[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4761 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4761

  To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide additional safety 
          measures for motor vehicles, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2023

 Mr. Walberg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide additional safety 
          measures for 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 ``Securing American Future from 
Exploitative Communist Autonomous Research Act'' or the ``SAFE CAR 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) Control.--The term `control' means the power, direct 
        or indirect, whether exercised or not exercised, to determine, 
        direct, or decide important matters affecting a manufacturer.
            ``(15) Foreign adversary.--The term `foreign adversary' has 
        the meaning given that term in part 7.4 of title 15, Code of 
        Federal Regulations.''.
    (b) Prohibitions on Manufacturing, Selling, and Importing 
Noncomplying Motor Vehicles and Equipment.--Section 30112 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) A person who is domiciled in the People's Republic of 
        China, or a manufacturer who is under the control of the 
        Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People's 
        Republic of China, may not manufacture for sale, sell, offer 
        for sale, introduce or deliver for introduction in interstate 
        commerce, or import into the United States any motor vehicle or 
        motor vehicle equipment if the Secretary, in coordination with 
        the Secretary of Commerce, determines that such vehicle or 
        equipment poses a risk to United States security.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Determination Regarding Security.--For purposes of this 
section, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, 
shall determine whether any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment 
poses a risk to United States security.''.
    (c) General Exemptions.--Section 30113 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so 
                redesignated) the following:
                    ``(B) an exemption applied for by a manufacturer 
                who is domiciled in the People's Republic of China or 
                who is under the control of the Chinese Communist Party 
                or the Government of the People's Republic of China 
                would not pose a risk to United States security; and''; 
                and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Prohibition on Harmful Motor Vehicles Testing in the United 
States.--A motor vehicle may not be granted an exemption under this 
section if the manufacturer of such vehicle--
            ``(1) is under the control of the Chinese Communist Party 
        or the Government of the People's Republic of China; or
            ``(2) shares information with the Chinese Communist Party 
        or the Government of the People's Republic of China.
    ``(j) Determination Regarding Security.--For purposes of this 
section, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, 
shall determine whether any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment 
poses a risk to United States security.''.
    (d) Special Exemptions.--Section 30114 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``significant safety 
        risk.'' and inserting ``significant safety risk or that such 
        registration has been filed by a manufacturer that is domiciled 
        in a country that is a foreign adversary, owned wholly or 
        partially by a foreign adversary, or located in a country that 
        is a foreign adversary, and such manufacturer poses a risk to 
        United States security. For purposes of this paragraph, the 
        Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of Commerce to 
        determine whether such a manufacturer poses a risk to United 
        States security.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Prohibition on Harmful Motor Vehicles Testing in the United 
States.--A motor vehicle may not be granted an exemption under this 
section if the manufacturer of such vehicle--
            ``(1) is under the control of the Chinese Communist Party 
        or the Government of the People's Republic of China; or
            ``(2) shares information with the Chinese Communist Party 
        or the Government of the People's Republic of China.''.
    (e) Certification of Compliance.--Section 30115(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Certification Label.--In the case of the certification label 
affixed by an intermediate or final stage manufacturer of a motor 
vehicle built in more than 1 stage, each intermediate or final stage 
manufacturer shall certify with respect to each applicable Federal 
motor vehicle safety standard--
            ``(1) that it--
                    ``(A) has complied with the specifications set 
                forth in the compliance documentation provided by the 
                incomplete motor vehicle manufacturer in accordance 
                with regulations prescribed by the Secretary; or
                    ``(B) has elected to assume responsibility for 
                compliance with that standard;
            ``(2) that the Secretary has determined it is not a threat 
        to security;
            ``(3) that it is not under the control of the Chinese 
        Communist Party or the Government of the People's Republic of 
        China; and
            ``(4) that it does not share information with the Chinese 
        Communist Party or the Government of the People's Republic of 
        China.''.
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