,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #efc #aac? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #aibe ,report ,no4   
#aac-bee ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjad,mr4 ,hoev5 
7= himself1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 
,mr4 ,man*91 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 
,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4 ,*ambliss1 ,mr4     
,hat*1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,ms4      
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,begi*1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4  
,coons1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,frank51    
,mr4 ,?une1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,enzi1  
,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,hell]1 
,mr4 ,m>key1 & ,mr4 ,pryor7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,septemb] #ae1         
#bjad,report$ by ,mr4 ,rockefell]1 ) an 
amendment,strike out all aft] ! enact+  
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,a  
,,bill  ,to limit ! retrieval ( data f  
vehicle ev5t data record]s4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,driv]  
,privacy ,act4  #b4 ,limitations on data
 retrieval f vehicle ev5t data record]s 
7a7 ,own]%ip ( data ,any data 9 an ev5t 

data record] requir$ "u "p #efc ( title 
#di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1       
reg>dless ( :5 ! pass5g] motor vehicle 9
 :i* x is in/all$ 0 manufactur$1 is !   
prop]ty ( ! own]1 or1 9 ! case ( a leas$
 vehicle1 ! lessee ( ! pass5g] motor    
vehicle 9 :i* ! ev5t data record] is    
in/all$4  7b7 ,privacy ,data record$ or 
transmitt$ by an ev5t data record]      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 may n be      
access$ by a p]son o!r ?an ! own] or    
lessee ( ! motor vehicle 9 :i* ! ev5t   
data record] is in/all$ unless-- 7#a7 a 
c\rt or o!r judicial or adm9i/rative    
au?ority hav+ jurisdiction-- 7,a7       
au?orizes ! retrieval ( ! data2 &  7,b7 
to ! ext5t t !re is retriev$ data1 !    
data is subject to ! /&>ds = admission  
into evid5ce requir$ by t c\rt or o!r   
adm9i/rative au?ority2  7#b7 all ( !    
own]s or lessees ( ! motor vehicle      
provide in=m$ writt5 cons5t to !        
retrieval ( ! data = any purpose1       
includ+ ! purpose ( diagnos+1 s]vic+1 or
 repair+ ! motor vehicle2  7#c7 ! data  

is retriev$ pursuant to an inve/igation 
or inspection au?oriz$ "u section       
#aaca7;a7 or #cjaff ( title #di1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 & ! p]sonally id5tifiable 
in=mation ( ! own] or lessee ( ! vehicle
 & ! vehicle id5tification numb] is n   
disclos$ 9 connection ) ! retriev$ data2
  7#d7 ! data is retriev$ = ! purpose ( 
det]m9+ ! ne$ =1 or facilitat+1 em]g5cy 
m$ical response 9 response to a motor   
vehicle cra%2 or  7#e7 ! data is        
retriev$ = traffic safety rese>*1 & !   
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation ( ! own]
 or lessee ( ! vehicle & ! vehicle      
id5tification numb] is n disclos$ 9     
connection ) ! retriev$ data4  7c7      
,limitation on data retrieval ,data f an
 ev5t data record] may only be access$  
pursuant to subsection 7b7 to ! ext5t t 
su* data 0 record$ 9 conjunction ) an   
ev5t 7z def9$ 9 section #efc4e ( title  
#di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations74  #c4 
,vehicle ev5t data record] /udy  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !

 ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety    
,adm9i/ration %all submit a report to   
,congress t conta9s ! results ( a /udy  
conduct$ by ! ,adm9i/rator to det]m9e ! 
am\nt ( "t ev5t data record]s in/all$ 9 
pass5g] motor vehicles %\ld capture &   
record = retrieval vehicle-relat$ data 9
 conjunction ) an ev5t 9 ord] to provide
 suffici5t in=mation to inve/igate !    
cause ( motor vehicle cra%es4  7b7      
,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]       
submitt+ ! report requir$ "u subsection 
7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all promulgate     
regulations to e/abli% ! appropriate    
p]iod dur+ :i* ev5t data record]s       
in/all$ 9 pass5g] motor vehicles may    
capture & record = retrieval            
vehicle-relat$ data to ! "t necess>y to 
provide accid5t inve/igators )          
vehicle-relat$ in=mation p]t95t to      
cra%es involv+ su* motor vehicles4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,driv] ,privacy ,act4  #b4 ,limitations 
on data retrieval f vehicle ev5t data   
record]s  7a7 ,own]%ip ( data ,any data 

reta9$ by an ev5t data record] 7z def9$ 
9 section #efc4e ( title #di1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations71 reg>dless ( :5 !  
motor vehicle 9 :i* x is in/all$ 0      
manufactur$1 is ! prop]ty ( ! own]1 or1 
9 ! case ( a leas$ vehicle1 ! lessee ( !
 motor vehicle 9 :i* ! ev5t data record]
 is in/all$4  7b7 ,privacy ,data record$
 or transmitt$ by an ev5t data record]  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 may n be      
access$ by a p]son o!r ?an an own] or a 
lessee ( ! motor vehicle 9 :i* ! ev5t   
data record] is in/all$ unless-- 7#a7 a 
c\rt or o!r judicial or adm9i/rative    
au?ority hav+ jurisdiction-- 7,a7       
au?orizes ! retrieval ( ! data2 &  7,b7 
to ! ext5t t !re is retriev$ data1 !    
data is subject to ! /&>ds = admission  
into evid5ce requir$ by t c\rt or o!r   
adm9i/rative au?ority2  7#b7 an own] or 
a lessee ( ! motor vehicle provides     
writt5 or electronic cons5t to !        
retrieval ( ! data = any purpose1       
includ+ ! purpose ( diagnos+1 s]vic+1 or
 repair+ ! motor vehicle2  7#c7 ! data  

is retriev$ pursuant to an inve/igation 
or inspection au?oriz$ "u section       
#aaca7;a7 or #cjaff ( title #di1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 & ! p]sonally id5tifiable 
in=mation ( an own] or a lessee ( !     
vehicle & ! vehicle id5tification numb] 
is n disclos$ 9 connection ) ! retriev$ 
data1 except t ! vehicle id5tification  
numb] may be disclos$ to ! c]tify+      
manufactur]2  7#d7 ! data is retriev$ = 
! purpose ( det]m9+ ! ne$ =1 or         
facilitat+1 em]g5cy m$ical response 9   
response to a motor vehicle cra%2 or    
7#e7 ! data is retriev$ = traffic safety
 rese>*1 & ! p]sonally id5tifiable      
in=mation ( an own] or a lessee ( !     
vehicle & ! vehicle id5tification numb] 
is n disclos$ 9 connection ) ! retriev$ 
data4  #c4 ,vehicle ev5t data record]   
/udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye>   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,highway     
,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration %all     
submit a report to ,congress t conta9s !
 results ( a /udy conduct$ by !         

,adm9i/rator to det]m9e ! am\nt ( "t    
ev5t data record]s in/all$ 9 pass5g]    
motor vehicles %\ld capture & record =  
retrieval vehicle-relat$ data 9         
conjunction ) an ev5t 9 ord] to provide 
suffici5t in=mation to inve/igate !     
cause ( motor vehicle cra%es4  7b7      
,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft]      
submitt+ ! report requir$ "u subsection 
7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all promulgate     
regulations to e/abli% ! appropriate    
p]iod dur+ :i* ev5t data record]s       
in/all$ 9 pass5g] motor vehicles may    
capture & record = retrieval            
vehicle-relat$ data to ! "t necess>y to 
provide accid5t inve/igators )          
vehicle-relat$ in=mation p]t95t to      
cra%es involv+ su* motor vehicles4      
,septemb] #ae1 #bjad,report$ ) an       
am5dm5t