[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5332 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5332

 To amend the motor vehicle safety chapter of title 49, United States 
  Code to make it illegal for any person to sell a tire which is the 
                          subject of a recall.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2000

  Mr. Bryant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the motor vehicle safety chapter of title 49, United States 
  Code to make it illegal for any person to sell a tire which is the 
                          subject of a recall.

    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 ``Tire Recall Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF SALE OF RECALLED TIRE.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 30120 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Prohibition of Sale of Recalled Tire.--No person may sell or 
lease a tire which is the subject of a recall under this section.''.
    (b) Penalty.--
            (1) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 301 of title 49, 
        United States Code is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
``Sec. 30170. Criminal penalties
    ``A person who knowingly violates section 30120(j) which violation 
caused a motor vehicle accident in which there was serious personal 
injury (including death) shall be subject to imprisonment for 10 
years.''.
            (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''.
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