S.Amdt. 2335

SA 2335. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 2266 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill
H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees
with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from
being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to
which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title XXXII of division C,
insert the following:

SEC. __. RENTAL TRUCK REPORT CARD.

(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration shall promulgate a rule that
requires rental truck costumers to be provided with a
maintenance report card for the truck they are renting at the
time of such rental. Such report card shall include, with
respect to the truck involved, information relating to--
(1) the braking systems (including the emergency break),
checked at time of rental and the last service date
(including when service was performed and the manufacturer's
service standard);
(2) the tires (including tread depths, tire pressure, and
sidewalls), checked at time of rental and the last time the
tires were changed (including the manufacturer's service
standard);
(3) the steering system, including the alignment checked at
time of rental and last service date (including when service
was performed and the manufacturer's service standard);
(4) the suspension system, including the last service date,
the service performed, and the manufacturer's service
standard;
(5) the transmission, including the last service date, the
service performed, and the manufacturer's service standard;
(6) the lights (including the head lights, tail lights, and
signal lamps), including a visual check at the time of
rental;
(7) the fluids (including all fluids such as motor oil,
power steering fluid, and coolant), to be checked at the time
of rental;
(8) the wipers and wiper fluid to be checked at time of
rental, including the last time the wipers were changed and
the manufacturer's service standard;
(9) the battery, to be checked at time of rental, including
the last time the battery was changed and the manufacturer's
service standard; and
(10) the heating and air conditioning systems, to be
checked at time of rental.
(b) Deficient Report.--If the report card with respect to a
rental truck under subsection (a) indicates that any of the
areas described in such report card are deficient, the
consumer has the right to be given another

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rental truck or a full refund. If another rental truck is not
made available to the consumer within 24 hours of receiving
the report card, then a fee shall be assessed against the
entity renting the truck in an amount as determined by the
Department of Transportation.
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