1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
2010
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Title I—VEHICLE ELECTRONICS AND SAFETY
STANDARDS
Sec. 101. Electronics and Engineering
Expertise.
Sec. 102. Brake override standard.
Sec. 103. Accelerator control
systems.
Sec. 104. Pedal placement standard.
Sec. 105. Electronic systems performance
standard.
Sec. 106. Push-button ignition systems
standard.
Sec. 107. Transmission configuration
standard.
Sec. 108. Vehicle event data
recorders.
Sec. 109. Commercial motor vehicle rollover
prevention and crash mitigation.
Sec. 110. Minimum sound
requirement.
Sec. 111. Driver alcohol detection system
research.
Title II—TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY
Sec. 201. Public availability of early warning
data.
Sec. 202. Improved NHTSA vehicle safety
database.
Sec. 203. Promotion of vehicle defect
reporting.
Sec. 204. NHTSA hotline for manufacturer,
dealer, and mechanic personnel.
Sec. 205. Corporate responsibility for NHTSA
reports.
Sec. 206. Appeal of defect petition
rejection.
Sec. 207. Deadlines for rulemaking.
Sec. 208. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 209. Restriction on Covered Vehicle Safety
Officials.
Title III—Funding
Sec. 301. Vehicle safety user fee.
Sec. 302. Authorization of
appropriations.
Title IV—ENHANCED SAFETY
AUTHORITIES
Sec. 401. Civil penalties.
Sec. 402. Imminent hazard
authority.
Title V—Additional Provisions
Sec. 501. Preemption of State law.
2.As used in this Act, the following
definitions apply:
(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 in 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>VEHICLE ELECTRONICS AND
SAFETY STANDARDS</header>
<section id="H1282D00CEF85413EBD78F5D755D31D0F"><enum>101.</enum><header>Electronics and
Engineering Expertise</header>
<subsection id="HDAAD5D268F1544CFB7D82872FF06F0FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Center for vehicle
electronics and emerging technologies</header>
<paragraph id="HD334D8A554804E269BA751D5CF0D1AC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish, within the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a Center for Vehicle Electronics and
Emerging Technologies. The Center shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF5F267D0C43041C9AEB9C7DC3065BB75"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">build, integrate, and aggregate the
agency’s expertise in vehicle electronics and other new and emerging
technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C5BE0504594481C9DA4B40E230FC3C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate with all
components of the agency responsible for vehicle safety, including research and
development, rulemaking, and defects investigation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C483EDD664740C19235474D102C5A52"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conduct research into the
use of lightweight materials in vehicles, including through the implementation
of the Plastic and Composite Intensive Vehicle Safety Roadmap (Report No. DOT
HS 810 863).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9AC5F122C7D743398D1D265B4E42251D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 20 percent of the funds spent
by the Center in a given year may be spent for the purposes described in
paragraph (1)(C).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H074A08BDB28848DC9940E228EFD31226"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Honors recruitment
program</header>
<paragraph id="H98E80E0ACCA04E73BC15F0A67E5CE263"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish, within the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, an honors program for engineering students and other students
interested in vehicle safety that will enable them to train with engineers and
other safety officials for a career in vehicle safety. The Secretary is
authorized to provide a stipend to students during their participation in the
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H54A365A1342B455B9ACC8B96B81C46D1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Targeted
student</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
develop a plan to target and make an aggressive outreach to recruit the top 10
percent of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students
attending—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB868BEA203FB47A9A736EB259919C3B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1890 Land Grant
Institutions (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7061));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H224EF278471F42109FF605D99845C637"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Predominantly Black
Institutions (as defined in section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1059e));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BFD91E4E8574C03821900530AF044FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Tribal Colleges or
Universities (as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FC382F0388F48DA90306CB09AB57E54"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Hispanic Serving
Institutions (as defined in section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 059e)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFCE0BECA0C6F4D45A7918E9FC0E71BD3"><enum>102.</enum><header>Brake override
standard</header>
<subsection id="H44C1B45DAF2C485AAF5EE6D5F17E1AED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Unintended
acceleration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding pursuant to section 30111 of title 49,
United States Code, to prescribe or amend a Federal motor vehicle safety
standard that would mitigate unintended acceleration in passenger motor
vehicles. The standard—</text>
<paragraph id="H5D1D72483F6B46129872FF7DDB4F2369"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall establish
performance requirements that enable a driver to bring a passenger motor
vehicle safely to a full stop by normal braking application even if the vehicle
is simultaneously receiving accelerator input signals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12BCD3C0E03B450EB487F097B86A6A8F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may permit compliance
with such requirements through a smart pedal system that requires brake pedal
application, after a period of time determined by the Secretary, to override an
accelerator input signal in order to stop the vehicle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C016F65A5EA45E7B07AE51E40EEA2E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may permit vehicles to incorporate a means
by which the driver would be able to temporarily disengage the technology or
mechanism required under paragraph (1) to facilitate operations, such as
maneuvering trailers, or other operating conditions, that may require the
simultaneous operation of the service brake and accelerator pedal.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50AEBC18B2054124BC90F0377AF80E94"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The
Secretary shall issue a final rule under subsection (a) within 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE5EB46FFD90E46A2A8C6F053DB938041"><enum>103.</enum><header>Accelerator control
systems</header>
<subsection id="H8F02B81DCDEF42DABFDD8C1C03B9544A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
initiate a rulemaking proceeding to amend Federal motor vehicle safety standard
124 to require that at least 1 redundant circuit or other mechanism be built
into accelerator control systems, including systems controlled by electronic
throttle, to maintain vehicle control in the event of failure or malfunction in
the accelerator control system.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE558E0C01D4B47D792F12F8F3B02AE26"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The
Secretary shall issue a final rule under subsection (a) within 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H94821F28684A494E85504C89C9050CAD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Combined</header><text>If
the Secretary considers it appropriate, the Secretary may combine the
rulemaking proceeding required by subsection (a) with the rulemaking proceeding
required by section 102.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H67854A1985AD47C7963F7B04E3EFFBF4"><enum>104.</enum><header>Pedal placement
standard</header>
<subsection id="H89C465618B944E80B0E7836EB699F84C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consideration of
Rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a
rulemaking proceeding pursuant to section 30111 of title 49, United States
Code, to consider prescribing or amending Federal motor vehicle safety
standards to prevent the potential obstruction of pedal movement in passenger
motor vehicles by establishing minimum clearances for passenger motor vehicle
foot pedals with respect to other pedals and the vehicle floor (including
aftermarket floor coverings), taking into account various pedal mounting
configurations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9B3DC59A4A6B417D97E40ADDD0B65874"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline for
decision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
determines such safety standards are reasonable, practicable, and appropriate,
the Secretary shall prescribe the safety standards described in subsection (a)
not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act. If the
Secretary determines that no additional safety standards are reasonable,
practicable, and appropriate the Secretary shall transmit a report to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate describing the
reasons such standards were not prescribed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9DCD36C3725742AF8ABE510884C12F85"><enum>105.</enum><header>Electronic systems
performance standard</header>
<subsection id="HDC6FF3786E084E85B3D888F5DB383F6B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2
years after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a
rulemaking proceeding pursuant to section 30111 of title 49, United States
Code, to consider requiring electronic systems in passenger motor vehicles to
meet minimum standards for performance. The Secretary shall consider the
findings and recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences pursuant to
its study of electronic vehicle controls and unintended acceleration. The
standard may include requirements for electronic components, the interaction of
those electronic components, or the effect of surrounding environments on those
electronic systems.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2D6454833F784B1D832D53EAE25ECB98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline for
decision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
determines such safety standards are reasonable, practicable, and appropriate,
the Secretary shall prescribe the safety standards described in subsection (a)
not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act. If the
Secretary determines that no additional safety standards are reasonable,
practicable, and appropriate the Secretary shall transmit a report to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate describing the
reasons such standards were not prescribed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H62E0CF4CE5B84619804E6E638F594558"><enum>106.</enum><header>Push-button ignition
systems standard</header>
<subsection id="H3D248C69B567491D8E6BFD0F7F1C659D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
initiate a rulemaking proceeding pursuant to section 30111 of title 49, United
States Code, to prescribe or amend a Federal motor vehicle safety standard for
passenger motor vehicles equipped with push-button ignition systems, to
establish the standard operation and function of such systems when used by
drivers, including drivers unfamiliar with the vehicle, in an emergency
situation when the vehicle is in motion.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H549BACE4441E4785A5593D4627633EB3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The
Secretary shall issue a final rule under subsection (a) within 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC383620B5C49436FA9F8BB6E411BE4D2"><enum>107.</enum><header>Transmission
configuration standard</header>
<subsection id="H5CEBECCF48B148D1B419BEB24A5B013E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
initiate a rulemaking proceeding pursuant to section 30111 of title 49, United
States Code, to revise Federal motor vehicle safety standard 102, to improve
the recognition of the gear selector positions for drivers, including drivers
unfamiliar with the vehicle, and to improve the conspicuity of the neutral
position.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H12952278FD0249EA97B972B7A823886E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The
Secretary shall issue a final rule under subsection (a) within 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA2D9491F872F4FD4B05F1452F7DE07BE"><enum>108.</enum><header>Vehicle event data
recorders</header>
<subsection id="HD29720C298044968920BB26DF74FCD69"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Required event data
recorders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6
months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
modify the regulation contained in part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations, to require that passenger motor vehicles sold in the United States
be equipped with an event data recorder that meets the requirements for event
data recorders set forth in such part. The Secretary shall require
manufacturers to include such event data recorders in their entire fleet
beginning in model year 2015.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF8FC0A5A81FE407CA357328DA8655944"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements for event
data recorders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding pursuant to section 30111 of title 49,
United States Code, to require that the event data recorders required to be
installed in passenger motor vehicles pursuant to subsection (a) continuously
record vehicle operational data that can be stored and accessed for retrieval
and analysis in accordance with subsections (c) and (d).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7AD5459B0F96473F803058809D31A08F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rule—</text>
<paragraph id="H6CF7CAD41ABD4E6387D87A0D710958A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall require such
recorders to store data covering a reasonable time before, during, and after a
crash or airbag deployment, including information on engine performance,
steering, braking, acceleration, vehicle speed, seat belt use, and airbag
deployment level, deactivation status, deployment time, and deployment stage,
and may require such recorders to store other data, such as data related to
vehicle rollovers, as the Secretary considers appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H257F9252C98C4C09A39E3F418C77863E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall require such recorders to store data
covering at least a sufficient period of time to capture all relevant data from
a crash, including vehicle rollovers, and shall establish appropriate recording
times for capturing data prior to a crash event;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF780A10521447D8AF606D01771148B1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may require such
recorders to capture certain events such as rapid deceleration and full braking
lasting more than 10 seconds, even if there is not a crash or airbag
deployment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C7BA0B6CC074744A02AFC5D127F2DEB"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not require information recorded or
transmitted by such data recorders to include the vehicle location, except for
the purposes of emergency response;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC64074C39B2421BB089B7C1D8EC2A4C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall require that data
stored on such recorders be accessible, regardless of vehicle manufacturer or
model, with commercially available equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68A3AF5D17394458AA7645FB034D32B6"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall specify any data format requirements
or other requirements, including a standardized data access port, the Secretary
determines appropriate to facilitate accessibility and analysis; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1F83734552B4E6E85A42961D87C24DC"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall require that such recorders meet at
least the performance requirements for crash resistance included in part 563 of
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as amended January 14, 2008), and, if
the Secretary determines that these requirements do not provide adequate
temperature, crash, or water resistance, shall establish such additional
standards.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H70AD10C12FB04826AF5191567AF905F0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations on
information retrieval</header>
<paragraph id="H3301A37058614A3B81DA79AF0FDDD3A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ownership of
data</header><text>The rule issued under subsection (b) shall provide that any
data in a data recorder required under the rule is the property of the owner or
lessee of the motor vehicle in which the data recorder is installed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE26E8A617881470D8F3424A09575DA42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>The
rule issued under subsection (b) shall provide that information recorded or
transmitted by such a data recorder may not be retrieved by a person other than
the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle in which the recorder is installed
unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="H983A32DEF9394AE48F03555699E15502"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a court authorizes
retrieval of the information in furtherance of a legal proceeding;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20C8490EFBFC48B8A7BD4748D1E2D637"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the owner or lessee
consents to the retrieval of the information for any purpose, including the
purpose of diagnosing, servicing, or repairing the motor vehicle; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FF10A0E57BE4F0989307AB60FE3485A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the information is
retrieved by a government motor vehicle safety agency for the purpose of
improving motor vehicle safety if the personally identifiable information of
the owner, lessee, or driver of the vehicle and the vehicle identification
number is not disclosed in connection with the retrieved information.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF95E31069CCC467D930CE18CF97B52D9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Tamper
resistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rule issued
under subsection (b) shall establish performance requirements for preventing
unauthorized access to the data stored on such event data recorder in order to
protect the security, integrity, and authenticity of the data.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA46DB15084BB4A348FFDCDE01ABB3C82"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Disclosure of existence
and purpose of event data recorder</header><text>The rule issued under
subsection (a) shall provide that any owner’s manual or similar documentation
provided to the first purchaser of a passenger motor vehicle for purposes other
than resale shall disclose that the vehicle is equipped with such a data
recorder and explain the purpose of the recorder.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC1F6549A2FED4B9EB17C6B4F5E55EB67"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Access to event data
recorders in defect investigations</header><text>Section 30166(c)(3)(C) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, including any
electronic data contained within the vehicle’s diagnostic system or event data
recorder</quote> after <quote>equipment</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF15FF6FC0494429DBE5EE5838F016B34"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Deadline for
rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall issue a final rule under subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9C1E8809FA284CE18DEC5F10C7A5D0E3"><enum>109.</enum><header>Commercial motor
vehicle rollover prevention and crash mitigation</header>
<subsection id="H6AA0DBEF037B455F92E4FDF0784B0C7A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding
pursuant to section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, to prescribe or
amend a Federal motor vehicle safety standard to reduce commercial motor
vehicle rollover and loss of control crashes and mitigate deaths and injuries
associated with such crashes for air-braked motor vehicles with a gross vehicle
weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4E140FFDCFBB4624B2794BA1F76D8AB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required performance
standards</header><text>The rulemaking proceeding initiated under subsection
(a) shall establish standards to reduce the occurrence of rollovers consistent
with stability enhancing technologies that address both rollovers and
loss-of-control crashes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF32A8E2F0E0746EE8A285B4EFB7C37EE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue a final rule
under subsection (a) not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD697666E46B4458A9AC3EFEA45AED050"><enum>110.</enum><header>Minimum sound
requirement</header>
<subsection id="H37B3B819C91543378A7C25CC8C926603"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months following the date
of enactment of this Act the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding
under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, to promulgate a motor
vehicle safety standard to establish performance requirements for an alert
sound that allows blind and other pedestrians to reasonably detect a nearby
electric or hybrid vehicle operating below the cross-over speed, if any. Such
standard—</text>
<paragraph id="HFAFB682EB24F4977BCE8DDBCCFFD6B78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall require new
electric or hybrid vehicles to provide an alert sound conforming to the
requirements of the motor vehicle safety standard established under this
subsection;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H08C71033564B449F8BF357979DE8CFB6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not require either driver or
pedestrian activation of the alert sound;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8544ADD2576E447BB7035788C83347FD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall allow the pedestrian to reasonably
detect a nearby electric or hybrid vehicle in critical operating scenarios,
including but not limited to constant speed, accelerating, and
decelerating;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EBDC4BB3A2D41FFBD19815B9A285115"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall allow manufacturers
to provide each vehicle with 1 or more alert sounds that comply with the motor
vehicle safety standard at the time of manufacture; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEF6EB38EF8B424ABF655BDA07BCCFA5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall require manufacturers to provide,
within reasonable manufacturing tolerances, the same alert sound or set of
alert sounds for all vehicles of the same make and model and shall prohibit
manufacturers from providing any mechanism for anyone other than the
manufacturer or the dealer to disable, alter, replace, or modify the alert
sound or set of alert sounds, except that the manufacturer or dealer may alter,
replace, or modify the alert sound or set of alert sounds in order to remedy a
defect or non-compliance with the motor vehicle safety standard.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD1E88A71B985468AA2E6C14DAB49AD03"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>When
conducting the required rulemaking, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1810AE342A6F4B7289A76659C996B938"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the minimum level of an alert
sound emitted from a motor vehicle that is necessary to provide blind and other
pedestrians with the information needed to reasonably detect a nearby electric
or hybrid vehicle operating at or below the cross-over speed, if any;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57DE13CFE88849B4ACDD7B834864783D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determine the performance
requirements for an alert sound that is recognizable to a pedestrian as a motor
vehicle in operation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C8D80224B004503BD53364CC1D079D7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consider the overall
noise impact to streets and communities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEBF1C67001584C53AD27146E280831B4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Phase-in
required</header><text>The motor vehicle safety standard prescribed pursuant to
subsection (a) shall establish a phase-in period for compliance, as determined
by the Secretary, and shall require full compliance with the required motor
vehicle safety standard for motor vehicles manufactured on or after September 1
of the calendar year that begins 3 years after the date on which the final rule
is issued.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5748177E63A246ACA6AC6B581D63EAC4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>When
conducting the required study and rulemaking, the Secretary shall consult
with—</text>
<paragraph id="H2083B3131B364EE5896287C5E563F07C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Environmental
Protection Agency to assure that the motor vehicle safety standard is
consistent with existing noise requirements overseen by the Agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80B57BDE84FF4DF98CE2C9392D73D0A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consumer groups
representing individuals who are blind;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBC80BD0AB3844B5AFBB00D4D5CA5BED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>automobile manufacturers
and professional organizations representing them; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AB40C12DC6D47A08D00269E44E90F81"><enum>(4)</enum><text>technical standardization
organizations responsible for measurement methods such as the Society of
Automotive Engineers, the International Organization for Standardization, and
the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, World Forum for
Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB59D1713EA4642588AAEAFFA2261F369"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue a final rule
under subsection (a) not later than 36 months after the date of enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6030924AD1844FBB99A971B68911337E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Study and
report</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall complete a study and report to Congress as to whether
there exists a safety need to apply the motor vehicle safety standard required
by subsection (a) to conventional motor vehicles. In the event that the
Secretary determines there exists a safety need, the Secretary shall initiate
rulemaking under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code to extend the
standard to conventional motor vehicles.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0F055480978E494695E1189E13D3BD59"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of the motor vehicle safety standard required under this
section—</text>
<paragraph id="H2E45385E0E084B4AA58BCF3421DBFCAA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>alert sound</quote> means a
vehicle-emitted sound that enables pedestrians to discern vehicle presence,
direction, location, and operation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7C9936142EC4DA8B47379B5FD5AD444"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<quote>cross-over speed</quote> means the speed at which tire noise, wind
resistance, or other factors eliminate the need for a separate alert sound, as
determined by the Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DAD278095A1447D88580D4610FA4FCB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>conventional motor
vehicle</quote> means a motor vehicle powered by a gasoline, diesel, or
alternative fueled internal combustion engine as its sole means of
propulsion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58D25B0EAF6C4D578F58F3F0055A5F8A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term <quote>electric
vehicle</quote> means a motor vehicle with an electric motor as its sole means
of propulsion; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28FC0E7C674E4B19BEC3DABC3037330B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term <quote>hybrid
vehicle</quote> means a motor vehicle which has more than one means of
propulsion.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA35FA805E3A347D3BAD5BF604E5007B8"><enum>111.</enum><header>Driver alcohol
detection system research</header>
<subsection id="HA0D6EA8CC5CE45D5BC2C3DF6016846DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a
collaborative research effort to continue to explore the feasibility and the
potential benefits of, and the public policy challenges associated with, more
widespread deployment of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired
driving.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H41575C1C89454CB0A8CB1FC60047B469"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit a report annually to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate—</text>
<paragraph id="H33218A48EE434D06BAC83E00E3C2F1AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describing progress in
carrying out the collaborative research effort; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD39A436B212942C18FB84A1E73C7E4B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>including an accounting
for the use of Federal funds obligated or expended in carrying out that
effort.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD6BD017C803C4A5FB8C33701987CBA38"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>From
amounts appropriated under section 30104 of title 49, United States Code, the
Secretary is authorized to expend $8,000,000 during each of fiscal years 2011
through 2015 to conduct the research required under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY</header>
<section id="H46024113D26B48B9936CFC2A5AC03588"><enum>201.</enum><header>Public availability of
early warning data</header>
<subsection id="H4C9257E868A1429386DB58708B2D6033"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 30166(m) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by in paragraph (4), by striking
subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="H35068628CE424949A2DD4178F28C6AB1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H48EBA2BEB8704591B5F850F462134826"><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 section 552(b) of title
5.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HCEAF3111D3924366A21A9F07B5D6D462"><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 regarding public
access to information submitted pursuant to section 30166(m). 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 section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFDCA4769491B4536926DF97F4270CCFB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
conducting the rulemaking required under subsection (a), 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="H51C0DABA9F214C999BFFA71EA981B9F6"><enum>(d)</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
section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, and shall not be withheld
from public disclosure:</text>
<paragraph id="H21015DBBA79E492598FA5AAC6D01D5E6"><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="H1969A27A6A7A4FA1A1C1BE1B06E10861"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Aggregated numbers of
consumer complaints.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE710A1FC9A754675B5CBDA9362BA31F8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Nullification of prior
regulations</header><text>Beginning 2 years after the date of the 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="HAA687800163A4F8C8D38F293E9506ED9"><enum>202.</enum><header>Improved NHTSA vehicle
safety database</header>
<subsection id="HB7054D6B6F3F4073BF2536EA7A117581"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the 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 id="HAB7AC8C824E44D81A494140BA53F1E04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improving organization
and functionality, including design features such as drop-down menus, and
allowing for data to be searched, aggregated, and downloaded;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68A88BCFA8774AE4B42BFDFAA20B875A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing greater
consistency in presentation of vehicle safety issues; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7DB12ABF4D91455A94C4AEB8890A3F2C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improving searchability
about specific vehicles and issues through standardization of commonly used
search terms.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE22F7316882D47019B6E11C0C4BA13F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vehicle recall
information</header><text>The Secretary shall require that motor vehicle recall
information be made available to consumers on the Internet, searchable by
vehicle identification number in a format that preserves consumer privacy. The
Secretary may initiate a rulemaking proceeding to require that such information
be available on manufacturer websites or through other reasonable means.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6A6112D0197F4140AD1ADF1944723AD4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Accessibility of
manufacturer communications</header><text>Section 30166(f) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, and make available on a publicly
accessible Internet website,</quote> after <quote>Secretary of
Transportation</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1AA777781DFE4E9CB769DC80F21468ED"><enum>203.</enum><header>Promotion of vehicle
defect reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 32302
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="H98860266B01D43D4AE9702D0F9116A72" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<subsection id="H4C852B45E80248B18AC42010160DBD11"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Motor Vehicle Defect
Reporting Information</header>
<paragraph id="H930662D6F1C2486ABC83DA8CA24A8E19"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 1 year after
the date of enactment of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 the Secretary
shall prescribe regulations that require passenger motor vehicle manufacturers
to affix, in the glove compartment or in another readily accessible location on
the vehicle, a sticker, decal, or other device that provides, in simple and
understandable language, information about how to submit a safety-related motor
vehicle defect complaint with the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. The information may not be placed on the label required by
section 3 of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1232).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF8E48A10A45482DB342E4637C1C57EE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The
requirements established under paragraph (1) shall apply to passenger motor
vehicles manufactured in model years beginning more than 1 year after the date
on which a final rule is published under that
paragraph.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HCC4890C2F5554D58942C99EAC7FB3C04"><enum>204.</enum><header>NHTSA hotline for
manufacturer, dealer, and mechanic personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H796E49A9297845B9B8969F6B8B5242B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a means by
which mechanics, automobile dealership personnel, and automobile manufacturer
personnel may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
directly and confidentially regarding potential passenger automobile safety
defects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H64367A243B0E48858E49B3C98E91C4F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publicize the means for
contacting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a manner that
targets mechanics, automobile dealership personnel, and manufacturer
personnel.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HCE8B5715A9914290B45E169D301D494F"><enum>205.</enum><header>Corporate
responsibility for NHTSA reports</header>
<subsection id="HEECEA40565534EBF85E569C246083B17"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Section 30166 of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="H4ED0B1BB9ED94525A093B0F19648B826" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<subsection id="H3D22DE8591A34A8F982603C9B353956A"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Corporate
Responsibility for Reports</header><text>The Secretary shall require, for each
company submitting information to the Secretary in response to a request for
information in a safety or compliance investigation under this chapter, that a
senior official responsible for safety residing in the United States certify
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF82B6FFFE19410FB6F7C6742EA4A00B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the signing official has
reviewed the submission; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3DC3A327ED1477FA9CF6C8ABE4E71EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>based on the official’s
knowledge, the submission does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H92F8F3FCF66542BBBBD621C5FAA67DD5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text>Section 30165(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC03BCC8CD14541028069BD9D70089E3C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>A
person</quote> in paragraph (3) and inserting <quote>Except as provided in
paragraph (4), a person</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H649AB99768FB46599F79D6D7044A417E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end
thereof the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="H3F3F531EC3CB4640B0267C6C1664B309" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H967F9FC5F2674F90B64FAD37AD7E43FF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>False, misleading, or
incomplete reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person
who knowingly and willfully submits materially false, misleading, or incomplete
information to the Secretary, after certifying the same information as accurate
and complete under the certification process established pursuant to section
30166(o), shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per day.
The maximum penalty under this paragraph for a related series of daily
violations is
$5,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE25610ED920243868CF82766A97E2E3C"><enum>206.</enum><header>Appeal of defect
petition rejection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
30162 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="H8FB390F9CB6142E58B10B764C921FA3B" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<subsection id="HE3783F37A5E945BCBB43F3AF57B46B24"><enum>(f)</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 chapter 7 of title 5, and such
action shall not be considered committed to agency discretion within the
meaning of section 701(a)(2) 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="H0CB5BE62A9D94791B4C27E8753F40156"><enum>207.</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="H3B5C588753C14BB8B619D02849D23854"><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="HF54C6399779F4F4A9F66E2CD55D828CE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a new deadline
for that rule.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H774EFCBBBFD04995916856B5C7AFEFB4"><enum>208.</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H70E5D2CCB6E64817A143B975CFC12F2C"><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="HB6EF116F175442958021FCD31D226256"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The number and type of
requests for information made by the NHTSA based on data received in the Early
Warning Reporting system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H633FAA13CAF340D3A2D5A60138FF85C7"><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="HCDA34B8ADA3B49B0961C84BA2CC223A6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The nature and vehicle
defect category of all such safety defect investigations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDC14EDE8BFD24C1FB096097646F0A73A"><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="H4B8C7F88DEE94333966E1491452D670D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The duration of each
investigation described in paragraph (2)</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC3C5240AE08745E6BFD580C9FB67AFEE"><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="H17A0CD483CDA4F1F8827D0583DD731EE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Other information the
Office of the Inspector General deems appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4103B2BE77A84459BCEED60EFBB80E73"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on operations of
the Center for Vehicle Electronics and Emerging Technologies</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
report to Congress regarding the operations of the Center for Vehicle
Electronics and Emerging Technologies. Such report shall include information
about the accomplishments of the Center, the role the Center plays in
integrating and aggregating expertise across NHTSA, and priorities of the
Center over the next 5 years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8FD35C9747DA481DB9A488EC486F6428"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study of crash data
collection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a
report regarding the quality of data collected through the National Automotive
Sampling System, including the Special Crash Investigations, and
recommendations for improvements to this data collection program. The report
shall include information regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="H4F294E12AE804A678498E01AC67D824C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the analysis and
conclusions NHTSA can reach based on the amount of data collected in a given
year, and the additional analysis and conclusions NHTSA could reach if more
crash investigations were conducted each year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7702ED923F641B79F4B27A5BD456678"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
investigations per year that would allow for optimal data analysis and crash
information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7705D2A930B84919AE8DB60554153353"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the results of a
comprehensive review of the data elements collected from each crash to
determine if additional data should be collected; which review shall include
input from interested parties, such as suppliers, automakers, safety advocates,
the medical community and research organizations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H820B3FDC55714C8EAC6331360DBC920B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the resources that would
be necessary for NHTSA to implement these recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H28499B9A88114F588F2337D4DDB74223"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Submission of
reports</header><text>Each report 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="H584118E478D14C37903B3821BC6A449C"><enum>209.</enum><header>Restriction on Covered
Vehicle Safety Officials</header>
<subsection id="H145A8803BD674980B9A5903D0AD1308C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of chapter 301 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC92BBC8BFF4A423F9CF268D546C8612F" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="H84A3C5251B7D4D36AC9CB94E4BD63930"><enum>30107.</enum><header>Restriction on
covered vehicle safety officials</header>
<subsection id="H139081D6D5F74B3E976D99658898B416"><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="HCF5197E8F17642829A7C3A3D2AC96980"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No Effect on Section
207</header><text>This section does not expand, contract, or otherwise affect
the application of any waiver or criminal penalties under section 207 of title
18, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5402163CCAAC4CECA6128F9AD06355BD"><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 Motor Vehicle Safety
Act of 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8357EE82AD174E329BF624EBCDE94A23"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <quote>covered vehicle safety official</quote> 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="H7A6502EF430F4D5AAD6ACAEC6A7098A9"><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="H72FABC879B394F03BF48E5DE9C0E85EE"><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="HE80609416474479E90B1730F6E01AFDE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 30165(a) of
title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 205, is further amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1EED1A46A914446A46C878C80BCFF69" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H59E75FA61FB24432B60BAE788AAE4BFF"><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="HA026F6811A4C4023AE2F6D794BF89530"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents for chapter 301 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
30106 the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EA66DB921E6479A8C17E582C225C275" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<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>III</enum><header>Funding</header>
<section id="H951E1950EB4B43F1AD1A6C8CFF062527"><enum>301.</enum><header>Vehicle safety user
fee</header>
<subsection id="H62EA8D0561DD405E9452C50E63229D2E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of chapter 301 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="HDF6D37CC40DA48528F04EE0818E482D9" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="HCFA417DD8E074DCBAF756EAFC4B6E4F5"><enum>30108.</enum><header>Vehicle safety user
fee</header>
<subsection id="H6714EA23640243209976F39AE297D71F"><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="H631ED174090C45B19855B3082C1E400D"><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 Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, 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="H43145A51792E46FCAF998C1161E23A47"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deposit</header><text>The
Secretary shall deposit any fees collected pursuant to
<internal-xref idref="H631ED174090C45B19855B3082C1E400D" legis-path="30107.(b)">subsection (b)</internal-xref> into the Vehicle Safety
Fund established by
<internal-xref idref="H6714EA23640243209976F39AE297D71F" legis-path="30107.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H343E3F14E88E450883C6DF2547FFDD57"><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="HEA98C66E00504B9BA149997DDA46F6F7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Vehicle safety user
fee</header>
<paragraph id="H7DF357CAB7AA4B76B573E5D56075722F"><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="H31A5AB28B0B34436B7C3F7879F515229"><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="HBBE248AB2D7642BAB3EA0B5A1DD7FE15"><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="H80D857AB9B334CFE8731D94AB2C6B3BD"><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="H7000DA1F37744E2294502A37FB4E1255"><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="H577CECE2BA48475497CE19DB88FEF937"><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="HDC960BD04B3A48E29C624AB3FB90A81D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 9 months after the date of
enactment of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, the Secretary shall
promulgate rules governing the collection and payment of fees pursuant to this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEDF544D921304352A61B4AF8470B1329"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HAE972249622F49E68F96DED0396B0486"><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 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2C3C3062B1D2425CB71FA72FA9F006B8"><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="HAE972249622F49E68F96DED0396B0486" 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="H577CECE2BA48475497CE19DB88FEF937" legis-path="q:HDF6D37CC40DA48528F04EE0818E482D9:30107.(e)(3)">subsection
(e)(3)</internal-xref> relating to the date fees are to be paid.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA346B2D99AD8410EA3065C780FB8B250"><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="H254B86FAC4034DF6869DA48322AA9585"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to
funds 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="H631ED174090C45B19855B3082C1E400D" 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="H62689847DF924D1BB07872CA784EF961"><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="HBAFDFD43F61541AEAAFE95C945AFA7FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30106
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H655CC360CD8442B197AC05B3D033326B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<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="HE142A9DF20F944278AC63B5B2B681CEC"><enum>302.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 30104
of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H24DBC20ABA03400C8B526FB65B4F1331"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$98,313,500</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H885E99EDFDA3488B9285E50FACEEF2E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>in each fiscal year
beginning</quote> and all that follows and
inserting</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8182EC6D2C984D3BB1B19066C27DA43B" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<text>and to carry out the Motor Vehicle
Safety Act of 2010—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H0289715DE5E94DEFBDF60EE43F376172"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H45DC3878B6864BB2A31BB77D391DD00A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$240,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H81C9504C37124B089417E6792011E0E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$280,000,000 for fiscal
year
2013.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>ENHANCED SAFETY
AUTHORITIES</header>
<section id="H3F9E7A92F7B5431484021FD1145DE13B"><enum>401.</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header>
<subsection id="HBE5914B59A58438491B76CCCC2322583"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 30165 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF6687E97BC944B2288D0CAF9CFF4A672"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF720FCE2665418CABD4334CC8EF3459"><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="H704E1C2F34604832AEDA9867C00DEB8B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the third sentence, by striking
<quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$200,000,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H34414D724D3F4A25A92B33407C6B7FF4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H82CB1E87D0A148049B6CDCCAF30CD2CE"><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="HE7DBBAA872DD41D29B8A416A3B70E938"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the third sentence, by striking
<quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$200,000,000</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H08CB96A5C87543D0BBDB89727F4DE758"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (c) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0BCC2C40AD44EB78522A2ACB696F8A9" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<subsection id="HDD18A6F1CC9A44CC810F16403BA44B1E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relevant factors in
determining amount of penalty or compromise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the amount of a civil
penalty or compromise, the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the
violation shall be considered. This shall include, where appropriate, the
nature of the defect or noncompliance, the severity of the risk of injury, the
occurrence or absence of injury, the number of motor vehicles or items of motor
vehicle equipment distributed with the defect or noncompliance, the existence
of an imminent hazard, the appropriateness of such penalty in relation to the
size of the business of the person charged, recognizing the potential for undue
adverse economic impacts on small businesses, and such other factors as
appropriate.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H589CB7F4F2CC47FBB8E8C2F4E620F51B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil Penalty
Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act, and in accordance with the
procedures of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary shall
issue a final regulation providing its interpretation of the penalty factors
described in section 30165(c) of title 49, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1BC994460C0D471393689E4D65233601"><enum>(c)</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
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H81C2427096FF417CBCD0C95B2BC80A24"><enum>402.</enum><header>Imminent hazard
authority</header>
<subsection id="H6F3E4A6D3128426F8A3BB91E94A05CA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 30118(b) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="HF5640B7381544666A4D34FFA187B456D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBD6AE49124A34225881BEC6EC3656239"><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="H91CBFBB9C1C54ECE976E26E99C70441B"><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 section 30118(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code (as added by
subsection (a)), consistent with the provisions of chapter 301 of such title
and the Administrative Procedures Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Additional
Provisions</header>
<section id="HA700EE4681714779A37196A5A1A188B8"><enum>501.</enum><header>Preemption of State
law</header>
<subsection id="HB1C3DDDF465A4F0987CB3FBBF945D5B4"><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 section 30111 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="H8BE30225CF784FBF8C99C68EA8DA950A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Preemption
language</header><text>Any language addressing the issue of preemption
contained within regulations issued by the Secretary pursuant to section 30111
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>
July 14, 2010
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed