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15 USC 1397.

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15 USC 1398.

PUBLIC LAW 93-492-OCT. 27, 1974

[88 STAT.

" (D) Paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection shall not apply to the sale or offering for sale of any motor vehicle which has such a buzzer or interlock rendered inoperative by a dealer at the request of the first purchaser of such vehicle." ^g^ Subsection (b) of section 108 of such Act is amended by inserting " (A) " after "Paragraph (1) " in paragraphs (1), (2), and (5) of such subsection and by inserting " (A) " after "paragraph (1) " in paragraph (3) of such subsection. (2) Section 108(a) of such Act (as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection) is amended— (A) by inserting after the semicolon in paragraph (1)(B) the following: "fail to keep specified records in accordance with such section; or fail or refuse to permit impounding, as required under section 112(a);" and (B) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following new subparagraph: " (E) fail to comply with any rule, regulation, or order issued under section 112 or 114; and" (3) Section 108(a)(1)(D) of such Act is amended to read as follows: " (D) fail— " (i) to furnish notification, "(ii) to remedy any defect or failure to comply, or "(iii) to maintain records, as required by part B of this title; or fail to comply with any order or other requirement applicable to any manufacturer, distributor, or dealer pursuant to such part B; " ^b) PENALTIES.—Section 109 of such Act is amended by striking out "$400,000" in the second sentence of such subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "$800,000". (c) INJUNCTIONS.—

is use 1399.

(1) The first sentence of section 110(a) of such Act is amended (1) by inserting " ( o r rules, regulations or orders thereunder)" after "violations of this title", and (2) by inserting immediately after "pursuant to this title," the following: "or to contain a defect (A) which relates to motor vehicle safety and (B) with respect to which notification has been given under section 151 or has been required to be given under section 152(b),". (2) The next to the last sentence of section 110(a) of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: "or to remedy the defect". SEC. 104. INSPECTION AND RECORDKEEPING.

15 USC 1401.

(a) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 112 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 are amended to read as follows: " (a)(1) The Secretary is authorized to conduct any inspection or investigation— " (A) which may be necessary to enforce this title or any rules, regulations, or orders issued thereunder, or " (B) which relates to the facts, circumstances, conditions, and causes of any motor vehicle accident and which is for the purposes of carrying out his functions under this Act. The Secretary shall furnish the Attorney General and, when appropriate, the Secretary of the Treasury any information obtained indicating noncompliance with this title or any rules, regulations, or orders issued thereunder, for appropriate action. I n making investigations under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall cooperate with appro-

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