98 STAT. 2758
15 USC 2001.
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PUBLIC LAW 98-547—OCT. 25, 1984
under paragraph (2) or (3) is made at least 6 months before the first applicable model year beginning after such selection. "(5) A manufacturer shall not be required to begin to comply with the standard pursuant to any selection made under paragraph (2) or (3) for a model year beginning earlier than 6 months after the date of selection. "(b)(1) For purposes of subsection (a), the theft rate for passenger motor vehicles of a line shall be determined by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of new passenger motor vehicle thefts for that line during the 2 calendar years specified in subsection (a)(l)(A), and the denominator of which is the sum of the respective production volumes of all passenger motor vehicles of that line (as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency under title V of this Act) which are of the 2 model years having the same model-year designations as the 2 calendar years specified in subsection (a)(l)(A) and which are distributed for sale in commerce within the United States. "(2) For purposes of subsection (a), the median theft rate for all new passenger motor vehicle thefts during such 2-year period is that theft rate midway between the highest and the lowest theft rates determined under paragraph (1). If there is an even number of theft rates determined under paragraph (1), the median theft rate is the arithmetic average of the two adjoining theft rates midway between the highest and the lowest of such theft rates. "(3) Immediately upon enactment of this title, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall obtain from the most reliable source or sources accurate and timely theft and recovery data and publish such data for review and comment. To the greatest extent possible, the Secretary shall utilize theft data reported by Federal, State, or local police. After such publication and opportunity for comment, the Secretary shall utilize the theft data to determine the median theft rate under this subsection. The Secretary and such Director shall take such actions as may be necessary to improve the accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of such data, including ensuring that vehicles represented as stolen are in fact stolen. "(4) In calculating the median theft rate, the Secretary shall take into account the theft rate of lines which are exempted by reason of the 14-line limitation in subsection (a)(3). "(5) As used in this section, the term 'new passenger motor vehicle thefts', when used with respect to any calendar year, refers to those thefts in the United States in such year which are of passenger motor vehicles with the same model-year designation as that calendar year. "(c) The Secretary shall, by rule, require each manufacturer to provide information necessary to select pursuant to subsection (a)(2) the high theft lines and the major parts to be subject to the standard. "(d) Except as provided in section 605, the Secretary may not render the standard inapplicable to any line which at any time has been subject to the standard. "COST LIMITATION
15 USC 2024.
"SEC. 604. (a) The standard under section 602 may not— "(1) impose costs upon any manufacturer of motor vehicles to comply with such standard in excess of $15 per motor vehicle, or
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