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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2182
To protect consumers from security and privacy threats to their motor
vehicles, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 18, 2019
Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. BLUMENTHAL) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To protect consumers from security and privacy threats to
their motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Security and Privacy
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in Your Car Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘SPY Car Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHI-
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CLES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 301 of title 49, United
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States Code, is amended by inserting after section 30128
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the following:
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‘‘§ 30129. Cybersecurity standards
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‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) CRITICAL SOFTWARE SYSTEMS.—The term
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‘critical software systems’ means software systems
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that can affect—
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‘‘(A) the control by the driver of the vehi-
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cle movement; or
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‘‘(B) the safety features of the vehicle.
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‘‘(2) DRIVING DATA.—The term ‘driving data’
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includes any electronic information collected about—
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‘‘(A) the status of a vehicle, including the
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location and speed of the vehicle; and
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‘‘(B) any owner, lessee, driver, or pas-
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senger of a vehicle.
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‘‘(3) ENTRY POINT.—The term ‘entry point’ in-
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cludes a means by which—
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‘‘(A) driving data may be accessed, directly
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or indirectly; or
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‘‘(B) a control signal may be sent or re-
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ceived either wirelessly or through wired con-
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nections.
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‘‘(4) HACKING.—The term ‘hacking’ means the
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unauthorized access to electronic controls, critical
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software systems, or driving data, either wirelessly
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or through wired connections.
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‘‘(b) CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS.—
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‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—All motor vehicles manu-
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factured for sale in the United States on or after the
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date that is 2 years after the date on which regula-
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tions are promulgated pursuant to section 2(c)(2) of
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the SPY Car Act of 2019 shall comply with the cy-
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bersecurity standards under paragraphs (2) through
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(4).
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‘‘(2) PROTECTION AGAINST HACKING.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—All entry points to the
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electronic systems of each motor vehicle manu-
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factured for sale in the United States shall be
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equipped with reasonable measures to protect
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against hacking attacks.
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‘‘(B) ISOLATION
MEASURES.—The meas-
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ures referred to in subparagraph (A) shall in-
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corporate isolation measures to separate critical
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software systems from noncritical software sys-
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tems.
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‘‘(C) EVALUATION.—The measures re-
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ferred to in subparagraph (A) shall be evalu-
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ated for security vulnerabilities following best
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security practices, including appropriate appli-
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cations of techniques such as penetration test-
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ing.
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‘‘(D) ADJUSTMENT.—The measures re-
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ferred to in subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted
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and updated based on the results of the evalua-
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tion under subparagraph (C).
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‘‘(3) SECURITY
OF
COLLECTED
INFORMA-
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TION.—All driving data collected by the electronic
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systems that are built into motor vehicles shall be
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reasonably secured to prevent unauthorized access—
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‘‘(A) while the data is stored onboard the
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vehicle;
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‘‘(B) while the data is in transit from the
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vehicle to another location; and
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‘‘(C) in any subsequent offboard storage or
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use of the data.
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‘‘(4) DETECTION, REPORTING, AND RESPOND-
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ING TO HACKING.—Any motor vehicle manufactured
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for sale in the United States that presents an entry
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point shall be equipped with capabilities to imme-
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diately detect, report, and stop attempts to intercept
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driving data or control the vehicle.’’.
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(b) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 30165(a)(1) of title
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49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘30129,’’
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after ‘‘30127,’’.
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(c) RULEMAKING.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months
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after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
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trator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad-
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ministration (referred to in this subsection as the
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‘‘Administrator’’), after consultation with the Fed-
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eral Trade Commission, shall issue a notice of pro-
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posed rulemaking to carry out section 30129 of title
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49, United States Code.
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(2) FINAL
REGULATIONS.—Not later than 3
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years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
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Administrator, after consultation with the Federal
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Trade Commission, shall promulgate final regula-
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tions to carry out section 30129 of title 49, United
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States Code.
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(3) UPDATES.—Not later than 3 years after
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final regulations are promulgated pursuant to para-
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graph (2) and not less frequently than once every 3
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years thereafter, the Administrator, after consulta-
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tion with the Federal Trade Commission, shall—
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(A) review the final regulations promul-
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gated pursuant to paragraph (2); and
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(B) update the final regulations, as nec-
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essary.
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(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
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for chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
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ed by inserting after the item relating to section 30128
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the following:
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‘‘30129. Cybersecurity standards.’’.
SEC. 3. CYBER DASHBOARD.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32302 of title 49, United
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(e) CYBER DASHBOARD.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—All motor vehicles manu-
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factured for sale in the United States on or after the
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date that is 2 years after the date on which final
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regulations are promulgated pursuant to section
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3(b)(2) of the SPY Car Act of 2019 shall display a
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‘cyber dashboard’ as a component of the label re-
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quired to be affixed to each motor vehicle under sec-
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tion 3 of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act
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(15 U.S.C. 1232).
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‘‘(2) FEATURES.—The cyber dashboard re-
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quired under paragraph (1) shall inform consumers,
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through an easy to understand, standardized graph-
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ic, about the extent to which the motor vehicle pro-
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tects the cybersecurity and privacy of motor vehicle
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owners, lessees, drivers, and passengers beyond the
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minimum requirements under section 30129 of this
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title and in section 27 of the Federal Trade Com-
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mission Act.’’.
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(b) RULEMAKING.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months
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after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
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trator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad-
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ministration (referred to in this subsection as the
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‘‘Administrator’’), after consultation with the Fed-
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eral Trade Commission, shall issue a notice of pro-
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posed rulemaking for the cybersecurity and privacy
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information required to be displayed under section
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32302(e) of title 49, United States Code.
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(2) FINAL
REGULATIONS.—Not later than 3
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years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
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Administrator, after consultation with the Federal
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Trade Commission, shall promulgate final regula-
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tions to carry out section 32302(e) of title 49,
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United States Code.
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(3) UPDATES.—Not less frequently than once
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every 3 years, the Administrator, after consultation
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with the Federal Trade Commission, shall—
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(A) review the final regulations promul-
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gated pursuant to paragraph (2); and
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(B) update the final regulations, as nec-
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essary.
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SEC. 4. PRIVACY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Trade Commission
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Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
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section 26 (15 U.S.C. 57c–2) the following:
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‘‘SEC. 27. PRIVACY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.
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‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) COVERED
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—The term
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‘covered motor vehicle’ means a motor vehicle that—
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‘‘(A) is manufactured for sale in the
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United States on or after the date that is 2
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years after the date on which final regulations
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are promulgated under section 4(b) of the SPY
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Car Act of 2019; and
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‘‘(B) collects driving data.
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‘‘(2) DRIVING DATA.—The term ‘driving data’
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has the meaning given the term in section 30129(a)
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of title 49, United States Code.
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‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT.—Each covered motor vehicle
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shall comply with the requirements described in sub-
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sections (c) through (e).
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‘‘(c) TRANSPARENCY.—Each manufacturer of a cov-
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ered motor vehicle shall provide to each owner and lessee
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of the covered motor vehicle a clear and conspicuous no-
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tice, in clear and plain language, of any collection, trans-
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mission, retention, or use of driving data collected from
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the covered motor vehicle.
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‘‘(d) CONSUMER CONTROL.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2)
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and (3), an owner or lessee of a covered motor vehi-
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cle may opt out of the collection and retention of
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driving data by the covered motor vehicle.
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‘‘(2) ACCESS
TO
NAVIGATION
TOOLS.—If an
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owner or lessee of a covered motor vehicle opts out
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of the collection and retention of driving data under
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paragraph (1), the owner or lessee shall not, to the
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extent technically possible, lose access to any naviga-
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tion tool or other feature or capability.
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‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
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apply to driving data stored as part of the electronic
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data recorder system or other safety systems on
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board the motor vehicle that are required for post-
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incident investigations, emissions history checks,
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crash avoidance or mitigation, or other regulatory
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compliance programs.
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‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON USE OF PERSONAL DRIVING IN-
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FORMATION.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No manufacturer, including
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an original equipment manufacturer, may use any
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information collected by a covered motor vehicle for
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the purpose of advertising or marketing without the
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affirmative, express consent of the owner or lessee of
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the covered motor vehicle.
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‘‘(2) REQUESTS.—Any request for the consent
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under paragraph (1) by a manufacturer—
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‘‘(A) shall be clear and conspicuous;
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‘‘(B) shall be made in clear and plain lan-
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guage; and
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‘‘(C) may not be a condition for the use of
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any
nonmarketing
feature,
capability,
or
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functionality of the covered motor vehicle.
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‘‘(f) ENFORCEMENT.—A violation of this section shall
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be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or
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deceptive act or practice prescribed under section
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18(a)(1)(B).’’.
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(b) RULEMAKING.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months
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after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal
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Trade Commission, after consultation with the Ad-
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ministrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
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Administration (referred to in this subsection as the
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‘‘Administrator’’), shall issue a notice of proposed
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rulemaking, in accordance with section 553 of title
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5, United States Code, to carry out section 27 of the
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Federal Trade Commission Act.
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(2) FINAL
REGULATIONS.—Not later than 3
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years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
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Federal Trade Commission, after consultation with
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the Administrator, shall promulgate final regula-
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tions, in accordance with section 553 of title 5,
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United States Code, to carry out section 27 of the
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Federal Trade Commission Act.
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(3) UPDATES.—Not less frequently than once
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every 3 years, the Federal Trade Commission, after
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consultation with the Administrator, shall—
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(A) review the final regulations promul-
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gated under paragraph (2); and
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(B) update the final regulations as nec-
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essary.
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SEC. 5. CYBERSECURITY TOOLS AND CYBER COORDI-
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NATOR.
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(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
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trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal
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Highway Administration.
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(2) CYBER INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘cyber inci-
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dent’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘significant
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cyber incident’’ in Presidential Policy Directive–41
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(July 26, 2016, relating to cyber incident coordina-
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tion).
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(3) TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.—The term
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‘‘transportation authority’’ means—
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(A) a public authority (as defined in sec-
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tion 101(a) of title 23, United States Code);
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(B) an owner or operator of a highway (as
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defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United
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States Code);
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(C) a manufacturer that manufactures a
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product related to transportation; and
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(D) a division office of the Federal High-
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way Administration.
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(b) CYBERSECURITY TOOL.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after
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the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
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shall develop a tool to assist transportation authori-
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ties in identifying, detecting, protecting against, re-
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sponding to, and recovering from cyber incidents.
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the tool
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under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall—
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(A) use the cybersecurity framework estab-
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lished by the National Institute of Standards
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and Technology and required by Executive
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Order 13636 of February 12, 2013 (78 Fed.
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Reg. 11739; relating to improving critical inf
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