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PUBLIC LAW 93-492-OCT. 27, 1974

ards for the following aspects of performance: " (i) Emergency exits. " (ii) Interior protection for occupants. "(iii) Floor strength. "(iy) Seating systems. "(v) Crash worthiness of body and frame (including protection against rollover hazards). " (vi) Vehicle operating systems. " (vii) Windows and windshields. "(viii) Fuel systems. " (B) Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall promulgate Federal motor vehicle safety standards which shall provide minimum standards for those aspects of performance set out in clauses (i) through (viii) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, and which shall apply to each school bus and item of schoolbus equipment which is manufactured in or imported into the United States on or after the expiration of the 9-month period which begins on the date of promulgation of such safety standards. "(2) The Secretary may prescribe regulations requiring that any schoolbus be test-driven by the manufacturer before introduction into commerce." SEC. 203. ENFORCEMENT. Section 108(a)(1) of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " (F) to fail to comply with regulations of the Secretary under section 103(i)(2)."

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TITLE III—MOTOR VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS SEC. 301. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. (a) Title III of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.) is amended— (1) by inserting after the heading for such title the following: " P A R T A—STATE

PROGRAMS";

(2) by striking out "this title" wherever it appears in sections 301, 302, and 303 and inserting in lieu thereof "this part ": (3) by redesignating section 304 as section 321; and (4) by inserting after section 303 the following:

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" P A R T B—SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS "AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH

"SEC. 311. The Secretary shall establish a special motor vehicle diagnostic inspection demonstration project to assist in the rapid development and evaluation of advanced inspection, analysis, and diagnostic equipment suitable for use by the States in standardized hi^h volume inspection facilities and to evaluate the repair characteristics of motor vehicles. Such project shall be designed to facilitate evaluation of repair characteristics by small automotive repair garages. " P A R T C—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS".

Approved October 27, 1974.

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