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42 U.S.C. § 7522 — Prohibited acts

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42 U.S.C. § 7522 — Prohibited acts

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**(a) Enumerated prohibitions** The following acts and the causing thereof are prohibited— (1) in the case of a manufacturer of new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines for distribution in commerce, the sale, or the offering for sale, or the introduction, or delivery for introduction, into commerce, or (in the case of any person, except as provided by regulation of the Administrator), the importation into the United States, of any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine, manufactured after the effective date of regulations under this part which are applicable to such vehicle or engine unless such vehicle or engine is covered by a certificate of conformity issued (and in effect) under regulations prescribed under this part or part C in the case of clean-fuel vehicles (except as provided in subsection (b)); (2) (A) for any person to fail or refuse to permit access to or copying of records or to fail to make reports or provide information required under [section 7542 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7542&num=0&edition=prelim); (B) for any person to fail or refuse to permit entry, testing or inspection authorized under [section 7525(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7525/c&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 7542 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7542&num=0&edition=prelim); (C) for any person to fail or refuse to perform tests, or have tests performed as required under [section 7542 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7542&num=0&edition=prelim); (D) for any manufacturer to fail to make information available as provided by regulation under [section 7521(m)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521/m/5&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) (A) for any person to remove or render inoperative any device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with regulations under this subchapter prior to its sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser, or for any person knowingly to remove or render inoperative any such device or element of design after such sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser; or (B) for any person to manufacture or sell, or offer to sell, or install, any part or component intended for use with, or as part of, any motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine, where a principal effect of the part or component is to bypass, defeat, or render inoperative any device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with regulations under this subchapter, and where the person knows or should know that such part or component is being offered for sale or installed for such use or put to such use; or (4) for any manufacturer of a new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine subject to standards prescribed under [section 7521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521&num=0&edition=prelim) or part C— (A) to sell or lease any such vehicle or engine unless such manufacturer has complied with (i) the requirements of section 7541(a) and (b) of this title with respect to such vehicle or engine, and unless a label or tag is affixed to such vehicle or engine in accordance with [section 7541(c)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7541/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim), or (ii) the corresponding requirements of part C in the case of clean fuel vehicles unless the manufacturer has complied with the corresponding requirements of part C 11 So in original. 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(B) to fail or refuse to comply with the requirements of section 7541(c) or (e) of this title, or the corresponding requirements of part C in the case of clean fuel vehicles 1 (C) except as provided in subsection (c)(3) of [section 7541 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7541&num=0&edition=prelim) and the corresponding requirements of part C in the case of clean fuel vehicles, to provide directly or indirectly in any communication to the ultimate purchaser or any subsequent purchaser that the coverage of any warranty under this chapter is conditioned upon use of any part, component, or system manufactured by such manufacturer or any person acting for such manufacturer or under his control, or conditioned upon service performed by any such person, or (D) to fail or refuse to comply with the terms and conditions of the warranty under section 7541(a) or (b) of this title or the corresponding requirements of part C in the case of clean fuel vehicles with respect to any vehicle; or (5) for any person to violate [section 7553 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7553&num=0&edition=prelim), 7554 of this title, or part C of this subchapter or any regulations under [section 7553 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7553&num=0&edition=prelim), 7554 of this title, or part C. No action with respect to any element of design referred to in paragraph (3) (including any adjustment or alteration of such element) shall be treated as a prohibited act under such paragraph (3) if such action is in accordance with [section 7549 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7549&num=0&edition=prelim). Nothing in paragraph (3) shall be construed to require the use of manufacturer parts in maintaining or repairing any motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “manufacturer parts” means, with respect to a motor vehicle engine, parts produced or sold by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine. No action with respect to any device or element of design referred to in paragraph (3) shall be treated as a prohibited act under that paragraph if (i) the action is for the purpose of repair or replacement of the device or element, or is a necessary and temporary procedure to repair or replace any other item and the device or element is replaced upon completion of the procedure, and (ii) such action thereafter results in the proper functioning of the device or element referred to in paragraph (3). No action with respect to any device or element of design referred to in paragraph (3) shall be treated as a prohibited act under that paragraph if the action is for the purpose of a conversion of a motor vehicle for use of a clean alternative fuel (as defined in this subchapter) and if such vehicle complies with the applicable standard under [section 7521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521&num=0&edition=prelim) when operating on such fuel, and if in the case of a clean alternative fuel vehicle (as defined by rule by the Administrator), the device or element is replaced upon completion of the conversion procedure and such action results in proper functioning of the device or element when the motor vehicle operates on conventional fuel. **(b) Exemptions; refusal to admit vehicle or engine into United States; vehicles or engines intended for export** (1) The Administrator may exempt any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine, from subsection (a), upon such terms and conditions as he may find necessary for the purpose of research, investigations, studies, demonstrations, or training, or for reasons of national security. (2) A new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine offered for importation or imported by any person in violation of subsection (a) shall be refused admission into the United States, but the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator may, by joint regulation, provide for deferring final determination as to admission and authorizing the delivery of such a motor vehicle or engine offered for import to the owner or consignee thereof upon such terms and conditions (including the furnishing of a bond) as may appear to them appropriate to insure that any such motor vehicle or engine will be brought into conformity with the standards, requirements, and limitations applicable to it under this part. The Secretary of the Treasury shall, if a motor vehicle or engine is finally refused admission under this paragraph, cause disposition thereof in accordance with the customs laws unless it is exported, under regulations prescribed by such Secretary, within ninety days of the date of notice of such refusal or such additional time as may be permitted pursuant to such regulations, except that disposition in accordance with the customs laws may not be made in such manner as may result, directly or indirectly, in the sale, to the ultimate consumer, of a new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine that fails to comply with applicable standards of the Administrator under this part. (3) A new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine intended solely for export, and so labeled or tagged on the outside of the container and on the vehicle or engine itself, shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (a), except that if the country which is to receive such vehicle or engine has emission standards which differ from the standards prescribed under [section 7521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521&num=0&edition=prelim), then such vehicle or engine shall comply with the standards of such country which is to receive such vehicle or engine.

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42 U.S.C. § 7541 — Compliance by vehicles and engines in actual use

**(a) Warranty; certification; payment of replacement costs of parts, devices, or components designed for emission control** (1) Effective with respect to vehicles and engines manufactured in model years beginning more than 60 days after December 31, 1970, the manufacturer of each new motor vehicle and new motor vehicle engine shall warrant to the ultimate purchaser and each subsequent purchaser that such vehicle or engine is (A) designed, built, and equipped so as to conform at the time of sale with applicable regulations under [section 7521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521&num=0&edition=prelim), and (B) free from defects in materials and workmanship which cause such vehicle or engine to fail to conform with applicable regulations for its useful life (as determined under [section 7521(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521/d&num=0&edition=prelim)). In the case of vehicles and engines manufactured in the model year 1995 and thereafter such warranty shall require that the vehicle or engine is free from any such defects for the warranty period provided under subsection (i). (2) In the case of a motor vehicle part or motor vehicle engine part, the manufacturer or rebuilder of such part may certify that use of such part will not result in a failure of the vehicle or engine to comply with emission standards promulgated under [section 7521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521&num=0&edition=prelim). Such certification shall be made only under such regulations as may be promulgated by the Administrator to carry out the purposes of subsection (b). The Administrator shall promulgate such regulations

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42 U.S.C. § 7553 — Prohibition on production of engines requiring leaded gasoline

The Administrator shall promulgate regulations applicable to motor vehicle engines and nonroad engines manufactured after model year 1992 that prohibit the manufacture, sale, or introduction into commerce of any engine that requires leaded gasoline.

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42 U.S.C. § 7521 — Emission standards for new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines

**(a) Authority of Administrator to prescribe by regulation** Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b)— (1) The Administrator shall by regulation prescribe (and from time to time revise) in accordance with the provisions of this section, standards applicable to the emission of any air pollutant from any class or classes of new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, which in his judgment cause, or contribute to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Such standards shall be applicable to such vehicles and engines for their useful life (as determined under subsection (d), relating to useful life of vehicles for purposes of certification), whether such vehicles and engines are designed as complete systems or incorporate devices to prevent or control such pollution. (2) Any regulation prescribed under paragraph (1) of this subsection (and any revision thereof) shall take effect after such period as the Administrator finds necessary to permit the development and application of the requisite technology, giving appropriate consideration to the cost of compliance within such period. (3) (A) *In general.—* (i) Unless the standard is changed as provided in subparagraph (B), regulations under paragraph (1) of this subsection applicable to emissions of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and particulate matter from classes or categories of heavy-duty vehicles or engines manufactured during or after model year 1983 shall contain standards which reflect the greatest degree of emission reduction achievable through the application of technology which the Administrator determines will be available for the model year to which such standards apply, giving appropriate consideration to cost, energy, and s

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42 U.S.C. § 7401 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

**(a) Findings** The Congress finds— (1) that the predominant part of the Nation’s population is located in its rapidly expanding metropolitan and other urban areas, which generally cross the boundary lines of local jurisdictions and often extend into two or more States; (2) that the growth in the amount and complexity of air pollution brought about by urbanization, industrial development, and the increasing use of motor vehicles, has resulted in mounting dangers to the public health and welfare, including injury to agricultural crops and livestock, damage to and the deterioration of property, and hazards to air and ground transportation; (3) that air pollution prevention (that is, the reduction or elimination, through any measures, of the amount of pollutants produced or created at the source) and air pollution control at its source is the primary responsibility of States and local governments; and (4) that Federal financial assistance and leadership is essential for the development of cooperative Federal, State, regional, and local programs to prevent and control air pollution. **(b) Declaration** The purposes of this subchapter are— (1) to protect and enhance the quality of the Nation’s air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare and the productive capacity of its population; (2) to initiate and accelerate a national research and development program to achieve the prevention and control of air pollution; (3) to provide technical and financial assistance to State and local governments in connection with the development and execution of their air pollution prevention and control programs; and (4) to encourage and assist the development and operation of regional air pollution prevention and control programs. **(c) Pollution prevention** A prim

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42 U.S.C. § 7542 — Information collection

**(a) Manufacturer’s responsibility** Every manufacturer of new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, and every manufacturer of new motor vehicle or engine parts or components, and other persons subject to the requirements of this part or part C, shall establish and maintain records, perform tests where such testing is not otherwise reasonably available under this part and part C (including fees for testing), make reports and provide information the Administrator may reasonably require to determine whether the manufacturer or other person has acted or is acting in compliance with this part and part C and regulations thereunder, or to otherwise carry out the provision of this part and part C, and shall, upon request of an officer or employee duly designated by the Administrator, permit such officer or employee at reasonable times to have access to and copy such records. **(b) Enforcement authority** For the purposes of enforcement of this section, officers or employees duly designated by the Administrator upon presenting appropriate credentials are authorized— (1) to enter, at reasonable times, any establishment of the manufacturer, or of any person whom the manufacturer engages to perform any activity required by subsection (a), for the purposes of inspecting or observing any activity conducted pursuant to subsection (a), and (2) to inspect records, files, papers, processes, controls, and facilities used in performing any activity required by subsection (a), by such manufacturer or by any person whom the manufacturer engages to perform any such activity. **(c) Availability to public; trade secrets** Any records, reports, or information obtained under this part or part C shall be available to the public, except that upon a showing satisfactory to the Administr

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42 U.S.C. § 7549 — High altitude performance adjustments

**(a) Instruction of the manufacturer** (1) Any action taken with respect to any element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with regulations under this subchapter (including any alteration or adjustment of such element), shall be treated as not in violation of [section 7522(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7522/a&num=0&edition=prelim) if such action is performed in accordance with high altitude adjustment instructions provided by the manufacturer under subsection (b) and approved by the Administrator. (2) If the Administrator finds that adjustments or modifications made pursuant to instructions of the manufacturer under paragraph (1) will not insure emission control performance with respect to each standard under [section 7521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521&num=0&edition=prelim) at least equivalent to that which would result if no such adjustments or modifications were made, he shall disapprove such instructions. Such finding shall be based upon minimum engineering evaluations consistent with good engineering practice. **(b) Regulations** (1) Instructions respecting each class or category of vehicles or engines to which this subchapter applies providing for such vehicle and engine adjustments and modifications as may be necessary to insure emission control performance at different altitudes shall be submitted by the manufacturer to the Administrator pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Administrator. (2) Any knowing violation by a manufacturer of requirements of the Administrator under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a violation by such manufacturer of [section 7522(a)(3) of this title]

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42 U.S.C. § 1857f–5a to 1857f–6c — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 1857f–1, act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 202, as added Oct. 20, 1965, Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(8), 79 Stat. 992; amended Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, 81 Stat. 499; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–604, § 6(a), 84 Stat. 1690; June 22, 1974, Pub. L. 93–319, § 5, 88 Stat. 258, which related to establishment of motor vehicle emission and fuel standards, was transferred to [section 7521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 1857f–2, act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 203, as added Oct. 20, 1965, Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(8), 79 Stat. 993; amended Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, 81 Stat. 499; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–604, §§ 7(a), 11(a)(2)(A), 15(c)(2), 84 Stat. 1693, 1705, 1713, which related to prohibited acts with regard to motor vehicle emissions, was transferred to [section 7522 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7522&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 1857f–3, act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 204, as added Oct. 20, 1965, Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(8), 79 Stat. 994; amended Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, 81 Stat. 500; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–604, § 7(b), 84 Stat. 1694, which related to subpenas and to jurisdiction of district courts to restrain violations, was transferred to [section 7523 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7523&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 1857f–4, act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 205, as added Oct. 20, 1965, Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(8), 79 Stat. 994; amended Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, 81 Stat. 500; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–604, § 7(c), 84 S

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

**(a) Testing and issuance of certificate of conformity** (1) The Administrator shall test, or require to be tested in such manner as he deems appropriate, any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine submitted by a manufacturer to determine whether such vehicle or engine conforms with the regulations prescribed under [section 7521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521&num=0&edition=prelim). If such vehicle or engine conforms to such regulations, the Administrator shall issue a certificate of conformity upon such terms, and for such period (not in excess of one year), as he may prescribe. In the case of any original equipment manufacturer (as defined by the Administrator in regulations promulgated before November 15, 1990) of vehicles or vehicle engines whose projected sales in the United States for any model year (as determined by the Administrator) will not exceed 300, the Administrator shall not require, for purposes of determining compliance with regulations under [section 7521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521&num=0&edition=prelim) for the useful life of the vehicle or engine, operation of any vehicle or engine manufactured during such model year for more than 5,000 miles or 160 hours, respectively, unless the Administrator, by regulation, prescribes otherwise. The Administrator shall apply any adjustment factors that the Administrator deems appropriate to assure that each vehicle or engine will comply during its useful life (as determined under [section 7521(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521/d&num=0&edition=prelim)) with the regulations prescribed under [section 7521 of this t

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42 U.S.C. § 7522 — Prohibited acts

Page 7324 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 7522 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. sider beginning work on a rulemaking under the Clean Air Act to establish new greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty engines and vehicles to begin as soon as model year 2030. (b) The Secretary of Transportation shall, as appro- priate and consistent with applicable law, consider be- ginning work on a rulemaking under EISA to establish new fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy- duty engines and vehicles to begin as soon as model year 2030. SEC. 5. Rulemaking Targets. (a) With respect to the rulemaking described in section 3(a) of this order, the Administrator of the EPA shall, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, consider issuing a no- tice of proposed rulemaking by January 2022 and any final rulemaking by December 2022. (b) With respect to the other rulemakings described in section 2 and section 4 of this order, the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the EPA shall, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, consider issuing any final rulemakings no later than July 2024. SEC. 6. Coordination and Engagement. (a) The Sec- retary of Transportation and the Administrator of the EPA shall coordinate, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, during the consideration of any rulemakings pursuant to this order. (b) The Secretary of Transportation and the Adminis- trator of the EPA shall consult with the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor, and Energy on ways to achieve the goals laid out in section 1 of this order, to accelerate innovation and manufacturing in the automotive sec- tor, to strengthen the domestic supply chain for that sector, and to grow jobs that provide good pa

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