[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 5 (Monday, January 26, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S250-S251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DeWINE:
  S. 2026. A bill to improve consumer awareness of motor vehicle 
safety; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 2026

       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 ``Consumer Vehicle Safety 
     Awareness Act of 2004''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF AUTOMOBILE INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ACT.

       (a) Safety Labeling Requirement.--Section 3 of the 
     Automobile Information Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1232) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) if a safety rating for such automobile has been 
     assigned and formally published by the National Highway 
     Safety Administration under the New Car Assessment Program 
     for at least 60 days prior to the delivery or introduction 
     date of the automobile, the safety rating assigned to such 
     automobile, displayed in text or graphics that--
       ``(1) include, as applicable--
       ``(A) a graphic depiction of the number of stars that 
     corresponds to such safety rating displayed in a bright color 
     clearly differentiated from stars indicating the unattained 
     safety rating;
       ``(B) a statement that the automobile has been assigned a 
     safety rating of zero stars in text of similar size and in 
     the same location as the stars would otherwise have been 
     depicted; or
       ``(C) a statement explaining that multiple safety ratings 
     have been assigned and listing such ratings;
       ``(2) cover at least 8 percent of the total area of the 
     label; and
       ``(3) contain a heading titled `Government Safety 
     Information' and a disclaimer including the following text: 
     `Star ratings can be

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     compared between vehicles of similar size and weight. For 
     more information on safety and testing, please visit http://
www.nhtsa.dot.gov'; and
       ``(h) if no safety rating has been assigned to such 
     automobile by the National Highway Safety Administration 
     under the New Car Assessment Program, a statement to that 
     effect.''
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than January 1, 2006, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations to 
     implement the labeling requirements added pursuant to 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--Section 3 of such 
     Act is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (e), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3); and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     and subsection (c) shall take effect on January 1, 2006.
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