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 98 STAT. 2766

Report.

Post, pp. 2768, 2771.

PUBLIC LAW 98-547—OCT. 25, 1984

"(E) an assessment of whether the identification of parts of trucks, multipurpose passenger vehicles, and motorcycles is likely to have (i) a beneficial impact in decreasing the rate of theft of such vehicles; (ii) improve the recovery rate of such vehicles; (iii) decrease the trafficking in stolen parts of such vehicles; (iv) stem the export and import of such stolen vehicles or parts; or (v) benefits which exceed the cost of such identification. "(3) The report under this subsection shall recommend to Congress whether, and to what extent, the identification of trucks, multipurpose passenger vehicles, and motorcycles should be required by statute. "(b)(1) Not later than 5 years after the promulgation of the standard required by this title, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress which includes the information and legislative recommendations required under paragraphs (2) and (3). "(2) The report required by this subsection shall include— "(A) information about the methods and procedures used by public and private entities for collecting, compiling, and disseminating information concerning the theft and recovery of motor vehicles, including classes thereof, and about the reliability, accuracy, and timeliness of such information, and how such information can be improved; "(B) data on the number of motor vehicles stolen and recovered annually, compiled by the class of vehicle, model, make, and line for all such motor vehicles distributed for sale in interstate commerce; "(C) information on the extent to which motor vehicles stolen annually are dismantled to recover parts or are exported; "(D) a description of the market for such stolen parts; "(E) information concerning the costs to manufacturers, as well as to purchasers of passenger motor vehicles, in complying with the standard promulgated under this title, as well as the identification of the beneficial impacts of the standard and the monetary value of any such impacts, and the extent to which such monetary value is greater than the costs; "(F) information concerning the experience of Federal, State, and local officials in making arrests and successfully prosecuting persons for violations of the provisions of law set forth in titles II and III of the Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984, in preventing or reducing the number, and rate of, thefts of motor vehicles that are dismantled for parts subject to this title, and in preventing or reducing the availability of used parts that are stolen from motor vehicles subject to this title; "(G) information concerning the premiums charged by insurers of comprehensive insurance coverage of motor vehicles subject to this title, including any increase in such premiums charged because a motor vehicle is a likely candidate for theft, and the extent to which such insurers have reduced for the benefit of consumers such premiums as a result of this title or have foregone premium increases as a result of this title; "(H) information concerning the adequacy and effectiveness of Federal and State laws aimed at preventing the distribution and sale of used parts that have been removed from stolen motor vehicles and the adequacy of systems available to enforcement personnel for tracing parts to determine if they have been stolen from a motor vehicle;

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