LIMITED EXEMPTION FOR NEW VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH EFFECTIVE ANTITHEFT AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.

SEC. 304. LIMITED EXEMPTION FOR NEW VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH EFFECTIVE ANTITHEFT AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. (a) Continuing current Law.—The second sentence of section 605(a)(2) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2025(a)(2)) is amended by inserting “through model year 1996” after “model year”. (b) Model Years After Model Year 1996.—Section 605(a)(2) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2025(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “For model year 1997 through model year 2000, the Secretary may grant such an exemption for not more than 1 additional line of any manufacturer and such exemption shall not affect the validity of the exemption of any line previously exempted under this paragraph. For model years subsequent to 2000, the number of lines for which the Secretary may grant such an exemption (if any) shall be determined by the Attorney General under section 602(f)(5).