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 106 STAT. 3398 PUBLIC LAW 102-519—OCT. 25, 1992 Regulations. Regulations. 15 USC 2026b note. "(1) first determining, through a procedure established by rule by the Attorney General in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation under section 609 that such major part has not been reported as stolen; and "(2) providing the purchaser or transferee with a verification identifying the vehicle identification number or derivative thereof of such msgor part, and verifying that such msgor part has not been reported as stolen. "(b) The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall promulgate such regulations as are needed to ensure that verifications provided by persons under subsection (a)(2) are uniform, effective, and resistant to fraudulent use. "(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a person who is the manufacturer of the major part, who has purchased the mapor part directly from the manufacturer, who has received a verification from an insurance carrier pursuant to section 607 that the motor vehicle from which such major part is derived has not been reported as stolen, or that such carrier has failed, in accordance with section 607, to determine whether such vehicle has been stolen. Such person shall be required to provide such verification to any person to whom such vehicle, or any megor part of such vehicle, is thereafter transferred or sold in commerce. The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.". (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendment made by subsection (c) shall be effective on the date that the system required by section 609 is established. (e) NATIONAL STOLEN AUTO PART INFORMATION SYSTEM.— Title VI of such Act, as amended by subsection (c), is amended by inserting after section 608 the following new section: "NATIONAL STOLEN AUTO PART INFORMATION SYSTEM 15 USC 2026c. "SEC. 609. (a) The Attorney General shall, within 9 months of the date of the enactment of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, maintain in the National Crime Information Center an information system containing the identification numbers of stolen passenger motor vehicles and stolen passenger motor vehicle parts. The Attorney General shall also consult with State and local law enforcement agencies in the establishment of such system. The Attorney General shall also consult with the National Crime Information Center Policy Advisory Board to ensure the security of the information in such system and that such svstem will not compromise the security of stolen vehicle and vemcle parts information in such information system. "(b) The Attorney General shall specify procedures by rule by which individuals or entities seeking to transfer a vehicle or vehicle parts may obtain a determination whether a part is listed in the system as stolen. If the Attorney General determines that the National Crime Information Center is not able to perform the functions of the information system required under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall enter into an agreement for the operation of such a system separate from the National Crime Information Center. "(c) The information svstem under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include the following information perteining to each passenger motor vehicle reported to a law enforcement authority as stolen and not recovered:

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