,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #d1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,pallone introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to ensure that lifesaving   
motor vehicle safety features are       
offered independently of convenience and
 luxury features1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safety is ,not ,for
 ,sale ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on       
certain sales practices with respect to 
optional safety features for motor      
vehicles  7a7 ,prohibition  7#a7 ,in    
general ,a person may not offer for sale
 or lease to a first purchaser an       
optional safety feature unless such     
person--  7,a7 offers such optional     
safety feature for sale or lease-- 7i7  
separately from any non-safety feature2 
or  7ii7 as standard trim equipment2 and
  7,b7 clearly and conspicuously        
discloses to the first purchaser the    

cost of the optional safety feature     
separately from any non-safety feature4 
7#b7 ,effective date ,paragraph 7#a7    
shall take effect on the date that is   
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4  7b7            
,enforcement by ,commission  7#a7       
,unfair or deceptive acts or practices  
,a violation of subsection 7a7 shall be 
treated as a violation of a regulation  
under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the   
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding  
unfair or deceptive acts or practices4  
7#b7 ,powers of ,commission ,the        
,commission shall enforce subsection 7a7
 in the same manner1 by the same means1 
and with the same jurisdiction as though
 all applicable terms and provisions of 
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act    
were incorporated into and made a part  
of this ,act4  7#c7 ,rule of            
construction ,nothing in this ,act shall
 be construed to limit the authority of 
the ,commission under any other law4    

7c7 ,actions by ,states  7#a7 ,in       
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#f71 in any case in which the attorney
 general of a ,state has reason to      
believe that an interest of the         
residents of that ,state has been or is 
threatened or adversely affected by an  
act or practice in violation of         
subsection 7a71 or a regulation         
promulgated under such subsection1 the  
,state1 as parens patriae1 may bring a  
civil action on behalf of the residents 
of the ,state in an appropriate district
 court of the ,united ,states or other  
court of competent jurisdiction to--    
7,a7 enjoin that practice2  7,b7 enforce
 compliance with such subsection1 or    
such regulation2  7,c7 obtain civil     
penalties2  7,d7 obtain damages1        
restitution1 or other compensation on   
behalf of residents of the ,state2 and  
7,e7 obtain such other legal and        
equitable relief as the court may       
consider to be appropriate4  7#b7       
,rights of ,commission  7,a7 ,notice    

7i7 ,in general ,except as provided in  
clause 7iii71 the attorney general of a 
,state shall notify the ,commission in  
writing that the attorney general       
intends to bring a civil action under   
paragraph 7#a7 by not later than #fj    
days before initiating the civil action4
  7ii7 ,contents ,the notification      
required by clause 7i7 with respect to a
 civil action shall include a copy of   
the complaint to be filed to initiate   
the civil action4  7iii7 ,exception ,if 
it is not feasible for the attorney     
general of a ,state to provide the      
notification required by clause 7i7     
before initiating a civil action under  
paragraph 7#a71 the attorney general    
shall notify the ,commission immediately
 upon instituting the civil action4     
7,b7 ,intervention ,upon receiving the  
notice required by subparagraph 7,a71   
the ,commission shall have the right--  
7i7 to intervene in the action2 and     
7ii7 upon so intervening--  7,i7 to be  
heard on all matters arising therein2   

and  7,,ii7 to file petitions for       
appeal4  7#c7 ,investigatory powers2    
savings provision ,nothing in this      
subsection may be construed to-- 7,a7   
prevent the attorney general of a ,state
 from exercising the powers conferred on
 the attorney general by the laws of the
 ,state to conduct investigations1 to   
administer oaths or affirmations1 or to 
compel the attendance of witnesses or   
the production of documentary or other  
evidence2 or  7,b7 prohibit the attorney
 general of a ,state1 or other          
authorized ,state officer1 from         
proceeding in ,state or ,federal court  
on the basis of an alleged violation of 
any civil or criminal statute of that   
,state4  7#d7 ,limitation on state      
action while ,federal action is pending 
,if the ,commission or the ,attorney    
,general of the ,united ,states has     
instituted a civil action for violation 
of this ,act 7referred to in this       
subparagraph as the ,federal action71 no
 ,state attorney general1 official1 or  

agency may bring an action under this   
subsection during the pendency of the   
,federal action against any defendant   
named in the complaint in the ,federal  
action for any violation of such        
subsection alleged in such complaint4   
7#e7 ,award of costs and fees ,if a     
,state prevails in any civil action     
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,state may    
recover reasonable costs and attorney   
fees4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this        
section3  7#a7 ,commission ,the term    
,commission means the ,federal ,trade   
,commission4  7#b7 ,first purchaser2    
manufacturer2 motor vehicle2 motor      
vehicle equipment ,the terms first      
purchaser1 manufacturer1 motor vehicle1 
and motor vehicle equipment have the    
meanings given those terms in section   
#cjajb of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code4  7#c7 ,motor vehicle model ,the  
term motor vehicle model means a class  
of motor vehicles-- 7,a7 of the same    
type and make2 and  7,b7 that share a   
high degree of commonality in design and

 construction4  7#d7 ,motor vehicle trim
 ,the term motor vehicle trim means a   
class of motor vehicles--  7,a7 of the  
same type1 make1 and motor vehicle      
model1 but not identical to the motor   
vehicle model2 and  7,b7 that share a   
high degree of commonality in design and
 construction4  7#e7 ,non-safety feature
 ,the term non-safety feature means     
optional motor vehicle equipment that is
 not standard model equipment or an     
optional safety feature4  7#f7 ,optional
 safety feature ,the term optional      
safety feature means motor vehicle      
equipment that--  7,a7 is not standard  
model equipment2 and  7,b7 either--  7i7
 performs the lateral or longitudinal   
7but not both simultaneously7 vehicle   
motion control subtasks of the dynamic  
driving task with the expectation that  
the driver monitors the system to       
execute a response to an object or event
 when necessary2  7ii7 alerts the       
driver--  7,i7 if there is an           
unreasonable risk of a collision2       

7,,ii7 to maintain the lane of travel2  
or  7,,iii7 if the driver is operating  
the motor vehicle in a way that         
indicates the driver may be distracted1 
disengaged1 fatigued1 intoxicated1 or   
otherwise impaired2  7iii7 improves     
illumination of the roadway2  7iv7      
enhances the view of the driver of the  
roadway2  7v7 alerts emergency services 
after a crash of the motor vehicle is   
detected2 or  7vi7 performs such other  
safety functions as the ,commission1 in 
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,transportation1 determines appropriate4
  7#g7 ,standard model equipment ,the   
term standard model equipment means     
motor vehicle equipment installed in    
each motor vehicle within a motor       
vehicle model1 regardless of the motor  
vehicle trim4  7#h7 ,standard trim      
equipment ,the term standard trim       
equipment means motor vehicle equipment 
installed in each motor vehicle of a    
motor vehicle trim4