113 HR 4364 IH: Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-04-01
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Title I—TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Sec. 101. Additional early warning reporting requirements.
Sec. 102. Public notice of inspection and investigation activities.
Sec. 103. Improved access to NHTSA vehicle safety information.
Sec. 104. Corporate responsibility for NHTSA reports.
Sec. 105. Appeal of defect petition rejection.
Sec. 106. Deadlines for rulemaking.
Sec. 107. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 108. Restriction on Covered Vehicle Safety Officials.
Title II—Funding
Sec. 201. Vehicle safety user fee.
Sec. 202. Authorization of appropriations.
Title III—ENHANCED SAFETY AUTHORITIES
Sec. 301. Civil penalties.
Sec. 302. Imminent hazard authority.
Title IV—Additional Provisions
Sec. 401. Preemption of State law.
2.In this Act:
(1)The term passenger motor vehicle means a motor vehicle (as defined in section 30102(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code) that is
rated at less than 10,000 pounds gross vehicular weight. Such term does
not include—
(A)a motorcycle;
(B)a trailer; or
(C)a low speed vehicle (as defined in section 571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations).
(2)The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration.
<enum>I</enum><header>TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY</header>
<section id="H0FA7C765A723419A9DF7FEF62D28CD59"><enum>101.</enum><header>Additional early warning reporting requirements</header>
<subsection id="HB8C9E38E93C8405EAA72B9613D494AFA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Data on fatalities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (3)(C) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">section 30166(m)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9BD97FCA7BA64A8DA6B8B7E90C5D1155"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The manufacturer</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>(i) <header-in-text level="clause" style="USC">In general.</header-in-text>—The manufacturer</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF60819C4BFC43F0937846DEE81376E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EE3244746FD4F4582DB91B8C5A4C332" style="USC">
<clause id="H64175F6E5CE04057A862ECCEF2233EDC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Fatal incidents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an incident described in clause (i) involves fatalities, the Secretary shall require the
manufacturer to report—</text>
<subclause id="HDE2D7BA6FF0D48E4822AB1D25EC71DE4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>all initial claims or notice documents that notified the manufacturer of the incident;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1AA573861FF6485EBEF882075A59FFD6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any police reports or other documents describing or reconstructing the incident; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA571256CD968475896094ACC9770CC76"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any amendments or supplements to the documents described in subclause (I), except for—</text>
<item id="H7DD59CB5CC534F56BE6AB41D39D9145F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>medical documents and bills;</text>
</item><item id="H71C2B372EB16449D9BF48B937A53B1AE"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>property damage invoices or estimates; and</text>
</item><item id="H16618C50E5F04387A9ADF9492D897A73"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>documents related to damages.</text></item></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H759F7E5DE63848EC9A57D4CB832B547D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (4) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">section 30166(m)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H172823B40FB34EDAA915B8E776F75AC2" style="USC">
<subparagraph id="H2840D7BDAAE341BEAB31F42FD39ABA79"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information provided to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection shall be disclosed publicly
unless exempt from disclosure under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section 552(b)</external-xref> of title 5.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HBE6F18540EDE4033A8C13418218874B6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue
regulations regarding public access to information submitted pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">section 30166(m)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code. The Secretary may
establish categories of information provided pursuant to such section that
must be made available to the public and categories that are exempt from
public disclosure under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section 552(b)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0ABBB186A76D4A46BEDD4752937B419E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In conducting the rulemaking required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall consult with the
Director of the Office of Government Information Services within the
National Archives and the Director of the Office of Information Policy of
the Department of Justice.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H312BB611F95C4C328235E4BF0009F713"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Presumption and limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall issue the regulations with a presumption in favor of maximum public
availability of information. The following types of information shall not
be eligible for protection under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section 552(b)(4)</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code, and shall not be withheld from public disclosure:</text>
<paragraph id="H4EAB545203F74446A0605C5A007A063F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Production information regarding passenger motor vehicles, information on incidents involving death
or injury, and numbers of property damage claims.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDEB89CCB49314DB085D6A7B4B15F144E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Aggregated numbers of consumer complaints.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0DA21550A8EB4E9FBBFCE303AB2F9A70"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Nullification of prior regulations</header><text>Beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the regulations establishing early
warning reporting class determinations in Appendix C of section 512 of
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, shall have no force or effect.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7ABBCA861CC24F92ABC656D8E959A370"><enum>102.</enum><header>Public notice of inspection and investigation activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide public notice of all inspection and investigation activities conducted
by the Secretary under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">section 30166</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, and
make any such notice, and notice of any enforcement or other action taken
as a result of an inspection or investigation available on the website of
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration immediately after such
notice is issued.</text>
</section><section id="H708923A522D44F5388ED309922486FC0"><enum>103.</enum><header>Improved access to NHTSA vehicle safety information</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall improve public
accessibility to information on the website of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration regarding vehicle safety, including Early
Warning data, studies, investigations, inspections, incident reports, and
other materials, by—</text>
<paragraph id="HB0DC903D668E48D6A3D4EEF2EA478545"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improving organization and functionality and allowing for data to be searched, aggregated, and
downloaded;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37C00F52FE484DE0B188B143D411BA4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing greater consistency in presentation of vehicle safety issues; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEFC082A35B5542A4AEC868EAF17275C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving searchability about specific vehicles and issues through standardization of commonly used
search terms and the integration of databases to enable all to be
simultaneously searched using the same keyword search function.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H2B0101544466430B88003320E5EF9861"><enum>104.</enum><header>Corporate responsibility for NHTSA reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">section 30166(o)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HA5EB886C88E441F0AA8FD5669F3639C4"><enum>105.</enum><header>Appeal of defect petition rejection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30162">Section 30162</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB805EB6CC442401F986A537885AFE3A5" style="USC">
<subsection id="HE92801DE7D6246E883E47994BDBE2C0C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision of the Secretary to deny a petition filed under subsection (a)(2) of this section is
agency action subject to judicial review under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 5, and
such action shall not be considered committed to agency discretion within
the meaning of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/701">section 701(a)(2)</external-xref> of such title. A person aggrieved by the
denial of a petition may obtain judicial review by filing an action in the
court of appeals of the United States for the circuit in which the person
resides or has its principal place of business or the United States Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit not more than 180 days
after notice of the denial of the petition is published in the Federal
Register.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HD198B4E4E26442869322D8A8C3839C1F"><enum>106.</enum><header>Deadlines for rulemaking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that a deadline for a final rule under this Act, or an amendment made
by this Act, cannot be met, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H003006A8CBF946609AEC73FA19C44473"><enum>(1)</enum><text>notify the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and explain why that
deadline cannot be met; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H502E7125DB134128B86A7F27B5A9F2DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a new deadline for that rule.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HB3737AC3FF9B4C799C0DF51F4F34B7FD"><enum>107.</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H4647B6427F44442EBC2C5BBAFBC8B267"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study on early warning data</header><text>Not later than 3, 5, 7, and 9 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Office of the
Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall complete a
study of the utilization of Early Warning data by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Each study shall evaluate the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9C331D9FDBD44D40847731854673187A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The number and type of requests for information made by NHTSA based on data received in the Early
Warning Reporting system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF8A591E000B945C1A1A75C3DEAD1E13E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of safety defect investigations opened by NHTSA using any information reported to the
agency through the Early Warning Reporting system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1CAC5C3301FF413EA28E5D4C4B75F0F4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The nature and vehicle defect category of all such safety defect investigations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4AC1698AAE754974A281CA77BF206384"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The number of investigations described in paragraph (2) that are subsequently closed without
further action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H339AB413C3F448878AAD576F75F53BD2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The duration of each investigation described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H25878C9F5ACB42F49C4CDAA2E86BA3C6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The percentage of each investigation that result in a finding of a safety defect or recall by the
agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5EE29BA55FD84EC2BFB75B59D740D2A1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Other information the Office of the Inspector General determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H518FEFC12A714450933C8348832B298C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on operations of the Council for Vehicle Electronics, Vehicle Software, and Emerging
Technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to
Congress regarding the operations of the Council for Vehicle Electronics,
Vehicle Software, and Emerging Technologies. Such report shall include
information about the accomplishments of the Council, the role the Council
plays in integrating and aggregating expertise across NHTSA, and
priorities of the Council over the next 5 years.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HCF2ABEFB034B448993BA75F9B44BE2B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Submission of reports</header><text>Each study described in subsection (a) and the report described in subsection (b) shall be
submitted to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate upon completion.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC4373D443FAC41ADAF6339507E6D64FC"><enum>108.</enum><header>Restriction on Covered Vehicle Safety Officials</header>
<subsection id="H66C7364942434904B1163A92EE034668"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<section id="H977F697923A24FCDB58DE1922A1F961F"><enum>30107.</enum><header>Restriction on covered vehicle safety officials</header>
<subsection id="H19E391F1E2F84B62A9886C802A244769"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a period of 1 year after the termination of his or her service or employment, a covered vehicle
safety official shall not knowingly make, with the intent to influence,
any communication to or appearance before any officer or employee of the
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration on behalf of any
manufacturer subject to regulation under this chapter in connection with
any matter involving vehicle safety on which such person seeks official
action by any officer or employee of the National Highway Transportation
Safety Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEBC4842C251E4D52982394A455367A0C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No effect on section <enum-in-header>207</enum-in-header></header><text>This section does not expand, contract, or otherwise affect the application of any waiver or
criminal penalties under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/207">section 207</external-xref> of title 18.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB7AF48DEE9784B68966C4A8336184A3B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section shall apply to covered vehicle safety officials who terminate service or employment
with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration after the
date of enactment of the <short-title>Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014</short-title>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAF086A97171F4F00AAE327D6B79A85E7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered vehicle safety official</term> means any officer or employee of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration who,
within the final 12 months of his or her service or employment with the
agency, serves or served in a technical or legal capacity, and whose job
responsibilities include or included vehicle safety defect investigation,
vehicle safety compliance, vehicle safety rulemaking, or vehicle safety
research, and any officer or employee of the National Highway
Transportation Safety Administration serving in a supervisory or
management capacity over such officers or employees.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HACF7742DF35B473A999FC82D6F5FBD9B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special rule for detailees</header><text>For purposes of this section, a person who is detailed from one department, agency, or other entity
to another department, agency, or other entity shall, during the period
such person is detailed, be deemed to be an officer or employee of both
departments, agencies, or such entities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H84A347FAC084436A8CF1F6CEFB28CDBC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Exception for testimony</header><text>Nothing in this section shall prevent an individual from giving testimony under oath, or from
making statements required to be made under penalty of perjury.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HF0FF9097E4D64DAC920AFEE32F3CE723"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">Section 30165(a)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF471CF7322B47A48AE25B808AE10D2A" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H288C2A2E78E943A49D29F393AA8D8B7E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Section 30107</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person who violates section 30107 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $55,000.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H5B0A1155D95D416896D0EE8CF04E4377"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 30106 the following:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">30107. Restriction on covered vehicle safety officials.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Funding</header>
<section id="H56C50A1B2CD44AAF889A151149824A19"><enum>201.</enum><header>Vehicle safety user fee</header>
<subsection id="HFBC255DE29024235AB0C7C4BDE05103E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 108(a), is
further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H22472332F00443EDBCEE6CEE4B1454EC" style="USC">
<section id="HCFFCB7C66E8549DC8730B9379D2974CD"><enum>30108.</enum><header>Vehicle safety user fee</header>
<subsection id="H5460AAAEDDCA4310AB882D574C4C1940"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Treasury of the United States a separate account for the deposit of
fees under this section to be known as the Vehicle Safety Fund.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0052DFBD20314427A6BC92EBD98CF1AC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment and collection of vehicle safety fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014</short-title>, the Secretary shall assess and collect, in accordance with this section, a vehicle safety user
fee from the manufacturer for each motor vehicle that is certified as
compliant with applicable motor vehicle safety standards pursuant to
section 30115.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H446EC730F40149419AF44136CE74AD87"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deposit</header><text>The Secretary shall deposit any fees collected pursuant to <internal-xref idref="H0052DFBD20314427A6BC92EBD98CF1AC" legis-path="30107.(b)">subsection (b)</internal-xref> into the Vehicle Safety Fund established by <internal-xref idref="H5460AAAEDDCA4310AB882D574C4C1940" legis-path="30107.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB82BAEEDE49E48A7B7222CDD4063378B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in the Vehicle Safety Fund shall be available to the Secretary, as provided in subsection
(i), for making expenditures to meet the obligations of the United States
to carry out vehicle safety programs of the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H565256880D5A40B8B52A031D5B2C74EC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Vehicle safety user fee</header>
<paragraph id="H9E940E31FDF34D4CB9316470F4201D3B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>First, second, and third year fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fee assessed under this section for the first three years shall be as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H762C6C96199B421FB5745AB4D329CED9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3 for each vehicle certified during the first year in which such fees are assessed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66BB0861BBE840B78CF8B05DEE24AAB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6 for each vehicle certified during the second year in which such fees are assessed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61BEDDDAEACF4E79B330FC3975777717"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$9 for each vehicle certified during the third year in which such fees are assessed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7ECE6301B5A9490789BE32093903A20F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fee assessed under this section for each vehicle certified after the third year in which such
fees are assessed shall be adjusted by the Secretary by notice published
in the Federal Register to reflect the total percentage change that
occurred in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers for the
12-month period ending June 30 preceding the fiscal year for which fees
are
being established.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H43ECD07154EE4E5E9643E9B9D449735C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment</header><text>The Secretary shall require payment of fees under this section on a quarterly basis and not later
than one quarter after the date on which the fee was assessed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H0080585D03D64894A263682669087D34"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014</short-title>, the Secretary shall promulgate rules governing the collection and payment of fees pursuant to
this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0F47E170B7A944859B2B45D364CDA155"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE5EF98BBC2DC4F6A867E4F3EFD291149"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Fees under this section shall not be collected for a fiscal year unless appropriations for vehicle
safety programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for
such fiscal year (excluding the amount of fees appropriated for such
fiscal year) are equal to or greater than the amount of appropriations for
vehicle safety programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration for fiscal year 2014.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBBE9DFC3D8F54B0BA58F005171575CED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary does not assess fees under this section during any portion of a fiscal year
because of <internal-xref idref="HE5EF98BBC2DC4F6A867E4F3EFD291149" legis-path="30107.(f)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>, the Secretary may assess and collect such fees, without any modification in the rate, at a later
date in such fiscal year notwithstanding the provisions of <internal-xref idref="H43ECD07154EE4E5E9643E9B9D449735C" legis-path="q:H22472332F00443EDBCEE6CEE4B1454EC:30107.(e)(3)">subsection (e)(3)</internal-xref> relating to the date fees are to be paid.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD0913CE2DA0F4B30A8BA38467FE4E148"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Collection of unpaid fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case where the Secretary does not receive payment of a fee assessed under this section
within 30 days after it is due, such fee shall be treated as a claim of
the United States Government subject to subchapter II of chapter 37 of
title 31.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA053E10F7E884F7FA5BE89E05DD076AE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to funds authorized to be appropriated under section 30104, there is authorized to be
appropriated from the Vehicle Safety Fund to the Secretary for the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for each fiscal year in
which fees are collected under <internal-xref idref="H0052DFBD20314427A6BC92EBD98CF1AC" legis-path="30107.(b)">subsection (b)</internal-xref> an amount equal to the total amount collected during the previous fiscal year from fees assessed
pursuant to this section. Such amounts are authorized to remain available
until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H98EB0DF21B584416830627609F3DC0FE"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Crediting and Availability of Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees authorized under subsection (b) shall be collected and available for obligation only to the
extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H34CE9394D104421C84270BAA0F41E478"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/301">chapter 301</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section
108(d), is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section
30107 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7EAF615AE54427281AC3DA9BBA2B852" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">30108. Vehicle safety user fee.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H9B2A421B42D348949F883778ED5A9588"><enum>202.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30104">Section 30104</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6C32FA8BC96E4C63B0EF4CF72CC83551"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$98,313,500</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9C8564974D0249D2885AB3F0F417CD75"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>in each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 1999 and ending in fiscal year 2011.</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1C12DCB1BCD44A9199579E45902FF127" style="USC"><text>and to carry out the <short-title>Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014</short-title>—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H4BEDB76EB61D4700BE033087E61B0C21"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBB644A79AB644C93895779AEB43BD1D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$240,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7214180AE8C14E9884CA8C3F006B6878"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$280,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>ENHANCED SAFETY AUTHORITIES</header>
<section id="H9C8D64CFBAA1486693D9D224A5F6A53F"><enum>301.</enum><header>Civil penalties</header>
<subsection id="H4CB712F4F063457780CF2ACB4AC9CE65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">Section 30165</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF22BB827BD154708B50C8A3A2671CB5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9D37528CA7A047DDA700133C22D8B61B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence by striking <quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CF55BD89DA64E9D87E47528FF43AC32"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the third sentence, by striking <quote>$35,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$200,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7AA79866927346CF869D1ED8E6E29E78"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7C5EC028E14446C2880B34C76FA95F19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the second sentence by striking <quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28307B70044B424291C7923EDB1FF50D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the third sentence, by striking <quote>$35,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$200,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2586220305DC4C72AF06EDF1472F3B68"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the imposition of penalties under section
30165 of title 49, United States Code, prior to the issuance of a final
rule pursuant to section 31203(b) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30165">49 U.S.C. 30165</external-xref> note).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFE09F91730A34A63BAEF8FFA8325BD84"><enum>302.</enum><header>Imminent hazard authority</header>
<subsection id="HCE02B3F2A2D6455CBA85832E2156FDB0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30118">Section 30118(b)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CAD58A1BF9A44D6BAD3A3C91F57C8E5" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H6B7A3015D536414DBC03090C758DA101"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Imminent hazard orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of Transportation in making a decision under subsection (a) also initially decides
that such defect or noncompliance presents a substantial likelihood of
death or serious injury to the public, the Secretary shall notify such
manufacturer. The opportunity for the manufacturer to present information,
views, and arguments in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be provided as
soon as practicable but not later than 10 calendar days after the initial
decision. The Secretary shall expedite proceedings for a decision and
order under paragraph (1) and shall, as appropriate, issue an imminent
hazard order.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HB0D22219F6DE4EA29A2B9E3F7D627099"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue
procedures for the issuance and enforcement of imminent hazard orders
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30118">section 30118(b)(3)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code (as added by
subsection (a)), consistent with the provisions of chapter 301 of such
title and <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
Administrative Procedure Act).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Additional Provisions</header>
<section id="HDD675CC88F0C48DD8B07F319615CE96A"><enum>401.</enum><header>Preemption of State law</header>
<subsection id="H8929F6D2E20B4FA6A4E28BC8C2593CE0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Congressional authorization required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not publish a rule pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section 30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, that addresses the issue of
preemption of State law seeking damages for personal injury, death, or
property damage unless Congress expressly authorizes the Secretary to
address such preemption.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H65693D7E1C5349C3AA7A72D69EF54068"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Preemption language</header><text>Any language addressing the issue of preemption contained within regulations issued by the
Secretary pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30111">section 30111</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code,
during the years 2005 through 2008 shall not be considered in determining
whether any such rule preempts any action under State law seeking damages
for personal injury, death, or property damage unless Congress expressly
authorizes the Secretary to address such preemption.</text>
</subsection></section>