,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #baea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #be1 #bjad ,mr4   
,m>key 7= himself & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to enhance ! e>ly w>n+ report+
 requirem5ts = motor vehicle            
manufactur]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,e>ly ,w>n+ ,report+   
,sy/em ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjad4  #b4   
,additional e>ly w>n+ report+           
requirem5ts ,section #cjaff7m7 ( title  
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,c7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,!
 manufactur] & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 ,9 
g5]al ,! manufactur]  2 &  7,b7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7ii7 ,fatal incid5ts
 ,if an incid5t describ$ 9 clause 7i7   
involves fatalities1 ! ,secret>y %all   
require ! manufactur] to submit1 z "p ( 
its incid5t report-- 7,i7 all initial   
claims or notice docum5ts t notifi$ !   
manufactur] ( ! incid5t2  7,,ii7 any    

police reports or o!r docum5ts describ+ 
or recon/ruct+ ! incid5t2 &  7,,iii7 any
 am5dm5ts or supplem5ts to ! docum5ts   
describ$ 9 subclause 7,i71 except =--   
7aa7 m$ical docum5ts & bills2  7bb7     
prop]ty damage invoices or e/imates2 &  
7cc7 docum5ts relat$ to damages4  2     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by am5d+          
subp>agraph 7,c7 to read z foll[s3  7,c7
 ,disclosure  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! in=mation 
provid$ to ! ,secret>y pursuant to ?is  
subsection-- 7,i7 %all be disclos$      
publicly unless exempt f disclosure "u  
section #eeb7;b7 ( title #e2 &  7,,ii7  
%all be ent]$ into ! e>ly w>n+ report+  
database 9 a mann] t is se>*able by     
manufactur] "n1 vehicle or equipm5t make
 & model "n1 model ye>1 & type (        
pot5tial defect4  7ii7 ,presumption ,9  
adm9i/]+ ?is subp>agraph1 ! ,secret>y   
%all presume 9 favor ( maximum public   
availability ( in=mation4  7iii7        
,inapplicability ( confid5tiality       
provisions ,9 adm9i/]+ ?is p>agraph1 !  
confid5tiality provisions "u section    

#eeb7;b77#d7 ( title #e1 %all n be      
con/ru$ to prev5t ! public disclosure   
(-- 7,i7 production in=mation reg>d+    
pass5g] motor vehicles2  7,,ii7         
in=mation on incid5ts involv+ dea? or   
injury2  7,,iii7 numb]s ( prop]ty damage
 claims2 or  7,,iv7 aggregat$ numb]s (  
consum] compla9ts4  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,use ( e>ly w>n+ 
reports ,! ,secret>y %all consid]       
in=mation ga!r$ "u ?is section 9        
proce$+s describ$ 9 sections #cjaah &   
#cjafb4  4  #c4 ,improv$ ,national      
,highway ,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration 
vehicle safety databases  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & aft] consultation
 ) frequ5t us]s ( its publicly available
 databases1 ! ,secret>y (               
,transportation 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section
 z ! ,secret>y7 %all improve public     
accessibility to in=mation on !         
,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety     
,adm9i/ration's publicly accessible     
vehicle safety databases by-- 7#a7      

improv+ organization & functionality1   
includ+ design features su* z drop-d[n  
m5us1 & all[+ = data f all ( ! publicly 
accessible vehicle safety databases to  
be se>*$1 sort$1 aggregat$1 & d[nload$ 9
 a mann]-- 7,a7 consi/5t ) ! public     
int]e/2 &  7,b7 t facilitates easy use  
by consum]s2  7#b7 provid+ great]       
consi/5cy 9 pres5tation ( vehicle safety
 issues2  7#c7 improv+ se>*ability ab\t 
specific vehicles & issues ?r\gh        
/&>dization ( commonly us$ se>* t]ms & !
 integration ( databases to enable all  
to be simultane\sly se>*$ us+ ! same    
keyword se>* function2 &  7#d7 ensur+ t 
all docum5ts1 /udies1 inve/igations1    
inspections1 incid5t reports1 & o!r     
mat]ials relat$ to an incid5t t are     
creat$ or obta9$ by ! ,national ,highway
 ,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration be made 
publicly available 9 a mann] t is       
se>*able 9 databases by-- 7,a7          
manufactur] "n1 vehicle or equipm5t make
 & model "n1 & model ye>2  7,b7 type (  
pot5tial defect2  7,c7 numb] ( injuries 

or fatalities2 &  7,d7 any o!r elem5t t 
! ,secret>y det]m9es to be 9 ! public   
int]e/4  7b7 ,inspection & inve/igation 
in=mation ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7      
provide public notice ( all inspection &
 inve/igation activities conduct$ by !  
,secret>y "u section #cjaff ( title #di1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#b7 make su*  
notices1 & notice ( any en=cem5t or o!r 
action tak5 z a result ( an inspection  
or inve/igation-- 7,a7 available to     
consum]s on ! ,int]net imm$iately aft]  
su* notice is issu$2 &  7,b7 se>*able by
 manufactur] "n1 vehicle or equipm5t    
make & model "n1 model ye>1 sy/em or    
compon5t1 & ! type ( inspection or      
inve/igation be+ conduct$4