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[CITE: 49USC33113]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
            PART C--INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS
 
                      CHAPTER 331--THEFT PREVENTION
 
Sec. 33113. Theft reports

    (a) Truck, Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle, and Motorcycle Report.--
Not later than October 25, 1995, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
submit a report to Congress that includes--
        (1) information on the number of trucks, multipurpose passenger 
    vehicles, and motorcycles distributed for sale in interstate 
    commerce that are stolen and recovered annually, compiled by model, 
    make, and line;
        (2) information on the extent to which trucks, multipurpose 
    passenger vehicles, and motorcycles stolen annually are dismantled 
    to recover parts or are exported;
        (3) a description of the market for the stolen parts;
        (4) information on the premiums charged by insurers of 
    comprehensive coverage of trucks, multipurpose passenger vehicles, 
    or motorcycles, including any increase in the premiums charged 
    because any of those motor vehicles is a likely candidate for theft;
        (5) an assessment of whether the identification of parts of 
    trucks, multipurpose passenger vehicles, and motorcycles is likely--
            (A) to decrease the theft rate of those motor vehicles;
            (B) to increase the recovery rate of those motor vehicles;
            (C) to decrease the trafficking in stolen parts of those 
        motor vehicles;
            (D) to stem the export and import of those stolen motor 
        vehicles or parts; or
            (E) to have benefits greater than the costs of the 
        identification; and

        (6) recommendations on whether, and to what extent, the 
    identification of trucks, multipurpose passenger vehicles, and 
    motorcycles should be required by law.

    (b) Motor Vehicle Report.--Not later than October 25, 1997, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that includes--
        (1) information on--
            (A) the methods and procedures used by public and private 
        entities to collect, compile, and disseminate information on the 
        theft and recovery of motor vehicles, including classes of motor 
        vehicles; and
            (B) the reliability and timeliness of the information and 
        how the information can be improved;

        (2) information on the number of motor vehicles distributed for 
    sale in interstate commerce that are stolen and recovered annually, 
    compiled by class, model, make, and line;
        (3) information on the extent to which motor vehicles stolen 
    annually are dismantled to recover parts or are exported;
        (4) a description of the market for the stolen parts;
        (5) information on--
            (A) the costs to manufacturers and purchasers of passenger 
        motor vehicles of compliance with the standards prescribed under 
        this chapter;
            (B) the beneficial impacts of the standards and the monetary 
        value of the impacts; and
            (C) the extent to which the monetary value is greater than 
        the costs;

        (6) information on the experience of officials of the United 
    States Government, States, and localities in--
            (A) making arrests and successfully prosecuting persons for 
        violating a law set forth in title II or III of the Motor 
        Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984;
            (B) preventing or reducing the number and rate of thefts of 
        motor vehicles that are dismantled for parts subject to this 
        chapter; and
            (C) preventing or reducing the availability of used parts 
        that are stolen from motor vehicles subject to this chapter;

        (7) information on the premiums charged by insurers of 
    comprehensive coverage of motor vehicles subject to this chapter, 
    including any increase in the premiums charged because a motor 
    vehicle is a likely candidate for theft, and the extent to which the 
    insurers have reduced for the benefit of consumers the premiums, or 
    foregone premium increases, because of this chapter;
        (8) information on the adequacy and effectiveness of laws of the 
    United States and the States aimed at preventing the distribution 
    and sale of used parts that have been removed from stolen motor 
    vehicles and the adequacy of systems available to enforcement 
    personnel for tracing parts to determine if they have been stolen 
    from a motor vehicle;
        (9) an assessment of whether the identification of parts of 
    other classes of motor vehicles is likely--
            (A) to decrease the theft rate of those vehicles;
            (B) to increase the recovery rate of those vehicles;
            (C) to decrease the trafficking in stolen parts of those 
        vehicles;
            (D) to stem the export and import of those stolen vehicles, 
        parts, or components; or
            (E) to have benefits greater than the costs of the 
        identification; and

        (10) other relevant and reliable information available to the 
    Secretary about the impact, including the beneficial impact, of the 
    laws set forth in titles II and III of the Motor Vehicle Theft Law 
    Enforcement Act of 1984 on law enforcement, consumers, and 
    manufacturers; and
        (11) recommendations (including, as appropriate, legislative and 
    administrative recommendations) for--
            (A) continuing without change the standards prescribed under 
        this chapter;
            (B) amending this chapter to cover more or fewer lines of 
        passenger motor vehicles;
            (C) amending this chapter to cover other classes of motor 
        vehicles; or
            (D) ending the standards for all future motor vehicles.

    (c) Bases of Reports.--(1) The reports under subsections (a) and (b) 
of this section each shall be based on--
        (A) information reported under this chapter by insurers of motor 
    vehicles and manufacturers of motor vehicles and major replacement 
    parts;
        (B) information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
        (C) experience obtained in carrying out this chapter;
        (D) experience of the Government under the laws set forth in 
    titles II and III of the Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 
    1984; and
        (E) other relevant and reliable information available to the 
    Secretary.

    (2) In preparing each report, the Secretary shall consult with the 
Attorney General and State and local law enforcement officials, as 
appropriate.
    (3) The report under subsection (b) of this section shall--
        (A) cover a period of at least 4 years after the standards 
    required by this chapter are prescribed; and
        (B) reflect any information, as appropriate, from the report 
    under subsection (a) of this section, updated from the date of the 
    report.

    (4) At least 90 days before submitting each report to Congress, the 
Secretary shall publish a proposed report for public review and an 
opportunity of at least 45 days for written comment. The Secretary shall 
consider those comments in preparing the report to be submitted and 
include a summary of the comments with the submitted report.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1089.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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33113.................................  15:2034.                         Oct. 2
0, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, 86 Stat.
                                                                          947, 
Sec.  617; added Oct. 25, 1984,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 98-547, Sec.  101(a), 98 Stat.
                                                                          2765;
 Oct. 25, 1992, Pub. L. 102-519,
                                                                          Sec. 
 306(a), (e), 106 Stat. 3397,
                                                                          3400.
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    In this section, the word ``information'' is substituted for 
``data'' for consistency in the revised title. The word ``standards'' is 
substituted for ``standard'' because there is more than one standard 
prescribed under this chapter.
    In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words ``October 25, 1995'' 
are substituted for ``3 years after October 25, 1992'' (the date of 
enactment of the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992) for clarity and to 
eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (1), the words ``distributed for 
sale in interstate commerce that are'' are substituted for ``for all 
such motor vehicles distributed for sale in interstate commerce'' for 
clarity. In clause (5)(A), the word ``decrease'' is substituted for 
``have . . . a beneficial impact in decreasing'' for consistency and to 
eliminate unnecessary words.
    In subsection (b), before clause (1), the words ``October 25, 1997'' 
are substituted for ``5 years after October 25, 1992'' (the date of 
enactment of the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992) for clarity and to 
eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (1)(B), the word ``accuracy'' is 
omitted as redundant. In clause (2), the words ``distributed for sale in 
interstate commerce that are'' are substituted for ``for all such motor 
vehicles distributed for sale in interstate commerce'' for clarity. In 
clause (9)(A), the word ``decrease'' is substituted for ``have . . . a 
beneficial impact in decreasing'' for consistency and to eliminate 
unnecessary words.
    In subsection (c)(1)(C), the words ``carrying out'' are substituted 
for ``the implementation, administration, and enforcement'' for 
consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words.

                       References in Text

    The Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984, referred to in 
subsecs. (b)(6)(A), (10) and (c)(1)(D), is Pub. L. 98-547, Oct. 25, 
1984, 98 Stat. 2754. Titles II and III of that act enacted sections 511, 
512, 553, and 2320 [now 2321] of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal 
Procedure, and section 1627 of Title 19, Customs Duties, and amended 
sections 1961, 2311, and 2313 of Title 18. For complete classification 
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1984 Amendment note set out 
under section 1901 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and Tables.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 33103 of this title.
