,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #daba ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #a1 #bjbj ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for ,mr4 ,markey 7for himself and ,mr4 ,blumenthal77 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require the ,secretary of ,transportation to establish a motor vehicle recall assistance program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,promoting ,auto ,recalls ,toward ,safety ,act of #bjbj or the ,,parts ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,motor vehicle recall assistance program 7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #cja of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cjabi4 ,motor vehicle recall assistance program 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,open recall ,the term open recall means a motor vehicle recall-- 7,a7 for which a notification by a manufacturer has been provided under section #cjaai2 and 7,b7 that has not been remedied under section #cjabj4 7#b7 ,registration ,the term registration means the process for registering a motor vehicle in a ,state 7including registration renewal74 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,transportation4 7b7 ,program 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,secretary shall establish a program under which the ,secretary shall provide grants and other assistance1 including technical assistance1 to ,states in informing owners and lessees of a motor vehicle about open recalls on the motor vehicle at the time of registration of the motor vehicle in the ,state4 7#b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive assistance under this subsection1 a ,state shall-- 7,a7 submit to the ,secretary an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require2 and 7,b7 agree-- 7i7 to notify each owner or lessee of a motor vehicle presented for registration in the ,state of any open recall on that motor vehicle2 and 7ii7 to provide to each owner or lessee of the motor vehicle presented for registration-- 7,i7 the open recall information for the motor vehicle at no cost2 and 7,,ii7 such other information as the ,secretary may require4 7#c7 ,factors for consideration ,in selecting recipients for assistance under this subsection1 the ,secretary shall take into consideration the methodology of a ,state for-- 7,a7 identifying open recalls on a motor vehicle2 7,b7 informing the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle of an open recall2 and 7,c7 measuring performance in-- 7i7 informing owners and lessees about open recalls2 and 7ii7 remedying open recalls4 7#d7 ,grants 7,a7 ,limitation ,a ,state may receive not more than #a grant under this subsection4 7,b7 ,performance period ,a grant provided under this subsection shall require a performance period of #b years4 7#e7 ,report to the ,secretary ,not later than #ij days after the date of completion of the performance period under paragraph 7#d77;,b71 each ,state that receives a grant under this subsection shall submit to the ,secretary a performance report that contains such information as the ,secretary considers to be necessary-- 7,a7 to evaluate the extent to which open recalls have been remedied in the ,state2 and 7,b7 to enable a comparison of-- 7i7 recall completion under this subsection2 and 7ii7 existing recall completion data4 7#f7 ,evaluation and report to ,congress ,not later than #ahj days after the date on which the ,secretary receives from a ,state a performance report under paragraph 7#e71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 evaluate the extent to which open recalls have been remedied in the ,state2 and 7,b7 submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives and make publicly available a report describing the results of the evaluation under subparagraph 7,a74 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the analysis for subchapter ,,ii of chapter #cja of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking the item relating to section #cjabh and inserting the following3 #cjabh4 ,vehicle rollover prevention and crash mitigation4 #cjabi4 ,motor vehicle recall assistance program4 4 #c4 ,recall completion reports and scorecard 7a7 ,reports on notification campaigns ,section #cjaah of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,reports on notification campaigns 7#a7 ,in general ,each manufacturer that is conducting a campaign under subsection 7b7 or 7c71 or any other law 7including regulations71 to notify manufacturers1 distributors1 owners1 purchasers1 or dealers of a defect or noncompliance shall submit to the ,administrator of the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration-- 7,a7 by the applicable date described in section #egc4g7;d7 of title #di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation71 a quarterly report on the campaign for each of #h consecutive quarters1 beginning with the quarter in which the campaign was initiated2 and 7,b7 an annual report for each of the #c years following completion of the last quarter for which a quarterly report is submitted under subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,requirements ,except as otherwise provided in this subsection1 each report under this subsection shall comply with the requirements of section #egc4g of title #di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 4 7b7 ,scorecard and notification to owners and lessees of unremedied vehicles ,section #cjabj of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7k7 ,recall remedy scorecard 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration shall publish an annual scorecard of recall completion rates for each manufacturer submitting a report under section #cjaah7;f7 during the year covered by the scorecard4 7#b7 ,requirement ,the annual scorecard under paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 for each manufacturer submitting a report under section #cjaah7;f7 during the year covered by the scorecard-- 7i7 the total number of-- 7,i7 recalls issued by the manufacturer during the year covered by the scorecard2 and 7,,ii7 vehicles of the manufacturer subject to a recall during the year covered by the scorecard2 and 7ii7 the percentage of vehicles of the manufacturer that-- 7,i7 were subject to a recall at any time during the year covered by the scorecard2 and 7,,ii7 have been remedied under this section2 and 7,b7 for each campaign that is the subject of a report submitted under section #cjaah7;f7 during the year covered by the scorecard-- 7i7 the total number of recalls issued by the manufacturer pursuant to the campaign-- 7,i7 during the year covered by the scorecard2 and 7,,ii7 since the date on which the campaign was initiated2 7ii7 the total number of vehicles of the manufacturer subject to the campaign-- 7,i7 during the year covered by the scorecard2 and 7,,ii7 since the date on which the campaign was initiated2 and 7iii7 the percentage of vehicles subject to the campaign that have been remedied under this section-- 7,i7 during the year covered by the scorecard2 and 7,,ii7 since the date on which the campaign was initiated4 4