Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act
PL 106-414 (H.R.5164), enacted 11/01/2000

114 STAT. 1800 
PUBLIC LAW 106-414—NOV. 1, 2000 
Public Law 106-414 
106th Congress 
Nov. 1, 2000 
[H.R. 5164] 
Transportation 
Recall 
Enhancement, 
Accountability, 
and 
Documentation 
(TREAD) Act. 
49 u s e 30101 
note. 
49 u s e 30118 
and note. 
Deadlines. 
An Act 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require reports concerning defects in 
motor vehicles or tires or other motor vehicle equipment in foreign countries, 
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 "Transportation Recall Enhance-
ment, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act". 
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF SECTION 30118. 
The amendments made to section 30118 of title 49, United 
States Code, by section 364 of the Department of Transportation 
and Related i^encies Appropriations Act, 2001 are repealed and 
such section shall be effective as if such amending section had 
not been enacted. 
SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) DEFECTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—Section 30166 of title 
49, United States /Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
"(1) REPORTING OF DEFECTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES AND PRODUCTS 
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.— 
"(1) REPORTING OF DEFECTS, MANUFACTURER DETERMINA-
TION.—^Not later than 5 working days after determining to 
conduct a safety recall or other safety campaign in a foreign 
country on a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment that 
is identical or substantially similar to a motor vehicle or motor 
vehicle equipment offered for sale in the United States, the 
manufacturer shall report the determination to the Secretary. 
"(2) REPORTING OF DEFECTS, FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DETER-
MINATION.—Not later than 5 working days after receiving 
notification that the government of a foreign country has deter-
mined that a safety recall or other safety campaign must be 
conducted in the foreign country on a motor vehicle or motor 
vehicle equipment that is identical or substantially similar 
to a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment offered for sale 
in the United States, the manufacturer of the motor vehicle 
or motor vehicle equipment shall report the determination to 
the Secretary. 
"(3) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall pre-
scribe the contents of the notification required by this sub-
section.". 
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(b) EARLY WARNING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 30166 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
"(m) EARLY WARNING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
"(1) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Transportation Recall Enhance-
ment, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act, the 
Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish 
early warning reporting requirements for manufacturers of 
motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to enhance the 
Secretary's ability to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 
"(2) DEADLINE.—^The Secretary shall issue a final rule 
under paragraph (1) not later than June 30, 2002. 
"(3) REPORTING ELEMENTS.— 
"(A) WARRANTY AND CLAIMS DATA.—^As part of the final 
rule promulgated under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
require manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle 
equipment to report, periodically or upon request by the 
Secretary, information which is received by the manufac-
turer derived from foreign and domestic sources to the 
extent that such information may assist in the identifica-
tion of defects related to motor vehicle safety in motor 
vehicles and motor vehicle equipment in the United States 
and which concerns— 
"(i) data on claims submitted to the manufacturer 
for serious injuries (including death) and aggregate 
statistical data on property damage from alleged 
defects in a motor vehicle or in motor vehicle equip-
ment; or 
"(ii) customer satisfaction campaigns, consumer 
advisories, recalls, or other activity involving the repair 
or replacement of motor vehicles or items of motor 
vehicle equipment. 
"(B) OTHER DATA.—^As part of the final rule promul-
gated under paragraph (1), the Secretary may, to the extent 
that such information may assist in the identification of 
defects related to motor vehicle safety in motor vehicles 
and motor vehicle equipment in the United States, require 
manufacturers of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equip-
ment to report, periodically or upon request of the Sec-
retary, such information as the Secretary may request. 
"(C) REPORTING OF POSSIBLE DEFECTS.—The manufac- Rules and 
turer of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment shall regulations. 
report to the Secretary, in such manner as the Secretary 
establishes by regulation, all incidents of which the manu-
facturer receives actual notice which involve fatalities or 
serious injuries which are alleged or proven to have been 
caused by a possible defect in such manufacturer's motor 
vehicle or motor vehicle equipment in the United States, 
or in a foreign country when the possible defect is in 
a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment that is identical 
or substantially similar to a motor vehicle or motor vehicle 
equipment offered for sale in the United States. 
"(4) HANDLING AND UTILIZATION OF REPORTING ELEMENTS.— 
"(A) 
SECRETARY'S SPECIFICATIONS.—In requiring 
the 
reporting of any information requested by the Secretary 
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Procedures. 
Rules and 
regulations. 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall specify in the 
final rule promulgated under paragraph (1)— 
"(i) how such information will be reviewed and 
utilized to assist in the identification of defects related 
to motor vehicle safety; 
"(ii) the systems and processes the Secretary will 
employ or establish to review and utilize such informa-
tion; and 
"(iii) the manner and form of reporting such 
information, including in electronic form. 
"(B) INFORMATION IN POSSESSION OF MANUFACTURER.— 
The regulations promulgated by the Secretary under para-
graph (1) may not require a manufacturer of a motor 
vehicle or motor vehicle equipment to maintain or submit 
records respecting information not in the possession of 
the manufacturer. 
"(C) DISCLOSURE.—^None of the information collected 
pursuant to the final rule promulgated under paragraph 
(1) shall be disclosed pursuant to section 30167(b) unless 
the Secretary determines the disclosure of such information 
will assist in carrying out sections 30117(b) and 30118 
through 30121. 
"(D) BURDENSOME REQUIREMENTS.—In promulgating 
the final rule under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
not impose requirements unduly burdensome to a manufac-
turer of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment, taking 
into account the manufacturer's cost of compl3dng with 
such requirements and the Secretary's ability to use the 
information sought in a meaningful manner to assist in 
the identification of defects related to motor vehicle safety. 
"(5) PERIODIC REVIEW.—^As part of the final rule promul-
gated pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall specify 
procedures for the periodic review and update of such rule.". 
(c) SALE OR LEASE OF DEFECTIVE OR NONCOMPLL^NT TIRE.— 
Section 30166 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by 
subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"(n) SALE OR LEASE OF DEFECTIVE OR NONCOMPLL\NT TIRE.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, within 90 days of 
the date of the enactment of the Transportation Recall Enhance-
ment, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act, issue 
a final rule requiring any person who knowingly and willfully 
sells or leases for use on a motor vehicle a defective tire 
or a tire which is not compliant with an applicable tire safety 
standard with actual knowledge that the manufacturer of such 
tire has notified its dealers of such defect or noncompliance 
as required under section 30118(c) or as required by an order 
under section 30118(b) to report such sale or lease to the 
Secretary. 
"(2) DEFECT OR NONCOMPLLf\NCE REMEDIED OR ORDER NOT 
IN EFFECT.—^Regulations under paragraph (1) shall not require 
the reporting described in paragraph (1) where before delivery 
under a sale or lease of a tire— 
"(A) the defect or noncompliance of the tire is remedied 
as required by section 30120; or 
"(B) notification of the defect or noncompliance is 
required under section 30118(b) but enforcement of the 
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order is restrained or the order is set aside in a civil 
action to which section 30121(d) applies.". 
(d) INSURANCE STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 
conduct a study to determine the feasibility and utility of obtaining 
aggregate information on a regular and periodic basis regarding 
claims made for private passenger automobile accidents from per-
sons in the business of providing private passenger automobile 
insurance or of adjusting insurance claims for such automobiles. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall transmit the results of such study to the 
Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 4. REMEDIES WITHOUT CHARGE. 
Section 30120(g)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
b y -
(1) striking "8 calendar years" and inserting "10 calendar 
years"; and 
(2) striking "3 calendar years" and inserting "5 calendar 
years". 
SEC. 5. PENALTIES. 
(a) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 30165(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) CIVIL PENALTIES.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—^A person that violates any of section 
30112, 30115, 30117 through 30122, 30123(d), 30125(c), 30127, 
or 30141 through 30147, or a regulation prescribed thereunder, 
is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty 
of not more than $5,000 for each violation. A separate violation 
occurs for each motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment 
and for each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act 
required by any of those sections. The maximum penalty under 
this subsection for a related series of violations is $15,000,000. 
"(2) SECTION 30166.—^A person who violates section 30166 
or a regulation prescribed under that section is liable to the 
United States Government for a civil penalty for failing or 
refusing to allow or perform an act required under that section 
or regulation. The maximum penalty under this paragraph 
is $5,000 per violation per day. The maximum penalty under 
this paragraph for a related series of daily violations is 
$15,000,000.". 
(b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter IV of chapter 301 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
"§30170. Criminal Penalties 
"(a) 
CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR FALSIFYING OR WITHHOLDING 
INFORMATION.— 
"(1) GENERAL RULE.—^A person who violates section 1001 
of title 18 with respect to the reporting requirements of section 
30166, with the specific intention of misleading the Secretary 
with respect to motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment safety 
related defects that have caused death or serious bodily injury 
to an individual (as defined in section 1365(g)(3) of title 18), 
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shall be subject to criminal penalties of a fine under title 
18, or imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both. 
"(2) 
SAFE HARBOR TO ENCOURAGE REPORTING AND FOR 
WHISTLE BLOWERS.— 
"(A) CORRECTION.—^A person described in paragraph 
(1) shall not be subject to criminal penalties under this 
subsection if: (1) at the time of the violation, such person 
does not know that the violation would result in an accident 
causing death or serious bodily injury; and (2) the person 
corrects any improper reports or failure to report within 
a reasonable time. 
"(B) REASONABLE TIME AND SUFFICIENCY OF CORREC-
Rulesand 
TION.—^The Secretary shall establish by regulation what 
regulations. 
constitutes a reasonable time for the purposes of subpara-
graph (A) and what manner of correction is sufficient for 
Deadline. 
purposes of subparagraph (A). The Secretary shall issue 
a final rule under this subparagraph within 90 days of 
the date of the enactment of this section. 
"(C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall not take 
effect before the final rule under subparagraph (B) takes 
effect. 
"(b) 
COORDINATION 
WITH 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
JUSTICE.—The 
Attorney General may bring an action, or initiate grand jury pro-
ceedings, for a violation of subsection (a) only at the request of 
the Secretary of Transportation.". 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The subchapter analysis for 
subchapter IV of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"30170. Criminal penalties.". 
SEC. 6. ACCELERATION OF MANUFACTURER REMEDY PROGRAM. 
(a) REMEDY PROGRAM.—Section 30120(c) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting at the end thereof the fol-
lowing: 
"(3) If the Secretary determines that a manufacturer's remedy 
program is not likely to be capable of completion within a reasonable 
time, the Secretary may require the manufacturer to accelerate 
the remedy program if the Secretary finds— 
"(A) that there is a risk of serious injury or death if the 
remedy program is not accelerated; and 
"(B) that acceleration of the remedy program can be reason-
ably achieved by expanding the sources of replacement parts, 
expanding the number of authorized repair facilities, or both. 
The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this para-
graph.". 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT PRIOR TO RECALL.—Section 30120(d) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end 
thereof the following: "A manufacturer's remedy program shall 
include a plan for reimbursing an owner or purchaser who incurred 
the cost of the remedy within a reasonable time in advance of 
the manufacturer's notification under subsection (b) or (c) of section 
30118. The Secretary may prescribe regulations establishing what 
constitutes a reasonable time for purposes of the preceding sentence 
and other reasonable conditions for the reimbursement plan.". 
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SEC. 7. SALES OF REPLACED TIRES. 
Section 30120(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: "In the case of a remedy 
program involving the replacement of tires, the manufacturer shall 
include a plan addressing how to prevent, to the extent reasonably 
within the control of the manufacturer, replaced tires from being 
resold for installation on a motor vehicle, and how to limit, to 
the extent reasonably within the control of the manufacturer, the 
disposal of replaced tires in landfills, particularly through shred-
ding, crumbling, recycling, recovery, and other alternative beneficial 
non-vehicular uses. The manufacturer shall include information 
about the implementation of such plan with each quarterly report 
to the Secretary regarding the progress of any notification or remedy 
campaigns.". 
SEC. 8. SALES OF REPLACED EQUIPMENT. 
Section 30120 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
"(j) PROHIBITION ON SALES OF REPIACED EQUIPMENT.—No per-
son may sell or lease any motor vehicle equipment (including a 
tire), for installation on a motor vehicle, that is the subject of 
a decision under section 30118(b) or a notice required under section 
30118(c) in a condition that it may be reasonably used for its 
original purpose imiless— 
"(1) the defect or noncompliance is remedied as required 
by this section before delivery under the sale or lease; or 
"(2) notification of the defect or noncompliance is required 
under section 30118(b) but enforcement of the order is set 
aside in a civil action to which section 30121(d) applies.". 
SEC. 9. CERTIFICATION LABEL. 
Section 30115 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting "(a) IN GENERAL.—" before "A manufacturer" and by 
adding at the end the following: 
"(b) CERTIFICATION LABEL.—In the case of the certification label 
affixed by an intermediate or final stage manufacturer of a motor 
vehicle built in more than 1 stage, each intermediate or final 
stage manufacturer shall certify with respect to each applicable 
Federal motor vehicle safety standard— 
"(1) that it has complied with the specifications set forth 
in the compliance documentation provided by the incomplete 
motor vehicle manufacturer in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary; or 
"(2) that it has elected to assume responsibility for compli-
ance with that standard. 
If the intermediate or final stage manufacturer elects to assume 
responsibility for compliance with the standard covered by the 
documentation provided by an incomplete motor vehicle manufac-
turer, the intermediate or final stage manufacturer shall notify 
the incomplete motor vehicle manufacturer in writing within a 
reasonable time of affixing the certification label. A violation of 
this subsection shall not be subject to a civil penalty under section 
30165.". 
SEC. 10. ENDURANCE AND RESISTANCE STANDARDS FOR TIRES. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a rulemaking Rules and 
to revise and update the tire standards published at 49 CFR 571.109 regulations. 
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Deadline. 
49 u s e 30123 
note. 
Deadlines. 
Rules and 
regulations. 
Deadline. 
Rules and 
regulations. 
Applicability. 
Deadlines. 
Rules and 
regulations. 
49 u s e 30123 
note. 
Effective date. 
Deadlines. 
49 u s e 30127 
note. 
Rules and 
regulations. 
and 49 CFR 571.119. The Secretary shall complete the rulemaking 
under this section not later than June 1, 2002. 
SEC. 11. IMPROVED TIRE INFORMATION. 
(a) TIRE LABELING.—^Within 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate 
a rulemaking proceeding to improve the labeling of tires required 
by section 30123 of title 49, United States Code to assist consumers 
in identifying tires that may be the subject of a decision under 
section 30118(b) or a notice required under section 30118(c). The 
Secretary shall complete the rulemaking not later than June 1, 
2002. 
(b) INFLATION LEVELS AND LOAD LIMITS.—In the rulemaking 
initiated under subsection (a), the Secretary may take whatever 
additional action is appropriate to ensure that the public is aware 
of the importance of observing motor vehicle tire load limits and 
maintaining proper tire inflation levels for the safe operation of 
a motor vehicle. Such additional action may include a requirement 
that the manufacturer of motor vehicles provide the purchasers 
of the motor vehicles information on appropriate tire inflation levels 
and load limits if the Secretary determines that requiring such 
manufacturers to provide such information is the most appropriate 
way such information can be provided. 
SEC. 12. ROLLOVER TESTS. 
Section 30117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
"(c) ROLLOVER T E S T S . — 
"(1) DEVELOPMENT.—^Not later than 2 years from the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
"(A) develop a d3mamic test on rollovers by motor 
vehicles for the purposes of a consumer information pro-
gram; and 
"(B) carry out a program of conducting such tests. 
"(2) TEST RESULTS.—As the Secretary develops a test imder 
paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall conduct a rulemaking 
to determine how best to disseminate test results to the public. 
"(3) MOTOR VEHICLES COVERED.—^This subsection applies 
to motor vehicles, including passenger cars, multipurpose pas-
senger vehicles, and trucks, with a gross vehicle weight rating 
of 10,000 pounds or less. A motor vehicle designed to provide 
temporary residential accommodations is not covered.". 
SEC. 13. TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall complete a rulemaking 
for a regulation to require a warning system in new motor vehicles 
to indicate to the operator when a tire is significantly under inflated. 
Such requirement shall become effective not later than 2 years 
after the date of the completion of such rulemaking. 
SEC. 14. IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF CHILD RESTRAINTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^Not later than 12 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
initiate a rulemaking for the purpose of improving the safety of 
child restraints, including minimizing head injuries from side 
impact collisions. 
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(b) 
ELEMENTS 
FOR 
CONSIDERATION.—In 
the 
rulemaking 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider— 
(1) whether to require more comprehensive tests for child 
restraints than the current Federal motor vehicle safety stand-
ards requires, including the use of djmamic tests that— 
(A) replicate an array of crash conditions, such as 
side-impact crashes and rear-impact crashes; and 
(B) reflect the designs of passenger motor vehicles as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(2) whether to require the use of anthropomorphic test 
devices that— 
(A) represent a greater range of sizes of children 
including the need to require the use of an anthropomorphic 
test device that is representative of a ten-year-old child; 
and 
(B) are Hybrid III anthropomorphic test devices; 
(3) whether to require improved protection from head 
injuries in side-impact and rear-impact crashes; 
(4) how to provide consumer information on the physical 
compatibility of child restraints and vehicle seats on a model-
by-model basis; 
(5) whether to prescribe clearer and simpler labels and 
instructions required to be placed on child restraints; 
(6) whether to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standard No. 213 (49 CFR 571.213) to cover restraints for 
children weighing up to 80 pounds; 
(7) whether to establish booster seat performance and struc-
tural integrity requirements to be dynamically tested in 3-
point lap and shoulder belts; 
(8) whether to apply scaled injury criteria performance 
levels, including neck injury, developed for Federal Motor 
Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208 to child restraints and booster 
seats covered by in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 
No. 213; and 
(9) whether to include child restraint in each vehicle crash 
tested under the New Car Assessment Program. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—If the Secretary does not incorporate 
any element described in subsection (b) in the final rule, the Sec-
retary shall explain, in a report to the Senate Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representa-
tives Committee on Commerce submitted within 30 days after 
issuing the final rule, specifically why the Secretary did not incor-
porate any such element in the final rule. 
(d) COMPLETION.—^Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary shall complete the rulemaking required by subsection 
(a) not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(e) CHILD RESTRAINT DEFINED.—In this section, the term "child 
restraint" has the meaning given the term "Child restraint system" 
in section 571.213 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). 
(f) FUNDING.—^For each fiscal year, of the funds made available 
to the Secretary for activities relating to safety, not less than 
$750,000 shall be made available to carry out crash testing of 
child restraints. 
(g) CHILD RESTRAINT SAFETY RATINGS PROGRAM.—No later than Notice. 
12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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regulations. 
Deadlines. 
49 u s e 30111 
note. 
Deadline. 
49 u s e 30115 
note. 
of Transportation shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to 
establish a child restraint safety rating consumer information pro-
gram to provide practicable, readily understandable, and timely 
information to consumers for use in making informed decisions 
in the purchase of child restraints. No later than 24 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary shall issue 
a final rule establishing a child restraint safety rating program 
and providing other consumer information which the Secretary 
determines would be useful consumers who purchase child restraint 
systems. 
(h) BOOSTER SEAT STUDY.—In addition to consideration of 
booster seat performance and structural integrity contained in sub-
section (b)(7), not later than 12 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate 
and complete a study, taking into account the views of the public, 
on the use and effectiveness of automobile booster seats for children, 
compiling information on the advantages and disadvantages of using 
booster seats and determining the benefits, if any, to children 
from use of booster with lap and shoulder belts compared to children 
using lap and shoulder belts alone, and submit a report on the 
results of that study to the Congress. 
(i) BOOSTER SEAT EDUCATION PROGRAM.—^The Secretary of 
Transportation within 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act shall develop 5 year strategic plan to reduce deaths and 
injuries caused by failure to use the appropriate booster seat in 
the 4 to 8 year old age group by 25 percent. 
SEC. 15. IMPROVING CRITERIA USED IN A RECALL. 
(a) REVIEW OF STANDARDS AND CRITERIA USED IN OPENING 
A DEFECT OR NONCOMPLIANCE INVESTIGATION.—^The Secretary shall, 
not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, undertake a comprehensive review of all standards, criteria, 
procedures, and methods, including data management and analysis 
used by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 
determining whether to open a defect or noncompliance investiga-
tion pursuant to subchapter II or IV of chapter 301 of title 49, 
United States Code, and shall undertake such steps as may be 
necessary to update and improve such standards, criteria, proce-
dures, or methods, including data management and analysis. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
to the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report describing the Secretary's findings and actions 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 16. FOLLOW-UP REPORT. 
One year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall report to the Congress on the 
implementation of the amendments made by this Act and any 
recommendations for additional amendments for consumer safety. 
SEC. 17. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
In addition to any sums authorized to be appropriated by 
section 30104 or 32102 of title 49, United States Code, there is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation 
for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for fiscal 
year 2001 $9,100,000 to carry out this Act and the amendments 
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made by this Act. Such funds shall not be available for the general 
administrative expenses of the Secretary or the Administration. 
Approved November 1, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5164 (S. 3059): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-954 (Comm. on Commerce). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-423 accompanying S. 3059 (Comm. on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
Oct. 10, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 11, considered and passed Senate. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 36 (2000): 
Nov. 1, Presidential statement.