AMENDMENT OF AUTOMOBILE INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ACT.

SEC. 10307. AMENDMENT OF AUTOMOBILE INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ACT.(a) Safety Labeling Requirement.—Section 3 of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1232) is amended—(1) by striking “and” after the semicolon in subsection (e);(2) by inserting “and” after the semicolon in subsection (f)(3);(3) by striking “(3).” in subsection (f)(4) and inserting “(3);”; and(4) by adding at the end the following:“(g) if one or more safety ratings for such automobile have been assigned and formally published or released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under the New Car Assessment Program, information about safety ratings that—“(1) includes a graphic depiction of the number of stars, or other applicable rating, that corresponds to each such assigned safety rating displayed in a clearly differentiated fashion indicating the maximum possible safety rating;“(2) refers to frontal impact crash tests, side impact crash tests, and rollover resistance tests (whether or not such automobile has been assigned a safety rating for such tests);“(3) contains information describing the nature and meaning of the crash test data presented and a reference to additional vehicle safety resources, including http://www.safecar.gov; and“(4) is presented in a legible, visible, and prominent fashion and covers at least—“(A) 8 percent of the total area of the label; or“(B) an area with a minimum length of 4½ inches and a minimum height of 3½ inches; and119 STAT. 1942“(h) if an automobile has not been tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under the New Car Assessment Program, or safety ratings for such automobile have not been assigned in one or more rating categories, a statement to that effect.”.(b) Regulations.—The Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations to ensure that the labeling requirements under subsections (g) and (h) of section 3 of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act, as added by subsection (a), are implemented by September 1, 2007.(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation, to accelerate the testing processes and increasing the number of vehicles tested under the New Car Assessment Program of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration—(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;(2) $8,134,065 for fiscal year 2007;(3) $8,418,760 for fiscal year 2008;(4) $8,713,410 for fiscal year 2009; and(5) $9,018,385 for fiscal year 2010.