(a)
(b)
(c)
(1) does not require the Secretary to prescribe a standard or requirement identical to a standard or requirement adopted by an international authority if the Secretary decides the standard or requirement is unnecessary or unsafe; and
(2) does not prohibit the Secretary from prescribing a safety standard or requirement more stringent than a standard or requirement adopted by an international authority if the Secretary decides the standard or requirement is necessary in the public interest.
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 778; Pub. L. 109–59, title VII, §§7117, 7126, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1902, 1909.)
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
---|---|---|
5120(a) | 49 App.:1804(d)(1). | Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93–633, §105(d), 88 Stat. 2157; restated Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101–615 §4, 104 Stat. 3252. |
5120(b) | 49 App.:1804(d)(2) (1st sentence). | |
5120(c) | 49 App.:1804(d)(2) (last sentence). |
2005—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–59, §7126, substituted "Secretary may" for "Secretary of Transportation may".
Pub. L. 109–59, §7117(a), inserted "and requirements" after "standards".
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 109–59, §7126, substituted "Secretary to prescribe" for "Secretary of Transportation to prescribe".
Pub. L. 109–59, §7117(b)(1), inserted "or requirement" after "standard" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 109–59, §7117(b)(2), struck out "included in a standard" before "adopted" and inserted "standard or" before "requirement" wherever appearing.