,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #affc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bc1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,issa 7= himself & ,ms4 ,l(gr57        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to provide = an exception f infr+em5t =
 c]ta9 compon5t p>ts ( motor vehicles4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,promot+ ,automotive ,repair1 ,trade1 
& ,sales ,act ( #bjac or ! ,,p>ts ,act4 
#b4 ,exception f infr+em5t = c]ta9      
compon5t p>ts ( motor vehicles ,section 
#bga ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
subsection3  7j7 7#a7 ,) respect to a   
design pat5t t claims a compon5t "p ( a 
motor vehicle z orig9ally manufactur$-- 
7,a7 x %all n be an act ( infr+em5t (   
su* design pat5t to make or (f] to sell 
)9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or import into !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 any article ( manufacture
 t is simil> or ! same 9 appe>ance to ! 
compon5t "p t is claim$ 9 su* design    

pat5t if ! purpose ( su* article (      
manufacture is = ! repair ( a motor     
vehicle s z to re/ore su* vehicle to its
 appe>ance z orig9ally manufactur$2 &   
7,b7 aft] ! expiration ( a p]iod ( #cj  
mon?s beg9n+ on ! fir/ day on :i* any   
su* compon5t "p is fir/ (f]$ to ! public
 = sale z "p ( a motor vehicle 9 any    
c\ntry1 x %all n be an act ( infr+em5t (
 su* design pat5t to use or sell )9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates any article ( manufacture 
t is simil> or ! same 9 appe>ance to !  
compon5t "p t is claim$ 9 su* design    
pat5t if ! purpose ( su* article (      
manufacture is = ! repair ( a motor     
vehicle s z to re/ore su* vehicle to its
 appe>ance z orig9ally manufactur$4     
7#b7 ,= purposes ( ?is subsection--     
7,a7 ! t]m compon5t "p--  7i7 means a   
compon5t "p ( ! ext]ior ( a motor       
vehicle only1 su* z a hood1 f5d]1 tail  
light1 side mirror1 or qu>t] panel2 &   
7ii7 does n include an inflatable       
re/ra9t sy/em or o!r compon5t "p locat$ 
9 ! int]ior ( a motor vehicle2  7,b7 !  

t]m motor vehicle has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m
 9 section #cbaja7g7 ( title #di2  7,c7 
! t]m make includes any te/+ ( an       
article ( manufacture2 &  7,d7 ! t]m (f]
 to sell includes any m>ket+ ( an       
article ( manufacture to prospective    
pur*as]s or us]s & any pre-sale         
di/ribution ( ! article ( manufacture4  
4  #c4 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #bhi (  
title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! fir/ p>agraph1 by     
/rik+ ,:oev] & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,:oev]  2  7#b7 9 ! second        
p>agraph1 by /rik+ ,no?+ & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3  7c7 ,relation%ip to o!r rem$ies
 ,no?+  2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]        
subsection 7a71 z designat$ by p>agraph 
7#a71 ! foll[+3  7b7 ,inapplicability   
,?is section %all n apply to an act     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 (      
subsection 7a7 if t act w\ld n be       
consid]$ an act ( infr+em5t "u section  
#bga7;j7  4  #d4 ,effective date ,!     
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all take     
effect ^u ! expiration ( ! #ij-;day     

p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act & %all apply to any pat5t      
issu$1 or application = pat5t fil$1     
be=e1 on1 or aft] t effective date4