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Title II — Motor vehicle safety

S. 2760 · 113th Congress · Jul 31, 2014 · Lineage

II Motor vehicle safety

Sec. 201 Authorization of appropriations

Section 30104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking “$98,313,500”; and
(2)
by striking “to carry out this part in each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 1999 and ending in fiscal year 2011.” and inserting the following:

“(1) $152,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;

“(2) $170,240,000 for fiscal year 2016;

“(3) $190,670,000 for fiscal year 2017;

“(4) $213,550,000 for fiscal year 2018;

“(5) $239,175,000 for fiscal year 2019; and

“(6) $268,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.”

Sec. 202 Recall obligations under bankruptcy

Section 30120A of title 49, United States Code is amended by striking “chapter 11 of title 11” and inserting “chapter 7 or chapter 11 of title 11”.

Sec. 203 Civil penalties

(a)
In general— Section 30165 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1)—
(A)
in the first sentence—
(i)
by striking “A person that violates any” and inserting “A person that violates or causes to be violated any”; and
(ii)
by striking “$5,000” and inserting “$25,000”; and
(B)
by striking the third sentence; and
(2)
in subsection (a)(3)—
(A)
in the second sentence by striking “$5,000” and inserting “$25,000”; and
(B)
by striking the third sentence.
(b)
Construction— Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the imposition of penalties under section 30165 of title 49, United States Code, prior to the issuance of a final rule under section 31203(b) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (49 U.S.C. 30165 note).

Sec. 204 Criminal penalties

Section 30170 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

“30170. Criminal penalties

“(a) In general—A person who violates any of section 30112, 30115, 30117 through 30122, 30123(a), 30125(c), 30127, 30141 through 30147, or 30166, or a regulation prescribed thereunder shall be subject to criminal penalties of—

“(1) if death of an individual results, a fine under title 18, or imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or both;

“(2) if serious bodily injury to any individual results, a fine under title 18 or imprisonment for not more than 15 years, or both; and

“(3) in any other case, a fine under title 18, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.

“(b) Agents—Any individual director, officer, or agent of a corporation who authorizes, orders, or performs any of the acts or practices constituting in whole or in part a violation of any of the sections described under subsection (a), shall be subject to penalties under this section without regard to any penalties to which that corporation may be subject under subsection (a).

“(c) Forfeiture of assets—In addition to the penalties provided by subsection (a), the penalty for a criminal violation of any of the sections described under subsection (a) may include a forfeiture of assets associated with the violation.

“(d) Definitions—In this section:

“(1) Criminal violation—The term criminal violation means a violation of any of the sections described under subsection (a) for which the violator is sentenced to pay a fine, be imprisoned, or both.

“(2) Serious bodily injury—The term serious bodily injury has the meaning given the term in section 1365 of title 18.”