,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajgfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #f1 #bjbf,mr4 
,lawl] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! sell] 
( a us$ motor vehicle sold ?r\gh an     
auction1 deal]%ip1 individual sale1 or  
o!r resale *annel to ma9ta9 a functional
 airbag sy/em = ! vehicle or cle>ly     
disclose :5 any airbag sy/em is miss+ or
 disabl$1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,an?ony 
,amoros ,law ,"r to ,"k ,act4  #b4      
,airbag resale requirem5ts = resale (   
motor vehicles  7a7 ,requirem5ts ,a     
cov]$ motor vehicle may n be sold ?r\gh 
an auction1 deal]%ip1 individual1 or o!r
 resale *annel unless ! foll[+          
requirem5ts are met3  7#a7 ,!re is a    

functional airbag sy/em = ! vehicle or !
 sell] cle>ly discloses t ! airbag sy/em
 is miss+ or disabl$4  7#b7 ,!          
disclosure describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is a
 writt5 /atem5t 9 at lea/ t5-po9t bold  
face type t appe>s on ! front ( a sales 
contract1 receipt1 invoice1 or o!r sale 
docum5t & any physical disclosure is a  
conspicu\s sign affix$ to ! w9d%ield ( !
 vehicle4  7#c7 ,! sell] discloses if ! 
vehicle does n h an inflatable re/ra9t  
sy/em or conta9s a non-function+        
inflatable re/ra9t sy/em4  7b7 ,en=cem5t
 by ,f$]al ,trade ,commission  7#a7     
,unfair or deceptive acts or practices  
,a violation ( subsection 7a7 or a      
regulation promulgat$ "u su* subsection 
%all be treat$ z a violation ( a        
regulation "u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 (
 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+     
unfair or deceptive acts or practices4  
7#b7 ,p[]s ( ,commission ,! ,commission 
%all en=ce subsection 7a7 & any         
regulation promulgat$ "u su* subsection 

9 ! same mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) !  
same jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh
 all applicable t]ms & provisions ( !   
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 7 incorporat$    
into & made a "p ( ?is section4 ,any    
p]son :o violates su* subsection or a   
regulation promulgat$ "u su* subsection 
%all be subject to ! p5alties & entitl$ 
to ! privileges & immunities provid$ 9 !
 ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act4  7c7   
,actions by ,/ates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any
 case 9 :i* ! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate1 
or an (ficial or ag5cy ( a ,/ate1 has   
reason to believe t an int]e/ ( !       
resid5ts ( su* ,/ate has be5 or is      
?reat5$ or adv]sely affect$ by an act or
 practice 9 violation ( subsection 7a7  
or a regulation promulgat$ "u su*       
subsection1 ! ,/ate1 z p>5s patriae1 may
 br+ a civil action on behalf ( !       
resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 an appropriate     
,/ate c\rt or an appropriate di/rict    
c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to--  7,a7 enjo9 
su* act or practice2  7,b7 en=ce        

compliance ) su* subsection or su*      
regulation2  7,c7 obta9 damages1        
re/itution1 or o!r comp5sation on behalf
 ( resid5ts ( ! ,/ate2 or  7,d7 obta9   
su* o!r legal & equitable relief z !    
c\rt may consid] to be appropriate4     
7#b7 ,notice ,be=e fil+ an action "u ?is
 subsection1 ! attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 
or ag5cy ( ! ,/ate involv$ %all provide 
to ! ,commission a writt5 notice ( su*  
action & a copy ( ! compla9t = su*      
action4 ,if ! attorney g5]al1 (ficial1  
or ag5cy det]m9es t x is n feasible to  
provide ! notice describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph
 be=e ! fil+ ( ! action1 ! attorney     
g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy %all provide   
writt5 notice ( ! action & a copy ( !   
compla9t to ! ,commission imm$iately ^u 
! fil+ ( ! action4  7#c7 ,au?ority (    
,f$]al ,trade ,commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,on receiv+ notice "u p>agraph 7#b7 (  
an action "u ?is subsection1 !          
,commission %all h ! "r--  7i7 to       
int]v5e 9 ! action2  7ii7 ^u s int]v5+1 
to be he>d on all matt]s aris+ !re92 &  

7iii7 to file petitions = appeal4  7,b7 
,limitation on ,/ate action :ile ,f$]al 
action is p5d+ ,if ! ,commission or !   
,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has  
in/itut$ a civil action = violation (   
subsection 7a7 or a regulation          
promulgat$ "u su* subsection 7ref]r$ to 
9 ?is subp>agraph z ! ,f$]al action71 no
 ,/ate attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy
 may br+ an action "u ?is subsection    
dur+ ! p5d5cy ( ! ,f$]al action aga9/   
any def5dant nam$ 9 ! compla9t 9 !      
,f$]al action = any violation ( su*     
subsection or regulation alleg$ 9 su*   
compla9t4  7#d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,=  
purposes ( br++ a civil action "u ?is   
subsection1 no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be     
con/ru$ to prev5t an attorney g5]al1    
(ficial1 or ag5cy ( a ,/ate f ex]cis+ ! 
p[]s conf]r$ on ! attorney g5]al1       
(ficial1 or ag5cy by ! laws ( su* ,/ate 
to conduct inve/igations1 adm9i/] oa?s &
 affirmations1 or compel ! att5dance (  
witnesses or ! production ( docum5t>y & 
o!r evid5ce4  7d7 ,additional p5alty =  

dea? or p>alysis ,9 addition to any     
p5alty aw>d$ by ! c\rt "u subsection 7a7
 or 7b71 ! c\rt may aw>d an additional  
am\nt ( up to #be1jjj = an action t     
involves dea? or p>alysis4  7e7 ,rule ( 
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ z prohibit+1 limit+1 r$uc+1 or  
o!rwise affect+ an action = p]sonal     
injury or wrongful dea?4  7f7 ,def9ition
 ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,commission ,!   
t]m ,commission means ! ,f$]al ,trade   
,commission4  7#b7 ,cov]$ motor vehicle 
,! t]m cov]$ motor vehicle means a motor
 vehicle manufactur$ on or aft]         
,septemb] #a1 #aiig4  7#c7 ,motor       
vehicle ,! t]m motor vehicle has ! mean+
 giv5 t t]m 9 section #cjajb7;a7 ( title
 #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #c4 ,crim9al
 p5alty  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #fe ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
ins]t+ aft] section #acfe ! foll[+3     
#acfe;,a4 ,resale ( unsafe motor        
vehicles  7a7 ,(f5se ,:oev] kn[+ly      
sells1 ?r\gh an auction1 deal]%ip1      
individual1 or o!r resale *annel1 a     

cov]$ motor vehicle hav+ a cov]$        
defici5cy )\t disclos+ su* defici5cy 9 a
 writt5 /atem5t or physical disclosure1 
%all-- 7#a7 9 ! case ( an attempt1 be   
f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ n m ?an #aj 
ye>s1 or bo?2  7#b7 if dea? ( an        
individual results1 be f9$ "u ?is title1
 imprison$ = any t]m ( ye>s or = life1  
or bo?2  7#c7 if s]i\s bodily injury1   
includ+ p>alysis1 to any individual     
results1 be f9$ "u ?is title or         
imprison$ n m ?an #bj ye>s1 or bo?2 &   
7#d7 9 any o!r case1 be f9$ "u ?is title
 or imprison$ n m ?an t5 ye>s1 or bo?4  
7b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section3  7#a7    
,cov]$ defici5cy ,! t]m cov]$ defici5cy 
means1 ) respect to a cov]$ vehicle1 t !
 vehicle-- 7,a7 does n h a functional   
airbag sy/em2 &  7,b7 does n h an       
inflatable re/ra9t sy/em or conta9s a   
non-function+ inflatable re/ra9t sy/em4 
7#b7 ,cov]$ motor vehicle ,! t]m cov]$  
motor vehicle means a motor vehicle     
manufactur$ on or aft] ,septemb] #a1    
#aiig4  7#c7 ,motor vehicle ,! t]m motor

 vehicle has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9       
section #cjajb7;a7 ( title #di4  7#d7   
,physical disclosure ,! t]m physical    
disclosure means a conspicu\s sign      
affix$ to ! w9d%ield ( a vehicle4  7#e7 
,writt5 /atem5t ,! t]m writt5 /atem5t   
means a /atem5t 9 at lea/ t5-po9t bold  
face type t appe>s on ! front ( a sales 
contract1 receipt1 invoice1 or o!r sale 
docum5t4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!    
table ( sections = *apt] #fe ( title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat$ to section    
#acfe ! foll[+3  #acfe;,a4 ,resale (    
unsafe motor vehicles4  4