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 106 STAT. 3396 PUBLIC LAW 102-519—OCT. 25, 1992 (1) by striking in subsection (a)(l)(A) **in which the final standard is promulgated" and inserting in lieu thereof "in which the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 is enacted"; (2) by striking out paragraph (3) of subsection (a) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (3) by striking "or (3)" in redesignated paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a); (4) by adding at the end of subsection (a) (as amended by paragraph (2)) the following: "(5) Any motor vehicle line subject, on the date of enactment of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, to parts marking requirements under section 602 and this section shall continue to be subject to such requirements unless such motor vehicle line becomes exempt from such requirements under section 605.", and (5) by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (b) and redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). SEC. 304. LIMITED EXEMPTION FOR NEW VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH EFFECTIVE ANTITHEFT AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. (a) CONTINUING CURRENT LAW. —The second sentence of section 605(a)(2) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2025(a)(2)) is amended by inserting "through model year 1996" after "model year". (b) MODEL YEARS AFTER MODEL YEAR 1996.— Section 605(a)(2) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2025(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "For model year 1997 through model year 2000, the Secretary may grant such an exemption for not more than 1 additional line of any manufacturer and such exemption shall not affect the validity of the exemption of any line previously exempted under this paragraph. For model years subsequent to 2000, the number of lines for which the Secretary may grant such an exemption (if any) shall be determined by the Attorney General under section 602(f)(5). SEC. 305. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) RULES.— Section 610(a)(2) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (as so redesignated by section 306 of this 15 USC 2027. Act) is amended by inserting "or Attorney General" after "Secretary". (b) CHOP SHOPS.— Section 610 of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (as so redesignated by section 306 of this Act) (15 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(c)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly own, operate, maintain, or control a chop shop or conduct operations in a chop shop of any kind or transport by any means any passenger motor vehicle or passenger motor vehicle part to or from a chop shop. "(2) The Secretary shall, as appropriate and in consultation with the Attorney General, in the case of any person who violates paragraph (1), commence a civil action for permanent or temporary injimction to restrain such violation or the Secretary shall assess and recover a civil penalty of not more than $100,000 per day for each such violation, or both.".

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