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PUBLIC LAW 92-513-OCT. 20, 1972
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with a fixed barrier) or (ii) from the towing of such vehicle, or (B) to reduce substantially the cost of repair of the front or rear ends (or both) of such a vehicle when damaged (i) in such a colli\ sion or (ii) as a result of being towed; but such a standard may not specify a specific dollar amount for the cost of repair of a .'= -^y I • vehicle when so damaged. '^ " '^ t'>' (7) The term "manufacturer" means any person engaged in the J.manufacturing or assembling of passenger motor vehicles or '• .t passenger motor vehicle equipment including any person importy^t^' ing motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment for resale. (8) The term "make" when used in describing a passenger motor vehicle means the trade name of the manufacturer of that vehicle. (9) The term "model" when used in describing a passenger motor vehicle means a category of passenger motor vehicle based upon the size, style, and type of any make of passenger motor ^1 vehicle. . ', (10) The term "motor vehicle accident" means an accident aris- ~ "" ing out of the operation, maintenance, or use of a passenger motor vehicle or passenger motor vehicle equipment. (11) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation. ' ""' ' ' ' (12) The term "insurer of passenger motor vehicles" means any person engaged in the business of issuing (or reinsuring, in whole or part) passenger motor vehicle insurance policies. (13) The term "damage susceptibility" means susceptibility to physical damage incurred by a passenger motor vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident. , (14) The term "crashworthiness" means the protection that a " passenger motor vehicle affords its passengers against personal injury or death as a result of a motor vehicle accident. (15) The term "motor vehicle" means any vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power manufactured primarily for use on the public streets, roads, and highways, except any vehicle oper/ ated exclusively on a rail or rails. g (16) The term "State" includes each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, and American Samoa. ", (17) The term "interstate commerce" means commerce between any place in a State and any place in another State, or between i places in the same State through another State. (18) The term "United States district courts" means the Fed, eral district courts of the United States and the United States ? courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin s Islands, the Canal Zone, and American Samoa. !
TITLE I—BUMPER STANDARDS F I N D I N G S A N D PURPOSE
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SEC. 101. (a) The Congress finds that it is necessary to reduce the economic loss resulting from damage to passenger motor vehicles involved in motor vehicle accidents.
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