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title: "49 U.S.C. § 30181"
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title_number: 49
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# 49 U.S.C. § 30181 - Policy

## Text

The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct research, development, and testing on any area or aspect of motor vehicle safety necessary to carry out this chapter.

(Added Pub. L. 112–141, div. C, title I, § 31204(a), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 759.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.