,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #b1 #bjbc  
,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,schakowsky7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,accountability  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 the sale1 lease1 or use of recalled    
motor vehicles by ,federal agencies1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,shielding ,all ,federal ,employees and 
,consumers from ,actionable ,recall     
,situations ,act of #bjbc or the ,,safe 
,,cars ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,prohibition 
on sale1 lease1 or use of recalled motor
 vehicles by ,federal agencies  7a7     
,motor vehicles owned by ,federal       
agencies ,if the head of an agency of   
the ,federal ,government has received   
notification under section #cjaai of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 that a
 motor vehicle owned by the agency1 or  
an item of replacement equipment used in

 or on the vehicle1 contains a defect   
related to motor vehicle safety or does 
not comply with an applicable motor     
vehicle safety standard prescribed under
 chapter #cja of such title--  7#a7 the 
head of the agency may not-- 7,a7 sell  
the vehicle unless--  7i7 if a remedy   
for the defect or noncompliance has been
 made available by the manufacturer at  
the time of sale1 the defect or         
noncompliance has been remedied as      
required under section #cjabj of such   
title2 or  7ii7 if a remedy for the     
defect or noncompliance has not been    
made available by the manufacturer at   
the time of sale1 the head of the agency
 notifies the purchaser of the vehicle  
of the defect or noncompliance before   
the time of sale2 or  7,b7 enter into an
 agreement to lease the vehicle to an   
individual or entity unless-- 7i7 if a  
remedy for the defect or noncompliance  
has been made available by the          
manufacturer at the time when the       
agreement is entered into1 the defect or

 noncompliance has been remedied as     
required under section #cjabj of such   
title2 or  7ii7 if a remedy for the     
defect or noncompliance has not been    
made available by the manufacturer at   
the time when the agreement is entered  
into1 the head of the agency notifies   
the individual or entity of the defect  
or noncompliance before such time2  7#b7
 in the case in which the head of the   
agency has entered into an agreement to 
lease the vehicle to an individual or   
entity1 and such agreement has not      
expired at the time of the notification1
 the head of the agency shall--  7,a7   
notify such individual or entity that   
the agency has received such            
notification2 and  7,b7 in the case in  
which such individual or entity is not  
the head of an agency of the ,federal   
,government1 encourage such individual  
or entity to make all reasonable efforts
 to--  7i7 have the defect or           
noncompliance remedied as required under
 section #cjabj of such title2 and  7ii7

 prevent the use of such vehicle until  
the defect or noncompliance has been    
remedied as required under section      
#cjabj of such title2 and  7#c7 the head
 of the agency shall make all reasonable
 efforts to prevent the use of such     
vehicle by individuals of the agency    
until the defect or noncompliance has   
been remedied as required under section 
#cjabj of such title1 unless the head of
 the agency makes a written             
determination that use of the vehicle by
 individuals of the agency is necessary 
for a critical mission purpose and that 
such purpose outweighs any risks to     
health and safety caused by using the   
vehicle before the defect or            
noncompliance is remedied as required   
under section #cjabj of such title4  7b7
 ,motor vehicles leased by ,federal     
agencies ,if an entity notifies the head
 of an agency of the ,federal           
,government that such entity has        
received a notification under section   
#cjaai of title #di1 ,united ,states    

,code1 that a vehicle leased by the     
entity to the head of the agency1 or an 
item of replacement equipment used in or
 on the vehicle1 contains a defect      
related to motor vehicle safety or does 
not comply with an applicable motor     
vehicle safety standard prescribed under
 chapter #cja of such title1 the head of
 the agency shall make all reasonable   
efforts to prevent the use of such      
vehicle by individuals of the agency    
until the defect or noncompliance has   
been remedied as required under section 
#cjabj of such title1 unless the head of
 the agency makes a written             
determination that use of the vehicle by
 individuals of the agency is necessary 
for a critical mission purpose and that 
such purpose outweighs any risks to     
health and safety caused by using the   
vehicle before the defect or            
noncompliance is remedied as required   
under section #cjabj of such title4