,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #b1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,markey 7for himself and ,mr4      
,blumenthal7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to ensure that owners of all motor   
vehicles in use on ,united ,states      
roadways are made aware of1 and obtain  
repairs for1 manufacturer-issued safety 
recalls in a timely manner4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,repairing ,every ,car to ,avoid ,lost  
,lives ,act or the ,,recall ,act4  #b4  
,compliance with safety recalls  7a7 ,in
 general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter    
#cja of title #di1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #cjabi4 ,compliance with
 safety recalls  7a7 ,prompt            
notification of automobile safety       
recalls ,a ,state is in compliance with 
this subsection if the agency           

responsible for motor vehicle           
registration in such ,state ensures1 by 
searching the recall database maintained
 by the ,national ,highway ,traffic     
,safety ,administration1 using the motor
 vehicle identification number1 that    
each registered owner of a motor vehicle
 registered in such ,state is notified  
of all safety recalls issued by the     
manufacturer of the vehicle--  7#a7 in  
any case other than a case described in 
paragraph 7#b71 not later than the date 
on which the agency responsible for     
motor vehicle registration in such      
,state notifies such registered owner of
 the need to renew the registered       
owner's motor vehicle registration2 or  
7#b7 in a case in which the motor       
vehicle owner is applying1 for the first
 time1 to register a vehicle in the     
,state or in a case in which a safety   
recall occurs after the date on which   
the registration renewal notice is sent 
to the owner and before the ,state      
grants the renewal1 not later than the  

date on which the motor vehicle         
registration is completed4  7b7 ,safety 
recall remedies ,to be completed before 
motor vehicle registration renewals     
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 a ,state is in          
compliance with this subsection if the  
,state requires1 as a prerequisite for  
motor vehicle registration renewal1 that
 all motor vehicle owners complete all  
applicable safety recalls4  7#b7        
,exception ,a ,state shall be in        
compliance with this subsection if the  
,state exempts a motor vehicle owner    
from the requirement described in       
paragraph 7#a7 in the following cases3  
7,a7 ,the motor vehicle owner had not   
been notified of the safety recall on or
 before the date on which the owner was 
notified of the need to renew the motor 
vehicle registration4  7,b7 ,the        
manufacturer1 through a local           
dealership1 has not provided the motor  
vehicle owner with a reasonable         
opportunity to complete any applicable  

safety recall remedy due to a shortage  
of a necessary part or qualified labor4 
7,c7 ,the motor vehicle owner           
demonstrates to the ,state that the     
owner has had no reasonable opportunity 
to complete all applicable safety recall
 remedies1 in which case the ,state may 
grant a temporary registration1 of up to
 #fj days1 during which time the motor  
vehicle owner shall complete all        
applicable safety recall remedies4  7c7 
,withholding of funds for noncompliance 
,on the first day of each fiscal year   
beginning at least #a year after the    
date of the enactment of this section1  
the ,secretary of ,transportation shall 
withhold1 from each ,state that is not  
in compliance with subsections 7a7 and  
7b71 #e percent of the amount otherwise 
required to be apportioned to such      
,state under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of
 section #ajd7;b7 of title #bc for the  
purposes specified in such paragraphs4  
4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of
 sections for chapter #cja of title #di1

 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
inserting after the item relating to    
section #cjabh the following3  #cjabi4  
,compliance with safety recalls4  4