[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 501 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 501

      To amend the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 to provide for the 
  establishment of a toll-free telephone number for the reporting of 
 stolen and abandoned passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1997

 Mr. Ackerman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 to provide for the 
  establishment of a toll-free telephone number for the reporting of 
 stolen and abandoned passenger motor vehicles, 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 ``Car Find Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR REPORTING OF 
              STOLEN AND ABANDONED VEHICLES.

    Title I of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 3384-3389) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

        ``Subtitle D--Reporting of Stolen and Abandoned Vehicles

``SEC. 151. ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER.

    ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish and 
publicize a toll-free telephone number that individuals may use to 
report that their passenger motor vehicle has been stolen and that 
individuals may use to report the location of any abandoned passenger 
motor vehicle.
    ``(b) Use of Information.--The Attorney General shall use 
information obtained through the use of the toll-free telephone number 
to assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, 
insurance carriers, and other appropriate persons.
    ``(c) Fees.--The Attorney General is authorized to collect fees 
from insurance carriers and other appropriate persons to offset the 
costs of establishing and maintaining the toll-free telephone number. 
Such fees shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section amounts equivalent to the 
amounts collected in fees pursuant to subsection (c), as well as such 
other sums as may be necessary.''.
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