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[CITE: 49USC32303]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
            PART C--INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS
 
                    CHAPTER 323--CONSUMER INFORMATION
 
Sec. 32303. Insurance information

    (a) General Reports and Information Requirements.--(1) In carrying 
out this chapter, the Secretary of Transportation may require an 
insurer, or a designated agent of the insurer, to make reports and 
provide the Secretary with information. The reports and information may 
include accident claim information by make, model, and model year of 
passenger motor vehicle about the kind and extent of--
        (A) physical damage and repair costs; and
        (B) personal injury.

    (2) In deciding which reports and information are to be provided 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall--
        (A) consider the cost of preparing and providing the reports and 
    information;
        (B) consider the extent to which the reports and information 
    will contribute to carrying out this chapter; and
        (C) consult with State authorities and public and private 
    agencies the Secretary considers appropriate.

    (3) To the extent possible, the Secretary shall obtain reports and 
information under this subsection on a voluntary basis.
    (b) Requested Information on Crashworthiness, Damage Susceptibility, 
and Repair and Personal Injury Cost.--When requested by the Secretary, 
an insurer shall give the Secretary information--
        (1) about the extent to which the insurance premiums charged by 
    the insurer are affected by damage susceptibility, crashworthiness, 
    and the cost of repair and personal injury, for each make and model 
    of passenger motor vehicle; and
        (2) available to the insurer about the effect of damage 
    susceptibility, crashworthiness, and the cost of repair and personal 
    injury for each make and model of passenger motor vehicle on the 
    risk incurred by the insurer in insuring that make and model.

    (c) Disclosure.--In distributing information received under this 
section, the Secretary may disclose identifying information about a 
person that may be an insured, a claimant, a passenger, an owner, a 
witness, or an individual involved in a motor vehicle accident, only 
with the consent of the person.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1036.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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32303(a)..............................  15:1945(a)-(d), (g).             Oct. 2
0, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, Sec.
                                                                          205, 
86 Stat. 958.
32303(b)..............................  15:1945(e).
32303(c)..............................  15:1945(f).
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    In subsection (a), the words ``carrying out this chapter'' are 
substituted for ``to enable him to carry out the purposes of this 
subchapter'' to eliminate unnecessary words. The word ``provide'' is 
substituted for ``furnish'' for consistency.
    In subsection (a)(1), before clause (A), the words ``the Secretary 
of Transportation may require . . . to . . . provide the Secretary 
with'' are substituted for ``shall, upon request by the Secretary . . . 
as the Secretary may reasonably require'' to eliminate unnecessary 
words. The text of 15:1945(g) is omitted as surplus because of 
49:322(a). The word ``information'' is substituted for ``data'' for 
consistency in the section. In clause (A), the words ``repair costs'' 
are substituted for ``the cost of remedying the damage'' to eliminate 
unnecessary words.
    In subsection (a)(2)(C), the words ``State authorities and public 
and private agencies'' are substituted for ``such State and insurance 
regulatory agencies and other agencies and associations, both public and 
private'' for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words.
    In subsection (b), before clause (1), the word ``information'' is 
substituted for ``a description of'' for consistency in the section. In 
clause (1), the word ``premiums'' is substituted for ``rates or 
premiums'' because it is inclusive. In clause (2), the words ``by the 
insurer'' are added for clarity.
    In subsection (c), the words ``identifying information'' are 
substituted for ``the name of, or other identifying information'', and 
the words ``a witness, or an individual involved'' are substituted for 
``a driver, an injured person, a witness, or otherwise involved'' to 
eliminate unnecessary words. The word ``accident'' is substituted for 
``crash or collision'' for consistency in this section. The words ``so 
named or otherwise identified'' are omitted as surplus.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 32302 of this title.
