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 PUBLIC LAW 102-519—OCT. 25, 1992 106 STAT. 3395 section 615 and such other information as the Attorney General may develop (after notice and after a public hearing), that requiring such additional parts marking for all of the applicable passenger motor vehicles would not substantially inhibit chop shop operations and vehicle thefts. The Attorney General shall also take into account as part of the record additional costs, effectiveness, competition, and available alternatives factors. The Attorney General shall transmit the finding and the record upon which the finding is based to the Secretary. Such finding and record shall be a part of the Secretary's rulemaking record. "(4) The Attorney General of the United States shall by December 31, 1999, determine, after notice and a public hearing, whether one or both rules promulgated under this subsection have been an effective means to substantially inhibit the operation of chop shops and vehicle theft, taking into account the additional cost, competition, and available alternatives. The Attorney General shall base his determination on information collected and analyzed under section 615, the 3-year and 5-year reports issued by the Secretary under this title, and such other information as he may develop and include in the public record. He shall take into consideration the effectiveness, extent of use, and the extent to which civil and criminal penalties under section 610(b) of this title and 18 U.S.C. 2322 regarding chop shops have been effective in substantially inhibiting chop shop operations and vehicle theft. The Attorney General shall promptly transmit his finding to the Secretary. If Termination the determination is that one or both rules have not been an ^^*^ effective means to substantially inhibit chop shop operation and vehicle theft, the Secrefciry shall within 180 days after receipt of such finding terminate by order 1 or both of the rules promulgated under this subsection effective the next model year following the issuance of such order. "(5) The Attorney General shall make a separate determination by December 31, 1999, after notice and a public hearing, as to whether the antitheft devices for which an exemption under section 605 is authorized are an effective substitute for parts marking in substantially inhibiting vehicle theft, taking into account the additional cost, competition, and available alternatives. If the Attorney (General determines that such antitheft devices are an effective substitute for parts marking in substantially inhibiting vehicle theft, the Secretary shall continue to grant exemptions under section 605 at the level authorized prior to the date of the enactment of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 or at the level authorized for model year 2000, as determined by the Attorney General. Nothing in this paragraph affects exemptions granted in model year 2000 or earlier to any manufacturer. "(6) The Secretary and the Attorney General shall keep the appropriate legislative committees of Congress with jurisdiction over this Act and 18 U.S.C. 2322 informed about the actions taken or planned under this subsection. "(g) The Secretary is authorized to periodically redetermine and establish by rule the median theft rate under subsection (a)(D, but not more than every 2 years.". SEC. 303. DESIGNATION OF HIGH THEFT VEHICLE LINES AND PARTS. Section 603 of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2023) is amended—

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