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title: "49 U.S.C. § 30120A"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 30120A - Recall obligations and bankruptcy of a manufacturer
## Text
A manufacturers filing of a petition in bankruptcy under chapter 7 or chapter 11 of title 11 does not negate the manufacturers duty to comply with section 30112 or sections 30115 through 30120 of this title. In any bankruptcy proceeding, the manufacturers obligations under such sections shall be treated as a claim of the United States Government against such manufacturer, subject to subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, and given priority pursuant to section 3713(a)(1)(A) of such chapter, notwithstanding section 3713(a)(2), to ensure that consumers are adequately protected from any safety defect or noncompliance determined to exist in the manufacturers products. This section shall apply equally to actions of a manufacturer taken before or after the filing of a petition in bankruptcy.
(Added Pub. L. 112141, div. C, title I, § 31312(a), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 772; amended Pub. L. 11494, div. B, title XXIV, § 24106, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1705.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2015—Pub. L. 11494 substituted “chapter 7 or chapter 11 of title 11” for “chapter 11 of title 11,”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.