PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 963 (1) the vehicle is imported for personal use, and not for resale, by an individual (except an individual described in sections 30143 and 30144 of this title); (2) the vehicle is imported after January 31, 1990; and (3) the individual takes the actions required under subsection (b) of this section to receive an exemption. (b) EXEMPTIONS.—(1) To receive an exemption under subsection (a) of this section, an individual must— (A) provide the Secretary of the Treasury (acting for the Secretary of Transportation) with— (i) an appropriate bond in an amount determined under section 30141(d) of this title; (ii) a copy of an agreement with an importer registered under section 30141(c) of this title for bringing the motor vehicle into compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards prescribed under this chapter; and (iii) a certification that the vehicle meets the requirement of section 30141(a)(1)(A) or (B) of this title; and (B) comply with appropriate terms the Secretary of Transportation imposes to ensure that the vehicle— (i) will be brought into compliance with those standards within a reasonable time (specified by the Secretary of Transportation) after the vehicle is imported; or (ii) will be exported (at no cost to the United States Government) by the Secretary of the Treasury or abandoned to the Government. (2) For good cause shown, the Secretary of Transportation may allow an individual additional time, but not more than 30 days after the day on which the motor vehicle is offered for import, to comply with paragraph (l)(A)(ii) of this subsection. §30143. Motor vehicles imported by individuals employed outside the United States (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, "assigned place of employment" means— (1) the principal location at which an individual is permanently or indefinitely assigned to work; and (2) for a member of the uniformed services, the individual's permanent duty station. (b) GENERAL.—Section 30112(a) of this title does not apply to a motor vehicle imported for personal use, and not for resale, by an individual— (1) whose assigned place of employment was outside the United States as of October 31, 1988, and who has not had an assigned place of employment in the United States from that date through the date the vehicle is imported into the United States; (2) who previously had not imported a motor vehicle into the United States under this section or section 108(g) of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 or, before October 31, 1988, under section 108(b)(3) of that Act; (3) who acquired, or made a binding contract to acquire, the vehicle before October 31, 1988; (4) who imported the vehicle into the United States not , later than October 31, 1992; and (5) who satisfies section 108(b)(3) of that Act as in effect on October 30, 1988.
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