,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #d1   
#bjbc,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,mr4  
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish requirements for the ,federal 
,trade ,commission with respect to      
certain rules related to automotive     
retailing1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,review 
of ,expensive and ,detrimental          
,overregulation ,act or the ,,ftc ,,redo
 ,act4  #b4 ,motor ,vehicle ,dealers    
,trade ,regulation ,rule  7a7           
,prohibition ,the ,commission may not   
finalize1 implement1 or enforce a       
covered proposed rule unless the        
,commission satisfies the requirements  
described in subsection 7b71 and any    
other requirements applicable under     
,federal law1 with respect to the       

covered proposed rule4  7b7             
,requirements for covered proposed rules
  7#a7 ,requirements for issuance ,at   
least #cj days before publishing in the 
,federal ,register a notice of proposed 
rulemaking with respect to a covered    
proposed rule1 the ,commission shall--  
7,a7 complete-- 7i7 a quantitative study
 on automotive retailing that-- 7,i7    
uses a statistically valid national     
sample size of purchasers and lessees of
 motor vehicles from motor vehicle      
dealers2  7,,ii7 is noticed and subject 
to public comment for a period of not   
less than #cj days before publication2  
7,,iii7 is peer reviewed by an          
independent third party with knowledge  
of automotive retailing2 and  7,,iv7    
determines whether there is quantitative
 evidence of a prevalence of unfair or  
deceptive practices in automotive       
retailing that supports the necessity of
 the covered proposed rule2  7ii7       
quantitative consumer testing that--    
7,i7 uses a statistically valid national

 sample size of purchasers and lessees  
of motor vehicles from motor vehicle    
dealers2  7,,ii7 is noticed and subject 
to public comment for a period of not   
less than #cj days before publication2  
and  7,,iii7 determines whether new     
mandates1 including disclosures1 under  
the covered proposed rule would-- 7aa7  
enhance consumer understanding1         
education1 and protection2 and  7bb7 not
 unduly impair legitimate business      
activity1 including as compared to      
alternative approaches that may provide 
similar benefits2 and  7iii7 a detailed 
economic analysis of the costs and      
benefits of the covered proposed rule   
that-- 7,i7 is noticed and subject to   
public comment for a period of not less 
than #cj days before publication2       
7,,ii7 is peer reviewed by an           
independent third party with knowledge  
of automotive retailing from the        
perspective of consumers and motor      
vehicle dealers2  7,,iii7 includes an   
assessment of the costs for consumers   

and small businesses1 including as a    
result of new disclosures and paperwork2
 and  7,,iv7 compares the mandates of   
the covered proposed rule to more       
targeted and less burdensome            
alternatives that achieve similar       
benefits2 and  7,b7 submit to the       
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a copy of
 the covered proposed rule and the      
results of the study1 testing1 and      
analysis conducted under subparagraph   
7,a74  7#b7 ,requirements for           
finalization ,the ,commission may only  
finalize1 implement1 or enforce a       
covered proposed rule-- 7,a7 if-- 7i7 an
 advance notice of proposed rulemaking  
with respect to the covered proposed    
rule was published in the ,federal      
,register2  7ii7 a notice of proposed   
rulemaking with respect to the covered  
proposed rule that includes the results 
of the study1 testing1 and analysis     

conducted under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 was 
published in the ,federal ,register2 and
  7iii7 the covered proposed rule was   
open for public comment for a period of 
at least #abj days2 and  7,b7 if the    
duties1 disclosures1 penalties1 and     
other mandates imposed by the covered   
proposed rule apply equally to          
franchised1 independent1 and direct     
sellers of automobiles4  7c7            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,federal ,trade ,commission4  7#b7  
,covered proposed rule ,the term covered
 proposed rule means-- 7,a7 the proposed
 rule of the ,commission-- 7i7 titled   
,motor ,vehicle ,dealers ,trade         
,regulation ,rule2 and  7ii7 published  
in the ,federal ,register on ,july #ac1 
#bjbb 7#hg ,fed4 ,reg4 #dbjab72 and     
7,b7 any rule proposed by the           
,commission on or after ,september #ab1 
#bjbc1 that is similar or related to the
 proposed rule described in subparagraph
 7,a74