the manufacturer is condi-
tioned on the outcome of the court proceeding, and 
"(F) such other matters as the Secretary may prescribe by 
regulation or in such order. 
Issuance of notification under this subsection does not relieve the man-
ufacturer of any liability for failing to issue notification required by 
an order under section 152 (b). 
"(c)(1) If a manufacturer fails to notify owners or purchasers in 
accordance with section 153(c) within the period specified under sec-
tion 153(b), the court may hold him liable for a civil penalty with 
respect to such failure to notify, unless the manufacturer prevails in 
an action described in subsection (a) of this section or unless the court 
in such an action restrains the enforcement of such order (in which 
case he shall not be liable with respect to any period for which the 
effectiveness of the order was stayed). The court shall restrain the 
enforcement of such an order only if it determines. (A) that the fail-
ure to furnish notification is reasonable, and (B) that the manufac-
turer has demonstrated that he is likely to prevail on the merits. 
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"(2) If a manufacturer fails to notify owners or purcliasers as 
required by an order under subsection (b) of this section, the court 
may hold him liable for a civil penalty without regard to whether or 
not he prevails in an action (to which subsection (a) applies) with 
respect to the validity of the order issued under section 152(b). 
"(d) If (i) a manufacturer fails within the period specified in sec-
tion 153(b) to comply with an order under section 152(b) to afford 
notification to owners and purchasers, (ii) a civil action to which sub-
section (a) applies is commenced with respect to such order, and (iii) 
the Secretary prevails in such action, then the Secretary shall order 
the manufacturer— 
"(1) to afford notice (which notice may be combined with any 
notice required by an order under section 152(b)) to each owner, 
purchaser, and dealer described in section 153(c) of the outcome 
of the proceeding and containing such other information as the 
Secretary may require; 
"(2) to specify (in accordance with the second and third sen-
tences of section 154(b)) the earliest date on which such defect or 
failure will be remedied without charge; and 
"(3) if notification was required under subsection (b) of this 
section, to reimburse such owner or purchaser for any reasonable 
and necessary expenses (not in excess of any amount specified in 
the order of the Secretary) which are incurred (A) by such owner 
or purchaser; (B) for the purpose of repairing the defect or fail-
ure to comply to which the order relates; and (C) during the 
period beginning on the date such notification under subsection 
(b) was required to be issued and ending on the date such owner 
or purchaser receives notification pursuant to this subsection. 
REASONABLENESS OF NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY 
"SEC. 156. Upon petition of any interested person or on his own 
motion, the Secretary may hold a hearing in which any interested 
person (including a manufacturer) may make oral (as well as writ-
ten) presentations of data, views, and arguments on the question of 
whether a manufacturer has reasonably met his obligation to notify 
under section 151 or 152, and to remedy a defect or failure to comply 
under section 154. If the Secretary determines the manufacturer has 
not reasonably met such obligation, he shall order the manufacturer 
to take specified action to comply with such obligation; and, in addi-
tion, the Secretary may take any other action authorized by this title. 
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Hearing. 
'EXEMPTION FOR INCONSEQUENTIAL DEFECT OR FAILURE TO COMPLY 
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"SEC. 157. Upon application of a manufacturer, the Secretary shall 
exempt such manufacturer from any requirement under this part to 
give notice with respect to, or to remedy, a defect or failure to comply, 
if he determines, after notice in the Federal Register and opportunity 
for interested persons to present data, views, and arguments, that such 
defect or failure to comply is inconsequential as it relates to motor arguments, pres 
vehicle safety. 
^"'^'^°" °PP°'-
Notice in 
Federal Register; 
data, views and 
tunity. 
"INFORMATION, DISCLOSURE, AND RECORDKEEPING 
"SEC. 158. (a) (1) Every manufacturer shall furnish to the Secre-
tary a true or representative copy of all notices, bulletins, and other 
communications to the dealers of such manufacturer or to owners or 
purchasers of motor vehicle or replacement equipment produced by 
such manufacturer regarding any defect or failure to comply in such 
vehicle or equipment which is sold or serviced. 
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"(2) ^A) Except as provided in subparagiaj)h (B), the Secretaiy 
shall disclose to the public so much of any information which is 
obtained under this Act and which relates to a defect which relates 
to motor vehicle safety or to a failure to comply with an applicable 
Federal motor vehicle safety standard, as he determines will assist in 
carrying out the purposes of this part or as may be required by 
section 152. 
Confidential 
"(B) Any information described in subparagraph (A) which con-
tains or relates to a trade secret or other matter referred to in section 
1905 of title 18, United States Code, shall be considered confidential 
for purposes of that section and shall not be disclosed; unless the 
Secretary determines that disclosure of such information is necessary 
to carry out the purposes of this title. 
"(C) Any obligation to disclose information under this paragraph 
shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the requirements of section 
552 of title 5, United States Code. 
"(b) Every manufacturer of motor vehicles or tires shall cause the 
establishment and maintenance of records of the name and address of 
the first purchaser of each motor vehicle and tire produced by such 
manufacturer. To the extent required by regulations of the Secretary, 
every manufacturer of motor vehicles or tires shall cause the establish-
ment and maintenance of records of the name and address of the first 
purchaser of each item of replacement equipment other than a tire 
produced by such manufacturer. The Secretary may, by rule, specify 
the records to be established and maintained, and reasonable proce-
dures to be followed by manufacturers in establishing and maintain-
ing such records, including procedures to be followed by distributors 
and dealers to assist manufacturers to secure the information required 
by this subsection; except that the availability or not of such assistance 
shall not affect the obligation of manufacturers under this subsection. 
Such procedures shall be reasonable for the particular type of motor 
vehicle or tires for which they are prescribed, and shall provide rea-
sonable assurance that customer lists of any dealer and distributor, and 
similar information, will not be made available to any person other 
than the dealer or distributor, except where necessary to carry out the 
purpose of this part. 
"DEFINITIONS 
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"SEC. 159. For purposes of this part: 
"(1) The retreader of tires shall be deemed the manufacturer 
of tires which have been retreaded, and the brand name owner of 
tires marketed under a brand name not owned by the manufac-
turer of the tire shall be deemed the manufacturer of tires mar-
keted under such brand name. 
"(2) Except as otherwise provided in regulations of the 
Secretary: 
"(A) The term 'original equipment' means an item of 
motor vehicle equipment (including a tire) which was 
installed in or on a motor vehicle at the time of its delivery to 
the first purchaser. 
"(B) The term 'replacement equipment' means motor 
vehicle equipment (including a tire) other than original 
equipment. 
"(C) A defect in, or failure to comply of, an item of origi-
nal equipment shall be deemed to be a defect in, or failure to 
comply of, the motor vehicle in or on which such equipment 
was installed at the time of its delivery to the first 
purchaser. 
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"(D) If the manufacturer of a motor vehicle is not the 
manufacturer of original equipment installed in or on such 
vehicle a,t the time of its delivery to the first purchaser, the 
manufacturer of the vehicle (rather than the manufacturer of 
such equipment) shall be considered the manufacturer of 
such item of equipment. 
"(3) The term 'first purchaser' means first purchaser for pur-
poses other than resale. 
"(4) The term 'adequate repair' does not include any repair 
which results in substantially impaired operation of a motor 
vehicle or item of replacement equipment. 
"EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS 
"SEC. 160. The provisions of this part shall not create or affect any 
warranty obligation under State or Federal law. Consumer remedies 
under this part are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other right 
or remedy under State or Federal law." 
(b) 
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Title I of such Act is amended by inserting after section 101 
the following: 
"PART A—GENERAL PROVISIONS". 
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(2) Section 110(c) of such Act is amended by striking out "Actions" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as provided in section 155(a), 
actions". 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall 
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not apply to any defect or failure to comply with respect to which, "° ^" 
before the effective date of this title, notification was issued under 
section 113(a) of such Act or was required to be issued under section 
113(e). 
SEC. 103. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) 
PROHIBITED ACTS.— 
(1) (A) Section 108(a) of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle 
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Safety Act of 1966 is amended by inserting " (1)" after "SEC. 108. (a)", 
by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as subparagraphs 
(A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively, and by adding at the end of 
such subsection the following new paragraph: 
"(2) (A) No manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or motor vehicle 
repair business shall knowingly render inoperative, in whole or part, 
any device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or 
item of motor vehicle equipment in compliance with an applicable 
Federal motor vehicle safety standard, unless such manufacturer, 
distributor, dealer, or repair business reasonably believes that such 
vehicle or item of equipment will not be used (other than for testing 
or similar purposes in the course of maintenance or repair) during 
the time such device or element of design is rendered inoperative. For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term 'motor vehicle repair business' 
"Motor vehi-
means any person who holds himself out to the public as in the busi- "^^ business." 
ness of repairing motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment for 
compensation. 
"(B) The Secretary may by regulation exempt any person from this 
paragraph if he determines that such exemption is consistent with 
motor vehicle safety and the purposes of this Act. The Secretary may 
prescribe regulations defining the term 'render inoperative'. 
"(C) This paragraph shall not apply with respect to the rendering 
inoperative of (i) any safety belt interlock (as defined in section 
125(f) (1)) or (ii) any continuous buzzer (as defined in section 125 
Ante, p. i482, 
(f) (4)) designed to indicate that safety belts are not in use. 
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"(D) Paragraph (1) (A) of this subsection shall not apply to the 
sale or offering for sale of any motor vehicle which has such a buzzer 
or interlock rendered inoperative by a dealer at the request of the first 
purchaser of such vehicle." 
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^g^ Subsection (b) of section 108 of such Act is amended by insert-
ing " ( A ) " after "Paragraph (1)" in paragraphs (1), (2), and (5) of 
such subsection and by inserting " (A)" after "paragraph (1)" in para-
graph (3) of such subsection. 
(2) Section 108(a) of such Act (as amended by paragraph (1) of 
this subsection) is amended— 
(A) by inserting after the semicolon in paragraph (1) (B) the 
following: "fail to keep specified records in accordance with such 
section; or fail or refuse to permit impounding, as required under 
^"^"•s- 
section 112(a);" and 
(B) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following new 
subparagraph: 
"(E) fail to comply with any rule, regulation, or order issued 
under section 112 or 114; and" 
(3) Section 108(a) (1) (D) of such Act is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(D) fail— 
" (i) to furnish notification, 
"(ii) to remedy any defect or failure to comply, or 
"(iii) to maintain records, 
as required by part B of this title; or fail to comply with any 
order or other requirement applicable to any manufacturer, 
distributor, or dealer pursuant to such part B ; " 
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^b) PENALTIES.—Section 109 of such Act is amended by striking 
out "$400,000" in the second sentence of such subsection (a) and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$800,000". 
(c) INJUNCTIONS.— 
(1) The first sentence of section 110(a) of such Act is amended (1) 
by inserting "(or rules, regulations or orders thereunder)" after "vio-
lations of this title", and (2) by inserting immediately after "pur-
suant to this title," the following: "or to contain a defect (A) which 
relates to motor vehicle safety and (B) with respect to which notifica-
tion has been given under section 151 or has been required to be given 
under section 152 (b),". 
(2) The next to the last sentence of section 110(a) of such Act is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the follow-
ing : "or to remedy the defect". 
SEC. 104. INSPECTION AND RECORDKEEPING. 
(a) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 112 of the National 
Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 are amended to read as 
follows: 
"(a) (1) The Secretary is authorized to conduct any inspection or 
investigation— 
" (A) which may be necessary to enforce this title or any rules, 
regulations, or orders issued thereunder, or 
"(B) which relates to the facts, circumstances, conditions, and 
causes of any motor vehicle accident and which is for the purposes 
of carrying out his functions under this Act. 
The Secretary shall furnish the Attorney General and, when appro-
priate, the Secretary of the Treasury any information obtained indi-
cating noncompliance with this title or any rules, regulations, or orders 
issued thereunder, for appropriate action. In making investigations 
under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall cooperate with appro-
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priate State and local officials to the greatest extent possible consistent 
with the purposes of this subsection. 
"(2) For purposes of carrying out paragraph (1), officers or 
employees duly designated by the Secretary, upon presenting appro-
priate credentials and written notice to the owner, operator, or agent 
in charge, are authorized at reasonable times and in a reasonable 
manner— 
"(A) to enter (i) any factory, warehouse, or establishment in 
which motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment are 
manufactured, or held for introduction into interstate commerce 
or are held for sale after such introduction, or (ii) any premises 
where a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment involved 
in a motor \ehicle accident is located; 
"(B) to impound for a period not to exceed 72 hours, any motor 
vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment involved in a motor 
vehicle accident; and 
"(C) to inspect any factory, warehouse, establishment, vehicle, 
or equipment referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
Each inspection under this paragi-aph shall be commenced and com-
pleted with reasonable promptness. 
"(3) (A) Whenever, under the authority of paragraph (2) (B), the 
Secretary inspects or temporarily impounds for the purpose of inspec-
tion any motor vehicle (other than a vehicle subject to part II of 
the Interstate (^.ommerce Act) or an item of motor vehicle equipment, 
he shall pay reasonable compensation to the owner of such vehicle to 
the extent that such inspection or impounding results in the denial of 
the use of the vehicle to its owner or in the reduction in value of the 
vehicle. 
"(B) As used in this subsection, 'motor vehicle accident' means an 
occurrence associated with the maintenance, use, or operation of a 
motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment in or as a result of 
which any person suffers death or personal injury, or in which there is 
property damage. 
"(b) Every manufacturer of motor vehicles and motor vehicle 
equipment shall establish and maintain such records and every manu-
facturer, dealer, or distributor shall make such reports, as the Sec-
retary may reasonably require to enable him to determine whether 
such manufacturer, dealer, or distributor has acted or is acting in com-
pliance with this title or any rules, regulations, or orders issued there-
under and shall, upon request of an officer or employee duly designated 
by the Secretary, permit such officer or employee to inspect appro-
priate books, papers, records, and documents relevant to determining 
whether such manufacturer, dealer, or distributor has acted or is acting 
in compliance with this title or any rules, regulations, or orders issued 
thereunder. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as imposing 
recordkeeping requirements on distributors or dealers, except those 
requirements imposed under section 158 and regulations and orders 
promulgated thereunder. 
"(c) (1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this title, 
the Secretary, or on the authorization of the Secretary, any officer or 
employee of the Department of Transportation may hold such hear-
ings, take such testimony, sit and act at such times and places, admin-
ister such oaths, and require, by subpena or otherwise, the attendance 
and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, 
papers, correspondence, memorandums, contracts, agreements, or other 
records as the Secretary, or such officer or employee, deems advisable. 
"(2) In order to carry out the provisions of this title, the Secretary 
or his duly authorized agent shall at all reasonable times have access 
to, and for the purposes of examination the right to copy, any docu-
Impoundment 
of motor vehicles. 
Compensation 
to vehicle 
49 u s e 301. 
"Motor vehicle 
accident." 
Hearings. 
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Noncompliance. 
Punishment. 
Witnesses fees. 
IS u s e 1402. 
Publication 
in Federal 
Register. 
mentary evidence of any person having materials or information rele-
vant to any function of the Secretary under this title. 
"(3) The Secretary is authorized to require, by general or special 
orders, any person to file, in such form as the Secretary may prescribe, 
reports or answers in writing to specific questions relating to any 
function of the Secretary under this title. Such reports and answers 
shall be made under oath or otherwise, and shall be filed with the 
Secretary within such reasonable period as the Secretary may pre-
scribe. 
" (4) Any of the district courts of the United States within the juris-
diction of which an inquiry is carried on may, in the case of contumacy 
or refusal to obey a subpena or order of the Secretary or such officer 
or employee issued under paragraph (1) or paragraph (3) of this sub-
section, issue an order requiring compliance therewith; and any failure 
to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a 
contempt thereof. 
"(5) Witnesses summoned pursuant to this subsection shall be paid 
thQ same fees and mileage which are paid witnesses in the courts of 
the United States. 
"(6) (A) The Secretary is authorized to request from any depart-
ment, agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government such 
statistics, data, program reports, and other materials as he deems 
necessary to carry out his functions under this title; and each such 
department, agency, or instrumentality is authorized and directed to 
cooperate with the Secretary and to furnish such statistics, data, pro-
gram reports, and other materials to the Department of Transporta-
tion upon request made by the Secretary. Nothing in this subparagraph 
shall be deemed to affect any provision of law limiting the authority of 
an agency, department, or instrumentality of the Federal Government 
to provide information to another agency, department, or instru-
mentality of the Federal Government. 
"(B) The head of any Federal department, agency, or instru-
mentality is authorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, any person-
nel of such department, agency, or instnimentality to assist in carrying 
out the duties of the Secretary under this title." 
(b) Section 112(e) of such Act is amended by striking out "All" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as otherwise provided in section 
158(a) (2) and section 113(b), all"; and striking out "subsection (b) 
or (c)" and inserting in lieu thereof "this title". 
SEC. 105. COST INFORMATION. 
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (as 
amended by section 102) is further amended by inserting after section 
112 the following: 
"SEC. 113. (a) Whenever any manufacturer opposes an action of the 
Secretary under section 103, or under any other provision of this Act, 
on the ground of increased cost, the manufacturer shall submit such 
cost information (in such detail as the Secretary may by regulation or 
order prescribe) as may be necessary in order to properly evaluate the 
manufacturer's statement. The Secretary shall thereafter promptly 
prepare an evaluation of such cost information. 
"(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), such cost information together 
with the Secretary's evaluation thereof, shall be available to the pub-
lic. Notice of the availability of such information shall be published in 
the Federal Register. 
"(2) If the manufacturer satisfies the Secretary that any portion of 
such information contains a trade secret or other confidential matter, 
such portion may be disclosed to the public only in such manner as to 
preserve the confidentiality of such trade secret or other confidential 
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matter, except that any such information may be disclosed to other offi-
cers or employees concerned with carrying out this title or when rele-
vant in any proceeding under this title. Nothing in this subsection 
shall authorize the withholding of information by the Secretary or 
any officer or employee under his control, from the duly authorized 
committees of the Congress. 
"(c) For purposes of this section, the term 'cost information' means ^^"^°^^ informa-
information with respect to alleged cost increases resulting from action 
by the Secretary, in such form as to permit the public and the Secre-
tary to make an informed judgment on the validity of the manufac-
turer's statements. Such term includes both the manufacturer's cost 
and the cost to retail purchasers. 
"(d) The Secretary is authorized to establish rules and regulations ^e^^/aTion"'^ 
prescribing forms and procedures for the submission of cost informa- "
^
^
^
^ 
tion under this section. 
"(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the 
authority of the Secretary to obtain, or require submission of, informa-
tion under any other provision of this Act." 
SEC. 106. AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY. 
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 is 
amended by inserting after section 123 the following new section: 
"SEC. 124. (a) Any interested person may file with the Secretary a 
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petition requesting him (1) to commence a proceeding respecting 
the issuance of an order pursuant to section 103 or to commence a 
proceeding to determine whether to issue an order pursuant to section 
i52(b) of this Act. 
"(b) Such petition shall set forth (1) facts which it is claimed 
establish that an oi'der is necessary, and (2) a brief description of the 
substance of the order which it is claimed should be issued by the 
Secretary. 
"(c) The Secretary may hold a public hearing or may conduct such 
Hearing. 
investigation or proceeding as he deems appropriate in order to deter-
mine whether or not such petition should be granted. 
"(d) Within 120 days after filing of a petition described in sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall either grant or deny the petition. 
If the Secretary gr-ants such petition, he shall promptly commence the 
proceeding requested in the petition. If the Secretary denies such 
petition he shall publish in the Federal Register his reasons for such 
Publication 
S 
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in Federal 
d e n i a l . 
.
.
. 
Register. 
"(e) The remedies under this section shall be in addition to, and not 
in lieu of, other remedies provided by law." 
SEC. 107. NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) PUBLIC MEMBERS.—Section 104 of the National Traffic and 
Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 196,6 is amended by inserting "(1)" after 
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"SEC. 104. (a)", and by adding the following new paragraph at the 
end of subsection (a) : 
" (2) For the purposes of this section, the term 'representative of the o
f the^^'e^ner"a?''''^ 
general public' means an individual who (A) is not in the employ of, pubuc." 
or holding any official relation to any person who is (i) a manufac-
turer, dealer, or distributor, or (ii) a supplier of any manufacturer, 
dealer, or distributor, (B) does not own stock or bonds of substantial 
value in any person described in subparagraph (A) (i) or (ii), and 
(C) is not in any other manner directly or indirectly pecuniarily inter-
ested in such a person. The Secretary shall publish the names of the ^f^a^'^t's^^f'" 
member's of the Council annually and shall designate which members memb'^rs^, ° 
represent the general public. The Chairman of the Council shall be 
chosen by the Council from among the members representing the gen-
eral public." 
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fs^'usc 1393 
(^) EXPIRATION.—Effective October 1, 1977, section 104 of such Act 
(as amended by subsection (a) of this section) is repealed. 
SEC. 108. FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY STANDARD. 
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(a) KATIFICATION or STANDARD.—Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
"°*^- 
Standard Number nOl (49 CFR 571.301-75; Docket No. 73-^20, Notice 
2) as published on March 21, 1974 (39 F.R. 10588-10590) shall take 
effect on the dates prescribed in such standard (as so published). 
(b) AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF STANDARD.—^^The Secretary may 
amend the standard described in subsection (a) in order to correct 
technical errors in the standard, and may amend or repeal such stand-
ard if he determines such amendment or repeal will not diminish the 
level of motor vehicle safety. 
SEC. 109. OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. 
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 is 
amended by inserting after section 124 the following new section: 
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«gj,(. 125. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Secretary shall amend the Federal motor vehicle safety 
standard numbered 208 (49 CFR 571.208), so as to bring such standard 
into conformity with the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
of subsection (b) of this section. Such amendment shall take effect not 
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section. 
"(b) After the effective date of the amendment prescribed under 
subsection (a) : 
"(1) No Federal motor vehicle safety standard may— 
" (A) have the effect of requiring, or 
"(B) provide that a manufacturer is permitted to comply 
with such standard by means of, 
any continuous buzzer designed to indicate that safety belts are 
not in use, or any safety belt interlock system. 
"(2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3), no Fed-
eral motor vehicle safety standard respecting occupant restraint 
systems may— 
" (A) have the effect of requiring, or 
"(B) provide that a manufacturer is permitted to comply 
with such standard by means of, 
an occupant restraint system other than a belt system. 
"(3) (A) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a Federal motor 
vehicle safety standard which provides that a manufacturer is 
permitted to comply with such standard by equipping motor 
vehicles manufactured by him with either— 
"(i) a belt system, or 
"(ii) any other occupant restraint system specified in such 
standard. 
"(B) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to any Federal motor 
vehicle safety standard M'hich the Secretary elects to promulgate 
in accordance with the procedure specified in subsection (c), 
unless it is disapproved by both Houses of Congress by con-
current resolution in accordance Avith subsection (d). 
"(C) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a Federal motor 
vehicle safety standard if at the time of promulgation of such 
standard (i) the 60-day period determined under subsection (d) 
has expired with respect to any previously promulgated standard 
which the Secretary has elected to promulgate in accordance with 
subsection (c), and (ii) both Houses of Congress have not by 
concurrent resolution within such jjeriod disapproved such previ-
ously promulgated standard. 
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"(c) The procedure referred to in subsection (b)(3)(B) and (C) 
in accordance with which the Secretary may elect to promulgate a 
standard is as follows : 
"(1) The standard shall be promulgated in accordance with 
section 103 of this Act, subject to the other provisions of this sub-
section. 
"(2) Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to 
such standard; except that the Secretary shall afford interested 
persons an opportunity for oral as well as written presentation 
of data, views, or arguments. A transcript shall be kept of any 
oral presentation. 
"(3) The chairmen and ranking minority members of the 
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee and the Sen-
ate Commerce Committee shall be notified in writing of any pro-
posed standard to which this section applies. Any Member of 
Congress may make an oral presentation of data, views, or argu-
ments under paragraph (2). 
"(4) Any standard promulgated pursuant to this subsection 
shall be transmitted to both Houses of Congress, on the same day 
and to each House while it is in session. In addition, such standard 
shall be transmitted to the chairmen and ranking minority mem-
bers of the committees referred to in paragraph (3), 
" (d) (1) A standard which the Secretary has elected to promulgate 
in accordance with subsection (c) shall not be effective if, during the 
first period of 60 calendar days of continuous session of Congress after 
the date of transmittal to Congress, both Houses of Congress pass a 
concurrent resolution the matter after the resolving clause of which 
reads as follows: 'The Congress disapproves the Federal motor vehicle 
safety standard transmitted to Congress on 
, 19—.'; (the 
blank space being filled with date of transmittal of the standard to 
Congress). If both Houses do not pass such a resolution during such 
period, such standard shall not be effective until the expiration of 
such period (unless the standard specifies a later date). 
" (2) For purposes of this section— 
"(A) continuity of session of Congress is broken only by an 
adjournment sine die; and 
"(B) the days on which either House is not in session because 
of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are 
excluded in the computation of the 60-day period. 
"(e) This section shall not impair any right which any person may 
have to obtain judicial review of a Federal motor vehicle safety 
standard. 
"(f) For purposes of this section: 
" (1) The term 'safety belt interlock' means any system designed 
to prevent starting or operation of a motor vehicle if one or more 
occupants of such vehicle are not using safety belts, 
" (2) The term 'belt system' means an occupant restraint system 
consisting of integrated lap and shoulder belts for front outboard 
occupants and lap belts for other occupants. With respect to (A) 
motor vehicles other than passenger vehicles, (B) convertibles, 
and (C) open-body type vehicles, such term also includes an 
occupant restraint system consisting of lap belts or lap belts com-
bined witli detachable shoulder belts. 
Data, views, or 
arguments, pres-
entation. 
Congress, noti-
fication; presen-
tation of data, 
views, or argu-
ments. 
Definitions, 
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"(3) The term 'occupant restraint system' means a system the 
principal purpose of which is to assure that occupants of a motor 
vehicle remain in their seats in the event of a collision or rollover. 
Such term does not include a warning device designed to indicate 
that seat belts are not in use. 
"(4) The term 'continuous buzzer' means a buzzer other than a 
buzzer which operates only during the 8 second period after the 
ignition is turned to the 'start' or 'on' position." 
SEC. 110. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—Section 102(10) of the National 
Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(10) 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Transportation." 
(b) DATE OF ANNUAL EEPORT.—The first sentence of section 120(a) 
15 use 1408. 
of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 is 
amended by striking out "March 1" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"July 1". 
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^Q^ REGROOVED TIRES.—Section 204(a) of such Act is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(a) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or introduction for sale, or 
deliver for introduction in interstate commerce, any tire or motor 
vehicle equipped with any tire which has been regrooved, except that 
the Secretary may by order permit the sale, offer for sale, introduction 
for sale, or delivery for introduction in interstate commerce, of 
regrooved tires and motor vehicles equipped with regrooved tires 
which he finds are designed and constructed in a manner consistent 
with the purposes of this Act." 
SEC. 111. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title (other than section 109) shall 
take effect on the sixtieth day after the date of enactment of this Act; 
except that section 108(a) (4) (D) of the National Traffic and Motor 
Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (as added by section 103(a)(1)(A) of 
this Act) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—SCHOOLBUS SAFETY 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 102 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 
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iQQQ js amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"(14) 'schoolbus' means a passenger motor vehicle which is 
designed to carry more than 10 passengers in addition to the 
driver, and which the Secretary determines is likely to be signifi-
cantly used for the purpose of transporting primary, preprimary, 
or secondary school students to or from such schools or events 
related to such schools; and 
"(15) 'schoolbus equipment' means equipment designed pri-
marily as a system, part, or component of a schoolbus, or any 
similar part or component manufactured or sold for replace-
ment or improvement of such system, part, or component or as 
an accessory or addition to a schoolbus." 
SEC. 202. MANDATORY SCHOOLBUS STANDARDS. 
Section 103 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act 
1
5 use 1392. 
Qf 1966 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"(i) (1) (A) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this subsection, the Secretary shall publish proposed Federal motor 
vehicle safety standards to be applicable to schoolbuses and school-
bus equipment. Such proposed standards shall include minimum stand-
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ards for the following aspects of performance: 
"(i) Emergency exits. 
" (ii) Interior protection for occupants. 
"(iii) Floor strength. 
"(iy) Seating systems. 
"(v) Crash worthiness of body and frame (including protec-
tion against rollover hazards). 
" (vi) Vehicle operating systems. 
" (vii) Windows and windshields. 
"(viii) Fuel systems. 
"(B) Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall promulgate Federal motor vehicle 
safety standards which shall provide minimum standards for those 
aspects of performance set out in clauses (i) through (viii) of sub-
paragraph (A) of this paragraph, and which shall apply to each 
school bus and item of schoolbus equipment which is manufactured in 
or imported into the United States on or after the expiration of the 
9-month period which begins on the date of promulgation of such 
safety standards. 
"(2) The Secretary may prescribe regulations requiring that any 
schoolbus be test-driven by the manufacturer before introduction into 
commerce." 
SEC. 203. ENFORCEMENT. 
Section 108(a) (1) of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety 
Act of 1966 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
is use 1397, 
"(F) to fail to comply with regulations of the Secretary under 
section 103(i) (2)." 
TITLE III—MOTOR VEHICLE DEMON-
STRATION PROJECTS 
SEC. 301. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. 
(a) Title I I I of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after the heading for such title the following: 
"PART A—STATE PROGRAMS"; 
(2) by striking out "this title" wherever it appears in sections 
301, 302, and 303 and inserting in lieu thereof "this part": 
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(3) by redesignating section 304 as section 321; and 
(4) by inserting after section 303 the following: 
1962, 1963. 
"PART B—SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS 
"AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH 
"SEC. 311. The Secretary shall establish a special motor vehicle 
is use i963a. 
diagnostic inspection demonstration project to assist in the rapid devel-
opment and evaluation of advanced inspection, analysis, and diag-
nostic equipment suitable for use by the States in standardized hi^h 
volume inspection facilities and to evaluate the repair characteristics 
of motor vehicles. Such project shall be designed to facilitate evalua-
tion of repair characteristics by small automotive repair garages. 
"PART C—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS". 
Approved October 27, 1974.