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42 U.S.C. 7525: Motor vehicle and motor vehicle engine compliance testing and certification

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-604. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

9 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 2702, 42 U.S.C. 7521, 42 U.S.C. 7522, 42 U.S.C. 7541, 42 U.S.C. 7545.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–94 added par. (5). (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (a)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–549, §208(b), inserted new third sentence and struck out former third sentence which read as follows: "In the case of any manufacturer of vehicles or vehicle engines whose projected sales in the United States for any model year (as determined by the Administrator) will n… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §208(a), added par. (4). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §230(7), struck out "announce in the Federal Register and" after "The Administrator shall". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §230(8), struck out par. (1) designation before "All light duty vehicles", inserted reference to all light-duty trucks manufactured during or after model year 1995, and struck out par. (2) which required the Administrator to report to Congress by Oct. 1, 1978, on the e… · (f)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §208(c), added subsec. (h). · (h)

    1977

    • Pub. L. 95–95, §220, inserted provisions covering testing by small manufacturers. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §214(b), added par. (3). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §214(c)(1), (2), substituted "certificate of conformity was issued and with the requirements of section 7521(a)(4) of this title, he may suspend" for "certificate of conformity was issued, he may suspend" and "such regulations and requirements" for "such regulat… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §214(c)(2), substituted "such regulations and requirements" for "such regulations". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §213(a), added subsec. (f). · (f)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §224(e), added subsec. (g). · (g)
    • Pub. L. 95–190 inserted "shall" before "be". · (g)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.