[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 799 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 799
To prohibit the sale, lease, or use of recalled motor vehicles by
Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 2, 2023
Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and
Accountability
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A BILL
To prohibit the sale, lease, or use of recalled motor vehicles by
Federal agencies, 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 ``Shielding All Federal Employees and
Consumers from Actionable Recall Situations Act of 2023'' or the ``SAFE
CARS Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE, LEASE, OR USE OF RECALLED MOTOR VEHICLES
BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) Motor Vehicles Owned by Federal Agencies.--If the head of an
agency of the Federal Government has received notification under
section 30119 of title 49, United States Code, that a motor vehicle
owned by the agency, or an item of replacement equipment used in or on
the vehicle, contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety or does
not comply with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed
under chapter 301 of such title--
(1) the head of the agency may not--
(A) sell the vehicle unless--
(i) if a remedy for the defect or
noncompliance has been made available by the
manufacturer at the time of sale, the defect or
noncompliance has been remedied as required
under section 30120 of such title; or
(ii) if a remedy for the defect or
noncompliance has not been made available by
the manufacturer at the time of sale, the head
of the agency notifies the purchaser of the
vehicle of the defect or noncompliance before
the time of sale; or
(B) enter into an agreement to lease the vehicle to
an individual or entity unless--
(i) if a remedy for the defect or
noncompliance has been made available by the
manufacturer at the time when the agreement is
entered into, the defect or noncompliance has
been remedied as required under section 30120
of such title; or
(ii) if a remedy for the defect or
noncompliance has not been made available by
the manufacturer at the time when the agreement
is entered into, the head of the agency
notifies the individual or entity of the defect
or noncompliance before such time;
(2) in the case in which the head of the agency has entered
into an agreement to lease the vehicle to an individual or
entity, and such agreement has not expired at the time of the
notification, the head of the agency shall--
(A) notify such individual or entity that the
agency has received such notification; and
(B) in the case in which such individual or entity
is not the head of an agency of the Federal Government,
encourage such individual or entity to make all
reasonable efforts to--
(i) have the defect or noncompliance
remedied as required under section 30120 of
such title; and
(ii) prevent the use of such vehicle until
the defect or noncompliance has been remedied
as required under section 30120 of such title;
and
(3) the head of the agency shall make all reasonable
efforts to prevent the use of such vehicle by individuals of
the agency until the defect or noncompliance has been remedied
as required under section 30120 of such title, unless the head
of the agency makes a written determination that use of the
vehicle by individuals of the agency is necessary for a
critical mission purpose and that such purpose outweighs any
risks to health and safety caused by using the vehicle before
the defect or noncompliance is remedied as required under
section 30120 of such title.
(b) Motor Vehicles Leased by Federal Agencies.--If an entity
notifies the head of an agency of the Federal Government that such
entity has received a notification under section 30119 of title 49,
United States Code, that a vehicle leased by the entity to the head of
the agency, or an item of replacement equipment used in or on the
vehicle, contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety or does not
comply with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed
under chapter 301 of such title, the head of the agency shall make all
reasonable efforts to prevent the use of such vehicle by individuals of
the agency until the defect or noncompliance has been remedied as
required under section 30120 of such title, unless the head of the
agency makes a written determination that use of the vehicle by
individuals of the agency is necessary for a critical mission purpose
and that such purpose outweighs any risks to health and safety caused
by using the vehicle before the defect or noncompliance is remedied as
required under section 30120 of such title.
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