113 S2559 IS: Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014
U.S. Senate
2014-06-26
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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. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I—Transparency and accountability
Sec. 101. Public availability of early warning data.
Sec. 102. Improved NHTSA vehicle safety database.
Sec. 103. Corporate responsibility for NHTSA reports.
Sec. 104. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 105. Anti-revolving door.
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.
Sec. 303. Used passenger motor vehicle consumer protection.
2.In this Act, 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>Public availability of early warning data</header><subsection id="id372D96E8873F44FC83418FD6A2C77737"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><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="id53E87A440F714209A7DF814114F8C9D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (ii) in paragraph (3)(A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAAECB290B3EA4D58924F53328B04E89B" style="OLC"><clause id="id562F54B7968F43F69545CDF893E9CACE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">customer satisfaction campaigns, customer advisories, recalls, consumer complaints, warranty
claims, field reports, technical service bulletins, or other activity
involving the repair or replacement of motor vehicles or motor vehicle
equipment.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id1713D741731E4D98B33C280EFE858768"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id941AB1437257480CBE3A278324D4E7E1" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id4F0CE9DB68C64CC9A9E07EE4E4CB6AC5"><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></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8EDD913EFD4B49639E7BB55A5FC230C4"><enum>(b)</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 establishing categories of information provided to the
Secretary pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">section 30166(m)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code
that must be made available to the public. The Secretary may establish
categories of information 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="id94FEA5A699AD455FB0FE0EA725E447FA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the rulemaking required under subsection (b), 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="id4C18044161E44CBB8EF1C1845D685409"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Presumption and limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue the regulations with a presumption in favor of maximum public
availability of information. In issuing regulations under subsection (b),
the following types of information shall presumptively not be eligible for
protection under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section 552(b)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code:</text><paragraph id="idC7D798C8D42F4950BD3882A118DBD8EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vehicle safety defect information related to incidents involving death or injury.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id58AF6E893369443E965CF61FCF653FD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aggregated numbers of property damage claims.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5AA9647687744513A8984489E8A60471"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aggregated numbers of consumer complaints related to potential vehicle defects.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDA23AD7D7AD742E88DFA500766DAEDC0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Nullification of prior regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the regulations establishing early
warning reporting class determinations in Appendix C of part 512 of title
49, Code of Federal Regulations, shall have no force or effect.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfca22b70-5919-437d-bc2c-3c56c7f8e43c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved NHTSA vehicle safety database</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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s
publicly
accessible vehicle safety databases by—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b149351-308b-493e-b7a7-a60cc52d344e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving organization and functionality,
including modern web design features, and allowing for data to be
searched,
aggregated, and downloaded;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7df1c3c1-b7cb-44e1-a65a-022c4d03dab9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing greater consistency in
presentation of vehicle safety issues; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7762ed28-eb88-473e-b792-79498d5c753d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving searchability about specific
vehicles and issues through standardization of commonly used search
terms.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H2B0101544466430B88003320E5EF9861"><enum>103.</enum><header>Corporate responsibility for NHTSA reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">Section 30166(o)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id54129D7E43794A1DB0FC86D1FCE64F5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id64FCB7C7535E4C00A3960B6D6935A2AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id920845E5F3B14DF196C90288E050D001" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="id17A2A7EAACDB4871BAB806BE1E96534E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue a final rule under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HB3737AC3FF9B4C799C0DF51F4F34B7FD"><enum>104.</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 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and biennially thereafter for 6 years, 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 (referred to in this section as <quote>NHTSA</quote>). 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 NHTSA
through the early warning reporting system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1CAC5C3301FF413EA28E5D4C4B75F0F4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The nature and vehicle defect category of each safety defect investigation described in paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4AC1698AAE754974A281CA77BF206384"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The number of safety defect 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 safety defect investigation described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H25878C9F5ACB42F49C4CDAA2E86BA3C6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The percentage of the safety defect investigations described in paragraph (2) that result in a
finding of a safety defect or recall by NHTSA.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5EE29BA55FD84EC2BFB75B59D740D2A1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Other information the Office of the Inspector General considers 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 prepare a
report regarding the operations of the Council for Vehicle Electronics,
Vehicle Software, and Emerging Technologies. The report shall include
information about the accomplishments of the Council, the role the Council
plays in integrating and aggregating expertise across NHTSA, and the
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 upon completion to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id091c1f88-f32e-42a8-953c-c3f9a2ef7a87" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Anti-revolving door</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33363168-6585-4a5d-a53b-3c29143b556d"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddaa016eb-f3c2-4b3a-beb6-0490cfd89e50" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a11e6f7-7e04-48f0-acba-bf1519881920" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>30107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction on covered vehicle safety
officials</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29fb9134-e82f-403e-ae0f-13bedaf5aad2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the 2-year period after the
termination of his or her service or employment, a covered vehicle
safety
official may not knowingly make, with the intent to influence, any
communication to or appearance before any officer or employee of
the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration on behalf of any manufacturer
subject to
regulation under this chapter in connection with any matter
involving motor
vehicle safety on which such person seeks official action by any
officer or
employee of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13e2738c-1414-4c90-a5ae-b4ab92600491"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Manufacturers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is unlawful for any manufacturer or
other person subject to regulation under this chapter to employ or
contract for
the services of an individual to whom subsection (a) applies during
the 2-year
period commencing on the individual’s termination of employment
with the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a capacity in
which the
individual is prohibited from serving during that period.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f9319ca-a0da-44dc-8343-1dafd64b6204"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special rule for detailees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, a person who
is detailed from 1 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd62788e1-62ee-47e9-be39-0e05c515dfd0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to
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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6c4a965-948e-4220-88a1-3422ec35bb65"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception for testimony</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to
prevent an individual from giving testimony under oath, or from
making
statements required to be made under penalty of perjury.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c562c8b-dcbb-4567-92d0-8cfbbdae83df"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defined term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>covered
vehicle safety official</term> means any officer or employee of the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62994687-9ce9-4ee0-8aa0-7eeb76dc42c9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who, during 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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0093a3a2-2b88-4ac9-8603-cc9bcd5da6c7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who serves in a supervisory or management
capacity over an officer or employee described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb88c7da-2340-4331-a222-9401fde10574"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall apply
to covered vehicle safety officials who terminate service or
employment with
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after the date
of enactment
of the <short-title>Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014</short-title>.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f9cab51-b010-4678-be17-d575292395cb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 amended by
adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id544ca99f-3faa-4817-96ac-bf7d10d561e1" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5e0aebe-2d42-4327-8bea-576ba4fb2a3d"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improper influence</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C24ECA374774E2191CC6F9BA421EDA5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual who violates section 30107(a)
is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty, as
determined
under section
216(b) of title 18, for an offense under section 207 of that
title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FDFF1FC6CF4484F9D4533E1B6430B55"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Manufacturers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A manufacturer or other person subject to regulation under
this chapter
who violates section 30107(b) is liable to the United States
Government for a
civil penalty equal to the sum of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a1f229d-753b-4bcb-8318-7bb89793d66f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an amount equal to not less than $100,000;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4440bcdd-f992-4a6f-b9aa-84af988f075c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an amount equal to 90 percent of the annual
compensation or fee paid or payable to the individual with respect
to whom the
violation
occurred.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91331dc2-2bad-4f0e-a556-7d3f0315a7fb"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents 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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide93eb7e6-2587-49cb-8026-00595530e8cf" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" 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 105(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 under
section 30115.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H446EC730F40149419AF44136CE74AD87"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deposit</header><text>The Secretary shall deposit any fees collected under <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 3 years shall be as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H762C6C96199B421FB5745AB4D329CED9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3 for each motor 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 motor 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 motor 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 motor 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 under
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
that fiscal year (excluding the amount of fees appropriated for that
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 the fees, without any modification in the rate, at a later
date in that fiscal year notwithstanding subsection (e)(3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD0913CE2DA0F4B30A8BA38467FE4E148"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Collection of unpaid fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary does not receive payment of a fee assessed under this section
within 30 days after it is due, the 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
under 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 contents 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(e), 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="idFA1AC5D04227448D8CE626D7B770E83B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><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="id8B32E92C02C548D0B46728E9F5C1DB1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="idDEE6B35353B14843A60592AC6848C6DB"><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="idA985179AEEE942B6972688E96ACD39C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the third sentence; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF93C772D7185448389E3EF55D0470D2A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3)—</text><subparagraph id="id2832F4A29327409C9545EEF8A5323F19"><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="id7CD9081E6C0240929E53FF3BCD6D015A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the third sentence.</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 under 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 commented="no" id="idF8FE5A2FC145453B8F0E9194FD72D336"><enum>302.</enum><header>Imminent hazard authority</header><subsection commented="no" id="idB15D73BCBD7F416C901B462D1A6DFDFA"><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</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="idF55463916965491CA30A4545B996B49F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB030E510C4EE43C2A747E1D77E208ED4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(1) The Secretary may</quote> and inserting <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="USC">In general</header-in-text>.—Except as provided under paragraph (3), the Secretary may</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id783A5EB87CEC42DA881D9D0286A47D65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Orders</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>If the Secretary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFDD73925CC1D4392834E831E9D3120FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding after paragraph (2) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2A08AE5EA9447E49CA0A3A1DA1C610B" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="id1F6ACDB7EFEB4797A98FC320489BAA73"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Imminent hazards</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="id815F5697DEC04E919A4683EA96FD1657"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Decisions and orders</header><text>If the Secretary decides that a defect or noncompliance, or combination of both, under subsection
(a) presents an imminent hazard, the Secretary—</text><clause commented="no" id="id8FFBD90BCE604CE0BD22A00E015EF422"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall notify the manufacturer of a motor vehicle or replacement equipment immediately under
subsection (a); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id0A3075862C224606AB1718DC0D9FEB98"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall order the manufacturer of the motor vehicle or replacement equipment to immediately—</text><subclause commented="no" id="id5C937499E55D432E90409EB97868B935"><enum>(I)</enum><text>give notification under section 30119 of this title to the owners, purchasers, and dealers of the
vehicle or equipment of the imminent hazard; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id8DB05460312F4B449CD20D17D18E5F7A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>remedy the defect or noncompliance under section 30120 of this title;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idAAB9D36111BD41898C41BCF2FBC43573"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>notwithstanding section 30119 or 30120, may order the time for notification, means of providing
notification, earliest remedy date, and time the owner or purchaser has to
present the motor vehicle or equipment, including a tire, for remedy; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id30C6B27074DB4976A36A0C67C45BBBCC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>may include in an order under this subparagraph any other terms or conditions that the Secretary
determines necessary to abate the imminent hazard.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA3E6753E65594BA4A9D9479C6FF8083A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Opportunity for administrative review</header><text>Subsequent to the issuance of an order under subparagraph (A), opportunity for administrative
review shall be
provided in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/554">section 554</external-xref> of title 5, except that such
review shall occur not later than 10 days after issuance of such order.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idBC2D4BB4CACA4E15B3414561AF7575CF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definition of imminent hazard</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>imminent hazard</term> means any condition which substantially increases the likelihood of serious injury or death if not
remedied immediately.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idA25AF020BD3449FE82AFA43195D68610"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>or electronic mail</quote> after <quote>certified mail</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1ED727BE71EC48BABA25410FC16DBBE9"><enum>303.</enum><header>Used passenger motor vehicle consumer protection</header><subsection id="idCF76FA51B1FE416FA9380EA4DE18B720"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30120">Section 30120</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="id1515B0739DC8413CB9D297E3887FF58F" style="OLC"><subsection id="id46AAB668C6424D39B7776979D2AE9D2B"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Limitation on Sale or Lease of Used Passenger Motor Vehicles</header><paragraph id="id0ABD0F46FAAA412C9AAB2EEB3EAD63E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A dealer may not sell or lease a used passenger motor vehicle until—</text><subparagraph id="id41C45717F0A444B485FCE7F3AE56A3C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the dealer clearly and conspicuously notifies the purchaser or lessee, in writing, of any
notifications of a defect or noncompliance under section 30118(b) or
section 30118(c) of this title with respect to the used passenger motor
vehicle that have not been
remedied; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB168A7FC09D47179E14B47E3F8E5993"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purchaser or lessee acknowledges, in writing, the receipt of the notification under
subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAB724464252A4C8CA29C1E19462E61C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) shall not apply if—</text><subparagraph id="id9B07D258EB594E8B87E6B58A07BCDCB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the defect or noncompliance is remedied under section 30120 of this title before delivery under the
sale
or lease; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5DF235020EDE42AA9E3B096B458FE583"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 30121(d) applies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA367E7DBA0BA4C8F8A4D346253778104"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall not apply to a dealer if the recall information regarding a used passenger
motor vehicle was not accessible at the time of sale or lease using the
means established by the Secretary under section 31301 of the Moving Ahead
for Progress in the 21st Century Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/30166">49 U.S.C. 30166</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id910C285EE0034820B136CD2263511496"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, notwithstanding section 30102(a)(1) of this title—</text><subparagraph id="id95AB49F4428D480CB53D590B6F1ECAD1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>dealer</term> means a person that has sold at least 10 motor vehicles to 1 or
more consumers during the prior 12 months; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6B34F6F039EF42898BEA967C1678D161"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>used passenger motor vehicle</term> means a motor vehicle that has previously been purchased other than for resale.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF0738914F9F740C5B0C5D97FFA5D5E80"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">By rule, the Secretary may exempt the auctioning of a used passenger motor vehicle from the
requirements of
this section to the extent that the exemption does not harm public safety.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id516D774C541048FA8416CC1AA7239496"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall take effect 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>