Section-By-Seetion Analysis "Motor Vehiele and Schoolbus Safety ...

Section-By-Seetion 

Analysis 

"Motor Vehiele and Schoolbus 

Safety Amendments of 1974"

Title I-Motor Vehicle Safety 

As Enaeted-Section 101 

EEC, IU. AIITHORIZATION OF APPROPFIATIONS, 

Scctiorr l',lt of the l{ationrl Truffic rnd Motor \-ehicle Sefetv ^{et 

of 1906 (15 [I.S.C. 1409) is arnended to reed rs follows: 

"Srt:. 'I'lmre 

lll. rre authorized to lx approprieted for the ournose 

of carrying out this Act, not to excerd Sii,OUj,OOO for the fidrl i-eer 

ending June i'l(|. 19?5, and not to exceed $S0,000.000 for thr fisrel veer 

ending .Iunc ii(). 1976,t' 

Conferene Report-Section l0I 

Ifouse Report 93-1452, Page 2l 

16 usc rs 

Hoh. 

Aurrronrzarrolv oF Arrytornrarrore 

Eenate bil,l 

Section 4 of the Senale bill authorircd the oppmpriation of mrms 

not, to excs€d $46,?78,009 for the fiscal yeor enilihg iune 80, lg?4 to 

c&rry out the purposes of the National Tra,ffic ond Motor Vehicle 

Safety Act of 1966 (hereinafterr'(the Act"). 

Hstae o,mcndmnnl 

Section 101 of the House amendment authorized the apprupriation 

of suns for three ffscal yeer-s to carry out the purposes oflhe Aet. The 

amendment a,uthorized"the apprupiiaf,ion of silirs not to exceed $55 

million for the fisca.l year en^ding^.fturo 30, 19?5; 960 million for the 

fiscal yqlr ending J.urie 30, 19?6; and S65 million for the fiscal yeu 

ending June 30, 197?. 

Conferenne auhsti,hrte 

The conference substitute outhorizes r, two-year auprupriation of 

sums not to exceed $55 milliun for the fiscal ye*"r endirli June AO, fS?O 

and $60 million for the fiscal year ending june 80, tg76 for the purposes 

of implementing the Ait. 

Seetion 101 - Authorization of Appropriations 389

House Passed Bill-Section 101 

Congressional Record-House 

August 12, 1974,27810 

Btc, lot. Avrl{ortzAtton att AEortr - 

ftttttt. 

B.auotr 111 ot th6 Hrtlonil Ttilllc tnd 

Motor vGhlclr Brfrty Act of ls66 (lE u,a.c, 

1400) lr nEGnd6d to ruid il lollott: 

"Brc. lll. Tlrcfe rl! Euthorlmd to tro *p- 

prrprlitGal for tlr. prrrpdi of oirrytnF out 

thli AGt. not to crcild 166.000.000 for thc 

fll|crl yitr 6n.lln8 Juni 90, l97E; 06G000,flt0 

tof thc fircrl ycr,r cndlnB Junc 90, 10?6,: ind 

186,fit0,000 for thr tr8crl yiaf endtEg JunG 90, 

l0??." 

House Debate-Seetion l0l 

Congressional Reeord -House 

August lZ,1974,27805 

tur. STAGCIERSI. Mr. elrEtrman, I r9??; to provide for the remedy of dsyteld 

mys€lt Buch time as I may conBume. lectlve motor vehlcles wtthoui chsrge to 

Mr. Chg,lrm*rr, I rtse ln support of H.R,, tfie owneH; to requlre that schoolbus 

5529, the Motor vehlcle and Bchoolbus EEfEty standards be prescrlbed; sJrd to 

gBfety AmendtrIsnt8 of r9?+. amend the !(otor Vehlcle Inform&Uon 

ThIs blU emends ttre Natlonel TrEf,c snd Cost Bev|Il8s Act to provlde for e 

a$d Motor vehicle gefety Act of 1966 to EDecisl demonatr&tion project. 

Buthorize Epproprtatlons of S55 milllon Thls blll ts b,6d€d on extenslve hearlngg 

for flscal year l9?5, $60 ndtUon for flscal g$d lncoruorgt+g lsglslatlve proDogalr 

y€ar 10?6, and $65 mlllion for flscel year Bubmltt€d by the admlnletratlon. 


October 15, 1974, 35634 and 35636 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

rril.t r-xdror vrrrror,t ul*!r year endlng 30, tgZS and t80 mllllon for 

.r'Bcctlon 101 of the leglrl#lou worrld *u- the llseel yEar endlng Jtrrre- g0'- 1976 for 

th;r,re e e-ye*r *pproprfiEon'- ot "umr purltose of eerrylrU out th6 1966 eet. 

not to ercccd t65 mtlllon for the flBccl 

,95696 Mr. GROss. Bectlon { of the spnbt€ Mr. GROSS, But t'he lfotrge veElon 

btiiffi;;irrfi trot to exeeed tt4g,?73,* turned out to be the larEer of ths 

000, a,nd the House Bmendment called lpendera? 

foT'$55 - mllllon; ls that corect? Mr, ETAclclERg. No' Il we had Ectvri. 

stecgp,RS, rhst la conect; yee. ceded to what t5e Senato wsntsd tt 

Mt. clFtQss. And you cefte out'wlth would hsve bcen mueh hlEhcr' We tnld 

how - rrrueh? ths,t for the flrst ? yearr rpe wortld 

fvrr, gTAaaEF,s' $sd rnlllton for ttrrs asTet to teke oun tf thty would ts'nock 

resson that the SenBto blll went up hlgh- ofi thelrr. 

er over E longer perloit ol Hme, it wbnt Mr. GROBB. Ic thst ln the eonfetenee 

up aqtrtaomlca.llY, ro wo aBTeed tt tfiq report? 

would knock ofi-ttretr f,ndes - we would Mr' ETAoctF.'rr'S' I do not know 

come down, 

whether lt ls ln the conlercnee report' 

390 

Vol. IV

ut thEt ts the fsct. thet wo dld lt tn 

conferencc. 

Mr. ClF.oB$. At a.ny rBt6, the uzurer 

are up over what the Een8te orlg,n8lly 

cnme up wlth; they sere lnduced t,o do 

so by t'h€ House, 

Mr. gTA(lOIryRE. ttic Elenrte eppm- 

prlatlon tor t{5 mllllon Pur lor t,Irs yetf, 

1s?4; te gut thst out tnd mad6 tt lof 

10?6 Bnd rg?d. 

Mr. BRowN of Mlchlgnn. Itrft' Bpesker, 

wlll ttre gentlemsn yteld? 

Mr. STAOOE:RE. r vleld to tlr; gentle' 

men from MlchlEan, 

House Committee Report-Seetion l0l 

House Report 93-1191, Pages 12, 14-16, and Ig-20 

(1) f'or the purpose of earrying out the provisions of the National 

Tlalfic atrtl llotor Velric]e Safetv Lct of 1t]6(i. lrs iunrudecl. surns not 

to exctcrl $55,000,000 for fiscal Slcar 197;i; $6o,001i),000 f'or fiscal vear 

1976: nntl $65,000,000 for fiscrl vcar 197? 'are authorized to be 

alrpropriated. 

BAE FoR TEE Lscrsr.ATror 

Sinco enactnurnl; of Lhc l\:ntiotral Traffir: anrl Motor Vehirle Srfety 

Aet of 1{)66. rnore tha,n 1.1'100 rnotor: vehiille, recnll canrpaigus iuvolvirlg 

qr,er' 1ir rnillion arrtornobiles have beetr initirrted for rcpair of rle.ferts 

t'lrich relate to tnotor vehicle srrfcty or frrilrtres to cottrply with 

rppli,:rlrle Ferlerrrl lllotor r-ehicle safetv statrdtttls. A reelll crmpairnr 

is'initirrred after thc Sccretnrr of Translnrtation has cleteirnined that 

sut.h defect tlr firilrrre to cottttllv lrrrtv rrrttflt€ rtn unreilgonable risk of 

tlnflic accidents, irr jrrries, ol tleritlrs. Tlris volrrrne of activity, eoupled 

u'itlr tlre issnance ol' inelensinglv cornlrruhensive Feclernl tttotor vehiclc 

slrfetv st{rnrlnrrl$, lrns ltsrrlterl in irnnrovod safetv for nrotor ve- 

Itii:le o

viewed throrrghout the budget prrxess-bcginning rvi_th the NI{'I'SA, 

through the 'i)cpartnrent of Ti'ansportation, the. OfIicc of ltfanag'ernent 

-ancl 

lludgrei. ancl {inilllv congrcs.-. a-$ p&rt of NIITSAts 

ftTrn{fie 

nnd Higlw ny iia f ety, t approp riat ion. l'h is_ re.view plrocess,consist en tly 

lcsrrlt^s'in redqctioni in-amognts requested. Ilnless specilir: motor yehicle 

rrrosfl'&ms fl.re approvecl or ieiected by rr.ferenc.e to specific 

o-or-t". Ihesc reclur:tioris are state.cl in terrns of nrrrounts allorvcd for 

the total'rr.utrrolrriation which includes thetn. Your Clornmittee I'tlcognizes 

that the lirrclgetnry rcview .prffGTS 

aPpropri[t*ly. involves r:urtailing 

lnnec*ssary exp-enses while nttenrpfilg to achieve the basic 

Durrx)ses ' srlt forth in enrrbling legislrrtion. 

Y,r,rI. Committcc also tplieves, lt.,*eue.r, that in the field of motor 

lehir:lu safetv tho lece-ssitY for a.Illrrtlpritrtiotr of arnorrnts closely rrpnrorirnr.tins'th,rsu 

cnrcfuliy considered antl n.rrthorize,d by tho legisltr.fiue 

com*ii,'tr,o conce.rned ls of the utmost irnlxrrtance. The. figures 

suoolied bv the Iletrnrtment of Trntrspoltntiorr reveal thfi the motrrr 

vefiicle lr.o'gtnnts for standrrrds ctrforci,merrt irtrcl defects investigat'ion 

and the'reJcarclt ntrrl anlrlvsis pl'ogrrrns have beeu ts-reryly curttilccl 

clle trr llrrlk of frrrrds. This prolilerri rvuq t:otnlrounrletl in thc $lJd Concres{r 

by the lrl*l,er'e,nt of $Z.tgl'r rnilli*' itt cnntingerrt:y t'cserve f'r'a 

iiericxl Lf tini,. Ihe resrrlt', accorcling to tJre T)epartme,nt, wirs trr defer 

ih* "ntnril*tion ol' eerttin titsks il ltlrig ttrrrge re.serrrc,h progrttms and to 

rcnuire i'e*schedrrling of cornple.tion cirrtr:s for such tnsks. Ihrring oYcrsiglrt 

of t6e liHT-SA's actlvities 5y.the Srrbcrrrnrnittec, "sli''ng'c" 

(ilrrroutttirtg to Verrrs itt sorne casesi Lretrvet"tr tfue i+trrrrrtce clafe Of rr 

Notit'c of li'rlooserl Rlle l\{aking n1d thg final sta,lcla"r'dts effoctive chtn 

1['rS ono of th; DrimA.r'V conce.rni. Your' ()orlnrittce is tlwlrre thrut mttnT 

farrtors p"oJrcrly.influcnce or alter ptrlic.v priorititls in,a developinfl 

motrlr vehicle snfety ptolfrirm. itrclttcling t+.r.rhtrologtctl (tevel()pillcJrts' 

fTowevcr. the implenrle.ntatiorr of trcccssary strfoty standrrrtls rrnd progr&ms 

mirst [rr, tirncly as well trs colrrpreliensive-in ortler to rrrt:ct tl're 

ireetl for rnotor rehit'lc safetv. 

To r11ke the llt'st, use of ni a.ila,ble resoltrc€S, yOlr ()ommittee concrtrt 

in tho r"eeomrrlcnclrrtiorrs containetl iu the lteport to the Ctlngltlts bY 

the Courrrtroller Gener:rl of the ljrritnd States (hereinaftur'' G,\-0 

Report,).'rlaterl Atrril 24, 1g?il. on the tteerJ for more trffectivc elforts }y 

the l)epartnrelt of !'r'nnsfrortntiorr to insure cornpliant'n wjth ferleral 

motr;r iehicle srrfety stand?Lrds. Specifically, the reconrmcndation in the 

repor-t ' tlrrrt: 

f'I lhe [S'lccretatv of Tlartsportation-require thc s.ysterrrtrtic 

rrse'of icr:irlcnt dat[ ntrcl strrr]ies as a key far:tor iu selecting 

r'elricles. erluiprnent. rrncl stantlurd ilreas to tre tcstecl for: eornpliance. 

This'trse should irrtprove the. enfort:etnent of safety 

itnntlarcls bv ftx'using attetttion orr inrlit:ttions of sa,fety problenrs 

tnd ori prioritv stnndarcl arerrs htrving a.high potentinl 

for reducing iraffic a,ccidetrts, injurios, and deaths'l 

1 Rerort 

"For 

to thr Congrese, Snfer Motor Vehlcles-More llffeetlve l{fiorte Neiled 

to rnsirre {lompllance Wtth n'ederal Sdfety BtaDilardB," The Comptrollar Oetreral ol tbe 

Unlted State& Aprll 24' 1973, at 17. 

VoI, IV

Fhould be.ctrrefully.consitierecl antl rrtilizccl 

lrl 

ttr* Secrctary in clrr.y- lg 

ing out his responsibilities untler tlre llXi(i -\rlt. four Conunittec alio 

believes tlrrrt thc rrrtllrorizatiott leuels irnrl tlrc arnctrcltrterrts containr'd 

in this'[rill rrill nirl tlrri Ser'r'rttrr.r' itr irrlllernt'ulilg tlrtr rtrrourmerrrlirtiorrs 

oI thc Rr-rpolt of tlre Clorrrlrtrollt:t'(ierteral. 

(1, rs l Ii 'i't'trr trE 

f rr nt't:orrllltu'n rritlr seriliott !;2{a) of the frtgislrrtive Iioorgirtrizntiort 

-\t:t of 1f)?0 (Public T,rnr' $1-51()), youl' (lolttttiltec cstirrrirtls tlrrrt 

costs rrtlt trt urcrerl $l"r,r.(XX).O()(I for Iisctrl vcrrr ll)Tii: l,rtiO.(XX).()()t) for 

lj.st:ll vrtr'19?6: nncl $Gi),()(Xl.()00 fol fisctrl'.\'errl ll]i? ,'lill lx'irrt'ullr'rl 

in carr'.f ing out the functions tssigncrl to t]re I)epu,r'tmurrL ol' 'l't'nrrspor'tttiorr 

hv t"lre Nnticrrl,l 'l'r'aflir.' 

triil -llotor Velricle Filfet3,-\r.t of liltiti, 

irs lrrrrcrrik:,1 by I I.li. 5ir!l) ts rrrrrcrrrlctl b.r' .r'orrr'(lolrrnrittcr'. 

Trrtn l-lfcrron TRrrrcr,n S,rnrry 

SE(1. 101. AU'I'II()klZ.\TION OF I\IIRO|'RL\TI()NS 

Section 101 atuetrds scc:tiott 1!l of tlre 

'I'r'lffic 

Ittiorrll 

nrrrl .\lotol 

Yehitrlc Safety r\'ct of 1$ti{i (lrereirrafter'. the Act) lo rrrrtlrolizc llrc rr;rprolrrirrtion 

of sunrs not to exr{'r'd .$5ir.000,000; $(i0.(}t}().0()r'l: rrrirl 

fli(i5.fi)0,000 for Iis-rral yotrt's l1)7r, l1)7(i. rrrrd 11)TT recpt'r'tivclv to crrllrout 

tho lrurpo-se, of the Act. ,\fter clrefrrl consiiler'rrtion of the Irrrrlgcf - 

ttrv history of the rtlrninist,r'trtion of the lct. vorrr' (lornniittee lx'lievcs 

tlrese srrrni flr? necrsria,r.y arrrl cr'idence a responsible krrt'l ol' I'rrrr

fn arldition lo the very rnorle.tt level of corrrplianc.e t+rsLing (averaging 

68 r:rrrs l)er ycrlr or test ing 1110 vr'hiclc st'arrd*icls per vear) jhe IiIII'SA 

irrvestigatci anrl analvzes defects prcseut irr tutomdbilel. The lengthy 

rlelrrls.'rthich lrave bccut'rctl betu't:rr tlte tinrr, att allcgerl dcl'c'it ib 

broriglrt to the agt:ttcyts attttntiotr *trcl thc r:ttlttrlttsiott of an invcsligatiorr.-lro 

partirr,llj' dne to thc resourcc levels uvtiltble to hnntllc these 

investiga,l,ions. 

'l'his 

level of funrling is also llccessrr'.y to utrclertnko nn accelerafecl 

elTolt to clevelop fuel-firc sttrnrlarrls, to isstto schoollr_rrs safety sttrnrlanls, 

to cxterxl'Inore pilssenller cal starttltrrtls to all rnotor-r'ehicles 

rrutler'10.000 porrruls gtoss ttliicle rveiglrt r'ating, rrnd to dcvclop stttttclalds 

'wlrich ilrr.rrcase t'lre safety of lighter iveight l)lrs$clrlrrer vehicles 

(urrtit'ipltiug inr:rtrrses in t'ousumet'dtrtnantl in this aret tltte to gtsolirre 

shortages). 

frr its testirrronv lrcforc the lfouse Srrbcommittee" the NHTS,\ 

trointerl orrt that tiir, rlesign atrtl setting of srrfetv strurtlrrrrls Itave heen 

irasetl utrorr sutriectivc and qunlitativti-acciclcnt'clattr. What is neetlerl 

is re,rl-riorkl quiirrtitative data lrJrir:lr r:rrn bc obtained rxrly by install irrg 

crtsh rer',ortlcrs in rrtttomolrilcs. Your Cottrurittm srtltpor-ts thc t'etillest 

for fundirrg of this progtlrnr by the NIITSI rvhiclr would perrnit rl 

lrhased instrrllation of reconlers over a thruc year periotl, atrd their 

ruronitoritrg for tu'o to thrco ye&rs. 

Senate Passed Bill-Section 101 

Congressional Record-Senate 

May 17, 1973, f6052 and 16053 

gtc. 4. Sectton l2l ol th6 Nbttonil Trt6c provlElon8 of thlr Aot uot td €rc6ed *fE,??3,an{ 

Motor vehtcl6 BElety Act of 1906 (lf 000 lor th€ fl,rcaI ysflf 6Bdtng Ju$6 30, t8?4.4 

u.g.c. 1409) lN amGn(lorl to rusd br rolloFsi 

.,AETTiO*IEiTIOII O' APPBOFIhTIOHA 

"Therc 

lE horoby &uthorlxsd to bo rpProprlBtEd 

lof tlrc Purp{Jsc ol carrylng out tho 

Contains nothing helpful. 

Senate Dehate-Section 101

Senate Committee Report-Seetion 101 

Senate Report 93-150, Pages 7-10 and lB-lg 

The authrtriaation 

In recent years the Committee on Commerce has orrthorized on &n 

annual basis u srrrtt r:ertairr to be al:trrouriutcrl for thc irlulenrentrrtion 

of the National Traffic rlnd lftrtoi Ycliir.le Safety Act. As a result of 

continuous trnd thororrgh oversight nctivities b.v ihe (lommittee, srrrns 

nof to exceed $46,77;1,000 has bccn proprised for rruthorization for thc 

fu! J-ear ending June 30, 197a. This sum represents $11,210,000 E 

more than the amount which the offico _of trfonogement trnd Budget 

requested for the National Highway and Trafic saTetv Administration 

appropriation in fiscal 1974. 

Everr if all of these funcls which the Committee Droposes to authorize 

werr: appropriatetl, it would still reprr:sent a s'um nrore than gl0 

million less than that which the National Highway Trafrr: Safety 

Adrninistra.t,ion requested from the Derrartnreit of 'Transurrtrtiori. 

The Cornmittee lias been irrforrnerl that the NHTSA iequested 

$58,198,000 from thc Department for 

'Iraflic 

irnplementation 

-The of the National 

and Motor Vehi-ctc^Safety, Act,. Deprrrturcnt reqrrested 

onll- $50,612,000 from the Olfir:e irf Ilanrgementâncl Budgetior the 

implernentation of tlris Act. The ()\lB aiiowa'r:e ar'ounted to onlv 

$35,063,000. Hence, the Corrrrnittce's proposetl autlrorization is a 

compromisc hetween thc rrrnount whicli tlic Olfir:c of 1\Ianagernent 

and Budget ha,s concluded is necessary for implementation'of the 

Aet and that which the rrgency itsclf hud requested. An analvsis of the 

(lommittee's rationale foi iricreasing the'authorization ahove the 

amount_requestcd for allllropriation fdllows : 

I,'or the rtsearch nnrllnnlr.sis functions under thc Act, the NHTSA 

re_rlrestecl $40,?80,000 for l,\ l9Z4 from the Department. The O\lB 

allowrr,nce for therre functions u-us $21,446,000. The Comrrrittee 

propose-t to incrcrrsc this rrrnorrnt b..r- $9,750,000. 

. It is. intended that $2,000,000 of this proposed increase be urilized 

for additional activititls irr thc arca of acii,l"rrt invcstisation and data 

analysis, Specilic,all.y, it is to enable the agency to r:oirrrnence several 

strrtlirts to rlscertrrirr the effect of motor vehir:le stfctv strlndarrls on 

highu-ay s{cty antl to plot the future course of ftrdcrul regulation in 

this area. The questions which neetl to be answered are as follows: 

___(_t)._Hr1s each standard thnt hus been prornulgatrrl by the 

NHTSA been cost beneficinl? 

- (2) f)orrs r:rch standrrrrl accornplish the goal for ulrich it was 

developcrl? 

(3) Is there a need to amen

Sccontl, if Lhe consumer c&n be proter:terJ by the modilication or adldition 

of rr motor vehicle sa,fety itundard nt* a cost which is comnrensurate 

with the degree of proleetion, then he is entitJed to be so protec;tctl. 

Thirrl, the--lnrnufacturers arc entitlerl to notice of necessaly 

design modilica.tions which will be required in order to comply witir 

futrire rnotor vehicle safetv standards.' 

The ComnriL[ce propose.s to aut]rorize five additionrrl personnel und 

support for these- ne.rv acciderrt investigntion an

establish the rnotor vehicle-in-use standartls. Firrrrlly, the L'ornrnittee 

proqoses to provide five additionul personuel for the nlot()r vehicle-inusc 

Iunctron. 

'lhe 

NTITSA requestecl $11,576,000 for the \fotor Vchicle Program 

for tr'Y 1974. Thc-Officr: of \Ianagement ulrtl llrtclget rillow[n(:r.' for 

this funr-tion was only $8,1;1.q,000. ifhe Cornrnittce pr()po$r.'s to increuse 

this arrrorrnt by 91,33i1,000" Specifir:rrll.v, thc- Cornurittttc proposes to 

authorize $600;000 ior cost tnd- lerrd tinre anrrll-sis ar:tivitir:i. Presirlerrt 

Nixorr's ud hoc coturnittec otl the "Clttrnulrrtive Regrrla'tor1' Eflects on 

'l'ransportation" 

the Cost of Automotive 

(RECA1') t:riticized the 

NIIiI'SA for fuilrrrc to undertake sufficicnt t:ost urrd leatl i.irnc unall-sis' 

The RECAT committee said that: 

ttfn particular, careful consideru,tion of ancl, t'ltere ptlssilllc, 

demonJtrnbion of technical feasibility and curl.y tclet|rnte, cost 

bencfit analysis performetl prior to the prrblicttion of tirt' rrotit:e 

of proposed rulemgking, ra_thcr than later, 1v_ould s_crvc to denorlstrlteio 

nutomobile manufacturers, the public rrnd the regulrrtors lo 

iEEffielves that tho proposed reguiatiori wa^s in fnr:L Iikeiy to be - 

both cost beneficial and practical." 

Cost und load tirne analysis is vitally importnnt to the manufaiturer 

so lhnt he may plai in advanceicharigcs in desigrr uutl construction 

of motor veliicics in order to 'cornply with rnotor vehicle 

safety stanclarcls. Althotrgh there is growing irrrlication that the 

NHTSA nccds greuter &cc€s$ to manufaiturer cost informatiolr, cornprahensive 

cost-and lead time arralysis must bc undertakerr regularly 

to prevent delay irr implcrrrcntation of stanclords. 

Irr last year'i authoiization, the Committee pruposecl thnt n contingency 

firnri be nvailatrlc to lho &gelrcy for defect'inrcstigrrtion an

Au,,,!hari,zati,en, oJ appropri,ation (Section {) 

. s' 355 worrld arrthorizc f'r rrpprrprirrtions srrms not to exceed 

$46,773,000 for fisr:rl .ycrrr ending Junt BO, 1gZ4 for the purposes of 

carr.ying out thc provisions of the -lrrutional-'rraffic rrncl ]r.fotoiVehicle 

rSrrfety Acf. fn rer:e.L .vclrs, thc (lommit.tee hrrs authorizcd & s'm 

crvtairr for implernerrtnLion of thc at:t on rr.y6jrr to year basis and this 

provision is t:orrsisterrt with that tradition. 

Eetruersn Cosrs 

. trn accordance with section zbz(a) of the Legislative Reorsanization 

Act of .19?.0 

(Public Law 91-510) , tlie cost of tlre legisl*ti.n, i?r tire form 

of authorization of appropriati''s frr rnotor vehicle safciv proErams 

is-v$46,773,000. The repaii at no cost provisions will result in no additionat 

expenditures. 

Exeeutive Communieations-Seetion l0l 


As Introducd-Seetion l0l 

No authorizations for appropriations were incruded in s. Bbb, 

introduced. 

18 

19

As Enaeted-Seetion 102 

As Enacted- Subsection (a), Requirement 

Notification and Remedy 


sEC. NA N0TIHCATION AND REMEDY. 

(a) Bnerrnr:rrElir oF li{r'rlrrt',rrlor .rxn Rrvror.-Title I of t.he 

Nrtionrl Traftic snd l[otor Yehicle Srfety Act of 196ff (15 U.S.C. 

1891, et seq.) is tmended by striking out section II:i and b;* rdding at ls u$c t402. 

the end of sirch title the folliwing neir pert : 

ttltrnr 

B-Dra('ot'ERy. |rlrrp1r'.rTrox. ,rûtrr REuEot t)r Mqron \:rrlrt'ilj 

I)rrn

mgtgl vehicle safety standard or containe

House Debate-Section l5l 


August 12,1974,27805 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

In ttu aruN ot motor v€hlclo r6a8,ll DaigxrE lnvolvl[g over 45 mllllon autocsJnpalgns, 

lmproved mechanlsms tor the mobiles have been lnltitted. Thess 

dlscovery, notlncatlon, Bnd remedy of de- Bmendrrrent8 ore deslsrred to lncreEs€ tlro 

fectlve or noncomplying motor yehlc.les or nunber oI vehlcles eCtuatty repelred end 

Items of thelr equlpment are ncecled. to provirle flmely and adequ&te repalr. 

Eince 1986 more ttlan 1,600 r€call cam- 

Binco tho p{rssge of the 1066 ar:t, [hc provlded s Befety beneflt; however, the 

motor vehlclg deeth rBte has grsduslly peak of th&t crl8ls ls sppBrently ps"6t, 

declln€d ln cplte ol l'rrcregficd vehlcle IErprovemcnts ln notor yehjcle safety 

mlleage, reglrtration, and populatlon, mrr.st, contlnue ln order to reduce the 

F\rllowlng tb€ nauonwlde gasollne short,- tremendoun huna,n uld €conomlc cost 

ego ls Nov€mb€r 1973, ftafflc fetelilies to society resultln8 lrom motor vehtcle 

st4adlly decreased ae the energy crisls accldents and deatlu, 



Mr. STAGGERS. 

Dtisvili. toTl'lcArlorr 

toToMHrdt 

AltD lrlpY 

DEttCt! 

Or fgcts or fellures to comply wlth *ppltceble 

safety stsnderds, as ln exl^stlng lnw. 

In generrl, p6rt B sf rhtc lcgtrlolt^n 

rs bBs;d-on-ieilnnld ;i.*iliff ## 

End lncorpofates ttre aier-:-t:1:: ::': 

notlflcetton procedures ;;"fi=#?".;ilfi 

whili-eddGc-'ihJ ii[urr.t"rit jj' il;ft" 

aefectJ lEi'te,t to--rilir;;îr-L---.îj- 

The low lmFort$,nt change ln thls leBts- 

letron rs flxe requtrement that thr mEnu_ 

Iecturer of the motor vehlcle or eqtlltr- 

ment,-remedv the defect or fetture to 

complv slthout char ge' 

The lnJormal ssency prrceedlng ter 

gfl ;f 11'## j#iy"fl :'*,?r1f, :$i"F[li?&$t'.lt*11;d4l*d:lr. 

provGtons preser-ve 

tFT 

irrJ'r'-Jli.ili.-":;t 

would be retolned. If the $ecretatv 

brocedures- contntned lri.-$;."ii";i^" 

at-etcrrntned that such defect or fBlhrre 

passeif blUfithmlnor*--",-*1*-,-:l*'" to comply exlsts, he would order t5e 

sectroh 10? or rhe 1**t,l$Ll*3llf; -^ rnenufnct'uret to noilfv owncn and weurq to 

rGi 

qqlre remedv 

noqlcolon 

wlthout charge. 

to oT:::-" 

Clvll rctlohr re* 

chasers of motor vetrtctojtilT' *1T^*:- gpectlrrs the qecret'arv'a order would be 

htcle equtpmenr wtth 

broucttt 

""i"HiHi';[T 

ln a Unlted stet46 

i[dlstrlct 

coutt. 

35635 f[g conlerees lniend that notlnca,tlon the equipment manulacturer, The nottconcerDlns 

a defect or fallure [o comply tlcatlon provlslons ln sectlon 163(c) (l). 

ln any motor vehlcle equlpment tnstalled (Z), aud (B) oI tjre confcl.$rlce substlrur,G 

ln or on a motor Yehlcle after its dellvery reflect the posltion of the conferees on 

to the flr6t purchaser lor purpose.s other thls metter, 

then resale shall be the responsiblllly of 

Section IOE - Notificatinn and Remedy 

"tt 

rl 

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House Committee Report-Seetion 151 

House Report 93-1191, Pages 12, 16-17, and 20-21 

(?) F)xisting la,rv is arnerrcled to plovicle for notifict,tion bv the 

mattufaeturer of the rcgistererl o\r'r1(:r or the purchlscr of a motor' 

t'ehiclc or itern of rrrotoir'ehicle eqrriPrnctt

TIte procctlrrle for trotificirtiotr of tlre rnutor velrir:lo olvners irrv6lved 

in a re

disputes the Secletar"yts fintrl determination of tlre existence of a safetyreLitecl 

defect or frrilirre to romplv, thc corrrt;rroceerling institutecl 6y 

tJre (}overnrrrerrt frlr crrfrlrcrlrndtt'i'of the Sedretaly's irrtlcr trrrtl rtn| 

otlrer civil nction rvitlr respcc't to srrch orcler sha,ll lre consolidaterl b.loldtrl 

of the I rriterl Stttesilistrir:L corrrt in which the first such nr,tioir 

is lrrrrrrglrt. Thrrs, rirrc pr'(x:ess rvoukl bc satisfied sinr:o there rtorrll lxr tr 

trirl rlrr ri,oira rvith the lrrrrden of proof on the (iovernrncnt t'o plovc, 

bv.,a preponrlerance of the cvidcnce, that a safety-r'elatt:d clcfcct or 

failure to comply exists.l 

1 '\ee (tenprul flotori Oorp. u. Volpd,321 F, Supp. 111S, llSG (D. Del. l9?0), df,d flE 

tttotl iJied , { 57 F.2(l $3? ( 3.1 (ttr. 1972 ) . 

srx.ll'Il ANr) RHntlxlY 

Section 102 amends Title f of tho Act by strilring out scction 11.3 nncl 

bv aclclins at tlre enrl of Titlc I a Ilew P*rt [t entitlccl "I)iscovelv. 

Iiotificatiirn, nnd Renrcdy of llotor'}-ehicle Defer:ts.i' I-'art B corrtnirrs 

ncrv requirements and adnrinistrative pr'or:etlures concerning the disrlovcrv.-notification. 

nnd renretly of motbr vehicles and items of rrrotor 

vehicie, equipment. 

BEcTroN ril. NorrFrcATtoN Hl,rfir,nolfrNft MANuFAcruRl:ltts FrNDrNt+ oF 

, 

Dl)FEc.f OR FATT,TIRE TO C()MPr,Y 

Section 1l'r1 r'equires a manufacturer of motor vehiclcs or tires to 

furtrish notifica,tion to tlte Sccrctrrr.y of Tlansportation and to orvnurs, 

purr:hasers, ancl denlcrs of rrlry nr,ri.rt'vehicle irl itr:rrr oI lnotor vehicle 

crluiplnent tnanufactur'ecl by hirn, in accorclalcc rvith sectiorr liri]. if 

ho (i) otrtnins lrnorvledgc that sudr veJriclc or itcrn of equiprnent 

coniains ir. tlefer:t autl cletFtrrtiucs irr goorl ftitlr that such dcfci:t rlclirtcs 

to motor vehicls snfet.y, or' (:?) dettnnincs in goorl faitlt-that such 

vehicle or itcm of eqrriprnrnt doe,s rrot cornply rvif]r an appliclble Fcdernl 

trtotor vchicle *rfetv standard prescribatl untk:r $ection 101:i of the, 

Act. A manufacttrrcr is tlrtlrr lerprired to r:crnr'tl.y srrr:h rk'fect or frrilule 

to courPlv itt acconltnctl rvith scction l5{. Section Ill}(rr) of esisting 

lurv required not;ilie*tion by the mtnufactrrlet legllr'lirrg only a rlcfttit, 

relirterl to rrrotor vehicle srfety. 

. .ln regarcl to the provisions of section 157. your Committee inteuds 

that tlrtl Secretlrv be notified rvhcn a rnrnufllcltnlcr believcs thrt snch 

safety-r'clatctl tlcfec[ or frrilnre to comply is inconserluerrtial as it, I'elrrtr-'s 

to motor vchiclc sirfct.v. Set:tion 15? gr:irits tlrt: rnrrrrrr'factrrrer ln exenll)tion 

from tlte re'rf i1s1ncnt, of rtotice to owners rrlcl prrr'

$enate Passed Bill-Seetion l5l 


May 17, 1973, 16051 

"$rt'. 

II3. (al REqu$rrMEr'{r ot NoTrcr.- 

For purpouoa ol thls soctton, th6 rdtfeBd€r 

of tlr6s EhBII br dosEed th6 mfnutBcturor 

of tlros whlch hrv6 bson rorrobdsd, [lrd tlro 

btdbd haln6 owner of tlrot l|lsrkotod urrddr 

I br$rd usl}rs Dot ow!,6d by tbs loqnulBcturor 

oI thE tlrs sholl b€ deemed tbe mEDuf8cturor 

ol tlre8 mBrhst+d under Buch brand. 

Acn6, Evary EBnul4cturor Ol motd,r vehlcleo 

or tlroE Ehsll lurnlEh nollncBtlon to ih6 purgh86ar 

ol Eucfr motor velllcls or lt4trl ol 

'ltotor vshlcla equlpmsnt, ptrgufl.ut to Eubrdctlon 

(b) ot t&l8 Esctlon, lf- 

" ( I l Euch tutlufectuer dlscoy€ra th4t 

BDy nrotor vohlcle or ltdm ol Erotor vohlcl6 

squLPrunt producsd by cuch mEnulBc- 

EUrAr- 

"(A) 

co[t4ir8 * dofect Brrd deterurlileE In 

tonri fBttlr that Euch qetsct rBlat€s to nlolor 


Senate Dehate-Section l5l 

Y6blcl6 6{rfety; or 

"(B) do€$ rrot comply wlth Bn hppllcsbls 

F6d6rBl rnotor v6hlcls sfety Etondard prercrlbod 

Pur8uaut to flscilon l0g ol tlrts Acl; 

ol "(c) 

the E€crotery det€rmlnBa, lhrotlBh 

t€Btlng, tn8p€cttou, lavsstlgBtlotr, or r€#ar(h 

cBrrled out purguSnt to thl8 Act,, through ex- 

BmLnaLlon of comtrlunlcstlorE purauaut tO 

bubs+ctlon (c) or thl8 Edctlon, or tbrougn 

ollrof msEu, thst alry motor vuhlcle or llem 

ol urotor \ehlc16 €qulptrlctrt produced by 

Euch manulecturer- 

" (A) corrtalnB B dst6cL whtch rslBL€E t0 

rnoL.)r vBhlelo dalsty; or 

"(ts) cl(Es not corDply wlth 8n appllcable 

Federsl motor vehlclo 6a,l6ty statlddrd preacrlb€d 

pursuaDt to #ctlon l0g ol tblE t'cl. 

Senate Committee Report-section l5l 


Executive Communications-Section l5l 


As Introdueed-Seetion l5l 

S. 355 contains no corresponding provision. 

Sectinn 102 - Notifrcatbn dnd Remed,y 405

t'xc44q4Ttq[ 

As Enacted-Section 152 

nE8p*(.|fr$o $tcntlt-rnv!8 rrNI]rNG oF DEff,{T on F TLFnE 

fi) (.OMPLT 

"Set:. 152. (r) If through testing, inspection. iuvestigetion, or 15 usc r4r2, 

research rnrried out pursua.nt to this Act, or exanrinetion of comttrunications 

under section 158(a)(l), or otherrvi$e, the S+rretary 

deternrines that nrry motor vehicle or item of replrcement equipm€nttt(l) 

does not complv with rn npplicatrle Federal motor vehicle 

$afetv staudnrtl prerribed pursuant to section l():l of this Act; or 

"{2) 

contains * defect which rchtes to nrotor v*hicle snfetl': 

h" shalffi-nrdliatetv notifv the manuf*cturer of srrch tnotor vchicle or 

item of 

.rephierneni 

equip'ntent of such,tleternrittation, und,shrrll .pub- .t*tf"r'j'l"ll,. 

lish notir:e ,;f sttch determinrrtion in the t'ttleral Reqrster. 

'I'ht trotthcation 

to the mttrttfacturer shall irrclude rll irrfornrrrtion llpon rvhich the 

detennination of the -iiecretrry is b*s+d. Irrch notifir:atiou (includilrg 

such informntion) shall be nvrrilable to atn' intertsted persort, subject 

to section 158(a) (t)(B). The Secretarf ihrrll ntlord -such 

-L 

rnanufec-,"li:#:L:. 

turer an opportunity to preseut da.tr. tiervs, und ut'guments to estatr- ;;;;;",",,"" 

lish th*t thire is no defect or failure to t'ompl.r'oitlrtt the alleged opportunrtv' 

defect does not nfiect motor velricle srrfr:tv: nttrl sltrrll rrtford other 

int+reste.tl pelsons nn opportunity to lrrt'se1rt tlatir. r'ieu's, alrtl itrgurnents 

resl*cting the determinrrtion of the Set retirn'. 

*(b) 

If, nfterisuch presentrtions by the nrerrufntlturi'r'rutd irtteresterl 

pelEons, the Secreterf det+rmines thtt such lehicle or itern of replncement 

equipment drre^s not compl-v s'ith rrn npplicul.rle Federal motor 

vehicle safetv standard. or contnilrs rr defect. rvhich relates to tttotor 

vehicle safeti'. the fiecretarv shnll ordel the mentrfacttrrer (l) to furnish 

notific+iion respe.cting'such trhicle or item of replacement equipment 

to owners. ptrrchusrrs, and dealers in accordance with section 

153, and (J) to rehredy sueh defect or failure to complf irr rccordntrcc 

with section til4- 

Conference Report-Section 152 

House Report 93-1452, Pages ?Z-24 

ltoirI[l:TCATTON REs DCI.IHG BECADTARYTg FllfbfNd 

TO COMPLY 

OF DSFECT oR TAILE.RE 

Serrutc biII 

section 3 of the senate bill also amended seetion 11s(a) of the Act 

to provide thet, if the Serretary dete'rmined, thraugh testlngr inspection, 

investigation, research, examinetion of . communrcs't'lon$,. or 

lrr.g*gn dh;; 1"*1s., that any motor vehicle, "t iltT 

if i:J:::".*:113 

equipment ;i i;il;;t ;r"a""*Jiv produced a *otir vehicle.r tire manufaetrrrer eontained 

a'i"jf".t *liich related'to motor vehiclo safe,ty or did not comply with 

"r, "ppli"abie Fede"af motor vehicle safety stand.ard prescrihed under 

tho itt, that such manufscturer h*tl to riotify the liurrhaser of such 

motor vehicle or itern of motor vchicle e4uipment. 

The Senate bill tr,mended section 113(a) bf the A*l-tg rtq-rrire the 

sccretary to immediately notify the maiufacturer of his dete,rrnina- 

Vol. IV 

I

tion of defer:t or failure to comply and to supply a statement of his 

ne&sons and basis for th,e findinils, Such deteiriri-nation, reasons, a.nd 

findings would be published immtdiatelv in rhe Federal Residsr:The 

sec-retary wus also rnequired to make available to the mailufacturer 

and anv interested penson all information, subieat to the prc''isiong 

on_c_onfidentiality, upon which the findinge *re based. 

w'ithiq seven days after the man'factrrrer received notification, the sg 

manufreturer could file a petition 

: 

to initiate a proceeding to e^rtablish 

that such motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equitrr-nent did not 

comply with such standard or did not t:ontain a de.f'cci which reraterr 

to motor vehicle safetyl-or that su_ch defect or fs,ilure to complv was 

de, rninirnis. Such procieding would commerr(le within twenty-o'ne davs 

of the date of deternrination and a record of the proceedini would ire 

trtuintainecl. I' addition, the proccetling would lie structuied to proceed 

as expeditiously as possiblo while, llermitting the manufacturer 

rurd all interested persons &n opportunity to prese*nt their views. participa.nts 

rvould bd given a limited rishi to dross-examine exDems on 

matters 'Within directly rclated to the issucs-of defeet or fail're totomplv. 

fourteen days of the conclusion of the proeeeding, t,he SeirL 

tary would issue his decision on the petition with a statement of his 

reesons. If the decision affirmed the originil dete,rmination of the Srcretary, 

the Secrets,ry .would direct sucf, ma.nufacturer to furnish the 

notificatio_n rcquired by sec,tion 113 as amended. The Secreteryts decision 

and reasons would be published iurmediately in thc Federrl 

Register. 

Hawe a,mandmnnt 

Section 15? of Part R as added by the llouse amendment rcquircd 

a rnnnufacturer of motor vchicles or motor vehicle cquipnrcrrt to riotify 

and rcmedy when the Sccretarv nrade a. final deterrhination that any 

motor vehi'ile or item of motor vehicle eguipment did not ,rel11ply witir 

an applicablc tr'ederal motor vehiclc safe-ty itandard or containeil a defect 

which related to motor vehicle safetv. 

Under section 152(a) as added by the. House amendment, if the Secretf,ry 

made an initiril'determination (through testing, inspection, investigation, 

r-esearch, examination of commurrications. or-otherwise) 

of the existence of a defect or failure to cornply, he must immediately 

notify the manufacturer. The notice would contain tJre fintlings of th-e 

Secretary and include all information rrpon wlrich the findinpp werc 

based, iiLcludiag a statcrncnt of the pririrury reasons supporting the 

Secrctary's initial dctcrrninatiorr that-a clefect or failnre to co-piy e*ists. 

The Secretary wa^s re,rluired to afford the manufarturer an bpportunity 

to present his views and evidence to establish that there was 

no failure of compliance or thnt tlie alleged dt:ftx:t tlitl not rffect motor 

vehicle safetv. Sei,tion 1ll2(,b) as addecl by the lfousc amendment provicled 

that, following tlp manufactureris presentation, if the Sebretary 

made a final deternrirration that & motor vehicle or item of its 

: 

equipment clid not comply with an rpplicable slfetv standard or contaitred 

a dr:fect whie} related to rnotor vehicle stlfety, he would order 

the manufacturer to notify owners, purchasers. and derrlcrs pursuant 

to section 153 as adcled by tlte Hous'b a.merxlmerrt and to reinedy the 

defect or failure to compiy pursuant to section 154 as added by the 

I{ouse smerldment. 

Section 102 - Notification and Remedy 407

C onl ererutrt sttb s ti tut e 

Tho conference substitute adopts the provisions of see'tion 152 as 

adtlr'cl to existing law by thc lfouse, arnentlment tnd incorporates 

severtrl provisioni'c.ontained in the Sctnte bill. Specifically, when the 

Secrehr^v notilics tho manufac,turer of a tnotori vehicle''or item of 

rcplaceme.nt equipnrent of the initial cletermination of the existonce 

of the, clefect or ftiluro to r:omply, he rnrrsL also publish notice of such -E4 

detertnirtntion in tho Fcclcral Resister. 'I'hc noticr t^r tho manufacturer 

must e.ontain the Secretrrry's finrlir4p rrrrcl nll inforrrration upon whic.h 

his Iindingn,are based. Such notjce, findings, ancl inforrnation must also 

be ,avtr,ilable to any irrtoresteti person sullject to the provisions of 

section 158 ( r) (2) ( Il ) , as addetl by the lTouse arnenclment, with re.gard 

to tho disclosure of tracle secrets and other mat,tcr referrerl to in section 

1905 of title lS, lTnitcd Statcs Codc. 

Roth the tnfr,rrufactnrtrr *rrd other interested pertons are afforrled on 

opJrortunity to present clat'a, views, ancl'argunrents respecting the detertrtitratiorr 

of tlre Strrr'.trrry. Existing law rnfers to-the, piesentation 

of {6view's antl evi

to furnl'h noililci.ilon r.spGcilnB ruch .vr- tton l6il, Mrt (t) to ftmecly such 

htclc 

d'tcct o! l 

or lt gl or cqulpmGnt t_o omGrr. pur- tallurO to compty to *cc"i'uen;'*ttn +o- , 

chas6ir, and dGalGtB 

" 

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tD. E6rdinc6 wlth-roc- tlon 16l. 

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House Debate-section IEZ 


October 15, 1974,35634 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

The lnformal Esency procerdln8 for to comply exlsts, he vould order the 

deterrnlnlnE ilre exlsience ol s defect or mBnufgcturer to notlfy owncrg end to 

falluru to cornply wfrlch ls part of exlsting remedy wltJrout chsrge. ClvU aciloil relew 

would be retsrlned. If the Eecretery tpectlng the Becretaryt order would be 

det€rmlned that such delect or fellure brought tn e Unlted Stetcs dlttrtct court. 

Ifouse Committee Report-Section I52 

House Report 93-llgl, pnges lZ, Zl, and Zz 

" ." "' The Secretary's determination 

of u'hether a defect or failure to conrply exists is marie after afiording 

the manufacturer an oppoftunity to prescnt views and evidence ou 

this issue. 

FlrorroN 1 iI' n'*"xi";*_1lH 

oF' DEF'ri('r' 

iI,'llli,.:J;-*ARy 

scction ll"r2 of Palt R of tlre lrill reqrrires a mnnrrfneturer of motor 

r-elricles ot'tttotor vthicle eqrriprrrent tir lotif.y rlrrrl lerrredy rvhen tlrc 

Secrctitt'.y tttttkes a fittal tletelrrrirr,rtion tlrrrt triv urotor yehiele or itlrn 

of its equilrrttcrtt tloes rtot t'orrr;ll1' *'ith irrr rrpilliclrble Fctler'rrl nl()rol. 

Telrit^le safi:ty stltrtclntrl or torrtiiins n tlefet't itlri.'h r'cltres to l))or()l' 

r-elricle sltfet.v. 'I'hese.ltro_r'isiotrs 

ale esseutilrlly tlrr' siulle rls tlrose in 

section 1 1;t(e) of existiirE 

'This 

lnrv. 

bill lirovides tha=l rr'hen tlre Secretnr'.r-rrrtrkes an irritial tlctcr'trriltatiott 

tttrtler section 15:2(n) of tlrr-'existenire of the tlefer:t or frrilrrr.e 

to cornpl.y, lxr rntrst ituntetliltel.l' rrotifl' tlre rrrirrurl'irr.turcr'. The uotice 

trtrtst r:ottl,itirr the fitrtliugs of tlrt'Secrethry rtrrd irrr:lucle all infor'rrratiorr 

ttporr rvltich tlrc firrtling's art llrscrl. '.1'lris 

infor'nration shorrlcl irrt:lrrtlt' lr 

statcrnerrt of tlrr, prirriirr.y leilso's srrppor.ting t,he Ser.et*r.v,o- irritiirl 

dt:trrlrrirration thtt t, clefr:rt or flrilure-to courDlv r'.trisls, il'lrtl ,iecrttarlv 

is t'etluiretl to tllorrl tlre trtnrrrrfacturer rrrr o1i1xl'trrnitv to pn'serrt his 

lieu-s nntl evidcncc to establislr lhat thele isrio failrrrb of i'ornrrliirrrce 

9t'1ly! 

the, allegrxl tlefect dotrs rrot, aflect rnotor lelricle srrft't.t. Section 

15f (b) of Part It of this bill stntcs that follorr'ing tlre rrrrrnriftctrrrc'r's 

Sectinn 102 - Notificatinn and Remedy 

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Irr.eseltirtiol. if the Secretirly lntkcs I linal rlcterrniltltiolr tlrrrt tt ttttlttlt' 

i-cfuitlti or iterrr o-t its ertrtipmeut cltrs uot courply rvitlr rrtr rrpplii-'al-rle 

sirli'rr.starrdrrrd rll r,on[irius ir rlcfct:t rr-hirth rtllritt:s ttt ntottlt'r-eiricje -st 

sir l'et r'. hc lnrst ortlt'r' thg ntarrrrfrrcl ttrtr to notif.v ()\\'llcl'sr prtlrllrrr$er'$. 

arrrl rirrllers prrrsrriurt to sect,ion 1i:i nrrd Lrt rr:rrrtctv tlre rltlftrrlt ot'fnilure 

lo t'otttlrlv l.rtilstrurrt to scrctiort lS.l. 

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Congressional Record- Senate 

May 17, 1973, 16051 and 16052 

"DHovssy, Nffirr/rcasaNr aHD BEurlrt ot EOOd rsrth thst Such deloct tolatol to motltf 

xoror v!ffrrt Dr.IcrB Yablclo $l6ty; Or 

"BEc. 

*(B), 

113. (s) 11rqur'EM.ir,1 or Not'1cr- 

do€r-iot oobPly wltb Err. appltcsblo 

ro, pLp""i"toi tlrli eactro-n" tuo *ti.-enor Fcd_ir+ botor v6hlcl6 sf6ty rtBtrdard pr6of 

tlros Ehdll bc d6666rl tll marur"ctur.r 1artbdd purrusnt to tootlou 103 of thl6 Act: 

of tlsoE wblcb hrYd bGaD rotl€sded, and ths ol 

br*Ed bsrflo owDGr of oruJ"#ril"-ala-;e; _ ",!r) 

tb Bdcretrrv d6totrnln68, throlrsh 

r brrud nc,* Eot, .*""" !iToi-;;t;;: taottng'inrDoctloo' hvgrtlgetton' or reaoerch 

turor ot tbc tlra lhrll b. ;'d;iltfr;t"": "utturEt to tblr Act' throush ex' 

alfl.9"t 

lr.tur6r of ttru ErrfGtea ililltiiln-ttt"a P-l"-:ii"" 6l communtcatlone purauBnt to 

(G) 

urmr. t"ory rrnutrsturtr;l;;;-;thi;i; 

ot tbu rectton'- or tbrousb 

i-t-bl1lo" 

6r tlril lhrll t\ttrlah Botlncattolr to tho p*- tuat aby motor vohlclo or ltEm 

llnoj-Ttrnr' 

ohr.of or ruch rootor *Ethrt"itf{-:i :l*Hi"HlrTlrrdutPmont 

Eotor ".-hlolt qgulPEsnt, Prtsusnt to tuD' '*:?ri-?"riterii 

" der""t whtcb relBtiE to 

iaouolt (b) ol thu |6cttor' lJ- --.*:'-'- 

*(l) ruch **ur*"r*"'"-dlrdoY6r8 

^:lT,""h!clo [Ef6tyl or 

-tllt 

prcduc'd bv 

:ed,r#J'r,Hul'tr'd"flfli""{t:i;"##in}uf, 

3rlt6r- 

"(A) corrt&lDr r dct6ct snd dotermlnea ur 

ro*?*-ffi#*-j|,-T""#ffiH'.e?'f 

i::li:.i#;1f,1#:^"[hH"],ilT;1"1!": 

J"LtmGeti"n udd.r erb"ecttou (r) (tr) ol lng rhiu bc Ealnt8tnrd. TllG Proco.dlnE 6hall 

tb.ts r8cttob. of tb6 dofect or fsUrtt6 to com- b6 lttucturGd to Proc66d es GrpfitttlouEly E 

Dly. rnd EhEU rupply I stst4m6nt of hlq tes* pdatblt whll6 p6tmtttlnB the mBnuff,etufcr 

loiri rnc trrc bssts for tho f,ndln8s' Eiuch de' irrd all lnt6FlstGd pononr atr opportunlty to 

tcrrrlnsttotr, rEeloil, f,nd f,trdlngB ih8ll bc pruront thGlr vt6vr. PirtlclFantd rhtll be 8lvpubu,Ebcd 

lrtrsoit!f,taly 1[_th6_Feddral T.e.: - r lttrtttGd llght to cror|-crrmtn6 crJr6rtl 

ittar. rlt th6 tlnrc ttqr6, th6 gecretary BhBu otr rtBttttr dtr6ctly rtht6d to thn t8sualt 6l 

m8lr6 ieilllblG to tho heuufBctuttr and 

lly cottct ot ltllutr to coErply. For purposcs ol 

tFtfrrst6d p€fton rU lfifotm8tlotr, lYPli"l P thE |tbrdciloD, 

.r 

ttnltea rtEht to crsBrthr 

provtrlof,r qr_Eu-b-B8stlo1,!c_!_o1_1"t:-f; Grirntnc' mmrrr thit th6 Ecedtsry mry st 

tlon, upon vlrtch tho f,trdlll8it Bti DMU' 

Buch cobdtqoil f,nd ll5rltf,gonr or cffiwttuln's."ct 

ttBF Bftar tho 

' 

ltlrDul*ctur6r 

nrcetves rotrn.*tronTiliueTt T" ittrt 

GrBmlnatldn sr rrc dcGdls llGc6stBty to ffiuro 

;;;": 

glliph ;uch nrrnurocfurcr moy ilcc,peittlgt 

t"o Ed ;xpcdltlour (roualdGrf,tlon of ttro 

-dnrurrru 

to tntgst * p.**droi-to 

t4 {,tr6 contrltrd 1rtil6r' All tdtltnony rhill ba piGoatlstactton 

of tho erctetBry th6t- !'ntcd by bildtTlt or orf,lly und6r oath' put- 

.,(A) Euch motoivetir"ro or lt;m of motbt' ruint to r6SultrtlonB l88utd by thi Eccritrry, 

v6hrcl6 equrFrh""t l#" i"iipv-utrr aucF fnd th6 Bdcrstf,ry Inf,y hiqulrG tbit F.ruonf 

rttrndBrat o, aoc' n"f conteini Lefect whlch vtth th6 sBmo or llmtlar Int ruEtr rFpllttor;l8t4r 

to moto? vehlclG tar6ty: ot grthcr by- f, dnBlc rcprc|'ntf,tlv6' Wlthln 

,.(Bt Eueh aefert ot-f*liute'to eomply ts lt6 iourt€Gn ttiyt of th6 cohclu$lon ot thi pro- 

*riroif" i" ttt tmFtrct on ths numbei of t"f,i- cocdlng, thd Bocrotery Ehill lasue hla rhclid 

Bcctrtont€ ind tteBthB f,nd lnJurtes to Per- don on th6 pctltlon rFlth * EttrtGlncnt of 

eone'resulttnB lrcd tlr,lnc rccittents. hlr Eilon8. ft ruch dcclslon trlnrmr the orlS' 

Apro€edtn8dn'ucDpctltlon+9llcgn}.rnild6tefEthnt|o$olthcBCcr6t'8,|ry,u[der 

rr6flc6 Ftrhttr t*ooii-"fj o*v" ot ths datc lubrcctton (e) (3) ol thlr $ctlon. th6 Bccft- 

410 

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tuy thsll dlrGcd 6ueh m6nulactuFGr to fuf- rnd rui.on! rhrll bG publbhcrt finfirrdlatcly 

nlEh forthwlth thc nottflcrttoD rrqutrnl Uy mifrc-r*crrf ncgtsl;rl-luch 

subcct,tou. 'fhe EacrrtrrT'r - dcctltoi . 

"(h) 

fMUTHEHT EâiD,_(l) Thc Brc$tsry 

mey ltlo atr lcttou arslrut_ 

. "(A) an rmmbcntty her{,rdour motor ?chlcl6 

cr ltcm of Eotor v6htcl6 aqulpiniht lor 

ttlEurt ot ruoh vchtott or cqutfmiat rurtci 

piE8riplr (?) (B) of thtr tugcoiilou; rna 

_"(B) r menulroturm. dtrtrtbutor, or ddrtrr 

9I luch 

motor ?ttrtol6 o[ tt6m of rnotor ve_ 

trtclO cqutpmcnt. 

f" u+d lD tht! rubdrottorr. .hDEln6nuy 

hM8fdour' dGtnr i motor vchlclo or ltem 

gl molor. T6hlcl6 Gqulphtut whtch Dr6r6Dt 

lmmt{tttc itrd unrGalotrablr rllt oi rlGath. 

Grtou8 lllnGlr, or rcv6r6 F6tto[sl lnlufl. 

"(I) (A) Ttl6 court tn wucn rucl'rctrou t| 

trled rhlll hBv6 Jurtsdtctlo4 to dcollrt ruch 

rrlotor vehtcle or tten of rnotdr r6htcl6 Gqutp_ 

rDent to b6 tftrblnenuy haErrdouf Mal' tio 

r,n6 cesE of f,n roflon undir prrlgtfph (f) 

(B) of thlr rubdcctton) to grru-t (ei aicruari 

io tuch declf,rFtlon or in llou tharcof) trrcn 

tGmpoffy.or Feffir{flctlt Frltrf r! niey oo 

D6cesffy td protect th6 publtc tr\oEr rucb 

rlst- 

"(B) In th6 Crse ot au Bctlolr under psr- 

Senate Debate-Section 152 


October 10, 1974, BE0B6 

Statement by Senator Hartke 

' ' 'T"hc l6EtBlrtlotr rllo at6[r6r ; F/focGdurr 

wtrlch, upon th6 BicrntBrTt dotarmlnettoU 

of lhlact or frllutt to cornply, ruoFr th6 

rilinutHtut6t rntl lnt6r6rt6d patuit! rn oF- 

Fottunlty to prrrGnt diti, "lcrr, end rrFum6ntr 

on thr allG86d dGfdet or frllur. to 

oomply. 

Elfiph (r) (A) of tht'r subldcilou, th6 Eotot 

ychlclc or ltem ol motor vcElcla rqulphcnt 

fiilry b6 prfteeded r.gatf,rt by procctr oi llb+l 

lor th6 selzuto Btld condOfwilon of ruch 

produst ln Bny rlhtrlct court of th6 IIEltad 

Et{tes wlthtn th! Judtclel tltetrtctr g1 -n*n 

ruch motor vehlclo or ltatn ol motor vabrcl, 

Equtpmint l! loubd. proc€edln8t ittd Crrtr 

6hall mn[trm u. DGorly ea pdstblr to procredLuEi 

lb rcfir ln Bdmt!f,ltt. 

At 

-':(C) 

adt&r uder p8ilAriph (r) (B) 

oI thls subFeetlon msy bc brouEht ln tna Ottt"tct 

court of th6 Unttdd StBtcs lor thc Dfrtrtot 

of colurnble or In rny Judlctrl (tlitrtet In 

whlch iny ol thi defondi,ntr lr foulrd, r?tldts, 

or ttgttsmtr bustncra. Pfoccu mr'l b6 

Eerv?d on ruch drfendhht tn irry ,udtclil'dlrtrtet 

tu rhtch tuctr detrnd.arrt rtildrs or ruv 

b6 found. Subpcns rcqulrlnt thc rttoadendt 

ol wltn;rres tn nlch rn ectton nny run |rto 

eny othtt dlBtrtct, 

-"{t) 

}fotPlthttrndlDf,i rat othcr pfortlton 

ot tar, tn ilry ecilon undil thlr rrb$eilon. 

lhi 

Edcrctsry miy drrcct rttorDryr rmployod 

by hlm to f,pFGBr ind repruout il.l!,'.- 

thll prroefrdlhB, horc"rf. ir otr6 rlrtch 

ttrlll trot b. dcfryld atuG to tdmtntstrattvG 

r11o||src!-rlrrc6 silcty lr In"ol9cd, prcrnDt 

Bctton k rrqutEd- ff the mrnufretnr;r brllf,vns 

thf,t bG hBs been d6nl6d Jurilc.. hlr 

vl6wr fln bt ennBldeted h th6 Dt8trlct Court. 

Whll6 th0 Bantta vGrrlon of g. t66 coh. rth6r6 f, d6f6ct or t|,Uuro to comply p

Senate Committee Report-section 152 

Senate Report 98-150, Pages 5, 6, ll, 16, and 17 

Aclctitionalll', S. ll55 prer:iscly defines the adrninistflttivo lrearirrg 

nrocedure rrvniiirhlc to ttie rnnnrifar:1urer of u, rnolor vehir:la or itern of 

inotor vehicle arlttipment, which ltu,s llttcn tlerlrrrc{ by t}rc Secretrr.r'.y to 

contain rr tLrft'r:i o^r failrrrc to corrrlrlv' I'he lrror:ctlttre is

itom of motor vehide e(tuipllent if the manufactnrer discovers 

ttra[ ttre motor vehicle or'i[ern of eqrripment, does not, comply with 

an applicable motor vc|icle sufcty standard or r:outrrins rr safety 

;;i,16.l rlcfect. Additionallv, notiticut,iorr is rcr'rirccl if the Secreia"i- 

.i*t*"mincs thil.t such inotor vehicle or itein of rnotor vehit'lo 

coriiprnent tloes not cotnplV u-ith a motor vchiclc safety sLantlurtl or 

contrrins r safcty relatrtl-tlefcct. A provi.sion of this bill rernedies 

a,n orrersight in tire originll Ar:t rvhereby it was not clear whether 

tiotifi,rutil,t.t was requiierl unrler the Acl where the manufacturtlr 

hirlself clisc:overed u fuil,tre to comply with an apJrlicable potor 

".efrictg =ir,t"ty standard. 'l'he bill "oirlit retilrirc noli-lication in this 

srt,lllltlOn. 

Proceerlinas (subsecti,on (g)) J4u,*1"" 

tlrc lrroposed subsectiorr (g), the $ecreLuy shrrll.immediately 

notify a manUfactUrer of his cleterrnirrat.ron ot delect or 

f;il.it- i" ;ompty t'rd shall srrir'ly u, strttt'.tttettt of his reRSQn's 

u"J-itr* 'nu*i* ini: ttr" findings. Sircir deterrnination, re-asjrns. tnd 

niiaitttti ,ttiot[ t * prrblis]rerl irnrletliatcly in t]rc Fgderal _Regiiter' 

Ai-iE tu*e ii"i", the Secretrrrr shrill tttirke avrrilable to the 

manufacturer &nd 'anY itrtcrestcci prrrty rrll irrfolnrrrtion, exccpb 

trrd,e sesets u'.n wirich the lin6ings -are 

blrser'l ' tltgq agttln, 

the Committee stresses tlrr: ilrrportance- of rnaking rrvuilrrblc to interosted 

pa,rties rs nruch informntion as possiblc so thtL thel- ctn 

;;;ti"sf,.rtiv rruiii*ipotc in a.ny s'bseqricnt l)roceedirrgs' Withiq 

seunn dirys iiffe" the'manufrctirer receives rrot ifi t:ati'n'ursr rrrnt 

to this rrirrrrgrrrtrh, he nrn.y file a petition to irritiate rr proceetltng 

io ".*i.ot'iti*tr-io'the sutisiaction bt the Sccrelary t]rn,t (rr) sucS 

*oior ,r",lriul* or item of motor vehicle equipment does-not -t:onrply 

with such standartl or rlocs rrot cotrtuirl a tlefect which I'eleteri t() 

"*toi ""ti*t* safcLy;or (b) s*ch defect or ftr.ilure to c.t*ply is de 

iiiioi"ri* i" it" ittrliu*t on'the number of trrrffic atlcidcnts tntl 

J*.utttruttA -'eii injuriei to persons resulting from traflic nccidcrnts' 

*"u-r,ie of taiiure to cornply-which is de minimis in it's 

i"u"",t *uT-i; ;;" irr which the labeline provisious of a standurcl 

;;;;-;"i ;i-cily aclherecl to 51-.the 'runufuctur,,r' For- extm'le, 

thl iabel it**lf inay 5e too srriull or n't pretrisely.i' t5e llropel 

position. Howeverl if thc Secretary d,eternrincs thRt motonsts' 

iheir passengers, or thircl purtie= ttriry be elclrlgeretl lry.a tlt:fec0 

or failrrre to'comply, Lhen-such rlcfcct or fttiltrre to cornltly is not 

de -"f'tt" m'ttt'itruus. 

p.o"eeding on suel petition.shall commence within 2l 

.Iul.*-o{'ihe rlat*j'of t,lre deterrrrinrrtion and such tl*,tQ shnll lre 

o"iro""""a publicly. A rccord of the procceding shull be ntuitrtained. 

It ihrlt b-e stnrctureil to proeeetl as expedrtrottsl.y as 

rri*-ifrf* while permitting ihe munirfur:trrler trtttl'nll intercsted 

ilt;;;.; ut-oirp,j"tuttitv tE prcsent their views' Prrrticipants shall 

te sirre' " liit-titca riglt, to cross-examitte e_x't:rls on nratters 

;il.";iiy-.*lni"J tn t1? iss'cs of dcf.ct or failur* 1o cor'ply. 

ili tti* prrrposes of this subsection, "n linritecl right to,."ross 

exnrrrirrg,tioltl rrrctuls thrrt thc Sccrtrtur'.v rnu.y set, SUch COII(Utlons 

rrncl limitations on cross exarninution as he clecms .necessfl,ry to 

Sectron 102 - Notifieatinn and Remedy 413

asstlrc fnir and extreriit,iorrs consirleration of the t:otrtestecl issues. 

Spccificallv. ttrc Secreti1;'y c&n dcfinc the st:ope, subject rlirtter, 

il-rethod. and unv othcr a#ct:ts of r:ross exarrtination thut he dt'cms 

necc,tsaiy to rssurc thfl.t interested partics ilre given a ftir hearilrg 

while, at"the same tirrrc, insr[ing sriift colsitlci'rrtion of the issrtcs. 

It is vitallv irnportartt that th?r proceeding not bc delaycd ailcl 

accordingly, the. Secretrry mtry take whatever steps &re retrsonal,ly 

neiti*ary to prcve-nt dilatory tactics by any interestetl 

pcrson. ^ 

All testimonv shall be rrtesented bv affid,rr-it or orrrlly under lZ. 

oofFpt.t.rant"to regulations issuetl hy the. Sttcrctary and .the 

Secretary mny require tlta,t pcrsons wrth the s&Ine or slmller 

intercsLs'opp*"ut together b1' ri single represerrttrtivc. Under this 

provision, 'tire purties whoie iltcrcsts irrc the s&I'te or similar 

itrorrld be entitl'ed to r,hoose t,hr:ir on'n rclrresentrrtive alrcl if there 

is disasreement emong grouD$, l,he Secreitrry slrorrld not combine 

thern. Bv the terrrr t'siirsle itllllcsentltir-ett- the Committctl does 

not inteicl to lirrriL repre.senttt,ion by one inflivitlurrl on hchnlf of 

the parties whose inte.resfs &re thc *irrne or sirnilur. Rflthcr, thcir 

re4rr[sentatives rIIry intiluclc intlividrrals Icl)reseIIt,hlg vrrtitltts 

disr:iplines; e.g., tttorrre.ys, engineers,' etc. 

Within i',rr.ri't*.,tr da-ys''of tlre'r:onclusion of the lrrtceetling, the 

Secrrrttr.y shall issrrc t decision on thc pctition rvith a statement 

of his lc'u,sons. f f such decision rrffirms the original dctennination 

of the Sccretarv. then he shtll dircct the mrniif,r,trtrrrrlr to frrrnish 

forthwith the'notifior.tion rctluircrl by subset:tion (rr) oJ Lhis 

section strliiect, of coltrse, to arw st,nv tha,t rrrrtr- lle-granted by the 

txltrt if tho decision of the Secretnrv is apperrletl. The Set:retary's 

decision rrld reasons shrrll be publislted imnrecliately in thc Federal 

It egister. 

Exeeutive Communications-Seetion 152 


As Introduced-Section 152 

S. 355 contains no coffe$ponding provision. 

414 

VoI. IV

"corTTf,ltTBr 

As Enacted-Section l5S 

TItiE, .\ND FOR}I ()F SOTICE 

. "Snc. liA. tt) l'he-notification required by section lbl or lip resp€{t_ 

lng, a oetect rn or ferlure to comply of a nrotor vehicle or itrm of 

ruplrcement equipment sh*ll contaii in addition to srrch other nrrt_ 

ters m ttre.Serretery may prescribe by reguhtion_ 

] ( l ) o clear description of such defect or failure to complv l 

-'j(2) an evaluetion- of the risk to nrotor veLicle safetv ili;"ably 

relet+d to such defect or failuru to r:ornplv: 

.'l{Bl I Etaterrre.nt of the rneasurua to be ialen to obtsin reuretly 

of such defeet or failure to comply; 

t'(4) 

u stat+Jnent thrt the rfra-nufecturer furnishing the notilication 

will crusre such defect or feirure to "oorply to -u* .*ui"ai"i 

without chrrge puniuent 

'.(5). 

to section l5{; 

the eerliesr dete (sperified in accordrnce with the eecond 

and tDrrrl sentences of soction l+l(b) (l) ) on which such defect 

or fsilure to comply will be remetlied i.iiirout chrge encl, iri tlie 

cass of tires, tho period during which such defert-or faiiure to 

comply wrll bs rcmedied without charge pursurnt t(l section l5.l; 

f,n(l 

" ( 6) I des+ription of the procedurr to l_re followe.d bv the reciui, 

ent of the notific*tion in informing the .rierrctarv -*hener".^ a 

rnanufrcturer, distributor, or derler-feih or is unrLle to remedv 

rvitlqut charge such defect or fuilure to comply, 

- "(b) 

lhe notiEcrtion required try *ttion'til or lb* shall bs 

furnished- 

*(l) 

within e rersonable time efter the nunufscturer first 

mrkes r det€mrinrtion with ruspect to e defert or feilure to comply 

under section lbl; or 

"(2) within * ressonoble time (prescribed bv the Secretow) 

eft€r the nrrnufucturer's rercipt '6f notice of ttre Secretrri'i 

determinttiorr pursurnt to s€cl,ion li.J thrt there is e defeci"or 

feilure to co-piy, 

"(c) The notificetion rrquired by *ctiou l5l or lf2 with respect to 

r motor vehicle or item of replrcernent equipment Bhill bs 

accomplished- 

't(1) 

irr the cme of r rnotor vehicle, by tirst clnss mail to each 

persorr rvho is registered under Sttte liry ns the owner of such 

rehiclr lrrd u'hose rrume antl address is reasonabll' esceftainnble 

by thc mrnufacturer through Stntg ress165 or othei sources availulrle 

to hirn; 

_ t{(2) in the_case of a motor vehicle, or tire, by first clrss mail to 

the first purchaser (or if a more rrcent purcirGer is known to the 

manrtfucturer, to the lrlost recent purchnser known to the rnanuflcturer) 

of eech such vehicle or-tire containing such defect or 

failrrre to corrrlrly, unles.s the registered o* rte. iif any) of such 

vehicle rvas notilied under frer'rgrnlrh ( I ) : 

. "(3) l5 usc r{13, 

in the crse of nn it-em of rtplat:enrerrt equipment (other 

than n tire), (A) bV lirst class nrail to the most rrcint lrurchnser 

litrorrrr to the mrrnufrctureri nnd ( t]) if the Secrttrrv detennines 

that it is rrecessery in the interest of motor vehicle safeiy, by putrlic 

notice in such manner ns the ljecretrrrv filay order nftir cbnsultr. 

tion wilh the manufrr:turer: 

"(+) 

by certified mail or other rnore expeditious nreans to the 

denler or dealers of such rrranufacturer-to rvhom such motor 

vchicle or rcplncement equipmeni rtns delir.eredl and 

''(5) lry certified mail to the Secreterr-. if sectiorr l5l epnlies. 

f rr the case of a tire which contains e defect of failure to comply'(ôr of 

g, 

Section lOZ - Notifieation and Remed.y 

415 

z

n mocor vehicle on which such tire was installed as original equip' 

ment). the manufacturer who is required to provide notification under 

prrafraph (1) or (?) mey elect to pmvide such notification by certified 

mail. 

Conference RePort-Section 153 

House Report 93-1452, Pages 24-28 

CONTTNTS, TTME, AND FOR]iI oF NOTICE 

Smate bill, 

Section 3 of the Senate bill atrtetrdcd section 113(b) of t'hc Act to 

provide that the notification to bc sent by the mtntrftrtltttrer to the 

purchs,ser or owncr of a motor vehiclc or item of motor vehit:le eqrripment 

with a tlefect or failurc to comply rvould cotrlain. in additiorr to 

such other matters as the Secretarr could prescriher by regulation: 

(a) a clear description of the deferi, in anv inotor ve.hi;le oi item of 

i,rotor vehic,le eqrrilxrrent or the failure, ttl cirmply with any lpplicable 

motor vehicle safetv statrdard; (b) an evaluation of thc risk to traffrc 

safety reasonably i'elated to sirr'h defect or failure to comply;, (-l) a 

stntement of the measurcs to be taken to retncdy suclt defects or failrrre 

to comrrlv; (d) a statement that the named manrrfacturor would eartsc 

such di,flci or failure to eomply to bc remedied rvithout charge; (e) 

the d,ats when suoh defecb or failure trr oomtrlv would initiallv be re,medied 

without charge and, in the casa of tiris, the final date when such 

defect or failure to comply would be remedied without charge; and 

(f ) a description of the procedrrrc to be follou-etl in informing thc Secretarv 

whenever a manufacturer. clistributor, or dealer failed or w&s 

unabie to romedv withorrt charge sur:h defect or failure to comply. The 

Senatebill furtlier provided thlat notification worrld be funrish-ed with. 

in a ref,sonable tinie after the discovery by the nratrgfacturer of the 

defmt or failure to comply, or, af'ter the Sricretary's determination of 

the existencc of the defricf o. fiilure to comply. 

tr''inally, the Senatc hill r.equirud tJhe nobification to be acxromplisheil 

by certified mail to the first purchaser of the rnotor vehicle or motor 

vbhicle equipment containing srrc:lt defeet or failrrre to comply I to any 

subsapent furchamr of such veh_icle or eqqipment to whom wil$ transferred 

any iarranty thereon I nnd to any rithlr person who was a-regis- 4 

Tffil-owrier of such vehicle or equipment and lr-hose name and address 

wfls re&son&bly ascertainable thro-u_g_h State records or other sourc€s 

availablo to slioh nranufaoturer. Adtitionally, the notificatian would 

be rrrovided bv certified tnail or other more expeditious means to the 

dea'ler or dealLrs of such manufacturer to whom such motor vehicle 

or motor vehicle equipment wes delivered. 

Ilowsc rnne,ntlmnnt 

Scct,iou l53(a) as atlclod by tht: Hglpn atnend,ment contained Ppyisions 

sirnilar to thor* in tlrtl -senate bill regartling the contttlrts of the 

noti** ."rp."ting a clefect or failure to com-illy. Itegarding the time of 

416 

VoI, IV

notice. section 153(b) as arlded hv the Ifouso amendlnent was also 

similai to the Senate'trill l horveve", the House amendment prrrvided 

that notification u'ithin a reasonable tirnc bv the manufacturr-'r would 

be ttta

to the equiprnent manufacture,r. Also, if necessary in the interest of 

tnotor vehii,le safety, ilte uotifir:trtion required bv section 151 or 152 

must be by puhlic'riotice in srrt:h mant'tef as the Secretnry m&y order 

after consultation u-ith the mtrnufactrrrer. 

The pr-ovisions for the form of notification by mantrfacture,rs of 

motor vchicles, original motor vehicle equipmen-i, arrd tire's are the 

s&me ils thosc in t[e House tnrendmetrt lvith clnrifying changes. 



August L2, 1974,278f0 

-co!fT!t{Tr, 

TrMr, AHD forr'r or lfoncr ,.(r) fithrn r rGesohlblo tlm6 (pr6Bcfltcd 

"Brd. 168. (8) flro notlflcEtlon requlrod by by thc B€cretary) .ltlcf -tbc mEnuf8ctut't'! 

sGcttou 16l ;r'16! r6gp6cttng r aelect tn oi 

frtlure to eomply ol s motor vchlcle or ttcm 

ricctpt of hotl66 ol th6 Elccretsryb dGtaffil- 

a6164 puflurnt to sEotlon f6i| tbrt t,borr U 

of motor 

ilrtdttton 

vehlcld 

to ruch 

?qulpmGnt rhall contaltt, In 

othei mlttcfl s the Eocrer 

dslcot c frflur. to oobDly 

" 

(c) ttr,r botlf,oatlod ilqul$rd by rootlon 

tiry mrry prescrlb6 by re8ul&tton- 

"(t) a cleEr de8crlptton of Euch detGct ot 

f61 Of f6t| Wltb flrp6ct 

fi ttcE d m[torvGblcL 

to r Eotol 

cqulPEant 

Vcblcl| 

rball tsa 

fBllure to dorhPly: 

"(?) 

En evaluatlon of thc rtst to Erotdr ?chlcl6 

E4lety reffinBbly relet€d to such dnlcct 

rpcorPllrb,ttl- 

"(f 

) |r0 t$c c|ro ol a motdr vrhipb, by nrst' 

cleds sn'll to rmh pGrtdrr xtbo || r6tlatrrld 

or tillufc to comFly; untltr Btrtt ht' ra tib6 ovDar of rucb "6hlol| 

"(3) 

E BtBtGtn"nt of thc mcsures to bc gfl vboaa aaDa rEil rrtalrGlr || f8rraobrbly 

tEk6n to obtaln retntdy of Euch defcct or or$rtdDr"blf by tba sluutrGturlr tJrrougt 

frtlure to complyl Btrto raoor{| or otbir |ouroil rvrllrblr to 

"[4) B stEtsm6nt that the m6nulf,ctutCr 51-. 

lurntshtn8 th6 notlncBtldn wlll cf,uRd luch -(f) 

by nr|t clH drrl td thc nrlt pur. 

tltfcct df fatl$rc to comply to bo remrdtcd c.h8ars (dil' lf B morc racaD.t puch|!.t ll 

qrlthout chftrBa pursfiAht to Ftdtton 16{l LaowA to tD,c meuutedturGr, to tbc Eort rr- 

..(6) 

th6 GrrUcrt dat6 (Eprctlled ln nccord- c6Et purc&dror Xnow4 to tbo Er,bulbcturdr) 

inc6 s'tth rdctton 164(b) (?) ) on whtch Brrch Of 6lch l[otor "cblcl6 or ltcD oE motor vodcirct 

or tEtlut6 to comply wlll ltc remGdt;d btcl .quDd6nt coAtal$|[g ruch d.f6ot or 

Ttthout char8C &nd, ln ttrc cur of ttrllr, tho lelluli tO Gonply, uulclr thr rcfletarfd own. 

lGn8th ol tho pitlod durtnE whlch suclt d.- 6r (11 riy) ol ruch vchlclo or ltdt[ ot GqUlP. 

fect or lallurc to comply stu b6 rem6dlc! ruoutwsDoiliodunalcrpafrgrlpb (l); 

wlthout olrrrB6 puriurrhtto Bectlon 16{; rnd ..(g) 

btc.riliGdmrllorotbrrmoriorprrff. 

"(6) 

i dcraFlptlon ol tho ptoccdtlra tO ba ttour EflDr to tJro daslta or dadon of-ruc,b 

fbllowcd |n lnlormtD8 thc Bocretf,ry whan- -rarlaoturcr to sboro suob Eotor vGblclc 

Gvar a mdnulBctut6f, dl8tFtbutor, ol ddal6r or Eotor yatrlatr aqutPE6rft Vt| d,allvrrrd; 

lBtls or lr unsbl6 to iemody rl'lthdut chug6 aEd 

lueh atalcct ot lflluro to comply. "({) 

by G.rtli6d Erg to thr g.Grrtsfy, 

"(b) 

It 

Tha notlflcatlon requtrad by 66ctlon recttoutOlryFlb.. 

lbl or 163 shall bo lurnlshcd- 

,,(r) 

wrthrn f, re8aonBbrc trpt 

4l!l,lD! 

mrnufBcturor flrEt mdrcs 

-r..det€rmlnBilo.n 

rlth respect to s defcct ot lBllure to colnplt 

under Bectlon lEl: or 

IIr tb,o ar.. oi r tUr, tlr. ElEufrcturor 

clGot to Drryl4. noilnoruoE urrdDr 

grpbr - ' (f ) rbif (f) by onrtlld r[rll. 

Ery 

prrt- 

418 VoI. IV

House Debate-Section 153 


August LZ,1974,27808 and ZZB09 

Mr. BROYIfILL of North earotlna, If the tlre ls an orlElnal-e(lulF||lerrt 

Mr, ChalrmgJr, I yleld myself 3 mlnutes. tlre, under the blll the vehlcle ttrEnufec- 

I would llke to t.trke thls opportunlty turer ha^q an obllsation to r.otll: the reB- 

to a.slt the chelrman of the comrnlttee lstered owrxer of the vehlcle lnvolvrd. He 

e queetlon, lf I mBy. 

mey do thlr by certlfled mgll tf he wlshes. 

On psge 25, at llnes ? and I of the However, IJ the tlre ls not dn orlgdnal- 

bill, there lE a provtslon whlch deals wtth equlpment tlre, then the tlre md.nufBr- 

how notlflcatlon ls accompllshed tn the turcr he^s a,n obllgatlon to notlfy the flrst 

case ol s tlre. 

purchaser or the most recent putchaser 

I wlnt to make sure I underrtand tlrla. Inowtr to the ma,nuJacturer, sncl he may 

f know th6 lntent, of course. was thet FTEis by certlfied matl if he wlsles. 

on the recelpt of notiflcatlon of a safety- Whs,t I em asking ts this: Is my lnterrelated 

defect concernlng a, tlrr, the fepretsilon of thls provislon the same 

clpleht haê 60 dnys 

as 

wtthh whlch to brlng r.h8t ol the Members on 

the 

the majorlty 

tlre ln ln order to have lt l?mEdled jide? 

wlthout chsfge. The notlflcatlon proee- Mr. MOSS. Mr. Chalunan, 

dure for tlre8 perrnlts 

lf the 

the 

een- 

use of certlfled tleman wlll yleld, the genileman,s inter- 

mell to the owner8 End/or llnst purchh-spretation l3 exactly the s8me Bs thst orr 

ers ol tlre tlres, end the use of certlfled the majorlty side and ln csmplet€ can- 

mall la at the manufacturer'8 gptlon, ln tormlty wlth our dlscussions throughout 

order that the commencement of tJrls the flamin8 of this legislatton. 

80-day pertod cBn h€ easlly detlrmlned. 

House Committee Report-seetion IEB 

House Report 9$-ll9l, Pages 12, 18, 17, and ZZ,Z4 

(3). T"q contents, tirne, and form of such notilication nre specified 

and slrall he sent bv firct class mnil (or bv eertifie.d mail. in tie ca^s€ 

of a tire, if t,he manufaeturcr so elet:ts) to the owncr or purchaser, 

bv r'ertifiod.-nrnil-or mors exlrcrlitious me&ns to the tleale:r, ancl hy 

ccrtified rnail to the Secre.tarv of Transportntion. 

. flgprocedure for not,ifit*rtio' of the. motor vclricle owner"s involved 4. 

in a rer:all cur'paign hus lr*tl trvo main drarvlrrrr.rks. Prescnt la,w requ.rres 

the ncrt;ilication bv certifit'

. l 

to thc milrrrr{actrrrer, if the registe,red owlrer was not notified. This 

Elgjgg rnust be serrt by first class-mail (unless. in- thc case of 3 litl'; t]ra 4 

rl.-rl,rtruftcturcr eler.:ts io use certifitd mail) rvhich is forrvtrrtled if the 

adrlressee has nroved" Iu tlte ct,se of an incorrtxlt address, the local post 

olfice can attempt to fincl tlre atldressee antl tlelivcr the letter. 

EE!:lllLw. 

C0NTENTI$' 

'l'I1\rEr AliD I.oRlr oF NOTICE E 

St.ction lirii(n) of Prrlt R slrer-'ifies tlte coutettts of the notificntion 

tlottit'etl |v sectiqn 1irI or 15! r:esllet'titlg a tlcft:ct or ftilrtre to cornplv- 

'l'lrr, 

Sccrelu.y is arrthorized to-presci:ilrc aclclitional rntttt:rs to ltc 

irrt.l rrrL'cl irr tlrc trotit:e by regrrl,ttiorr. T-]re. rrotilication. regarding t 

rlt,ii'r..t 6r.failult'lrl r.ourDly of ir rnotor vehiclc or iteur of its etlrtiptnctrt 

rrririt conl irirr ( 1 ) a .: le'tr'-dcscript ion o f such de fect ol frrilrtre to t:otup ly l 

(!) rrrr trvalrllition of the lt'lnted risk to notor'.r,rlrirle safe{,X; (il) tr 

st lrtt,lrerrt of tlrtr llleil$ures to [t', ttr]

t}c. sccrrct-u.yts fi.nal'dctr:r'mination Pnmrant to scction 1ir2(b) of a 

rlcfcr:t r-rr frilurc to romlll.r'. The Secrttar'y is expectcrl to plt'sirrilrc thc 

rt'ttsonablc tirrrrt Irl regulatiott for jssttancc ol'lrotificrrtiorr bv tlrrl rllflnq- eq 

TffiGIte' the sclrctrrrl' has rlttt:rrrrirrt,ti the *xirt*iit*'J-" .i.l]-,t a 

ol fnilure to corrrlrlr'. Sect-iorr 15;(c) clrrrifics .vour Cornmittee's position, 

rnakes it i'krtr ihnt a failure trl' ihc rrrrrnrrfrit:t.nrer to notifv o\\.rrcr.s 

ilrrrl lrrrrchrrsrrrs urrrler section 153(c) u-itlrirr srrirll r.s1sql1able liurrr is rr 

plo)rilrited act fot' rvhicfi he nur.y be irr+;csserl rrivil Ireualtics. Fol this lel' 

sott1, I lrc Se^cretlr.v rrrust llrrrvicle unifonrrit.r' clf trrfolt.t'rrrerrt lrl setting 

tIre Iirrrits for conipIiancc, b1' regrrIltiorr. 

'Ii.ristirrgllrviriscc'tiotttlJilr) of tlrrr Actplor-idesfornotilicltiorr 

oii lirst prtrt'ltasets illt(l u'al't'arttl'f lirlrsftrtcs of a rltotor vc]rir.li or' jl:r'rrr 

of its t'ilrriplttt'rrt lrt'r'r'r'tiflctl mrril. Sirx,r'ccrtifir'rl rrnil rrrrrst lx, lr:t't'lrtttl 

1t !hc rttlclrr'.ss orI tll(: t'ttvelopr'. srrbsctlrrent purclrasers prrr'ticrrlitrll 

of tlltlet"r'cltit'lcs lrtve often riot lnon riotifieil. nor hrryeôs'nrlrs 

rtlto ltitvtr tttor-etI frrlrrr tlrt'atlclress listerl irr ir rrurrrrifirt.trrler,'s rt,t,olrls 

ot'tlttlst of 

'Iir 

rr thir'tl lrlrtr'. proviclt' nlol{'(.()nlpltlrcnsiivti notificntiorr, 

st't^titttt 1i:i1r'1 rlirtt'ts tlrrrt rtotificrrtion, rerlrrirtril bv strction 151 or lji2 

lrt' rrlt'orrrplislrtrl, irr tlrc r'irse of ir nrotor r-i'lrir:le. liv fir.st class rnail to 

t'rrr'lr pt'l'sr)rr u'lro is rr'gistt'r'r'd rrrrtlel stlte lirrv'as tho or\-ntl. of srrch 

r'r'ltit'lt' lttttl tvltose trirnre itttd adclrtss is rerrsonablv ascertaitralrlc lrv 

Iltt' tttrtttttl'itctttttt' tlttottglt St ltt rtt'ol{s or othrrr sb,,,'.,,,s lrr-lrilrrlrle til 

llilrr' Ily tlt'finition itt scctiort 1i1) of I)rrrt B. the rrrarrrrftctrrler of il 

lllotot'r't'lriclt'is tlt'r'rrrcd to ln tlrt nrilllul'ir(,tlrrt'r of urrv nrotol'r-elriclo 

crlrriptttt'ttt tvitlr n'lrit'lr srrclt vrrhiclt' is crlrripped lt thrl tirnrr of cleliverl' 

to tlttr lirst lrrrlr'lritsi't' fot' l)lrr'lx).1{'s othcr iirarr rtsrile, rrrrL,ss tlre Serlr'('tiu'\'llrrrviclcs 

otlu'r'rvisc lrv legrrlrrtiol. -\nl rlefect or fuilule to conr- 

1rh'in srr.:lr cclrrilrrrrert is clcenrr:d to lx'ir rli'fect irr such r-ehicle. -\ct'oltlir,rgll', 

secti_on_ f .i:i (r') ( I ) places tlrc 11'51v11r1sibilitv for notificatiorr 

ol' a tlt'fcct ot failruc to rrttttlllv irr rrn itcni of rlrigirirrl rrrotor vehicle 

crlrtilrrrrclrt on, tlte tttolor vehiele rrrlnrrfrlctrrlcr', l-

plictl for tho nrortl of tlro Srrbcornrnitttlt', hcaritrgs lly the Atnerit'nn 

l\ssrxrirrtiotr of lfotor Velric:lo Aclmirr,istratots conccrtiitrg recortlkeeping 

of thc names arrcl aclclresses of tnotor velriclt', owrl(l,l'$ rrnd pur'clrrrsr'r's. 

'l'lre 

irrfolrrratirlrr irrtlicates thnt thct'c rrtt stlr,ttt"itl ougoirrg lrrrri- g31 

c tr"oluilg cfirllerrrtiou Lretl'een Statc trtotrll velricle oirforccirrerit l 

ollitrials flD(l {rngir}c(rring aucl tracltl asstrirrtiorrs. I'lre goal is a s.\'stctn 

of uroclcl vcltit:le rcgistratiorr rrtttl certificatc of orvtre,rship prrxnclrrres, 

rr rrrrilirrrl \rehicle Jdentification Nurnbcr sr$tcnr, nttrl irrter-jurisdictionrrl 

rlnta trirnsrnission, f t rvorrld lxl uccomplishecl bv plautting rrt the 

Sttrtir Lrvel. Yorrt' Cotrttnittee lrolles for spccd.f ituplcrrrrrrrtltiorr of tlris 

s\.stennr-lrich u-ould aid in fullv elfcctrratitls tlre rrrotor r-elticle rtr:ull 

lilovisiorrs of this bill ancl obi:iate tlre, neecl for duplicativc, rrostly 

svstclns. 'T-nk'ss 

tltc registen'rl os'ner of a yehic:L-'is rrotificrl nrrcler sectiorr 

1ii;}(t,) (1),tJrerrrnnrrfrrctulel islequireclb.v set'tiorr 1il:i(c) (2) tonotifv 

bv fir'st clrss mail the first purcltirser rlr, if il rrolc lecellt pttrchtsel is 

kirorvn to hinr, thc rnost rttltlrrt prrrchnsei: knol'n to srrch triatrrrfnr'tulel' 

of rnch rtotttr vehicle or iterl of ecpipmelrt corttrrinittg lr defcct or' 

firilrrrrr to t:orrrpl.v. IJotlr cxistirrg lrrv and this bill rtrlrrirtl rrrotor: r'r'lricle 

lrrtnufrrr-'tui'ei:s to rnaitrtrritt tr'colrls of fir'st pulr:lriisers. ftt onler to 

corrrply l'ith exist,ing lrru' rntrrrrfrurturet's also trtrritrtairr recol'rls ol' 

trnnsfurees of existing rratlantjcs i t,hc ou'turr of lr r-rrhir:le rrith l trnnsferlerl 

rvarranty l'ortltl t'lt'trlv lx. lt rnore t'ect'Irt llttrchaser rrnd slroulrl 

lrtr notificd urrdet tlris pr:or-ision in a rccall t:rnrprrigrr. A rnllnufacturtr 

may rllso hilvtr krrorrlerlgc ol othcr more rrcerrt purchtst-'t's1 rvhett lre 

rloes, rroti{it:rrtion is rtrluilt'rl to lrc given to thc urost recctrt lturr:lrnsel 

llrorvn to him cottt't'r'ning:r rlufect or failrrtr to cotuply itr I rrultol r-ehicle 

ol itern of equiprncnt. 

Section ll'rl3(c:) (ll) r'ctrrins tlre pt'or-ision in existing larv rvhith leqrriles 

rlealels to ln rro{ilierl ll.1t f i'1'1i6*rl mail ol otlrel morc t:xpcrlitiorrs 

rne?rnsilvith respect to rr rlr,ft'ct rlr ftrilure to conrllly in n rnotor vclrir'lu 

ol ittrrn of its ccpiprnr:nt. Tlre Sec,retttly is to br notifirtl bv ccrtilietl 

nrir,il untler scr:tiorr 1ii:3(r:) (+) if the rnrrnttfactttrct'nrirkcs n grxrrl frritlr 

cleterminatioll, Ilurslrnnt to sectiorr 1ir1, thrt r tlcfcct or fnilrrre to cornlrlv 

exists. .{'s uotc

Senate Passed Bill-section 153 

Congressional Record-senate 

May 17, 1973, 16051 and 1605? 

r'(b) Oorflflri. Trrr. a'fo foffi or 1qqtrcr.-(l) 

Tho noilfls*ilorr rGqulrod by rub. 

rdctton (r) of.thb rdcttor rhitt contih. m 

a.ddltlob to iuch otbGr hBttor8 is tho S€c- 

rotsry trlBy pFo$crlbo by mBulatto$- 

"(A) 

r clear doscrlpiloD of tho dotect llr 

uy tnotor vebldls or rDDtor vdlrjlclG oqulp. 

Er.nt or of th6 lslluro to comply ertl aiy - 

rppllcabt6 Botdr 

"(B) 

voblcli [sr6tt it$rd.ru: 

an avEtuBilon of th6 ilsk td ttBfrc 

8al6ty rtLouably rBl8t6d to Buch deloct cr 

frllurg to coErply; 

"{c) 

r at$t€horlt ol tbo E6rrurEs to bf 

to.kan to rerlEdy such dctoct or faltul! to 

--PlYi 

-(D) 

s rtet€mont thBt the nanid msrrulrctrrrGr 

Bball cau8o Buch detcdt or tauura 

to coEply to b6 rGEodled wlthout chqrga 

Pll9lfut to sub8dctlon (B) 

"(l) 

of tbts nctton; 

tho dat6 wb6r Euch dgloct o, t"ttur!, 

to co&ply wtll lr|tilcuy b€ r6E6dl6d 

wltlout ctr&t86 snd, lu tho cas of ur68, tbi 

f,rrEl d8t6 when Bucb detoct or tellur€ to 

comply wlll bG romedted wlthous chsrgo putruant.to 

rutr8ccilon (e) of thfs sec!lo;;-and 

- "(F) 

r dsrcrlpilon of th6 procodura to b6 

followcq lu tDtorElllrg tbo Secretary whcnoyar 

a Ellnu(scturor, dl,Btrlbutor, ot daBlar 

lrlb o_r 

.tE urrBblo to rgmoCy wtthoui chBrga 

Euctl,.lofect or lalluro 

"(2) 

to comply. 

Ttre noil.flcauon requtrod by 6ub8€c_ 



October 10,1974,35036 

Statement by Senator Hartke 

tton (r) ot tJnt! |.ctto[ gbtU bo tnrD$ibcd 

rltblrr a r6eson8bl6 ttmo Bft6r- 

"(A) 

ths dl$oov6ry oI th6 dolcct or fsUur. 

tO-comply blr tbo nrlnulEctwnr, pupurnt to 

rubo6ctloE (b) ( f ) of tbb Eciloai 

"(B) 

tho 4l6cr6tqry'! dordrEuEilon ot thc 

d8loct of f8uuro to comply pur8uant to rubd€ctlon 

(s) (f) ot tbla fficilotr or rubdocilon 

(S) ol thls lcctlon, ll sppllc{bli. 

"(31 

Tbo dotlflostlob roqulrsd by rubaoctlon 

(B) ol tlrb E€cilor atrau br mmmpll,BhEd* 

"(A) 

by c6rflft6d EAU tr 

"{l) 

tbo AEt purchasdr (Edt rrdudr|lg 

any dcsldr ol ouch uraDuJacturerl of th; 

motor vehlclo or luotor yohlclo 6qulpm6Dt 

co$talqlbg rucb d6foct or tsuurG to cotrrply, 

"(U) 

Bny rub86qu6nt purchE+F ol Euch 

vnblcb or rqulpEant to wtroE bs bcr4 

traDaf€BGd r,Ey wa,rrqnty tb6reo$, 

"(1U) 

ruy otbGr F.ftoD wbo S a 16gl,8t8rld 

owDor of rqoh vGhlclg or oqutprno[t 

ahcl wboia D.sE6 ud r.ldrcss l,E rffinrbly 

aadertal[8blr through statG rffirdr or o!b6! 

|ourcfl Nrurblc to rucb u&u.teoturar; r8d 

"(al 

hy crftlncd tnf,ll or oth.r tnort ar: 

pc{tlttour mmnr tn tht dGrlrr or al6illttt of 

16062 

- 

ruch rniDufftturdr to flhom ruch utotor 

vGhlclc drr tndtot "ihlclr Gqutpm0ttt w 

alGllvGrl{l. 

' ', 

Th. ldglBlf,tlon rl6d at;flDrr f tnloccttunt Thtr Jrrocdcauhg, ho?c"rr, t, on? vhteh 

yllglj 

th,6 g6cr6riryt 

t^p!! 

dctairrrtnrtton wrr]'-iot' r* Ceteitd dua to rdmrnrstrAilvc 

oI ditOct ot lilluri tb comply, ello?r th6 n1dluBes_rtnm $ftty ll lnrolvfd, pmmDt 

hf,nufictur.ff rnd lnt6r6rtad prlrtona-en op- ""if"ii ts ttqulld. rf the mrnuf;ctrrpr h+- 

'"$ll'll:1T"31fi lJ"l'l'"i;TT;?lff ,?rt;li,'J: jl*1J".""1.1i"?: j".t*i.,;..ta,llt: 

6rnply. 

Whtl6 thG B.nrta Tirslon ol g. $56 rohtalned 

a provlalon for rn avGn mote "xprdtt6d 

coh8ldcrBtlon of an "tmmlncnt 

hBz$d." thlr 

pFovlBlon Vfr dGl8t6d from the eohfrltncG 

!ubrgtltut6 olr thr g?oundr thf,t tha $acrutrry 

cduld erpcdttG hb conrldrriilon ot thi rl. 

Itgod tlafcct o" laUur6 to comply tn thc agcn. 

ct, 8p€culc6lly, th6 conteHi aEreed thst 

eh6rs s dcloct oF lillurG to mmply pordd art 

ll[mlnent himrd, tlrG gacEtEry miy metc 

thls determlnrtlon ln i,n crp{dltcd pFoccdur0 

Itr tho Egency. OncG thb dctenrhr|ilon lr 

nl|dt, h$ may lrrua in otd6t to hotlly oFnrrr 

f,nd provldd r6m6dy Bnd Gnlotet guch ordcf 

ln thc DtEtrtct Court. 

Seetbn IOE - Notificatinn and Eemedy 423

Senate Committee Report-Section 153 

Senate Report 93-150, Pages ll and 12 

Contents a,nil time Jorm notine (suheecti,on (h)) 

Subsection (tr) provides thrrl, not,ification to be sent by the 

ma,nufacturer to owrters of defective rrtotors vehicles trnd iterns 

of motor vehicle ellrriprnertt slrrrll conl,rrin, in adclition to srrch 

other rnatters us the Set:retru\- Irlat. trrttscribe by legrrlrrtiort: 

(a) a clear desc:ription of clcfcci in rrri.y inotor vehicle of item of 

motor equiprnent of thc failurc to complv wit'h any applicahle 

rnotor vchiiltl srrfctv standard; (b) an evulrrntion of thc risk to 

traflic safetv reason"ablv rela.ted to sur:h defect or failure to comply; 

(c) a, sia,tement of tlt,: Irrc&srlrcs to bc takenl,o remedy srrr:h 

ile.fect or faihrre to conpl.y; (cl) a statement thu,t the nrrmed 

manufrrcturer shall cause such defect or fuilr.rre, to complv t,o be 

remecliecl withou t charge ; (e) the tl*te wherr srrt:h tlefcct bf fnilrrre 

to cotnlrly will irritiullv be remedierl withortt charge rrnd, in thc 

casc of iiics, tha finrrl ilatc rvhen sr.rch defcct or faiiirre t,o comply 

will be remeilied without charge; and (0 a description of the pro- E 

EE?fure to be followed in infiimioe ilie Secretiry whenever a 

manufacturer, distribut-or, or de_aleifrils or is unable to remedy 

without cha,rge such defect or failure to comply. 

Under the-National Traffic and Motor Vi,hi"t* Safcty Act, 

the Seeretary has clear authoritv to require certain specific 

informa[ion in the defect notificaiion letter. Sutilr authoiitv is 

not nltererl by the provisions of subsection (b). Rather,'the 

thc subsection is broadenecl to conform to the, idditiott oi the 

remedy requirerncnts in the bill and to d*rif1' the Congres,s' 

gcneral nrrtihorization to the Secretary of rulernaking power in 

this arca. 

'l'hc 

notificution requilecl in subsection (a) must be furnished 

within rr reasonrrble time of the discoverv of the failurc to cornnlv 

or clefect by the rnanufacturer or of the Ser:retarv's determinrtioir 

of ftilure [o conrplv or defect. As in the existing provisions in 

Sccrt,ion 113(b) of thc l*Tational Tltffic and MotoiVehitle Safetv 

Ac! the notification shnll be accornplishetl by eertified rnail. 

llnrlcr Ser:tion 113(b) of the exisiins Act] the {irst purchaser 

(not inchrrling any dea,ler of such rnrirufacturcr) of tirc rnotor 

vehicle or item of rnotor vehicle equipment containing n rlcfect 

or failure to comply antl rn.tr srtbseqrient prrrchaser of suih velricle 

or eclnipntent to whorn has been trunsferrid atry warrarrty thereon 

rcccivcs the notification rt:quirecl pursrrant to the Act. These 

provisions arc incor'pora,ted in thc Committee's bill. In nrltlition, 

S._35q provides that any person who is a rcgistered o\r-ner of such 

vehicle-or_equipment aird whose name ancl'address is reasonably 

ascert,ainable t,lrrough state recorrJs or other source$ tvailrble tb 

such nranufaclrrrrlr rnust also recclive the notilication required 

by {,he Act. 

'Ilrr: 

prrrpose of this section is to enable (:onsunrers who purchase 

a- rrscd rnotor vehiclc to raceive notification and remedv 

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when thot vehicle contains a safety rclated clcfcct or a failure to 

cornply. Tlre danger to the pulrric ]iealth ""a r.r*w of a rlefective 

motor vehicle-is ,irot mitigutrld bv the fact that silct "*nicte t a, 

ill:r1gl':lhantts. M.any st-ares ttr*ik" it,*iiirri,ior;.j;i,i;';;gfti;;: 

tron recortls avatlable to t'itlrer tlte mnnrrfrrcturer or Ihc.Secretarv 

and s'r:h Iists should be utilizecl in locati'g o*r,,i.* ;ai:;-hi;i;J. 

rn acldition, registratirn lists are availubie frirti, 

rions sucrr 

1i"ii.nL*'orgoniza- 

u R. ]. pork rvho suLrnitteJ ri"-'i*i;;ili' r, rhe 

comrrrittec duri'g llearings on s. B'E ,.,'t no.i;t*.igi"g-ii,*i. "*p"bilities 

i' this are.tr. It is thrrugh u ""**o'Jrr*;ffir,iio]'ih" *,,r," 

Iecords tlnd other sotlr(:es thrrtltho mnnufrrctur".'tiltt tre-able to 

locatc rnost ou'n_ers s'hose lrrhides ure subjeot,-t-o irli ojtl Such a 

;rrocredule is-similur to thut currently prncti,,.lrl [a-uriu nlrrnufucturers 

t.'day orr a 'oluntary basis]ol,riou,*lv, li,.r* i*'rrn ",,*a 

Ior rrn owrrer u-ho lvrrs the first purchascr of a nir*or r-chir,lt, rr hir_,h 

hc hts subsequcntly sokl to recirive notifit:utioii oi,i"f*l-t.,. fuilrrre 

to cornulv. 

i\d,diii'nally_, 

_the r'rr''fn,cturer mrrst send by ccrtifi.ecl ma:l 

or other c.rpeditious rrreflns to tho dealer or cleale."rs of such rnalr_ 

nlarlturcr to whom srrch tnotor vahicle or eqrriprnent lr.as delivelcd, 

notifit:ution rtqrrired by this section."iiri*';;.,,r:t*tur, t, 

similtr to thar containcd in the [xisting section tHtuf"i ihc Act. 

Executive Communications-section l5B 


As Introdueed-Section lb3 

S. S55, January lZ,1973, Pages I and 2 

I (b) Ser-tion I 13 (e) of srrch Ar.l is lrrrcndetl to rcirrl as 

I follon's: 

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" (c) The notifitnfi,rn reqrrired b1' srrhscrtirrn {rr) of lIis 

I rrrttirur rvith respert to nny defect or the notificati'rr re- 

2 quired h.y subsec,tion 

(e) rf this secti'n with respect to 

li failure to comply with rrry applicnble lr.ederal motor ye_ 

4 hicle snfcty stantlnril or defect which relates to motor vahicle 

5 safety shnll contain, in nddition to such other matters f,s the 

Sectinn 102 - Notificat'nn and, Eemedy

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Sr-rcretary may prescribe, a el€flr dcsg'iption of such failure 

to crnnply rvith any npplienblc ntotor velticlc snfoty stantlnrtl 

or slt,h defect, nu rrvaluntion of lhe risk to trnffic safety 

r'errs,rrrnllly rclrrted to suclr dr,fect, fr stiltcnlcut of tlte rnels- 

lul'cs to be tnken to rtprtir rrnclt tlefect or frrilttre to comply, 

thc courmitmcnt of su'ch mnuufrctttrer to cause snch ilefect 

or flilure to cornply to be remeilieil without charge, the date 

rvhrrrr such eomrnitmcni to retneily such defect or failure to 

ruourply rvill initinlly he honored, and a description of the 

;rlocedule tlral, a cort$utner uttmt follow to inform the Sert 

relirlv of r, nrarntfacttt'er's failure to horror such commit- 

rrent.tt. 


5E@ oF IIEFEcT oR tArr,ERE To ('otf,Pl.Y 

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''Sr:c, 15t, (a) (r) If trotification is required ulder sectiorr 1{{ qr by rs usc r4r4' 

on o*1.. unALJ i"dti"" 152(b) with res-pett to sny motor vehiclo gr 

item of reDlacemerrt equipment which fails to conrply n'ith rn upplrcrble 

Iredirel motor i'ehicle ssfetv stand+rd or contains a defect 

rvhich relales to motor vehicle safety' then the manufacturer of erch 

sueh nrotor vehicle or item of replacement equiplnent presented for 

renredv Dursualrt to strch notification shall cause such defect or failure 

to coniply itr such rnotor vehicle or such item of replec-ement equiprnent 

t-o'be renredied rvithout chatge' In the caEe of notification 

teouired bv nn trrder under section-f52(b), the preceding sentonce 

shill not n-nrrlv durine nnv penod during which enforcement of the 

order hns tiri.estrai"'ed iir in action to Jhich section 15.i(e) tpplies 

or if such order has treen set rrside in such an action. 

"(2)(A) In the case of & motor vehicle presertted for rcmedy 

r)ursunnt io such notification. the matrufacturer (subject to subection 

^1b1 

"f this section) sh*ll cause the vehicle to tre remedied by whichever 

of the following means he elects I 

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ii) Bv repairins such vehicle' 

"(if; Ily ieplaci"ng such motor vehicle.rt'ithout charge, *-ith 

rn identienl oi rttsdnablv equivalent vehicle- 

'*(iii) IJv refunding thi prir

Fublicrtion in 

F+dcrrl Rcaitu 

ment eqrripment uithout charge ruith an identit'rl or reasonnbly 

equivnlent item of neplrcement equipment. 

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hRderrler sho effet'ts renredy purrualrt to this sectiorr rsitlrout 

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chnrgt-shnll receive flirundeqtritable r'rimburv'rrrerrt forsuch r'errredr' 

from the mnnufacturer. 

"(+) 

Ths requiremetrt of this sectiou thst rernedy be provided without 

tharge shall not rpply if the motor vehicle or it"* -of replrrcernent 

equipnrerrt was purchnsed by the first purchrser more than 8 ctlerttlrrr 

years (3 calendar yerru in the cese of r tire, including att origirrnl 

oquipment tire) before 1A) notificati6n respecting the defect or failure 

to comply is furrrished pumurrnt t() sectlon IJI. or (lJ) the Secrc. 

tnry orders such notification under s,ection lSlr ri'hichever is eullier. 

"(J) (A) The nrnrrufscturer of rt tire (inclrrdirrg rrr

'i(c) 

I'hc luurrufuctrrrrrr slurll file tith the -teelt'trtrv-tr copy-of his 

.prqllcm 

filnd -6 

prifli- pr"*r1ant tg thie s+ction.for rctnedying rrn-t' defect o-i fuilule 

::l[:T-.'"TIi 

io conrplti, nud t.he li*rttrr.y shall nruke the lrrogrnnr nvailtble to tht' oiir,," p'ot,rn"o 

Irulrlic.^ S,itice of such ttrrilability shrrll be liubl-ished itt tlu' ]'etlerIll u-Fcdeiet 

Resr'tc!' 

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House Report 93-1452, Pages 2E-29 

REMEDY OF DEr'E(If OR FAII,URE TO QOItrFT,Y 

Ben,ate bil,l 

Section B of the Senate bill amended section 113(e) of the Act to 

require a manufacturer to repair a defective or non-complying motor 

tr"ti"l" and item of eouiDmefrt, without charge' ft provided tha't' if 

any moior vehiclc, tno'to. ve.lticle -equipmentr.-br tire was determined 

bv'the mtnufacturer or bv the Secretary (after a hearing, where 

nirplicable) to contain a safety-relatcd defect or failurn to cornply with 

airâpplicable motor vehiclc iafety standard, then,-after.the required 

notifrcation, the manuf&ctur€r of lsuch motor vehicle or tlre p_resented 

for remedv Dursuant to sueh notification would ceus'e the defect or 

failure to toinplv ip such motor vehie.le or equipment to be -remedied 

without chars6. in thtl case of a tire presenteit fbr remedy. the manufacturer 

of eal.h suc.h tire u-ould replalcc it without charge for a period 

up to sixty days after the owner reteived notification, or sixty days 

alter replacenient tiris were available, whichever was later. The 

Senate bill further provided that, in the dase of a motor vehicle prese'nted 

for remedy, ii the.defect or failure to comply could-not be adeouatelv 

remediecl. the Secretarv would require the manufacturer, at 

the mi,nufactureris option. cither to (a) replace such motor vehicle 

without charse with -a new or equivale'nt v'ehit'Je, or (b) refund the 

purchase prici of the motor vehiili in full, plus e reasonable nllowanc€ 

f or depreciation. 

The Senate bill frrrther provitled that the dealer or retailer who 

performs such remedy *ork without charge would receive fair and 

i4uitable -The reim,bursernEnt for such work frd-m the manufocturer. 

repair without charse provisions of the Senate bill did not 

epply if ihe motor vehicle'o'r item of motor vehicle_equipme4t yas 

nu'rchased bv the first purchaser more' than eisht calendai v-earrs before 

ihe lhe mnufaei,r""" mnrrfacdurer """"i'oed received rrotification from"the from Secretarv Secretary of defect 

or failuro to comply. 

Hauae amend,mant 

Section 154(a) (1) of Part B f,s f,dded bv the l{ouse amendment 

required the mbiirifat:tui-ef of 'a motor vEhifid or item of motor vehicle 

eourpment to c,ause a defect or failure to complv in a motor vehicle or zz 

iTffiITts equipment to be remedied withoirf chatge if notification 

wa,s required under se.ction 151 or under an ord"er issued pursuant to 

section-l5Z(b). This statutory dbligation to remedy without chargo 

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would not epply, however, during any period of time whsn enfor,cement 

of the Secretaryts order rrnder section 15?(b) was restrained in 

an action to which section 155 (a) applied or when such order was set 

aside in such nn astion. 

(hneerning the method of r.emedy punlua.nt to such notifieation, 

sectron 154(a) (?) as added b.y the lfouse &mendnrent pnovided that the 

manufacturer of a tire would repair or replace a defdctive or noncomplyl"g 

tire ruithout charge duri-ng the si*ty-day period beginning on 

the hfur of (i) the date o-n whieh lhe owneior nurthase" rcieived such 

notification,'oi 1ii1 the dato on which he receii'ed notice that rcplacement 

tires werne av&ilable. The sixty-dav provision was intended to 

give orvner's or purchasers a reaeonible pe^riod of time to oHain the 

lemedy and also to encourege their prompt efrorts to $sc.ure the remedy 

rather than errntinue to drive vehiclis with unsafe. tires. 

Sertiol 15a(a) (2) nlso provided thtt in the case of a motor vehicle 

presented for remedy pursirant to notification, the manufar:turer would 

elect and provide one bf thrce forms of remedy. First. he could repair 

the vehicli. Sccond. he r:ould replace the motoi vehic,le without ehi.rge 

rvith a ncw or equivalent vehicl-e. Third, he could refund the pur.chaio 

priec of the motnr vehicle in full, less a rensonable. allowance for deprecintion. 

Replacement or refund could be subject to such conditions 

impoeed ,bf the mnrrufaeturcr as the Sec"etary might permit by 

regulatron. 

With respect to an itern of motor vehicle equipment which contains 

n safety-rel-ated defc.ct or failure to comply wiiAir motor vehicle safety 

standaid, the manufacturer could eleci 6ith*" to repair the item ol 

equipment orreplace the. item of equipment without fr*rge with a new 

ore4lrrvale,nt ltem of equrpment. 

f,ike the Senate bill;th-e lfouse amendment prnvided thnt the dealer 

or retailer who provided remedv llursuant to this section without 

charge rvould reciive fair nncl equitrtrte reimhursement for sucn remedv 

from the manufaeturrr. However, the llouse amendment also prr 

vided that such r:eimbursement was not available wherc the manuiacturcr 

ehose to replacethe motor vehicle. 

Under the prbuisions of Section 154(b)-(1) of Pard B-a"s added by 

the House nmendment, whenever a -anrifarinrer elected to rerrair a 

tlefeet or fnilure to c4rnply, he would do so within a. res,sonable'time, 

which was defined as within 60 dnvs nfter tender of the vehicle or item 

of equipment, unless the Secretara extenckd this periorl for good ca,ues. 

ff the manrrfneturer failed to adectuately re.rrair wittrin such-reo.sonable 

time, lte would replace the vehicle. or item df equipment with & new or 

equivalrnt vehicle. or item of equipment withorit clrarge or, if a m&nufacturet 

so electtrl in the ef,ss of a motor ve,hicle. reflnd the rrurchase 

price in full, less a rersonable allowance for deprecirltion. 

An extrnsion of the 60-dav r)eriod for remedying a defect or failurr 

to complv was provided foiufuon a showing "f gfu c&uso, primarily 

becauso the time requjreg to produce rnd ship replaeement prtrs to 

dealerships varies with the pai.tieulnr campaign. 

_ T_ t"* "ten_der" was defined in s€ctioh 1b4(b) (D) of Part B of es 

the House amendment as not inc,ludinc nny tenddr-of a mrrtor vehiele - 

or it6m of equipment for repair prior"to the earliest dete srr€cified in 

notification uhder section 15.i(a) -on which euch remedy *o,r'ld be pru 

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vided without charge. ff notiffea,tion was not afforded pursuant to section 

158(a), tender wa,s not efrective prior to the date en€cified in a.nv 

notico r€qili'red to be given under sect'ion 155 (d). The eilrlieet date, ai 

spmified by the manufacturer in any notificatioi, would be the serliest 

date on which parts and services could reasonablv be expected to be 

rva.ilable and wbultl be subject to disapproval byihe Sec-retarv. 

Section 15a(a) (a) us added by the Hbuse am6ndment further provided 

that the requir.ement of remedv without chargo does not rrrplv 

if the motor vehicle'or item of motor vehicle efluipme-nt was nrrrch-a-se,t 

bv the firrt purehaser molr than eieht calerrdar vears (threi ca,lendar 

yiars in the case of a, tire) before ff ; no,tincatioh pursuant to section 

151 or 152 wos issued respecting the defect or fnilure to eomply, or (2) 

the Secretary ordered sirch ndtification. whishever rvss eirrlier. 

Finally, tlie Houss a,mendment r.equiied the manufacturrr to file 

with the Secretarv f, copy of his Drngra,m for remedying &ny defect or 

failure to comply', nndihe progrramkould be availir,bldto th* public. 

Canfererwe suhstitwtc 

The conferonce subetitut€ adopts the pmvisions of the new section 

154 of the Houes amendment wit-h the f6lowing modifiestions: First, 

it, clariffes a possible ambiguity in the lfouee prdvisions relating to the 

cornm€ncement of the.sirty-day period during which rcmedy at no 

chsrgu ie required fortirrs. 

Under the provisions of section 154(a) (5) of the conference eubstitute, 

the manufacturer of a tire presented'for remedy by an owner 

or purchaser shall not be obliqat€il to remedy such tiie ii such tire 

is nbt presented during the 60-diy period begirining on the later of ( 1) 

the da:te on which thiorvner or irilrchaser rlcei,reii notification of ilefect 

or failurr to comply or (2) if the manuff,cturer eleots rnplacement, 

the date on which the o*ite. or purchaser rcceived notici that 

e replncement tire is availoble. 

The 60-day limitation on the manufacturer's obligation to remedy 

is effective rinlv if ths manufacturer elects to reniace the tire anil 

such replacem;nt tires are in fact available drrring the 60-day 

period. If the owner or purchaeer has presented the tift for replaceirent 

during the originaidO-dry periocl, but rsplf,cement is not iir fact 

arailable his right # the replaierirent tire is preserved. In such a. cDSe, 

the owner or purchf,ser is entitled to notiffcation when the replacoment 

tirw become cvoilable. Upon receipt of this subsequent notiffcation, 

the ownsr or pur'chasor iir entitled to the 60-dav beriod within 

which_to-preeent _t\e_tiry for replacemelt as long as such replacement 

tiru is in faetovailable durinstliis p€riod. 

The confersnce substitutsdeletes the pr.ovision in the Ifouso emendment 

which denied reimbumement to the dealer or rstsiler who provides 

mmedy work when the manufnctursr rgDleces the motor vehicle. 

Under ths conference eubstitute, such dealerôr retailer is entitled to 

fsir and equitoble ruimbur*ment recognizirrg, for example, that denler 

prcparetion expe1rse.s may be involved when a new motor vehicle is 

ofrered as a remedy. 

Third. the conference euHituts requires notise of the avaihbility 4 

ofthe manufa,cturtr's remedy progrs,m to be published in the Federal 

Besiston 

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Fourth, the confere€s intnnd that the provision relieving fl, ma,nu' 

facturer of the obligation to remedy without charge if--ihe,-motor 

vehiclo or item of re'blacement equipment was first rlur'c,hnsed more 

than eight calendar years (three yeari in the case of a t!ry) beJorc notificatiorias 

issued or requiied to tre issued, does nrrt relieve the manufacturer 

of the obligation to issue a notification concerning a defect or 

failurc to comply o-r affect any other rights of the ownerl 

With renpeci lo the manufacturer's assessment of the earliest date 

upon which'Derts a,nd facilities cfln rtssona'blv be expected to tre available 

end thd $ecretarv's ruthoritv to disappmve euch date, the confer.ees 

agrce that soctitm 156 as added by th-e conference substitute is 

applicab-le. Where the Secretary disapprbves such dato, he m&,yr pursi;,nt 

to such section and on hii ownilotion, hold a hearing to ditermine 

if the manufacturer has reasonably met his obligation to remedy 

a defect or failure to eomDlv. If he deteimines that sudh obligation has 

not been met, then tho Secretarv mav order the manufacturer to take 

specified action to comply with his -oUligation. Thgs, urrder !,his p-r+ 

ddu"e, the Secretarv corila determine that an earlier date than that 

determined by the danufacturer is practicable and tho Secr-etary-ca,n 

order tho ma-nufacturer to provide parts and facilities on sueh-dat€. 

House Passed Bili-Section 154 


August 12,1974,2781I 

tlrrDr ot IrFte! fl trd.t'tr !!o Gorr&t 

"std. 

r0{. (s) (r} Ir nstlscstlou lE rGqulrrd 

uud6r ddctlotr 16l or by au ord6r urrdUr r€ctlou 

l6t (b) wlth rospsct to aDy motor v6hlcl6 

or lt6rD ol rtrotor vFhlcls equlpmcDt rrhlch 

lsUE to comply wlth sn Bppllcrblo F6d6rBl 

urotor vihlolG seloty ttf,ndsrd or conteltr a 

ddl€ct whlch r6lat6s to motEr v6hlcl6 Ealoty, 

tlrcn tho manulEctursf of 6sdh ruclr motor 

vclrlcl€ or lt€E of rnotot vdhlgle 6qiltpad[t 

prGrGDtGd for romGdy purEusnt to ruch notllcBtlon 

Bball cau$ duch, d6l6ct or fblluro to 

comply l$ tucb nrotof votrlclo ot lqcb ltam 

ol motor vrhlclo oqulprhstrt td b6 foE|ddbd 

wlttlout oharSG. In tb.6 cEfi ol notLforttotr 

pur8uB$t to an ordar u[dcr Ectlon l6l(b), 

thr FrocndlD8 rcntaucc rhrll not rpply .tur. 

tng ilry pcrlod durlD8 whlcb aDtorcrEr6Dt ot 

tho otdor bl| b.6n rcrtthtnid ln &n a4tloD to 

*blob |.otloB 166(l) rpp11s1 or 1l tuctr ordor 

hat b{Gtr t t aald6 ln auch ED Ectlon. 

"(f ) (A) ID th6 o0r€ ol I tlr6 prBsntad lor 

fsls€dy pursuant to iuctr botlAcbtloD, th6 

mmulrcturor of 6ach such ttre bhsll rcpElr 

or replM auch tlr6 wlthout chBr8s durlrr8 

ths 6O-dEy perlod b€Slnnln8 on th6 lat€r ol 

(t) thc qato on wblch tb6 owtrer or purclld.sor 

rscGlvsa Euclr Dotlnc6tlo$ of (U) th6 dat on 

whlclr ho recolvOo notlco tbst rGplld6uront 

tlr6E &rr evauBbl€. 

"(B) 

I$ tho crfo ol a motor v8hlcl6 pre' 

sa[tsd lor ramedy pursuant to such $otlflca- 

tloD, tlr6 ErBufictur€f (6uDj6ct to rub0cctlon 

(b) of tlrl,r adctlonl ebrll trl(n whlchavGt 

ol thd lollowlDg rctlorrs bc Gltctr: 

"(l) To r6pEtr rucb vehlcl€. 

"(U) To rcpl6.c{ such E:rotdr vohlclo wttbout 

chfrE€ wlth r $ew or Gqulvslent v€htclc. 

"(lll) 'Io rtluud th6 purclr84a pllc6 ol luch 

motor v6hlcl6 ln luU. les r rooronrblG rllowgn$ 

lor depr6ct8tlon. 

RsplAccru6Dt o.r rafud Dry ba subject to 

ruch mnd,ltlona fmposad by tD6 nraEutidturcr 

u tht Sdcrotafy utry pormlt by rlgulltloIl, 

"(C) h tbc crtc oI sn ltdEr ol Erotdr vGtrtcli 

CqulpE6Et, th6 manufMturgr rtrsu (rt 

hl5 olcctloE) Elther repblr Euch lt6ar ol 

.qutpErctrt, of rgplaca such lt.m ol cqulp- 

Eent wltbout chug6 wlth E IlGw or cqulvflleut 

lt€m ol 6qulpmeut. 

"(3) Tho d6tl6r of r6t4llcr Who provldgs 

r6E6dy (Otb6f thbn rdpleEalllnDt ol r Eotor 

vehlcle) purauant to tblr Eactlon wlthout 

cbM86 rtr*ll rscclvr lolr lrrd 6qultEbl6 r6hburronrnt 

lor rucb rEady lrofn tb6 torEU- 

lsctur6r. 

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Tb6 raqulromedt of tDlr |cctlor thrt 

romody b6 provldod yltbout chlrgO ttrall uot 

rpply U tha Eotor ycblcld or ltorll of hot€r 

v6hlcl6 equlpmeut wil purchtred by the nr'8t 

purchhaor Etote tlran I cBlsddst yoatE (8 

calondar y6sra ln tbo caffi of I ttrs) b6luE 

Sectian 102 - Notification and Remedy '#j1 

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(A) uottflcatlon roBpoctlng tho delBct or 

lallura to comply ls tEsued pursualt to ffictlon 

l5I or 162, or (B) the Sl€cratary otdor8 

6ucb rrotLfl.catton, whlchever lE ebrllor, 

"(b)(I) Whsnover a mEnul8dturcl hEs 

olected under oubs+ctlon (a) to ropalr e d6tect 

ln e motor vBhldla or ltem of mot'ol 

v6btgl6 Bq\rlpment or E ifrlluro ol Buch v6blcl6 

of ltenr of equlpment to co$ply wltb 

a motor yehlclo Btoty 8tandflrd, snd hs b63 

fslled to adequEtcly repalr such doloct or 

lallue to comply wlthlu a feaaonabla tlmg, 

(A) tho rflotor vehlcle or lt€m of equlpmout 

alrsU bc replEcsd by tho rllEnufactursr wlth a 

rew or equlv&lont vshlclo or lterrr ol 6qulpmont 

wlthout chBr8o, or (B) (l[ ths ca8d 

ol I motor vGblclr and U tho Eranulscturer 

so €lact8) tho purchasO prldc sbEll to 16funded 

ln tuu by the manufsctwf, laaa s 

reEsnebl6 allowBnco lor dcprGclatlon. Itall' 

urB to bdequrtely rcpalr a trotor vdhlolo or 

Item of motor vehlclo oqulprl6nt wlthh 

stxty dRys aft€r tend€t of the Erotor vehlclo 

or lt€rn ol equlpmont tor rcpslr shou bd 

prlmB fBcl6 ovldance of lBllur6 to repalr 

wlthlrr I foeaonhblo tlnro; Ultlcu ptlot to 

tho o:(ptrhtlon of luch Blxty-d8y pcrlad th. 

EscretDry, by order, Gxtondf ruch 8|JEty-dty 

perlod lor good cau6 chown e44 publlahed 

ln the Fecleral RD8ilster. 

"(?) 

For purpos€s ot thls 6ubs6ctton, th. 

torrn 

't6rrd6r' 

dodc trot lncludo Ahy trndof 

of e motor vehlclG or ltem oI Equtpment lot 

reprlr prlor to th8 earlle8t dst4 Ep6clfl6d lfl 

tho rlotlflcatloh pursuaut to 8€ctlon 163(8) 

olr whlclr Buctr del€ct or lblluro to coBply 

wUI bo remedlod wlthout charge, or (U DotlncBtlon 

wM not Efiordsd purauant to sctlon 

r63(b) ) 


Congressional Record- House 

October 16, L974,35635 

prlor to tho dBte Epoclnod ls any 

nol,lc6 faqultod to bd glv€tr und6r iactlon 

r66(d). In olt'h6r caae, ruoh dato 6beU bo 

Ep€cttlod by ttr..s menulactutgt bnd. EhEll bi 

tho earllcst drt6 otr whlch prrt6 aud lrolllt,leB 

cBn roBEonbbly br crp6ctad to b6 

avcllDblo. Atuch dBtr rhbll bo rubloot to db- 

Bpproval by th6 B€crdtily. 

"(c) Ttrs mlnulsctutar Ehrll trI6 wltb thr 

tl6cr6tuy E copy ol hl| progrtm puHualt to 

thlr Esctton lor rofiodylng rny clrfoot or lsllure 

to comply, end th6 prolfBrE rhrll bG 

Bvallablo to the publtc. 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

An €reEptlon from the requlreryrent to Exempuon trom noutlcaHon or f€Eredy 

r,gmedy r'lthout charge would b€ pro. would alro be provtded lor defects or fallvlded 

for motor vehlcles elrd equlpment uass to com-ply whlch tlre Becretsry 

purchased more than I ye8rF3 yearr ln deemed lsconsequentl8l aE they relatcd 

the cas€ of a tlr*:before notlllcntlon. to motor veNcle gefety, 

House Committee Report-Section 154 

House Report 93-1191, Pages 12, 16, 17, and 24'28 

(a) Thc remedv of such de,feet or failrrre to eomply shnll be perfornrt'rl 

without ehnrge to the owrt()r' or purchascr anrl within & reasonable 

time hy tJre rnrnrrfrltrl:rrrer who cair cJect to rep+ir or replace the 

motor vehicle or: item of equipment, or to rcfutrd the, purchase price 

of a r'otor 'oSicle lcss a r:easonable arloult f111 lllrproci,at,ion. Any 

interestecl pets()n mty petition the Scrrrrtnr.y to holtl a hearing on 

tho questioit of whetlrer"tu mnnrrfnct,urer' hns i'errsonatrly me.t his -obligtrtion 

to re,rnedy. 

Vol. IV

l In 

the area of motor vehicle rerrrrll campaigns, thc nccessity for 

imlioved reme(lies atrcl acltttittistrntive me"triuisrud for the rliscoverv. 

notification, and rcmedy of sufety-related defc

$ectirln 15a(u)(1) of Prrrt I] requires the rtttttufructllrer of a tnotor 

velricle or itenr of nrotol vehicle erpiprrulrtt to tltusc l, clefect or failute 

to torrrllly irr il motol velrirrltr or itc,m of its equilrtrrrlnt to bc lemecliecl 

rvithout charge if rrotilinrtion is rcquirerl unrler set:tiol 151 ol turtler atr 

oldcr issurrl irnlsuirrrt to scction lii2(ll). I'his sttttufiorv obligation ttr 

leruetly withont clrrrlgr slrall ttot apply, ltoleverr during any periocl ot 

tirrrrr rvhen enforcerne.rrt of the St:cretilr'-yts ortler nndcr $cctiorr 1ft2(b) 

has been restrained irr nn nctiorr to rvliich section 155(rr) applies or 

rr'lren such orcler has lxrerr set tsirlt: itr such atr tltrtiorr. A t:ottrt orttel is 

rr:rlrrilcrl thereforr to remove tlre rrrirttrrfactttt'ct'ts statut

grrrtl to tttalit'._rrtoclcl_. ltrtl llrrsic erpripmcnt. 'I'lrr:st r'rrluilerrreuts arr: intt'txlerl. 

ls blsic_ grrirlr:l ines for scit:c-tiug *plllolrriatc lcplaccrncrrt ye- 

Ititrlt:s irt u' ttcrtlf rrlrrrpaigtt..'I'lrc speciiic c.lioic* in r nri,lll r.:lrrrprrigl 

rvill, of {.'ottl'sc, tlt'lr.'rril oii tlrt: rloti)r' r'chir:le u'ith r t.Icfect .Lr t,rltrii'e 

to coillpl)'. 

rorrr (lourrrrittec iutentls tha telrn,,purchnse price in full', (less a , 

t'easotlltltltr ttllon'atrrtr fol ck'Prtrlirrtioui lrl rrrelrrr tlre totrrl rctaii lrr,irt 

of tlre lrlotor lclriclt', inclrrtling. nll inotol lt.lriclt' ecpiprrrcrrt ititlr 

u-lrir.:lt sttt:h vchicle rvtrs crlrrilrpirl nt t]rc tirrre of tltilir'r'.r.r-. to tlrc lir.st 

lrrtt'cltlr$er for'pttt'prlst,s otlrrr tltrtr l{'srrl('. If a relrrrrrl is rieqlirerl tg |e 

lrrlrrl{r fo_a sul-rsrtlrrcrrt Prtrt.llrscr', tire "lrrrrr'lr.'cc 

lrr.it,r'irr firll't (lcss it 

loltsottlrblc trllttrvitttce fot' rlt'1rl'er:iutiorr) lrlciul$ ilrt totrrl r.t'tlil 1tr,i1rl 

rvlrich srrclr srtlrse

Sirrce bot,h reprrir rrntl rrlplacement of an iterrr of rnotor l'chiclo erpriprnertt 

jnvolve labor, inclritlirrg irrstallation in or on the rtrotclr vt:hic'le, 

leirnbur'$enrent; frtr sttch rtlrrrecly rvorlr is intendecl, Ilotlcvclt, .t'ottt' 

(lomrnittee dtxrs rrot irrttlrrtl nol bclicvcs it nece.-snty 19 l1'qrrirt rt'ittr- 

Inr'$errrerrt to a cltuler ftlr tlrtr nrplir

,ll 

t)t 

rrrind thc l)e('d J:or.u tirnel.y rt,puil to plcrcrrt au ur)l.cirsolrablc risk 

tttotol vchiclc accidcnts or frrtnlitit:s. 

'l'lrrr 

ternr "telldcl'" 

is definctl in section 154(b) (2) of Part I] ns rurt 

irrclrrrliug rrrr.y lcnrler of ir rrrotor volricle or'itt'in'of eqrripurent lirr 

rclritil'lrlior trr tlte entlicst tlute spct,ifiecl in rrotilication rindel scr.tiorr 

1o:i{rt)

hent), srrch ltefi o( motof vehtcts equtpmFnt, 

or ruch tlro to ho rcrhedted wtthout 

{:htrrFa. fn tht c&qa ol I ttr9 predont+d tor 

rernedy puruBnt to Buch h(rtlflca.ilofl, th6 

manuftrctrlrrr of df,ch luch ilr6 rhBll rsplf,e6 

Buch tlr6 wlthout chElga lor B prrtod up to 

Btrty dByB efter rocelpt ol Buch noilncBtlon 

or Blrty dEys Blter reDlacament ilr6B Ero 

*vallahle, whlchevdr lE ld,tar. In th6 ce8t of 

B motor vGhtela pr;Bcnted for remody puFauRnt 

td Euch nottf,cf,tlon. U the defect or 

lnihlro to comply cahhot Ire Rdequf,tely 

remedted, tho B€cretsry Ehall roqulrc tha 

hfltIrf sCturer, Bt the mEnuf acturer'B optlob.l 

clther t+,- 

"(A) 

replace aueh motor vehtclo wtthout 

charHo wlth s new or equlval;ht v6hlclr, oa 

"(B) 

relund tho purchLco prlce of such 

motor vehlcle ln lull lr3$ a fee$onablB sl- 




Mr. MAGNUSON. 

lowBnce for alopreclsilon. 

The deEler or retaller WhO pGtfottr tucb 

rehedy volk wlthout ch4rgo rhsfl rccctyG 

fali ind 6quthbl6 r6lqrbur$mGnt tor fitch 

work from flrch m|nufEctuter. ThG rcqulrc- 

rnent ol thlr Bubscctlon thEt ;uoh r6mGdy 

wr! 

E 

parformBd Ttthout chirE6 rhdll boi 

rpply lf I d.tGrmtnatlofl lr rhrdn urrdcr 6ub. 

sectlon (B) ol tht6 EoctloD that the delcct 

o? ff,llurc to compty tr d6 mlnlml6, or tf 

luch tnotot vchtcla ot lt6m ol lnotot vchlele 

Egulpment Tfls purchEr.d by th€ irst purchE#r 

{not lnclurllflg 6ny tbflIcr, Ol a tnlnufacturer) 

more thBn Glght catendsr y6srs 

tr+fore th6 mf,tlufacturer recclver nottieiuon 

lrom the Eecrct8ry. pur8uf,nt to pr,rsFrrph 

( l) ol Bubsctloil (g) or thl8 E6ctlon, ol detect 

or fBllute to comply. 

Thi-s 

_krglslttlon wtll flll the gaps that remedy that vchicle, 

were 

ilre, 

Ieft by 

Or equitrurent 

the ls66 act. Manufaitur.ers at no cust 

of 

to tne 

motor 

coirsurnei.. 

vehicles, 

^qi'.t 

ilres, 

,r, tr,u 

or motor. vtirlclE Jaril oi a tire, 

etluilrrncnt 

tlre consu',er 

whlch 

wil be 

contatn 

er_ 

$afety r'rtilt.(.,d 

(iefecl$ 

tiuud io a coinp)elsly 

or 

Dew-ttie-anri 

which fail 

not 

to comply with just a refurld bf puit-oi-nis-pl."tru*e 

Inut,or ve.lricle safety staDdartls mrl^.it pl.lce. 

Untoftunit lr. tluc to thG notofloty ot th6 

lntoflock lssuc, th. oth6F provlrlor! of tt,8[E 

br"6 not cont. to th6 rttontloE of thc publtd. 

I!oe6"6t, f bellcvi thut thcy f,ro Grtrcmety 

rlBnlticent. WhGtr f,,hG orlglnf,l Motor Vehtcld 

Brfcty Act wee prscd by ConFrGB tn 1986. 

tht Inthutty mf,niBdd to bsv6 d6l6t6d frdrn 

th6 l6glBlstlotr thG rcqulr6m6nt that sf,foty 

r6lf,t6d rl6f6ct6 ba rnm6dl6d rt no cbirg? to 

thc conrurnir. whilG on th6 fhol6 th6 lnduitry 

hia vdluntiilly r6m6dl6d rt no etrhrg6. 

Statement lly Senator Hartke 

thGrr hBTr b6cn r6v6trl notortou! tnrtrtrcOa 

rpharr th6y rcfu66d. Epddltterlly. f rrfcr td th6 

volkfwigGrr wltrdrhlGld slpcr recill ihd th6 

Oorvilr hcrtar racdl. 

A-. q66 wttl rcqutre repr|f at nd cb.e,rF. flr 

;ddlttdn, unllt6 tba cusrbt FricttcG oJ tb6 

tlrt Induttry td rotmburru ormcrr of tlcfec. 

tlv6. tlr6s_ for i 6urn ropf6lcrltlug ur6 prr_ 

e6ntrB6 ot trGial irar, 8. SltE sllt fuqutru tha 

rOplf,eomrnt of th6 d6f6ctte6 ttrc ttih e nar 

tl16. 

Senate Committee Report-Section lE4 

Senate Report 93-150, Pages E-7, 14, and lE 

The.major thrrrst of,s. :J5.5 is to empower tha secreta,ry of rra's- 

Portu,tion trl retlrrire thrrL l,he rnulrl'ricturer of rr nr,rtoi rr"lri"l* o" 

Vol. IV 

360i6

an item of motor vehicle ecluillrnent (inclrrrling tires) which crorrtnirl 

a safety relatecl clefect or rr failure to cornpl.y-with u rnotor vchiclrr 

safety standard to remedy such deferlt or frrilure to comply without 

charfe to the c()nsun]er. linder crrrrent law, the Secretar-y irriy require 

sut:hlnnnrrfuctrrrer to send a tlefer:t notification to the first p'rrrclisser 

of such mol,or vehicla or iteru of motor vehicle equipment. Howevcr, 

undcr^ curtcnt law, repair at no cost is discrret,ionrr,ry rvith tho 

manufacturer. 

In the case of a motor vehicle, the manufacturer would be required 

to actuollv renredy the defect or ftilrrre to complv. lf such motor 

vehic:le coirld not bo adequatelv remediecl, the Sei:rbtrry u,orrkl lrrrve 

the cliscretion to reqrtire the rrrttnufu(^trrrer to r:hoose eitircl'to rrrlrlurlr,' 

such rnotor vchiclc lvithout chnrge with a new or aclrrivalant vclriclc or 

to refrrncl tlte prrrchrr,se price of such motor vehicle in full less rl rea,sonrbk: 

allowarrtlc-for rl erlrrx.irrtion. 

In the case of tires, the rnrlrrufa,cturer rvorrld hsve to replace the 

tire, at no cost, with no deduction for tread rvcar (as is thi current 

industry practice). The consurnt'r rvould hnve rr periotl of tiO tltr,r-s 

fronr th-e dn te of notifirrrrtiorr or uvnilabilitv of rcrrlucinient tires, u-hit'Iever 

is lrrter, to lrrrve Ihe rernerlv work lrei'formecl. Tltis tirne-lirrritrrtion 

pnrvisiou is drrsigncrl to t'nt.ournge cbnsumers to replrlt:e tit'fcrrtivc 

tires inrmediately instcirtl of waiting until thel &r'e wor.n our llcfore 

obtnirrins new tiies. 

&Nll at no cottt 

^ sirt.," the enactment of the Isrrtional rraffic ancl Motor vehicle 

snfety Act of 1966, ovcr 86,000,000 mot,or vehicles ttave uee,n recalled 

due t-o llre presence of rr snfct-r- relatcrl rlcfect (i^riludinr failures to 

cplnply 

.with lnotor vehiclc stfety standards). The Motor Vehit:le 

lirfctl- Act tlurrentll- errrpowers tlre Secretrrrr- of .franstrortation 

to 

d.ccl#e th't a s,rfctyi'nliilEi .i*f".i,iii'i'ii"'.1'T;; "*0,,i"*lii'iia"rlotitica- 

tton be sent to the owncrs of tlre rlefcr:tir-r' r-ehir:lei. But tlre Act does 

not requirc the rnanufac:turcr trl rernedl- thrrt dcfcct rrL no t:ost to tfus 

c()nsumer, 

As thc aut,o safetv l)r()!irsln_ in the Fcdcrrrl goverrrment rn&tures, 

more a,nd rnorc vrilricle.s arg being recrrlhrtl.'fhus, in 1g72, 12,000,00d 

ctrs wcre recalled-rnoro tharr in--trlrr- other singlc ycrrr. hi frrct, rriore 

-velricles rvcre rccalled last vear thari rverc brrili. Nirw that the irrtiorr 

hus.fi'rrllv develtrperrl the i:apabilitv of discr.rvcring rlifei:is in motor 

vchit:les, u-e mnst do trll in orrr pow-er to insure that, those dcfects are 

rerncrlicrl ; rrll of our cfforts to lirr:rrtc srrfetv rcluted clefects and warn 

colrslrlllL\I's of tlreir cxistettcr: Rrc wustcrl if tirtl t'chicle is uot ultirnutely 

retrnirrd. ft rnust be as attractive anrl converrient as possible for'a 

corlsumer to invest the cnerg.l'and tlre efl'ort to get hisôr lrer nehi"l,, 

fixed. At stake is not o.lv-tire u'elf',re of tlre il*rr"r.it ttt* vehicle 

hir:nself, but also other perions rvho rnight be injured o* ,, r.*,ilt .f the 

dcfetlt. 

Seetinn 102 - Notificatinn and.Eemedry 439 

7

Orr experierl(te over thc past six years hil,s t:lcu,rly dernonstratcd that 

owrlers oi defective vehicies have] a gpeater tenr:iency.to have their 

;;fi;i;- rcnic.lie.i if the nranrrfacturoi'absorbs tlrc repair t:ost-. Statistics-lornpilcd 

by thc National Ilighway I'ruffir: StrfetY Atlninistralion 

i".ti,tut*tttut in"recall sitrrrttions where-the rrtuttttfactttrt:r has absorberl 

A;i;"; ;*;ir i:,,st*, about 75lo of. those .rvrrct's *1o recei'etl rrotifi.a- 

;io;h;.i''-tlt* -r*tti,.t" insllet.tecl, und rr:pairecl u'lrt:rc neresstrr-.-On the 

othe" Itanct, i1 tltc Cloivair hetter r-ccall, rr'ltr:re the mrrrlnfnt:turer 

,'*,fu."ot.i to it iu.t the

this soction, the manufacturer of such motor vehicle or tire presented 

for reurcrl-v pursutnt t,o srrch noti{ication shall ur.rrsr:-Lho 

tlcfect or frilure to cornply in srrch motor vchiclc (inclucling rury 

itcrn rrf originnl rnolor i'chi

- This statute of limit*tions must not be used by manrrftler,urers 

to stall u, defect investigation. rf trre secretarv ,t[t*rt"i""* t,]rut a 

rrranufar:l.urer is utilizing clil*tor.y tactics for tire j"r.poi" ili dclay_ 

ing the 'ser:r'etarv's irriiitrl detcirnination of rlefcct'orl f,rilure to 

l:ollllty (lrursua't t. PnrrtgraPh l of snbsr:ction (g) of st:t.tion llB) 

ror lrre l)rlrpose ot rr:uclrlng ilre g year r:rrtoft date, then t,he Scr.re_ 

tery shall trrke whrrtevcr steps rrecessr'y within rris authority 

to prrlvent srr

I 

l0 

rl 

12 

1B 

t4 

15 

16 

t7 

18 

19 

20 

91 

22 

23 

YL 

1 

J 

d 

anil fihe notifitrrlion speciffcd in suLscetiorr (c) is rcqrriletl to 

be furnished on actount'of such defect or failure to conrply 

then- 

" (A) the manufacturer of each such motor vehiele 

presented for remedy pursuant to such noticr: shrrll t:ause 

such defect or failure to comply in such motor vebicle 

(including any item of original motor vehicle equip- 

ment) to be remedied without churge; or 

" (B) the manufscturer of each such item of motor 

vehicle equipment presented for remedy pursunnt to sueh 

notice shall cause such defect or failure to comply in such 

item of motor vehiclc equipmcut to be rernedied withurrJ 

charge; 

" 

(C) the manufacturer of each such tir6 presenteil 

for remeily pulsuant to such notice shall repluee such 

tire without charge for a perioil up to si.\ty drrys folkrs- 

jrrg tlrc lt'cr:ipt of rrotifir'rrlirlrr rcrlrrirt'rl b1' subsct,tiorr (rr) 

or' (r') of tlri* st'r'liorr r't' llrt' irr'irilirlrilit.y of I'cplil('(\ruout, 

tirls, u'ltir'ltcvct' is lltcr. 

l{j (,1) Sr,r.tiorr 1lii of sur.h Acl; is further amcnded b"r' 

17 lrrlilirrg suLst:t'tiorr 

" 

(i)" to rcrd trs follows; 

l8 

" 

(i) frr dt:tcrrrrirrirrg thc drrtr: whrrn such comnritrntut 

19 to rrrrrrcd)' n defcr:t or failurc to comply will initinlly be 

20 horrol'd. irs ltrr;rrilt'd L.\' srrlrstcl.iorr (c) of this st:ctiorr, the 

l1 lrctr'r'lirr'r' slrirll r:stnlrlislr irflcr consrrltation wit,h thc illilnrl- 

22 fix:tunlr of such rrtotor vehir:le or rnotor vehicle equiprnent, 

Seetbn lOZ - Notificatinn and Remedy 443 

4

23 

1 

2 

I 

4 

thc tlarliest prrcticr,lrlc dirlu l'lrcn srrch remcily can be ef- 

fectatail eraept such pedoil ehsll not €trco€d sixty daye 

from the date a ilefect is declared unless the Secretary ex- 

tends such period by I notice published iu the X'dderal Rng 

ister rhowing gooal cause for that extension.". 


lEt{Icui(tE}IEtiT of r-o'llt'I('.\Tlos AND aI}IEDr* ORDFJE 

"Sr:c. 

155. (a)(1) ,\n nctiotr under section 110(a) to restrain rl rsusc r4r5. 

violntion of nn order issued rurdel smtion 152(b), or rrnder section l0tl 

to collect rr civil penalty *'ith respcct to a violation of such an order, or 

atty other civil uction rvith reslrect to such Rn ordcr. nrev be brorrglrt 

olly in thc llnited Stntes distr:ict corrrt for the District'of Colunibirr 

or fhe t'nited $tntes district corrrt for n judicirrl district irr the Stnto 

of incorpomtion (if any) of thc mrnufncturer to rvhich the order 

rtpplies; unless ori motion of un-v lritrt,r the court ordert rl r:hange of 

vellue to itny other tlistrict court for lrcxrtl ceuse shou'n. All actions 

(includirrg inforcernerrt nctions) brnriglrt with respect to the sarne 

,,rder un.ier scction l5?(b) shull be t'-orrsolidtted ii an action in r 

single judicinl district, in irccordnnce rsith an order of the court in 

u'hich the firrt such action is brouglrt (or if such lirst rrcti

, 

tion 153(b), the court mry hold him lieble for a civil penaltv with 

respect to such feilure to notify, unless the manufacturri prer.ails in 

an action described in subsection (n) of this section or unle& the court 

in euch an rction restreins the enforcement of such order {in which 

cess he shrll not b+ lirble with respeet to snv period for rlhich the 

efiectir-eness of the order wes stryid). The eoti* shull restrain the 

enforcenrent of such lrr order onlv-if ii deternrines. (A) thst the fail- 

. uFB to furnish notificetion is reaionable, rnd (ts) that the manufrcturcr 

hrs denronstrnted that he is likely to prevril on the merits. 

"(P) 

Jf u rrrarrufrrr_.turer. fnils to notify o\\.ncl.s ()r l)ur.(.lrils{.rs rls 

rrquired by an order under'subsection 1ti) of this section, the c()urt 

mey hold him lialrle fot a civil penalt.r' rvithout regtrd trr u.|ethtlr or 

not he pret-tils in arr sction (to u'hit'ir subsection-1a1 rrpplies) rr.ith 

reellect to the vrrlidity of rhe olrler.issrrt'd 

(;(d) 

rrrrrler section lii!1b). 

If (i) n rrrrrrrirfrr

Ths Senate bill did not make such judicial rer.iew exclusive. Therefom, 

under the Senate bill judicial rei'iew at the enforrement stage may 

have been available. 

Eune atmcruIntpmt 

- In general, the- Ifo{ee amendment contemplated that therp would 

be review of the Secretaryts determination of -defect or failurr to eomply 

et the enforeement stfl,se of the administrative process. The Ifouse 

took no position on whethei or not prc-enforcement judieial review ws,s 

elso available. 

Section 155(a) (1) as adcled bv the l{ouee tmendment eetablished 

the forum for an action under seition 110(a) of the Act to restrain a 

violation of an order issued by the secredary to furnish notification 

qnd t" remedy a defect or failuie to cnmply, oi under section 109 of the 

Aei to collect a civil penalty with resrrect to a violation of such tn 

order, or for any othei civil Lction with respect to such an order. All 

States district ciurt for the District of Coluinbia or the United States 

d-istrict eoqrt for judicial distrist in the state or incornoration of 

!$, manufacturer-to which the order applied. Whild (as noted il) 

above) the rrou-se did not take nny poeition -oir the question oi whether F 

or not a manufacturer was entiiled to pre-enforcement iutlicial review 

of a notific,ation end remedy order,'the u-*"arit""i ilid rr"o"id* 

that, if_the court so permitted, tlie action would be consolidatfo with 

aetion.brought 

_u,ly,.Tfor"fment 

by the. Seeretary. All actions (in_ 

cluctrng entorc€ment actron$) trrtlught with respect to thc same order 

gng.er: section 152(b) would be colisidered in'an action in a sinsle 

;-udrcral drstriet, in accordance with thc order of the court in wtriih 

the first ectron was brought. 

. sec.ti-on 155 (a) (z) ailadded by the House amendment also provided 

thet. rf an actron was brought which related to an order uiider section 

152(b), and'to which section 1bd(a) applied, th* Se".eia"y cou-ld 

or,1!r the manufacturer to issue a notifi'cati

153(b) mav be assesded a civil penaltv with respect to such failure 

unless'the iramrfacturer prevailed in an action uirder this section. or 

unless the court restrained the enforcement of such order throuehout 

the pendency of the action. A manufaeturer who failed to notify owners 

or purchasers as required by an order und€r section 155(bf could 

be assessed a oivil penaltv without rrgf,rd to whether or not he prevailed 

in an action described in secti6n 155(a) with respeet toihe 

validity of the Secretarvts order to notifv or remedv under section 

152 (b). 

Section 155(d) of Part B ae added bv the lfouse amendment con* 

tained the condilions and nrovisions for notification to owners anil 

pureha^sens of the outcome of a seetion 155(a) proeeeding in a United 

States district court. The S+cretary wfls required to ordel e manufacturer 

to issue this notifieation if (i) a manrifacturer failed within the 

specified period to eomply with an order under section 152(b) to affbrcl 

notiftcation to o*nets f,nd purchssers; (ii) a section 155(n) proceeding 

wa,s commenced with iespect to such ordert and (iii) the 

Secretary prevailecl in sueh p"oceeding. Therufore, this final notification 

woriid be requirad whether or noi-a manufacturer afforded noti' 

fication to owneni and purchasers pursuant to an order under section gl 

fEETEf after the comm;ncement o? a proceeding in a Unitcd States - 

district court and whether or not a manufacturer was required trr issue 

an additional notification under section 155(b) during the pendency 

of the court proceeding. The expense to the manufacturer of sending 

notification punsuant to scction 155(d), which could or coulcl not be 

the first notification actuallv mailed to owners and purchasersr ws,s 

otrtweighed by the public intlrest in informing o*neria.td purcliasers 

of the outcome of the court proceeding if the Secre.tary prevailed and 

of the availability of renredy without charge for t\e defect or failure 

to comply. Subsection (d) (1) of seclion 155 permitted. the combining 

of notification under this section with any notice required by an order 

under section 152(b), so that the manufacturer eoirlci be dpared the 

expense of two notifications if the Secretary prevailed in a eivil action 

under section 155(a). The notification under section 155(d) could 

contain such informntion as required bv the Secretary, for example, 

the itnrns specified in section fS^S(a), aiid would specify the earliest 

data on which such defect or failure to comply would be remedied 

without charge. 

If the Secretary requirud the adfitional notification under s€ction 

155(b) 5(b) during durine thL poirdency nendency of a district court coutt prloceeding, 

prloceedins, then _he he 

would wouidorder order tiie tlie mafufactur.er man'ufactur.er to reimburse the owirer owner or purihaser purchaser for 

eny ,ry&sonf,b.lc and- nec€ssa,ry expens€s (not, in,extess of any amount 

specified in the order) which were incurred: (A) by such owner or 

rrluncheser: purchaser; (B\ (B) for the purposo nrrrrxrse of reuairins repairing the'defect the defect or failure to 

i.omply cgmply to which the the_order ordir _related; rtlated; anh (C)?uring C) the period besrn' 

-during tltg puri"a b*F : 

nins {in the date such notifieation under section 155(b) was requilrud 

to b6 issued and ending on the date such owner or purchaser rnceived 

notification pumuent to this subsection. The Secietary would thus 

have tho resrronsibilitv for decidin-s the amount of rtimburrement to 

which owners and puichasers couft. be entitled and should consider 

carefullv the nature of the defeot or failurt to complv to which his 

order ufider this section related and the type of "emedf necessarv for 

Sectbn lOZ - Notificatinn and Remedy 447 

lr 

:i 

,t 

i.l

euch defect or failurr to comply. A reasonable estimnte of the B,ver&ge 

prevailing rates for this type of remedy work would be neeessary to 

establish the amount of reimbursoment. 

C onf crenoe au,batittt te 

The conferees agreed to adopt the pmvisions of section 155 as f,dtled 

by the lTouse amlndment but madir certain modific,ations, the sub. 

stenee of which is discussed below. 

The e,onference suUstitute nermits a, rlerson sued bv the Secretarv 

to restra,in a violation of an or^der to notifv and to remeHv (or to collect 

a civil penaltv) to seek removf,l from thd distriet court-in which such 

action - is biought to any other district court for good ca,use 

shown. ft also si'ecificallv provides that a eonsolidation of all actions 

brought with rnspeet to thti same order under section 152(t,) will take 

plaee in the court in which the finst sueh aetion is brought or in the 

iourt to which such firrt action brought is transferred. fribther words, 

if an action is first brousht in distriCt court,4. and three weeks later an 

aetion is bmusht in distlict court B and forrr weeks later the action in 

eourt r4. is transferrnd to court d, then court fl is requircd to consolidate 

the actions. 

The confernence substituto also specifies the t€st which the fistrict !2couE-ls 

to applv in determining whether to rcstrain the enforcement 

of an ordet'to"notifv and reriledy (or to collect a civil penelty)' 

therebv relieving the'manufacturti during the pendency ofthe proceedinl 

from exlposure to civil pennlities. The confererice sukitute 

nrovidls that thi court shall rdstrain the enforcement of the order 

bnlv if it determines both that the failure to furrrish noti'fication is 

reaionahle and that the manufacturtr has demonstrated that he is 

likelvto prevail onthe merits. 

Tfre colnferms disasreed with those who interpreted the House bill 

es Dogsiblv requiring il manufaeturer, during the pendency of nn action 

to lestraih or enfoite. to remedv without'iharst r defect or failure 

to comply. The bonfer'ees discuss"ed but decided fo take. no position on 

whethe^r or not pre-enforcement judicial review was available under the 

terms of the conference suhstit'ute. The conferees decided to Jeave 

that question to the courts. ff the courts permit such pre-enforcement 

judicial review, then the venue and consolidation piovisions of the 

conference substitute would f,DplY so as to accomplish consolidation 

of anv nre-enforcement iudicial ievie* actions which had not been 

co*pf*tid rrrior to the Secretary's bringing an action to restrain a 

violition ofan order to notify and remedy oi to collect a civil penalty 

for failure to notify or to rremedy. 

The t:onferees dave careful -consideration to the que$tion of the 

weighJ which a diElrict court would give to the Secretaryts determinetion"of 

defect.'While the conferees agreed that the proceeding in the 

district court could approrrriatelv bi charasterized afi a "de -expeeled novott 

proceeding, the confe^r6es the district court to give due 

eonsiderutibn to the expertise of the a.geneY in its consideration of the 

facts as to whethcr or irot there was a defect and whether sueh defect 

was safety related. 'With respect to any challenpp to the validity of 

an underlyintr motor vehicle iafety stairdard when the Secretary has 

determined ttrat there has been i failure to comply, the conferees 

Vol. IV

determined thnt a collateral attack on the motor vehicie safety standard 

was permissible,_ if such attaek rvas not ret jtulitata beiause of 

previous judicial "e-rie*. fn any such collateral attack, ho*err"-r.-th*. 

sts.ndard of review by the diftriet court would be the same as & 

standard of review iri a court reviewing the validitv of the motor 

vehiclo safetv standard at the pre,enforcement sta.Ee of-the administrative 

process. fn othcr wordsf there would be n,i'de novo reriew of 

the motor vehicle snfetv standard. while there would be de novo 

review of the facts as to whether or not there had been u failure to 

eomply with such standard. 

The conferees intend that a manufacturer for whom the order to 

notlfy atrd remedy has not beerr restrained during the liendency of 

such ection would"not be subietlt to a court order lo remedv witirout 

eharge and his exposure to a cii-il penalty u'oulcl depend on the outcome 

of such action. in other words, a coirt could not compel him to 

remedy during tho pendency of any enforeement or other livil action 

wrth respect to an order issued under section 152(b). 

House Passed Bill-section 155 


August lZ, 1974,27811 

"rHfo8ctltt{T 

Or HOrIttCiTrox IND ExrDt 

otDtEa 

"8Ec. 165. (f,) (l) AD scilon uEder rdcuoa 

ll0(tr) to re8traln a vldld.ttou ol u ord,cr 

lsued utrdGr &ctton IEA ( b ) , or undct edctlon 

109 to Colloct a clvU penalty wlth 16- 

Spect to B violatlou ol Buch ED ord6f, of rny 

Clvll Bdtlon wlth fd8pact to 6uch an Onlei. 

rsy bo brou8ht only [A tbG UDttsd gtst E dt8trlct 

c4ut, lor ttr6 Dl8trlct of Columbta or 

th6 Unltod Etsta8 dtdtrlct murt ttr a Judlclal 

dbtrlct l.q th6 gtat€ of hcorpoirtlon 

of tlro rrrnulacturor to wblch th6 ord6r 

rppUes. All r,ctlonb (tDcludtng orrtoreBsrt 

rdt!on8) brcugbt. wltb roEpet to urc stE6 

ordcr undBr rdctfon lEt(b) drall b6 coDroudBt4cl 

ln an &ctlo[ ln t rtntla Judlctrl d!|trlct, 

h rccordaucr Vlth rn 0r{6r ot tb6 oorrrt, 

-(D) 

r cLrf dcrcrtpuoE ot tbc fber.t rtr,r 

st$tad buh tor htE detcrElnauon th,at, therr 

lr 6uch a def6ct, or tBllure. 

"(A) 

t&6 Etrralary,a Gviluallon of th6 

rtrl to motor y6hlclo aalGty rilronsbly rs- 

latcd to Euch dglect or lallure to 

"(D) 

corirply, 

any moerurga whlch tn ttro luhgmGEt 

of th6 Eccrltrry ar6 Mcessary ro ivoiU 

u unr66aonibl6 hszsrd rg8ulilng lroE tbG 

dalect or ldluro to comply, 

"(E) 

a rtr'l6En6nt that the El6uulactur€r 

wlll L!,UEe rUCh dGiecr or lai.iuro to coErply tO 

br rcEadlrd wtthout charga pufsuant to 

rdctlon 16l, but tJrat thl| obugailon ot th6 

ronufactursr lE condltlonsd bn thc outcodc 

ol thr coult prtreedlng, 

"(F) 

rnd 

Euch otlrer matterB ti tho Secretety 

tday preErlbo by regulluon. 

tJr whlch th6 trrrt ruch rctlor 

"(c) 

Ir browbt. 

A Ersnutacturer who laUE ro uoilly 

_"(3) 

Tho rourt rhsll dxp6dltG tno dbpo- owner8 of puchs.6&r8 ln accord.flttcg wlth 

dltlorr ol any clvll eduo4 to $hlcb thl| rub- E8ctlon 163(c) wlthl-u tbe perlod Elroct06d 

ractlou appllnE. 

undor Eactlon 

"(b) 

fffi(b) may b6 rstcftdd r ctvlt 

If $ clyll acuon wblch rrlBt66 to rrr peualty wlth ro8Foct to Euch frllurg to nottty, 

ordl-r udor sacuon l5z(b), sDd to whlcb unles th6 qrenulEctufer preyoilB ltr an M_ 

ruD86crlo4 (r) Of thls scuon rpplltr, hu tlon da8crlbcd, lII Eubsecilon (a) of thl8 rdc- 

been codrhdnc€d, tho Socrstsry mny orfur tlou or u.ulo8s the court ln Eucb Bn a,cuon 

tho marruf$tuer to lBau6 s [diltrcluotr lD, raatrbuu the Gnforftment ol such ord€r 

edqtilon to tbs nottnc$ilon r6qutr6d by |rc- throuthout tbE pEndoDcy ol ruch ecilon. A 

Elor 16l or 16?. Such E{tilil,oqrl nOttficrttou Ilrtlruttcturi| who faltr to noilfy ownorr or 

Blrall coutstn- 

putchtlart tr roqulrad 

"(A) 

by rn ordor urtdsr 

r stst€m8nt thet tb6 Bfcltt{fy ht| tubractlon (b) ol thlr Ecilorl roy bc r|- 

d6tcrq|l!,ed thEt a drfoct wbtch rrlntir to r6tlod r clvu ponBlty wlthout rGgerd to 

firotor vnhlclr Bif6ty or tEUura to coEplF sh6th6r or Dot b6 prevails ln an ncilon 

wlth I trbd€nl Eotor r6trlcl6 $toty itiudita Ci8crlb6d lq rub0ectlob (r) of thl8 rtcttorr 

6xl8tE, [,Dd that tlrQ mrqulactuar ta OoD* wlth torpoct to th6 vbudlty ot tlri ordcr 

t66tlng such dataftnlDBuon Ur a prffi.rubg lsuod uDdor raotlon t6C ( 

l[ a Unlrod Btrt68 dlrtflct 

" 

b ) , 

court. 

(d) It (l) I msbutrcturar fhtl8 wlilr[r 

Seatinn lAP - Notification and. Eemed,y 449 

*rl 

ili 

$ l; 

. -$ 

H 

llr 

t# 

li 

f 

i 

rq l

tho pcrtod rpecl$ed lb Edcttoh 163(b) to 

Comply wlth Bb. order und6r lcctlon I[B(b) 

to atrord notltlcEtlon to ownsra End purchar.r!, 

(U) a proc66dlrlB to wblch rubrsctl,o[ 

(rl appllos lB colnmencod rtt]r ro$pect 

to rucb ord.af, B[d (lll) tho Eecretary prcvrllr 

ln rrrch proce6cll$8, th6rr th6 E6crotary 

lhrll otdar th6 m&Dul&ctur6r-- 

"(l) 

to Etord trotlcG (whlch notlcb rday 

b€ oomblnG4 wlth any notlco r6qulr6d 

otd€f uDdcr Ssctlon 163 ( b) ) to arcb 

by rn 

ownrr 

rlld Purohd.t ducrlbdd ln tactlon ri3(c) ol 

t&t outcobc of thr prffiedlnB tnd contalnlDt 

ruob otb6r |[formatlon r, tbe gacr6trry 

rnry roqulroi 

"(f) to dptctly (ln accordane wtth sdtlon 

l6{(b) ) tha EArllg8t dat6 ou whlch auclr 

dolGct or l&llur. wlll b6 f6m6dled wlthout 

charge; a.nd 

"(3) 

ll notlflcatlon wfla requlred undof 

EubfficttoD (b) ol thlE ffictloD, to relmbur8€ 

auch owu6r or purcha#t lor any rerunable 

and n6c68lsay elp€rEes (ilot l[ exc66s of 

Etly BEourrt 8p€clf,Ed llr the ordar ol the 

Eccrctsry) wblcb ar6 lncuffed (A) by Euch 

owner or purchaidr: 

rGpalrlng tbe defcct 

{B) lor th8 purpodd af 

or fallure to compl)'to 

lrthich th6 ordsr r6lat E; End (C) durlng ttr6 

pcrlod b+Etl[ln8 on ttro dfltd 6uch Dotlncat'ltrr 

u-nd6r rubsctlou (b) ws rBqulred to b€ 

lr$uod rnd Gndurg o[ ttro dBt€ auc]r ownGt 

or purcbe€€r r6oalv6r notltrcstlou pur8uant to 

thla aubadctlob. 


Congressional Record*House 

October 15. 1974. 35634 and 85635 

MT.STAGGERS. 

Concernlng such clvll ectlone, Bection un(ter Bsctlon 100 of the aet, For purposfg 

155(c) (1) would recognlze ttrat prompt of sectton 165 of thls lCglshtlon, "ennotlllcBtlon 

to ownerg hnd purehacers forcement" means the Essessrnent of clvll 

ln Bccordance wlth sectlon IEB h mEnds- pennlfler -gecretary's for tnllure to comply wlth the 

tory and that n talluro or rufunt_l to ro 

order or an lnjuncHon ordernotlfy 

would trlgger the clvll penalty and lng eompllance. 

lnJunctlve provlslons of_ ttre act, If s nffttt-ermore, rr.lth regpect to the 

rnanufacturer rhotlld latl or refuee to Bo slan66rd for reitralnlng the enforcernent 

notlry and slto seek to hEve the apprt- of the secretary's orilei, the court'c eon- 

Drlste U,g. dlstrlct eourt retttaln the sl6glstt6n of $'hether the manufacturer's 

enforeement of the Eecret*ry'e order fEllurd to furnlsh notlflcptton w&s r€rrunder 

sectlon 15?(b), the conferees sonflble would tnclude conslderation of 

egreed upon r ntandard to be epplled bv F whether the publtc Interest would be aclailstrlct 

court ln dectdlns whether oggt vcnsly eflec6a by guch fnlturs to negfy, 

to restraln such enfofcement. Ttrls 

. tho eourt worrld atso conslltef. ol cour,qe, 

standard ls not, lntended pq tfy ggntereef whotirer or not the mdrrufs,cturer hnn 

;"HHiJfi t,lJ"'"."'11'#T:+!Lliiitggg1il;.ill;-ilfi tpreva,,rs 

enforcement actlon Elreaily 

-" -'- 

comrnenced 

by the Becretarl' under Edctlon 110(a) or 

450 VoL IV 

, 

,

House Committee Report-Section IEE 

House Report 93-1191, Pages 12, 13, snd 28.31 

(6) If a eivil aetion relnting to an orrler issued trv the Setretary 

to a mnnufaeturcr reqrriring notifieation nncl remetlv hns commencd. 

in a flnited States disirict court, thc Secretary may reqnire the manu- 

I&gU.qI to issue a preliminary irotification td olricrs anrl prrrt')rrrsels 

infornring tlrem of thc Scr:rotirrv's rleterrnirration thrt rl tlcfcct rn' 

failuro to comlrly t:xists rrrrrl thri rnanrrl'rctrrrcl'ts rlccision t() contest 

it.in a court prtxêuling. 'I'l_rc 

H 

rnirnrrl'irr.trrltl"s ollligation to renrcdy 

without chirrge is conditiorrr'cl on tlre orrtr:ome of srrrfi proceerlirrg. 

(?) lf thc Socretary prer ails itr such n civil nr.:tion, tlir rrranrrfit,.rrrler 

must ttottfy or1-1lel's ilIXl prrrcllnsers rlf tlre orrtcomrr and rcrncclv s'itlrout 

chlrge the defect or f*ihrre to cornply. Ileirnl.'rrrserrrrlrrt to orirrr,l's anrl 

lrurchasers is rtlryrrirecl for nttv reasonalrlr: lrrrrl ntr'esslry eslx,rrses (trqt 

in excess of atr trinotttrt sper:ilietl bv the Ser:retlry) rvhic.h ai'e irr,.rrrlerl 

in reliance otr the lrrt+lirniirary rrotiiir:ttion to repair thc ck:ft:ct or frilur.e 

to conrpl.r' to rvlrir.'ir tho or.der'r'elirtls. 

Fll("rlON ri.-r. t.ililt()n('Itflu.\*T ()F NO'fIFI('.\'r'I(lN.\'\*l) ril.tflr.j)r* ()rit)t.ttlJ 

Section lir'l (n) (1) of Plrt Ii e-stablisltes tlrc forrrtn for rrn nc'tiorr 

ttutlct'st'r'tion 110(a) to restrain n r.iolltion of rtrr orrk'r'issrretl rrnrlcr 

scctiou 1fi9(b) of this Ilart, or rrnder ser.tiorr 101) to t.ollet.t I t'ivil 

lrerritlit' t'itlr rt'slle

In nn errforcetrrt:nt Irrucctdiug a. Inatrtrfacturer is entitletl to rr tlirrl 

dc noyo in a, Iirriti:d St rrtes clistlict corrt't ott thtr isstte of n'ht't]tct'ltc 

violr-rtcd thc Strcrettt'v's ttt'tlt:r'irrrtl 11x: issue of tlrt: t-'xistetrc'o of tlte 

rkl{'rxlt; or failurt t,o ttrrrrpl.y trl u'hit'lr tlrc ortJt:r't't'ltttes.,\t, tlte sanre 

tinrri \'orrr Comuritteo rvislres to ernlrlursizrr tlrut tlrc single ltlot'eerlittg 

envisirged lty section 155(a) rlxl)o$es tlre manuflrctut'tr to tlte ttttftl't't'rncut 

r>cnalties corrtnirred in $rxrt ion 1()!l(tr) of tlrr, -\t:t. lrsl rrttrt:tttlt'tl 

by thi^s bill, proviclecl. of rouliit'. tlrlt tlic'Ser:r't:titry plorrrlrtl.y rôrrtnlen(:es 

srrch atr enforttetn('rtt llrtx:et'tling, 

('ont.{:l'n for Prrblic stfet.v Jrus ulso lerl 1'our'('orrrlrrittce to cottc'lrrt]e 

tlrrrt, if a civil trctitrt rt:lntittg to rrn ortlcr rrtrdet'set'l iou lir!([r) ittttl to 

rrhiclr sectiorr 15i(n) npplies lrirs beetr conrttrctrcecl. tltc Sccretfll'v lnily 

or.dur the mlnuflt:tulel to issrrt: rr pltllitnitrlr'.y notifirrrtiotr iu arllitiotr 

to tlrc notilicatiort t'r.rtlttiltrl b.r'st'r'tion lI1 rlr'15!.'l'lre St'cretlrrv tttrrv 

decide upon thc I'acts of a pnrtictrlal cusc tltat the lisli of acritlettts, 

i1ilr'ies or deltlrs occrrrring irs tlrc rtrsult of a ilefectit-e rtt'n(tnr'ontpl\'ilg 

motor vclricle or iterrr ol'its cqrripttreut is rrrrlt'nsrtrtitble rhlrittg tlte 

lrentlcrrcv of a set:tiorr'lii(rr) r:ottrlt pt'ocrcctlirtg. lrr srtclt ir cilst'. if llttr 

irlrrrrrfrrritrrrer has refrrscrl lo issrrr: rttitilirtt{iott ltrrt'stta.ltt to ser:tioIt 151 

or li'J. tiro Secretlry rlnv orrlr:r rt lrrclilrrittrrr'v^rtotiJicatiott rrttrlt'r sr'ction 

1;]i(b) 'lvhich iirrrll i'oltnirrr ('\) rr stnteirerrt llrrrt tlre Scct'ctirt'v 

lrrrs detrlrrnincd that n, defect or'{tilrrre to contlrl.r,esists, att

tiorr 1i5(b) sltorrltI bc issrrcrl is intendetl to prrt tlre rnanufacturer orr 

trotit'e tlrrrt a rtfrrst-l to cotnplv mnkcs trirn'tirrtrle- foil-"i"ii'1,*,r,,tti*t 

r'lretlre. o' uot rhe sec'etnr'1j's'origi'al n.,l*. it,.i". =""iinn ii,lrrri ;* 

urrlreltl. 

sectiorr 15.1 (d) of Prrlt B gir-es trre conclitions rlrrtl pro'i.siorrs for 

Il{)rlrlcaIr{}n to orlrr



May 17, 1973, 16052 

'(21 ftCrpt |. othcrrb. FfuvldGd tr thlr 

prrrgniph, eny pcrton who lr i{i8rlcvG(l bt 

the doctEloD ls r proc?GaurE undu thlE rub- 

Eoctlofl msy ippcdl i dcclslon ot th€ Eccrctsrt 

uporr thc flunB of I pG'tttloD lor rlvlct 

tn thG unlt d 8trtc| court ol Appc+k for 

th6 DlEtrlct of Colutf,bh Ctrcutt. Euch pctltton 

EhaU b6 il6d wlthlil twrnty alByr Bft?r 

thc Eccrutrry'r dGcl6lon. In Bny;uclt l6YlGe, 

th6 tedtuBl lln(ttnar of th6 EdctGtdtY rhill 


October 10. 1974. 35036 

Mr. HARTKE. 


bG surtstnGd tt flrpportdd by iubrtiEtlrl 6rldcnc; 

on thc rEord coDrldcrcd e! r rvholc. 

Tt6 gftrctdry iheU fllc thr ttcord orr vhlch 

hls tlndlnBs rrG bilcrt wttlrln tGtrty tltyr of 

th6 .btc th6 p"tttlon lor rovl;fr l| fl6d, Th6 

muft rhill srpadlt th6 (UtpdslHon ol ruch 

petttlon lo,r tGvlcf. Th6 Secr6tary'r d?t6finlnrtloE 

thit r d6foct or fillurr to oomPly lr 

or ls not dc trrlntll|li ln itB tmpddt l8 not rtvlewablr 

undcr thl6 prr;8if8ph. 

Correction of the Record 

Wlth tcBp+ct td the cl"ll._f,ctlon ln thc 161666666of th6gccf.tiry'f,o1,dff1hdffs6c- 

Dlrtrtct court ruElrdltrF th6--Ederotrry'r qotr 16l lfl rn cntoreffir'nt fetton f,lr'hdt 

ord6r, rddtton 16fi(c)(l) rftrilld tetognlm commincrtl by the Bccret4ry under roeiloir 

that prompt ndtllletrtloh td_omen trntl Eur- llo(il Or undtr peilon tOg it ttra frnt. Tlrur, 

chns.ri |n iccordtne. dtl-fitlll- 

161 ^1! rr * ";"rt Fcflnttr r rf,f,nufacturtr to brrng 

S.fil'"'8"*,'.1'i.llfii"?jiliill:hl"ry:# *ni*"n'm"*",ii?liiti"I"$#it;l" 

tntunetlvt Frovl$lont of thr 

fedtu?er Etrouttt tElI ". r.i""i't"'"l';;li;y 

6nal filso rtl?.k to have tft. nppt"ptfot"-u.ri. 

Itlrtrlet cdutt reltrBln tho tnforeffitatnt ot 

th6 Ehc?6trt?l otdir un.t;r tGdttorr lEx(bl, 

ttiytfoutdnotrpPlyrrh6nthceotltl16con' 

rfOerfry i rGqu?ril by r tnf,nuti'd-turcr to lrirtratn 

tho Bicrotaw frorn commdhcln8 atr 

cnforcGm6nt |ntlofr. 

th6 confdt66t iB?ild.rlpon i rtinalittl to.b6 

ipptlart by 0 dktrlct murt ltt dtcldln$ 

whtth;f dt not to rirt?Alrr Eueh 6ntofc6mtnt, 

Thlt stf,ndstd lt hot tnttndcd by th6 cdn' 

fGrtcr to bc rppllcd by E dlrtrlct colrrt GrdtPt 

whrn conitalttlng shtthGr td rurtriln Gn- 

For purpos6i of sGctlon fC$ ol thtr laglrle' 

tton- 

'.inforeomGnt" 

1116rna thc na6casm;nt ot 

"1o11 Denaltle$ for tEUurg to co,Erply wtth tlrc 

gccrciary,r ord6r or sn In1unctlon ordctlf,g 

comDllflnce. 


Senate Report 93-150, Page 17 

454 

Subsection (g) (2) of the ltloposccl section I 13, provides that anv 

I)ersorr 'rhe who is irggrievetl bv tlic clecisiorr in the-prot:eerlirrg -lletition lrcfore 

Secretaty mtr" ttlrllcaf'the decision rr[)oII fiiirrg of rr 

for review iri the thrii.ea Sttttls Llorrrt of Alrpetrls for the District 

of flolrrrnbin (lircrrit. Thc pct,ition rrrrtst bi'filert u'ithin 20 drrvs 

aftcr Lhe Sect'etary's dt:t:isiorr. lrr rrtrv sLttlir revierv, the frrctrral 

Iinrlings of thc Si:cretur.1' shall btr iust,u.inccl if srrpported-by 

srrbstintia,l tlvitlclrce ou ihe ret:ord rlorrsiclcred as t s'hole' Thc 

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Sccr-etary is rlirected to filt: the ret.ord upon whic:h his linclings 

are basetl within 20 days of the date thd petition for rcview'ig 

{iled. The court s}rall expetlite the clisrrosii,ion of suc}r ltetition 

for revierv. 'I'here is no alrperrl orr the Secretary's rleterrriinatiorr 

tltrrt u defect or failrrre to r:om;lly is or is rrob de enirlirnu,s irr its 

irrrputlt. 

The tertrr "any person who is nggrievecl bv the decision" 

should be broadly-irrterprctccl and--docs not -require spccific 

injury to tltc individrral hinrself. Rrrther, the indivitiuul r:tir be a 

rcpresentative of consurnt:r's nnd be exprcssing their int,erests. Ths 

re&sorr frlr this is quite clear: u'here a rrrotor vehicle or itern of 

motor vehidc r'rluipment contains u safety relatcrl tlefact or failure 

to r:omply, the owricr_


House Report 93'1452, Pages 32 and SB 

RtAEoNABr'Elt-EBE'os RE''EDY 

Eenntebill, 

The Senate bill provided that the Secretarv would apProve wit'h or 

without modificatibn after consultation with the manufanturer of a 

rndor vehicle or tire, such manuf&ctlrrerts remedy plan. The review 3s 

inElfrled the date when atrd thc method bv which the notification and 

remedv would be elfectuated. Thc Senate Hill fu*lte. provided that the 

date #ould be the earliest practicable onc, brrt worrld not exceed sixty 

daVs from the tlate of dixxivery or determirration of thc defect or failuti 

to comply. The Serreta"y *as empowered to gratrt an extension of 

this period f6r goorl causc and to prlblish notice of such extension in the 

Federal Resiste;r. 

The rnan]ufacturer wae ibound to implement the remedy plan as 

arrproved bv the Secretarv. Ifowever, the tnrrnrrfacturer corrld rrpply 

to ^ttre Ser,refi.arv to t np"ovi any amendment or rrroclification of the plan 

for eood eause $howr:r, pruvidcil notice of such modification was reflsonabli'nublicized 

bv thi manufacturer- The application and the det:ision 

ren"ddred on the airplication would 5e prrblishod in the Federal Register 

within five days -alter rc*ceipt or issuanee. Gtxrd cause wtls defined to 

mean '6una,voiclablc delay -due to strikcs, catastropher or Ira'tural 

disaster.tt 

Eotue amnnl,mnmt 

As indicated previously, section 15a(c) as added by the House 

amendment required the manufacturer iohie with the Secietary e copy 

of his program to remedy a defert or failure to corrtply, nnd thc program 

foui.d be available io the prrblic. Section 156 of the lforrse amend' 

ilrcnt further pr.ovidecl that upon pctition of any interested perrion' or 

on his o*n mbti.rtt, the Secre^tary^coulcl hoJd a hearing in which any 

interested persorr (including a mingfncture.r) could rna-ke oral (as well 

as written)- presetrtations of d'ata, views, and arguments on the question 

of whether a manufacttrrer has reasonablY met his ohligation to remedy 

a defect or failure to comnlv under seotion 154. If the Secrstarv determined 

thab a manufacturer did not reasonably meet the obligation, he 

would order the merrufscturer to take specified action to c.omply with 

such obligation. 

Confererrce swbatitwte 

The conference substitute adopts the provisions of the llouse amendment 

with two elarifying amen.llments.-First. the Secretary is authorized 

under section Ud as:added by thc conference subgtitute. to consider 

whether the manufacturer has reasonabl.y met his obligation not only 

to remedy a defect, or failure to comply! but also to provide notification 

pursuant - to sc,ction 151 or 152. 

Sec,ond, section 156 now states that if the Secretary determines the 

manufucturer has nob reflsona,bly rnet his obligrtion to notify and remedy, 

the Secr.etary shall order dhe manufactilrer to take the specified 

456 

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action to comply nnd the Secretary may also take any other action 

authorized bv Title I of the National Traffic ancl Motor'fehie.te Safetv 

$g!. Thus, for cxample, the Setretary mav assess a civil pr:naltv for a 

failure of the manufacturer to mdt hi'i oblisation to notifv and 

remdy. 


Con gressional Record- Houee 

August lZ, 1974,2781f 

"lltlorxslrHH ot ltrtDt 

tsElc. 166. Upon potltlon ol rny Int tslted rbtt dt b$ obllg.tlon to '"B.dy I rtolGct 

pCIllOA or on hl! om motlon, tho tJtcfotdry or irllUrc to comply undGr [ccilon 16{. If 

mry bold r lcftfug lll whlch,any tlltarGsted tb6 Eacrrtrry rtftr]rirlnea th6 rbBnutrcturer 

D.non (lncludlnE r Dlauulrdturer) Eroy hil bot tr,rroorbly trlGt sucb oblltruon, hr 

rDa,Lc orrl (ra wGU L wTltten) pr€Ecut*tlou rbru or6ar tta minutlctuu to trLa apactol 

drt , vlowr, rnd nrgumGnt4 on tho qu6s- ll(l rEiloB td cobrply wlth sucb olJllgrlton, 

Uon ol whcthcr I manulEcturer hat reMn- 




ffouse Report 93-1191, Pages l8 and 3l : ' 

This bill nlso atttltorizes tlre Secretnrv to concluct infolrnrrtiortnl 

Itertlintls atrrl to obtain eviclentrc frorn aui' l)crsolr s'ho has nnv irrfot'trttrtion 

reler-irrrt to tht- inrplcnrarrtlt,irlrr rif ilrc -\ct. f)cspit+ tlre 'r'i{irl 

irnpot'tllttce of irrfot'ttratiorigltlrerirrg to srrc:r:r:ssfrrl iurplelnenf ntion of 

tlre lct. the SccrctarT drx's llosscss gcueral arrtholitv for this prrrpose. 

This lac.lr is attorttalorrs in vierv of the extensir-e infolmrrt ion girtlrr't'ittg 

irtttltoritv in the propert.r' rlarnnge lerlrrction lrrovisions of tlre 

][ritor' \-ehicld fnfornraliori arxl (,'ost Savings -\ct.'TIris ptttgrnp]r 

rvotrlrl give the Serlt'ctrrry sirnilar arrthoritv in tlre mole irnlloltrrnt lrrrtr 

srrit of pl'er-enting traffic cleaths ancl injuries. 

SEC'l'Io r* 1,-r ti . IiE.\ lJo li,\ BLll r* llSS OF RIt xIEI)'r* 

'I'lris 

strt'tion lrrrlvitles thnt upon petitiorr of au.v interestr:tl pcl'solr 

ol on his ou'n niotion. t,he Ser:r'tvt*ryinay lrolc[ ru lrt:rrrittg itr rvhiiilr attv 

intelesterl I)crson (inclrrding t rrrnriufacitnrer') rnn.v lrrirlic ot'al, ns rvell 

Seetinn lOE - Notiftcation and Remedy 457 

31

fi$ rvritten, pteseutatrons of da,tl. viun-$ trrrl rllllllulctrts otr the question 

of whcflicr a rrranufacturer has lel$orrtlrly'met his obligatioir to 

leurecl.y a clcfcct or failur'rr to cornply urrdel ser:tiotr 1fi4. ITntler st'ction 

15{(r,) the rnnnufrrctrrrcr is rcrlrrirccl lo {ilc his progrilrn for rt'nre,tlving 

the rleft'r't or flilrrrc to tlornpiv rvitlt tlrr: Scci'etnrv antl it is pulrlic 

irrforrlat,ion. If tlrti Secret,arv rleterrnines lfter such lreirriug that the 

manufactrrrer has not rcirsoiralrly met his obl igatiott, lre s]rall orcler 

tlrr, ruanrr{rrctrrrcr trl trrlie sllr:cilierl action to courllly r'r,-ith srrtilr obligntion. 

Tlris authoritv urrrrl-rles the Secretarv to ordcr the nrunuftrrt,rrlcr 

ttl srrlrrnit ,r n*w 1r'I'i,g,'trrr, to irrrlrlcrnt:trt tirc llnrgrarn srtbrnitted utttler 

scctiorr 1l-r4(c). rir tir tultt: otlref srritable nc{ion-r'egnrding his obligntiorrs 

rrnder section 154. 



May 17, 1973, f6052 

"(l) Arlrov^r. AfiD lxFlrrrmarror ot 

Sn Ft P&/rII.-(r) Thr Bmrtrry rhilr rF' 

DrEyG Flth or rlthout modlllcrtlon ift6r eonrultitton 

wlth thc manufecturcr of ruch 

mottr vGhtclc 6f tltcr, ruch henufictu!8r'r 

tGd6dy plrD lDcludlnE tbG dst Bhcn ind 

thr hrtlrod by rrhlch th6 trotl!6tlon ;nd 

ttmGdy rf,qulrod purrurnt td thlr sactlon 

!,brll bi GtGctur,t'rd, Buch rlitc lhsll bG tho 

arrlt6;t prrctlcrblr oD6 but lhBU not GrcEd. 

rlrty dryr troE ttrc'dita ol dlrcovGty tr dctarElDrtton 

ol tJr6 d6fodt or fillur! to @mply 

pursurrt to tubractlon (r) d thlr 6actlo[ 

or undcf rubr.ctlon (t] ol thll cctlon, 

It ippllc[b16, unl6rr thi gocritary tr$ts rn 

GrtanrloD of ruoh p6"lod lttr Eood cBu8r 

rhofln ind publtEhot; uotlct ol ruclr 6rtcn- 


rton In thG lGdrrsl naEtrtrr. Buch mlnufrdturur 

lr bound to lEplimcrit Euch rcmcdt 

plan er spprovGd by tho 8ccrutery, 

"(l) Upon iFpllcatlo(r ln vrltlnE by tucb 

minufloturGr, th6 B6cr6tsry may ipprovo 

Bfly rhGn(lrrGnt or modticatlotr ol ruch plsn 

for gpod c*u!6 rD,om plovld6d nottc6 ol such 

rilodltrcrtlo|r b rGrtobrbly Dubuclltd by tuch 

.m.s[ufactut6r. TbG Eccrtt|tT thill caur! 

cacb luoh rDFltditlon 8nd tb6 dacl8lotr t6[. 

d6rud on auch eppltcttlon to b. Pubrtrhcd ln 

thn Fndiril n glrt r *lthln trYG thyt ot rt. 

c6tpt of lr8urDco, A! uitd lu tht pereguph' 

'liood ciurG' nGtn| uMvoldrblc d6lry dur 

to ftilk6|, cBt{8tropbi, Er trrtunl dlrf|t6r' 

Senate Dehate-Section 156 


Senate Report 93-150, Pages 15 and 16 

Apyroual und implementq,tion t1f remetly 1tlu,n (Subwc|'ion (f)) 

Srrbscction (f) of the proposed Section 113 rnantlrrtt:s the Secretary 

to arll)rove u'itlr or u,it'hout rnor'lificatiorr, fl,ftcr consrtltation 

uith the mr'i,rnrfa,cturer of tr, mtttor vt*ritile.rr i,ircs tlctelrnirrctl to 

contnirr a safot.y relutcd clefec[ on fuilure to cornply wit,h tr.rr 

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applicable motor vchicle safety stanclrlrrl, such mtrrrtfacturer's 

rernedy plan int:lrrdirrg the date rvhen unrl t,lte methotl b'r' rvhich 

thc notifictr[ion u,rrd rctnetlr' required llttrsttttnt to t]ris sectitln 

shrrll be effer:trru,tetl. Tho tlrrie shirll lle tirt'tirrrliest prrrt tictble otre 

but shtll nol tlxcccd 60 tla,vs frorn tlre tlul,tr of discovt:. r or tlcterlniu&tiou 

of the clefect or fuiluro to cornlll.y rrrtless the 5r'll'etru.y 

grttrts nn exteusion of snch lteliotl for gorxl crtttstt sltorr n rtrltl 

publishes a noticc of srrch exturrsiort in- t,he h-etlcrtl Register. 

In upprovitrg the mtrrnrfrtcturetts tnethotl llY rvhich the rtrrrrtrtly 

is to be rrffectrlatrirl, 1he Secretury shall tlctirrmine tltat, in tlte 

case of non-t:ornplitucc, the rrrethotl rvill llring such motor vtllticle 

or itetrt of eqrriplnent into txrtupliutrcr: with the tllpliurtlltt stirtr

'EtrETPTIOI{ 


}'OR INCOHBEQI'ENTITIL DEFECT OR. FAII,I:RE TO COI(PLT 6 

"Stc, 157. Upon rpplication of a manufacturer, the Secretary sha,ll rl u8c r'rrt' 

orempt such manuffi,c,turer from any requirement under this part to 

qive Dqtice $ith respect to. or to remidv, i defect or failure to cbmplv. 

it he determines, nt'tor notice in the Fderal Register end opportuiit]y 

for intorestcd p.'.*ns to pr€sont dete, views, *nE argumenti,ihat suc[ 

defect or failure to comply is inconsequentirl as it relates to motor 

vehicle sefetv, 


House Report 93-1452, Pages 33'35 

ExtMPfIOIY I$R INCOI{SInIrENTIAL DEFBOT OR FAILURE * Oar*"O* 

Eeutte bil,l, 

The Senate bill allowed a martufacturer to pebition the Seeretary to 

initiate a proceeding to establish that a defect or failure to coniply 

w&s dd m,in.i.mit in its impact on the nttmber of traffic arcitlents and 

deaths and injuries to persons resultinE from traffic aeridents. If the sa 

manufacturer was succe-ssful in such o pioceecling, hc was not obligated - 

to remedy without charge. 

Howe anwnd,mnnt 

Section 157 as added by the l{ouse amendment provided that upon 

application of a ma.nufacturer, the Secrctary would exempt such manufacturer 

from giving noticp or remedyinc a defect or failure to comply 

if the Secrdtary deterrnined, after'pribtic notice and opportunity 

for Drosentation of data. views. and arsuments. that such defect or 

faihire to comply was inconsequential at it related to motor vehicle 

safety. 

Cutfererwe aubsiitutc 

The conference substitute is the Bame as the House amendment except 

that interested persons as well as the manufncturer &ne given the 

opportunity to present data, views, and arguments to the Secretary 

after nctice is published inthe Federal Re.gister. 

Eenfre bill, 

Section 3 of the Senate bill added & new section 118(h) to the Act 

authorizing the Secr€tary to file an action ngainst an imminently 

hazardous motor vehicle or item of motor vehi-cle equipment for the 

seizure of such ve.hicle or oquipment, und against the manufacturer, 

distributor or dealer of suchmotor vehicle equipment. An ((immine,nt 

hazardtt was defined to mean e motor vehicle orîtem of motor vehicle 

equipment, which presented immediate and unreasonable risk of death, 

serious illness, or severs perv>nal injury. Thc court in which such an 

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action was filed shall have jurisdiction to declare that such motor 

vehicle or item of motor vehie.le equipment wus imminently hazardous, 

and to gtant such temporary or pennflnent rclief as might be necessary 

to protect the puhlic from the risk. 

In an action filed app,inst trn imminently hazardous motor vehicle or 

item of motor vehicle equipment. such a vehicle or equipment corrld be 

procneded against by p"c*irs of libel for the seizure and condemnation 

of such product in afiy district court of the United Statcs within the 

jutlicial district in which such motar vehicle or item of motor vehicle 

equipment was found. 

Eowe a,mcnd,mnnt 

No oomparablo provision. 

Conlerenre uthttitwte 

The confercnce substituts omit"s the ((Tmminent Tlazardt provision 

of the Senate bill. The purpose of this section-to insur.e the ability 

of the Secretary to act swiftlv when & motor vehicle or itern of replardment 

equipmenl prcsents an immediate and unreasonable risk-dan be 

aeeomplished rrnder thc provisions of the oonferenm subetituto 

Under the new section 152 of the conference substitute. when the 

Secretary makes an initial determination of u defect or'failure to 

comply in a motor vehicle or item of replacement equipment, he shall 

immidiatelv notifv the manufactrrrer of such dettrrmination and shall 

publish notice sf'such determination in the Federal Register. The 

manufacturpr and interested per$ons are afforded the opportunity 

to prresent data, viswg, and arguments on the issue of whethei a defect 

orJailure to cbmplv'exiets.'Section 152(b) of the conference sub- .re 

Elitute provides thLd after such presentation, if the Set:retary deter- - 

mines that sueh vehicle or item of replacement ecluipment does not 

comply with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard 

or contains a defcct which relates to motor vehicle safetv. then the 

Secretary sha.ll order notification and remedv without charge. 

The c6mmittee of cr)nference believes that lf the Secretari rnakes 

an initial determination that a defect or failure to comply in a 

motor vehicle or item of replacement equiprne,nt poses an imrnediate 

and unreasonable risk of tleath, serious illness, or personal injurv, he 

may expedite the public notice and informal comrnent procedures. 

If the Secretary's final determinat'ion (after sudh nofice and opportunity 

for comment; is that such deftrt or failuhc to e,omply lxrsr-s such 

an -immediate and unreasonable risk. he shall immediirtirlv issue an 

order under section 152(b) to the manufacturer to furnish notification 

and to remedy. 

Additionally, the Secretary may seek to utiliae the provisions of 

seetion 110(ai of ttt* Act as inodifiett bv this legislationl The llnited 

States district courts are given jurisdietion thereundar trr restrain 

violations of Title I of thc '\ct, or: nrles, r'egulations, or orderf; t,hereunder, 

to restrain thc sale or importation of any rnotor vehicle or 

item of replacement equipment whlch does not comply with an applicable 

motor vehicle safety stnndard or contains a defe,ct whir:h relates 

to motor vehicle safety 'ancl with respect to which notification has 

been required under section 152(b). Thus, once the section 152(b) 

Sectinn 102 - Notificatinn and Remedy 461

order has been issuerl in the expedited procedure above, any vehiele 

or item of rcplncement equiprnerrt to 'which the order applies which 

has not ye.t been sold to a first purchaser (other than a de.aler) is 

subiect to a restraining ordcr of the court. 


Congressional Record* House 

August 12,1974,278ff and 2781? 

'trtrtlox 

toa rxcoxlreurtTrtl. ttrrqr ot 

ltEvu ro CoxFLl tt ba ddt{ril.har, rft€r Fqblrc notlca ttrd 

.,Erc. 

16?. Upoa eppucetlou ol 4 ErsDulbc- oltDottudtt lot Presdntatlou of d.ts, YlrwE, 

-tt[Gr, 

tbt E orGtrry enatt exoEpt ruch Eranu- f,rrd srBumtntr, thit ;uch dsfict df ftllufr 

lrclurGr tfoid tlvlEg notlcG u'lth rsp€ct td, td mmply lr lndonrdqudrttld l| lt rclit6r 

ot rotr

m6nt of thh rubr.cflon ilrrt tucb retncd, 

vort b. por{frfiGd Etrhout chlrT6 rhiil Doi 

rpply lf r d.bHrrlnitton lr rttd6-und6r !ub- 

|6ctldn (t) o[ thli |.ciloE thlt thr dct6ct 

or lillurG to oomply te tto mlnfmh, or ii 

ruch mot{'r ythlcld or ltaft ol Eotor ychtch 

cqulph.bt wrr purchi.Gd by th. l|tt pur_ 

" (h ) f MMTFTFT EAz^hD.-( I ) ThG E6crat6ry 

m8y tr16 BE Ectlon stslnst- 

" (A) ab lmmtneDtly hAfiardous Df otot vehlcl6 

crr ltom of ffiotor vohlct6 dqrrtfjmtnt lor 

Belturo ol ruch vohlcle or cqulpment lrnder 

pf,rf,FrBph (2) (B) of thls Eubsectloh: a'nd 

"(B) a mtrnrrftrctute!, dtFtrll)lrtdr, or dGilGr 

ol ruch motor vehlclo or ltem o! motor vetrlcl" 

equ lpmrnt. 

AB used ltr thta rrlhsee.tlon, ,lmEhcnuy 

bazffJdoui'rnebtrt t motor vshtclo or lt€It 

of motor yehlelc cqulpmont whlctr prruntl 

ltnthedlatt and unrefisonablo rl8k ol dcBth. 

Serlous lllnfts, or Bevete Fefson8l tnjury. 

"(2) (A) The court ln whtch such ertlon t6 

nlrdl shf,tl have Jurlbdlcilon to declr,r6 Buch 

motor velrlcle or ltem Of hotor vehtClo 6qulp* 

ment to be lmmlnenilv hf,rtrrdolr$ and ( ln 

the cBBe of an mtloh under FsrBBrBph n) 

(B) ot thls sutjsectlon) to firAnt (Ls Rnc[tEry 

td Buoh deelEratldf, or 1n llcrr thereof) Euch 

trmpornry or pormBnent rel lef RE mf,v t e 

necessly to proteet th€ putlllc lrom ruch 

rlsk. 

"(B) 

In the cBse 6t rn {ictlon under pars_ 

Frnph (l) (A) ol thls Eilhs*ilon, th6 tnotot 


cbr^tGr (not Includtht iny al6ill6r ol i rnin. 

lri4turtr) E|016 thsn 6ttht crl;ndir y6ffr 

balorc thn minulrcturcr rrcGlyd rroilnc;uoE 

lT,-.tht 

86ff6trrT, pgfrurht to pir8trrph 

( t) ot rubrccilon (E) ot thls rcctron, of defict 

o! lllluf6 td comply. 

vehlclo or ltrm ot h6tor vehlcle lqulpmebt 

m8y be prft(,eded f,g8lnst lrv prote$.B ol lltlpl 

lor th6 selzrrre tntl conrlemnnilon o{ 6uch 

product ln anc dtsLrtct corrrt of th6 Ublted 

ri.Btes wlthln the ru(llclEI dl$trlct ln whtch 

sueh ffidtor leh lclo or ltem of hotor vchlctd 

aqulpment ls forrnd, Prrree614g6 And cBa?r 

Ehell mnlorm Bs nafly M pffiBltrlo to pro- 

ceedlnFs lh reltl In B{lmlroltv. 

4." rrctton 

- :{g) 

uudFr pn}rgrnph (r) (B) 

or thlN slltrHecildn llrAv br trr/^rFht lh th6 rllBtrlclr 

court of the unlted fjtRtps lor th€ Dts_ 

trlct of Colrrfnbte d tn ftnv JudtctBl dtstrtct tn 

u'hlch any of th6 d"fendnnts ls filnd, ftildf!, 

or trBnsA4i8 buslhess, proCeBS m4y tJt 

tetl'ed oh Srrch defendAnt tn Rny JlltllcltliLqtrlet 

In Bfitch rudh drlendont rtrtdpr or hBe 

bo found. EubpenE.8 teq'llrlnB tho tttandanci 

of wltneBse8 lrr ruch rrn trcilon may nlh ln to 

EhY other dlstrlct. 

-"(4) 

HotwlthrtBn(uf,B iny othcr provlrton 

of liw. tn rny actlon undri thlr ttibtrcilon. 

the_gccretery mry dlrect attorncF 66ploFd 

by blm to EFpcar i'nd repreaont hbr_,r 


Senate Report 93-150, Pages 17 and l8 

Subsection (g) (2) of the proposed.section 113, provides that any 

Derson who is assrieved bi tlie decision in the irroceecling befor-e 

the Secrctrrry niay a1,1,ea[ the der:ision ulx)n filing of rr iretition 

for raview it' thn tl"iii,.l States OorrrL of Appetls for the District 

of Colrrrnbiu Cir

that a defect or fniluro to comply is or is not de minimtts itt its 

irnpu,ct. 

The term "fl,ny person u-ho is nggrieved by the decision" 

shoulcl be broadlv'interpreted and'''iloes not "require snecifio 

injury to the inclividual hirnself. Rrther, the indiviciual cair be a 

representative of consumers ancl be expressing their in[erests. 

'fhe 

re-ason for this is quite clear: wherc u, motoi vehicle or item of 

rnofor vehicle equipment contairrs a safety related defect or failure 

to comply, the owner of such vehicle or equipment is not the only 

orre wlio-rnay be endangererl. Pnssengcri tiaittg irr that vehitlL 

or othar l,nriic* rna.y tre'involvetl in a-ir acciderii, the proxirrrato 

cause of which was the tlefect, or failure to comply; 

fmninent hazard (tubsection (h)) 

This subsection relating to "imminent hazrrds" is nrodeled 

aftcr a similar provisiorr corttained in the (,-onsumer Produrrt 

Safety Act ertrrcted in 1972. Under this pror-ision, the Secretary 

m&v frle an action rgainst tn imminerrtlv hazarclous nrotor vehicle 

or ilern of motor vtiiide etltillmcnt for ihe seizure of such vehicle 

or etlrriprncnt, and against the munrrfuctrrrer, clist,ributor or dealer 

of sfch motor vehic]e or item of rnotor vehicle cquipment. Asr 

usecl in this subsection, "immincnt ltaza,rdtt moB,ns a nttttor vehir:le 

or item of rnotor vehiele eqtriprncnl, which presents immediate ra 

Fnd unreasonable risk of dealh, serious illness, or serrere persotrirl - 

inirrry. Thc court in which such action is filed shall have jurisdi* 

tion io declare such motor vehicle or item of motor vchicla 

equipment to be irnrrrinently hazardous and in an action ng&inst 

srich manuf&cl,rrter, distribirtor or dea,ler or to ppant suc,h- tetn-, 

porery or perrn&Ilent relief as mfl.y be rtttr:cssary to protect thc 

i:ublic from. sur:h risks. In an action filed rr.gainsi an imminently 

haznrdous motor vchicle or item of motor vt:hicle equipment, srrch 

a, yehit:lc or equiprnent may be proceerl etl aguiust by Jrrocress oJ libcl 

for the seizure and condemrration of such product in rrny tlistrict 

court of the United States within thc iudicial district irr which such 

motor vehido or itern of motor vehicle etlrriprrtent is found' 

Proceedings and ca,ses shall corrfolrn &s ncirly as llossiblc to 

proceedinss 

' in rern in admirnl ty. 

An action filed ngainst a mirnufacturer, distlibtrtt)r, or clealer 

mav bc brousht in the l)istricl Court of thc llnited States for the 

Dislrict of Clirlurnbi& or in any judicial clistrict in whit:h uny of 

the deferrdtnls is found, resid-es, or truttsttcts business. Process 

of sutfi rleftlntltrnt rnav be served in trrtv iurJit:inl districrt in which 

strt:h tlcfcntluuts resides ()r rIIrIy lrt: ftiirntl. Subpoenas reqrriritrg 

the attentiance of witrrcsscs in srtch oction msy run into tttrv 

other clistrict. Attomeys errtployed by the fiecretary nrav a.ppetrr 

and represent him in rny srn:h procee

m*nufutlttrrer aqrees to t'ctttrtrlv such rlefect or fuilrrre to cornrrlv 

without inr.oking the hearing provisions of subsection (g) of fhis 

set:tiort, t.hen thc itnlnirrertt hazarcl provision u'orrlrl nqt be neqessar.v. 

However, if thc lrrurrrrfacturer requcsts rr lrerrrinq und the 

Secretrrry rletermines thut, un irnminent hazarcl exists, irc rrruy 

immedirrtcl.r- proceed to the rlistrict courr under thc fror-isionl 

of this sulisrx:tion. 'llhe nrrrnrrfar:trrrrrr will still receive a rlue 

proc,ess consitleration of his vicws anrl evidence in the district 

corrrt,and.the prrtrlic u'ill still huvc tlre berrefit of an expetlitetl 

consl(ler&Lron. 

Executive Communications-Section 157 


Couprnor,r,nn GpNnneL oF TrrE Uwrrnu Srarrs, 

Washinsio;, i:i.-, uiy t)'inrs. 

B_s*szs. 

B-r35374. 

Hon. lV.c.nnnn G. Mecnusor*r, 

(.. h,airm.an,, (, onvrtittee on L unnterce, 

U.S. Ee,nute. 

Dn,rH MH. CH.c.rnvAw: Your letter of tr'ebruary Zl, lgZ3, reqrrests 

our comments orr S. i355, which is n bill to nrrrend thc lrlu.titinal 'l'ruffig 

arrd Motrr Vehide snfety Act of lg66 to provide for lrirnt:dies of 

delgcts without churge. 

,. Thtr Jrroposetl section Il:l(g)(C) reacls, in purt, as follows (Jrrrge 4, 

lincs 4 thnr 15): 

" "If, following a detormination uncler psr_agraph (l) of subseetion (g) 

ot thrs section, a nrurrufactllrer cln estnblish to the sutisfriction of 

thc secretur.y at a hearing strrrctrrred to pror:ccd as expeclititlusly us 

prrrctir:able thtt a ftilure to cornplv with in applicuble inotor r.chicle 

safc.tv slrr.nrlnrrl is of such int'orr.t'tlrrential naiirrrt thut, the pur.lx)ses 

of tlris titk',rrnd thc p'blie i'rerest, u-orrld not_be servcd ly r:eqrfiring 

Ihe applicrrble rnanufrrcturcr to rerrledy such clefect or- fuilrrre to 

t'ornpl.1- without r:hnrgc, the Ser.retuy_riruy, rrJron publir^rrtion of his 

rcrlsons for such finclings, e-rcrnpt srrch manrrfuctrirer fi'om tlrc recluir'ernenls 

of this srrllsection with resltect to such frilrrre." 

. We,srrggest, thnt, the ft-rreg'i'g.proiision bt: cl'rifietl to rlr(rî rjpecifically 

d,efinc (1).tho tyJre of herriirg ro be r.on


S. 355, January 12,1973, Page 4 

4 If, fullorving a determinstion unilcr poragraph (l) of sulr 

5 section (S) of this scction, e mfluufacjurer (rrln establish to 

6 llre sirtisfirction of tlte Sccrctrtty nt a hcrling structuretl to 

? procced as expeilitiously ns prncticnble thnt rr failure to 

I cornpl.l' rvi,th ,rn npllirnhkr lrrot,or. vchiclt safety stnnilaril is 

I 

10 

11 

72 

13 

t4 

of sulh iruronst:qttttrtirtl ttalurr: thrrt tlrc purposcs of this titlc 

rnd the puLlic interest woultl ilot bc servetl by requiring the 

applicable mnnulacturer to retneily such ilefect or failure to 

cornply rvithout chargc, the Secretary m&y, upon publication 

of his reflsons for strch findings, exempt such manufscturer 

frorn the requiremcnts of this subsectiorr with respect to such 

15 failure.i'. 

I As Enacted-Section 158 

'ttrtsnllrlovr rrracroetlnE -{ND nEooEDKEEr,Tlro 

"Stc. 158. (r)(l) Every mrnufrcturer shall furnish to tho Secretrtw 

r tme or rei,rA%ntltiv€ oopy of all notic+er bulletinsr end other 

odmunicrtions fo the d€slcrg oT such mmufe*turer or to ownerg or 

oo.*ttr*"o of motor vehicle or repltcement equipment produced by 

iuch mrnufecturet rugerding eny ilefect or failure to comply in euch 

vohicle or equipment which is eold or serviced. 

:l;})l.1\) Exrxpt as provided in subpalugraqh-(IJ)' the liecteterX 

shall disclose to the public so rnuch of eny rnformatron whlch ls 

obtained under this Act and which reletes to I defect rvltich relntes 

to motor vehicle safety or to e ftilure to colrpl.v rvith a.n applicable 

t'ederal tnotor vehicle-srfetr* sttndard. rs he tliternrines rvill assist in 

ca.rryirrg out the purpo"es-of this part or' rrs rnfly be reqrrired by 

section 152, 

;'(ll) An]y* iufortttrttiott des:ribed in subprrlugrtplt (-\) s'ltich contrrins 

or relites to u trude secret or other mntter referred to iIr section 

1905 of title 18, Unitetl $iates Llode' shnll ln considered confidentirl 

for purposes oi that section and shall not be itisclosed; unless the 

Secretan' tleteltttines thnt disclosure of sttclt infotrrration is Irecesstry 

to crrrr) out the ptrrposes of this title' 

466 

t5 uac lalt. 

C onlidcnt irl 

inlormBt ion. 

VoL IV 

g

"(Q) 

Any obligttiorr to disclose irrforrnation under this parrcrauh 

sltall be itt ndditiorr to rrrld rrot irr lierr of tlre lequirernerrts'of s,foti'orr 

.ttrp of title i. I'rrited litntes ('orle. 

"(l-r) 

F)r'er'.v ltlttltufrrcturet'of tttotor velricles or'tires shall cruse the 

eritrrblishrneni rrnd ntainterrunce of reeords of the nrrnie oiia aaaress ot 

the fir'st lrrrr.lr'ser .f each rrrotor vehicre nrrd tire p.ua""*d-[y such 

tttitttttfnctttrel'.'l'o tlre extetrt tr'rluired bv regulrrtionsôf the Secretarv. 

er'et] In*ltrfrrctttte. of mot

e follnwed by distributors f,,nd dealers to assist manufacturers tn 

secure the required information. The nvailallility or not of such 

assistance would not effect the oblisation of rnanufncturers under this 

section. 

Howe mnendmnnt 

Section 158(a) of the Ifouse amendment contained a similar prcvision 

relating io inforrnation ancl disclosurp. ft frrrther sllecifiecl that 

the Secret*ry would disclose to thc public so much of a,nvinformation 

which is obtLinecl under the Act anh which related to a defect. which 

related to motor vehiclo safe,ty, or to,a failure to complv rvith arr a,pplicablo 

fedoral mothr vehicle safetry standarcl. as he cleterrnined woulcl 

assist in crrrving out the purposes of Part R of the Act. Any information 

containiris or relatins fo a trarle secr-et or other matter referrcd 

to in scction 1901'iof title 18, ITnited States Cocle. rvoulcl bc ennsicle,rpd 

confidential for prrrpoees of that section and not be disclcncd, unless 

the Secretory deienirined that disclosure wfls rrec€ss{rry to cai'ry out 

the prrrposes- of Part B of the Act. 

Ser.tion 158(b) as added by the lforrse. amendment required every 

ma,nufar.turer of motor vehiclls or tirt:s to cau$e. the establishment and 

maintenance of records of the name ancl address of tho first purchaser 

of each motor vehit:le and tire (and to the extent re.quired bv regulations 

of the Secretnry, each item of motor vehicle equipment other than 

a tire,) Froduced lry such manufacturer. The Secretary could also, by, 

rule, specify the rrcords to lle established and maintained, &nd ro&sonable 

proeedures to be followecl by manufaoturers in establishing and 

maintaining such records, inclrrcling procedures to be followed bi distributors 

aiid clerrlers to assist rnanuTacture,rs to secure the required 

infornratiotr. The availability or not of such assistance would not 

afrect the manrrfacrturerts ohligation. The Secretary's r.ecord}rceping 

procetlures must be reasonalrle''ancl provide reasonable assuranee ihat 

dealer ancl distributor customer lisG, and similar informa.tion, would 

not be made available except where ne{essflry to carry out the purpose 

of Part I] of the Act. 

C on, f ere n,c e, swb s ti,twt e 

Tho new srction 158 of the cnnference substitute adopts the House 

provisions rvith clarifving changes. 



August 12, 1974,27812 

"If,ErrAnorr 

ErldrdlEtrr a*D 

"Bte, l[8, (i) Evct? rrrinufioturcr ol hotor 

vchlclc. or tlr6r thill fufDllb td thG Ecct6t*y 

I tru6 or r6pr6drnt[tty6 copy of ill 

trotterr, bull6tln;, ind othat ootnmunlcrtlonr 

to th6 al6tlcrr ol ruch mfuut|Etuttr df to 

officil or purch;rrt of tnotot wbldln of 

rnot4r v;htcl6 oqutpmctrt ptuducGrl by such 

Hanufictutrlr rcgiardlu8 lny dcfict or fsll- 

VoI. IV

ur! to comply lI1 luch ychlclo or Gqulpm6trt 

whlctr tB mld ot 66rulc6d. ttr6 8trrutrty 

rhnll dtsclort to th6 pubuc ro t'ruch ol iny 

Infoffiatlofl Fhtch lE obt$lnGd uDdcr thlr 

Act EDd whlch r6lrtc8 to i dcfcct Tbtch r!lrt 

! t6 tnotot v6hlcl6 rf,f,cty of t{i i ffllurG 

to enmply elth rn eppllctrbl6 F.d0til motor 

vehlelo BBfcty rt{ndard, sJ bc dGtarmln6r 

wlll f,st8t ln BEyln8 out thi putpoca of 

thts pArt; but any ltrldimtttotr trtlch contaln3 

or relBtcs to a trad6 rccrct dt othd 

mEtt€r referfed to lrr Ectton t0O6 ol ttur 18, 

Unlt d StRtca Cod6, BhBll bc conrldcrld coqtldenttrl 

for purpodca ol thdt icctlotr rnd 

thrll ndt b6 dlrclorOd: utrlGst h6 d6t6tfi11f,66 

thFt dlrcloEurc of such ln-iorllf,tlon ls n;cGs- 

EBry to crrlT out th6 putpof,Ci ol thb p{rt. 

"(b) Evrry minufictur6r of tnotor vahlclcB 

or ttttd strBll cau8e th6 rttrbUrhm6ht ind 

tnalnt nBnc6 of recordt of thG nf,In6 rnd 

rddrttr of th6 iBt purchHr 6f 6f,ch tnotor 

vehlclr f,nd tlr6 (and to thc oltont tlqulrGd 

by reBule,tlonr ot Che tldcrit{f,y, crch lt6rn 


ol rnotdr vohlclc cqulpmint oth6r thrn i 

ttrt) pro

tlisrlosrrre of rrll other iufotrtratiotr obtaincd bv tlrr: Sct'retnry. Thereforr. 

rrnless disclo,sure is rtot pernrittetl ttntler tlre lrrovisions of section 

11irr or'119(c), as amenderl bv this bill, infonnation t'eceivt:tl ltrrrslrirnt 

to tlrrtse sect.ionsi rvhith rt:lrrtt s to a dcfcct or fr'rilrrle to cttrnlrly sllall bc 

tlisr-'losed if .the Secretnrv tleterrrrittes tlrat, tlisr-'losule rr-ill- assist iu 

cirrrying out tlte l)urposcs of Itrrr't R. 

Tlrrr lrroler.tion of tlarlc ser-:rets ol other urattel rtferrt'tl to irr st'ctiotr 

190;] of title 1S. T-rriterl $tates (lotle. is lrleset'r'erl. tttrless tltc Stx'r'ctrrrv 

rlctenrrines tlrut rlist'losrrt'tr of sttch iufot'tttatiott is llecessilI:y to c'rrrry 

out t lre plr rp()scs o l' l his prr t't. 

Srction ii-rg(b) of I'rilt R of this bill roquircs cverv tuanttfactttt'el 

of rrrotor vehicle,s or tires to r'rrrrsc tltc cstubl islrrrrcrrl trrttl tttuittteiutttct: 

of rtcqlrls of nrrrnt,s nntl trrtlrcsses of tlte firsl prtrcltascr' (ot,lrcr thnn 

l, distlibutor or rle+ler') of urrrlt urotor vehit^le nttrl tire lrrotlrrccrl lty 

such manufactnrer. 'l'he Strt'rttttr'.y is also Jrcr'rni'ttt:tl to requirrr lty r'egtrlatiotr 

the cstablishnrent alul rrrnintenance of filst lrurcltttser ttr.'otrl$ 

of cach iteur of tttr-rtor: r-t'hicle cqtriprrretrt (irrt'lutlirrg ot'igintrl lrntl 

rr'plrrct:rrrr:rtt equipnrent). other thirr ir tire. 1rt'orlttt:ed br- such lrtotor 

vcl r i cl e rr ritrr r r frttrtt t rt-'t'. 

't'hc+ 

Serrrettrrv rrirv. bv mle. specifv ^pro,,c,l,,",rs the recortls to bc establishecl 

anr'l rntirrtrrirreri urrri' r'urr,sotrablt: 

fot rrtauttfirtlttttttst t'ecoltll



May 17, 1978, 16052 

" (c) Irrroftil^ttoH ar{D DtrGT.,OrEl's.-E"ctt 

Dtanrrl8ctutG? of motor vohlclef or tltlr rhsll 

futntfih to th6 Becretf,ry f, tru6 d ttpF6icntRtlvc 

copy oI f,ll ndtldc6. bullctlnr, and 

othsr cornmunlcsttoni to tlr6 dcalerr ol such 

mf,nuff,ctrrrer or to th6 purch*tctr ol tnotor 

v€hlclG or motor vehlclc cqulpmcnt prcdueed 

by Buch rohuftctutrr t€gtfdlng rny 

delect ln euch vehlcle or oqulpment whtch 

ts sold or srvlced. TtrG Bccrctary rhaU dl6close 

so much ol tny Inlotmatlon rufeftd 

to under thlE substrtton, Bllbrtoctldn (r) of 

thls sectlon. or reetlon lll(B) of tht8 Acr td 

the Fnbllc s h6 rJ"t4rrDtne8 wlU f,trtst In 

cEnylnF out tbt purpose6 of thts Aet, but 

bo Ahsll not dlBclose to thc publlc ehy InlormRtlon 

whlch cohtBlhs or telBtad to r 

ttad6 Becret or othe? mf,tter rolefred to ln 

#.tlon 1006 of tltle 18, Unlteal Btate8 Codr, 

lrillnrr h6 detrrmlnor thst lt lE neceEsry to 

rffrv out th6 purporGi of thlr Act, 


" (d ) FtEeoRDB or FnJT PuncHAEEr.*Evcrt 

mf,nuff,etrrret of motor vohlcler of ilftr rhrlt 

mnlntBtn reCodB of thf, nems6 f,fld Addtrrmr 

dl thA I'lHt prrrdhAr+r {dthar than e dartat 

.'r dlstrlhutot) of motor vehtclei ot tlrG,| pFOduced 

by such mflnuftrcturef. TTlc 8€efcta4l 

mny estRbllsh. by order, prtredure8 to be followed 

by msnrrfneturers ln estnhllshlng Bnd 

trnlntntnlnE ruch recrfdt, ll1cllrdlnE prtr?' 

drrres to b6 folldwed by dl8trlbutor8 Efld 

dealers to REslBt me,nutBcturers to Hecrltr tb6 

lntofhntlon tequlfed by thl8 sub8cctlon 6tcept 

thEt thc BvallBblllty or not ol ructr il- 

BtrtBnce Bbf,ll f,ot Bltcct tb6 obllgstlon of 

msnufteturer! undet thttr tubtactlon- Eudb 

pttredureB lhBll b6 reeeonablo for th6 pottlculer 

typG ol tnotor vehlcl6 or tllsr for 

whlch they atc ptracrtbcd. 



Senate Report 93-150, Pages lB and t4 

InJonnation and, d,Lgclosure (subsection (c)) 

Subsection (c) of Section ll3 of the bill provirles that every 

manufacturer of rrrotor vchicles or tiras shall fumish to th"e 

Socretary a truc or. r(:presentative copy of all notices, bullctins, 

a'd ot.lrer comnrunicaiions to the deilers of srrch rnnn'facturor 

or to t,he purchnsers of rnotor r-ehides or rrrotor vchicle cqrriprnent 

prorlrrcr:rl bv srrch mtnrrfat:trrrer regurtlirrg anv defec--t ilr 

such vahit:lc or equipment which is soltl- or seiviccd. Srrch a 

provision is similar to thtt containerl in the eristins section 118(d) 

of the Act. It is clerrr thrrt Ihe term "other rtomrnunicatiolis''' 

inclucles *,ll inforrnntio' *'hether it be c'nrr'rr'i.utetI to the 

denler lly the nrrrnrrfactrrrer }iimself or throrrglr nn.y employee 

of tlre rnattttfat:tttt'ct', irtclurling zort{} rrillrcscntrrtivcs, rirr

section (a) of t}is section, or strct;ion 112(rr) to tho pul-rlic as he 

cleterurines rvill assist, in carryirtg out the purposes of this Act, 

brril lrtl shtrJl not disr:lose to Lhe public tr.ny irrforrrrrrtion which 

contains or rclntcs to a tratlc secret or oth+-rr rrral,ter referretl to 

in scction 1905 of title 18, Unitcrl States Llotle, unless he deternrines 

that it is necessirr!- to carrv orrt the l)llrl)o$()s of thc Act. 

This tnule secret exceptiiin is ideniicul to that *trictr is currently 

cont,rrincrl in scction 113(d) of the Act. 

This subsection requires rna,ndating rclcflso of all information 

that is r:rrrnrntl.v *r','uilubie to the priblic irr the preserrt hw or 

rrndt-.r the Frccrlirrn of Trrforrnntiorr Act, arrd aJl irrfoi'mtri;iorr should 

be rnade rea,dih' u,r'ailable to thc rrublic unlcss it comes u-ithin 

the rlofilrit,ion oi "tt'rttle se('ret" or unJess the Secrettu.y determirrcs 

thtt it rvorrkl not rrssist in cu,rr.ving out the purp()ses of the Act. 

Similarlv. a, marrufur:turerts tlrirn that inforrnu,tion is a "trade 

sccret" ,should not bc acccpt'ctl withottt close scrutiny and justification 

bv the Agenc.y. The (lornrnittee is coflniztrnt of the importflrr(:c 

oI a frcc flixv oi irrforrnttion so t}at rriertrbers of tha pdUlic 

can assist the Agency in carrying ortt, tlte l)rtrl)()sos of tlri Act. 

Arry unjust,ifictl t'cfnsal b'v* tho itg{)nc.y to n,ssist t}x: public in 

obtaining infornrirtion a,b,rrit thc s#irtyirf vrrhiclcs nnd ccluiprnent 

frustrutes this irrrportutrt olljective tncl does not trs$ist in calr; ing 

out the I)url)oscs of tho At:t. 

Ilecords oJ fi,rst p'urrhaser (sz6'sect'ioa (d)) 

Subscclion (d) of the proposecl scclion 113 is identical to the 

existinE section 1i3(f) of the IrJationtl 'I'raflic and Motor Vehirrle 

Stfetv-Act. It provitlcs lfirrt the mtnufa,cturer of rnotor vchiclcs 

or tir;es shall nrilirrtnin rr:r:orrls of the nfl,mes a,nrl trlt]rtsstls of t'hc 

first lrrrrr:haser (otlrer l,hrrn tr dealer or tlisl,rillrrl;rlr) tif motor 

vt:hiclns or tires rrrotlrrr:t:tl bv srrr:h rrtutltfrtt:t.ttlcr. AtltlititlnrrllY, 

lhc St:c:retrrr-, r,roi- esttlrlish.']lv orrltlr, tttocctltttcs to be follorvrid 

bv' rlrrnufrr,ciu"c"i in est,rblishiirg r,ncl'r:irnintniniug sutlh lecortls, 

irir:lrrtling plor,ut.lrrrcs 1o lrt: fcllowctl llv tlistrillrrtrlrs ulrtl clealers 

to assistjnanufuct,urers to secure the iniorlrralion recluired by this 

subsection. Althougtr ther rvu,ilubilit.y or uonavaihtrility of such 

assisttrrce strnll not n1Ter:t tho oblisirtiorr of m*lntrftrtlttrrcrs undcr 

this srtbsriction. il thc Secretrrry detcrrtrinos thrrt u' tlistributor or 

rlenler shall assist tlte rnrlmrft.itrt.er in securing tlro inforrnahi

As Introduced-section 158 

S. 355 contains no corresponding 

As Enaeted-Section lb9 

'-pf,FIl!xFIOI'iB 

"lirr:. 

l;-r9. l'ot purposes

marketed undor brand name not owned bv the ma.nufacturer of the 

tire, would be dmmed the manufacturer oI tires marketed under the 

brand n&me. 

Howe am,cnd,mnnt 

Section 159(1)'of Part B as added bv the l{ouse amendment contained 

identicil'definitions relating to dhe rctreader of tircs and the 

brand n&m6 owne,r of tiree. 

It addition, the lfouse amendrnent by definition in section 1.59(?) !! 

of-Part B. the ma.nufa.cturer of a motor: vehicle wae desmed to be the 

manufartrirer of any motor vohicle equipment with which such vehicle 

w&s eouiDped at the time of delivery to the first purchaser for prrrpos*s 

bt}'r". than rnesale, unless the Secretary provided otherwise by 

iegulation. Any defect or failure to comply in such equipment $-es 

deemed to be a defect in such vehicle. 

Section 159(3) of Pnrt B of the lfouse a.mendment specific*lly provides 

that the .ifirst purchasertt meslrst first purchaser for purposes 

other than rwale. Also. section 159(4) of the House fl.mendmr,nt provides 

that ,,adefluate repair" does irdt include any repair $-hicli results 

in substantjially iniprired operation of a molor vehicle or it€m 

of motor vehicle equipmefrt. 

C onl erence sub tti.twtc 

The conference substitutn adopts tbo provisions with respect to 

retreatLers of tirrus and brand ni,me owu-effi contained in both the 

House amendment and the Senate biil. fn addition, the conference 

substitute also incorporates the definitions of ('first purehasertt and 

"acled u ate repa,i ri t containecl i n th e TTorrse amendment. 

fn'order tô clarifv ambiEuities in both the Senate bill and lfouse 

amendment, new defrnitions*are adoptal by the "ottfp.lerrce substitute. 

The new clefinitions do not reflect an-v polic.v changes in the provisions 

of the llouse amendment. Thosc ne$ ilefinilions a-ie as follows: 

(1) The tttm 'orisinal equipmentt is definetl to mean motor vehicle 

equifment rvhich lgal installed in or on a motor vehicls at the time of 

iti dilivery to the first purchaser. 

(A) Th"c tcrttr 'replâcement equipmentt is defined to mean motor 

vehicle equipment other than original equipment. 

(B) A ilefect or failure to corfrply in-an item of original equipmelt 

shall'be deemed to be a defect or failure to comrrly in tEe motor v-e.hiele 

in or on which such equipmettt rvrts installed at, the timc of its delivery 

to the first purchaser. 

(4) If tlie manufactlrrer of a motor vehicle is not the manufacturer 

of orieinal equipnrent installed itr or on sueh vehiclc at the time of its 

delivery to the first purt:hascr, the manufactttrer of the vehicle (rather 

than tlie manufacturer) of such cquipment shall be considered the 

manrrfaclurer of such item of equipment. 

In addition, with respect to tliese tlefinitions and as in the House 

amendment, the Secrettiv *av provide otherwise by regulation- 

Co,n f orming _clgrg-c$ "i* maat throughout the confeien ce srr bstitute 

to reflect these definitions. 

474 VoI. IV



August 17,, 197 4, 7,7812 

"D*?rrffioial 

"Szc. 169. fot purpord of tlrfr pirtl 

r'(l ) Ttlc rctr!;dcr of ilr6s 6ball bo d6cnr6d 

th6 ronufictutGf of tlrB vhlch hrtrr bcrn 

r"trurdGd, Ind th6 brlnd ni[lc orntr ol 

tlrci mdlk6tlrl under t btrrrd nimc not 

opnfil by thr rrtinutmturrr ot tho iltt rhill 

ba deamc{ th6 m8nutr'cturtr of ttftr tllrhct 

d und;r luch bnnd h|.mG. 

"(X) Exd6pt Ur oth6rwl$ FrovldG{t ln ilgU. 

lrtldnr ol tlro B6cretirT, (A) tlrc ElrtrufrdtuEr 

ot E mdtot vchlclc Bbill bf dGch6d to 

b6 th6 manulfcturcj q1 aDy motor rihlClt 

Gqulpmcnt vtth whtch iuch %hlel6 l| 



August 12, L974,27808 

cqulppcd it thG tltnc ol lt6 dcUwry to thc 

tt?rt purchur, Bnd (B) ilry dttnct of htruri 

to comFly ln Buclr cqulpmcnt ehrll ba rlrar[crl 

to b6 i drlect or lillurG to corDplt lh ruch 

YChlcl6. 

" (8) Th6 t nn 

'ntrt purcht.Gf' rnGrhr Ailt 

purchErcr for pur?G! othir thll rifllr. 

"(+) 

Ttre t6rm 

'idequrt 

ruFrb'do.. Dot 

lneluda rny npdr wlrlclr rilulta lh drbrtrntlrlly 

ltbprtrtd op.rltlon 

blclc or ltffr of urotor 

Of r nOtor rr. 

yclrlcli cqulpEGnt," 

Mr. BROYHILL of North Carnllne. 

[Ir'. ChBlrmen, I yield myself ? addltional 

nrittutes lor the purpose of Egklng anothcr'question, 

Thcre is E rrew definiilon of "manuvierved 

t.lrls matter wlth rny collestues. 

I slrdll now srunrnarize the lntelrt of the 

InijtJOrrtY. 

Tha! intent ls thrrt the menufactuter 

be responslble lf the m&nufacturer profncturer" 

which has been added to trus \'lded tlre equlpment or il it was instulled 

bill. A!,pdrentiy what it does is to make rn Eeeplru wlth the manufarturer's ln- 

rhe yehiclc manufactulrt r(:sporrsiblc for strUctlQns Or Authorizatlon. It WaS nOt 

r\rlythinr{ oII the vchiclo at the time of the committee's lntent that the vehlcle 

drUvel'y to tlre flrst purchaser at l.ctBll. manufacturer be responslble lf the 

ThaL de'flnltlon, of cour.se, ls rather equtpment. compohellt, or accessory ls 

btJirrl. It BplJrirrti to clilulrd to ltrnrb ot 

not 

.nlrnufactured, authorized. or supr(lulpillr,llt 

ilrld lustbllill,ttin over nhtsh J)hed by the manufncturer of the autb- 

tho m rrrufactut'r:r cuuld ttot huve rrtty 

rnoblle or lnstalled accordlng co the 

control or could not be expected to haye 

uranuf&cturer's in$trucHong to his cteirl- 

aru cor)trol. The same stlctlon ers.contemplates 

that the Secret,ary can provlde In 6hort, the vehlcle mnDuJacturer 

cxuepLiolls to the adoptiorr of regula- should have no responsibility for safetyllons.relatecl 

defect$ resulilng from altera- 

IUf. Chalrnlon, 

tiorB 

wlrai I 

or 

um eskirrg 

conyerslons 

for 

of completed ve- 

ld some expression from thc 

hlcle8 

managets 

unless, of 

on 

course, lt Ls done ln 

the pffl of the malorlty side ss to the 

accord&nce wlth that nranufacturer,s ln- 

commltt€e'B lntent ln order to lnstruct structlo4s, or Ruth0rizatiolr. 

the SeCretery on the 

The 

adoptlon ol comnrittee rvould expect regula- 

regulations. 

tior$ $dopted by the Secretary to reflect 

Mr. MOtiS. Mr. Chairmarr, if the 

ihis dlstlnction. 

gentleman will yield, I have carefully re- 

Sectbn 102 - Notification and Remedy 

{ 

l: 

ij 

r 

rI 

fl 

,j 

ij


October 15, 1974, :]5635 and 35637 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

The posltto$ of the conferees ls ths,t 

the motor vehlcle nranufacturer would 

be re$ponslble for no|lilcatlon end 

remedy of a dcfect or fallure to comply 

iI he lrlanufectured, assernbled, authorizerJ, 

qr supplied the equipmerrt or U It 

w$s irutelled irx keepllrg wltb tlre m&nu- 

Itrcburer'B ltrstluclltr[a or quthorluatlon, 

Mr. DINGELL. 

Sho,rld thcse crlterla not be Eet, ths 

conferees intend thc Secretary to provlde 

by resuletion thEt equltrment, not Ineetirrg 

these criterie be deesred replacement 

equipment and the responsib[lty for 

rrotilicsLion End remedy of B defec! or 

failure to comply feII on the replecement 

equlpment manufBcturer. 

35637 ![f. BDeaker. I wlslf to brln8 betor€ In Ehtrt, tbr Yehlclo m8xul6#tur'6r sbould 

tbffiG€=ffititfi t" -tni 

ttatement htv€ ro roBltonalbutty lor Ba]ot'y-rtbt'd d6of 

ttre ntan"e"r;-'i"-itri-part of tJre r6otr rEdriltt[E lrom rlt rauour or oonvcr' 

HouE€recardr"s"ui;'piJikiJfi 

tlon 159 as to certatn deflnltlong whlch ' 

dtal not Bppe4r tll tbE blu rgported by 

tur6r'r lq8t'ructloE r ot authorl$at'loL 

ettber Hotig€. ttre;onter€ncg report That tntent rsnstrrr u[cha$geq' !h0 

ct{t€s tb8t tne new Aen"tUonr ansptaC Becreta.ry aPpeasF to bc adsqtrsl€Lv t$-- 

I tn the coilererrce eub6tlgutc 1asrely 4ta,r'- otructed'to sdopt regulstloDs tbet Y-tU 

Ity affrblgutties and do no0 rpf,€ct a,ny foreclots. t'hs poeslblllt-v ol tbs vehlols 

crianees or pouc.y &frffi tii-tits fi; merrufa'cturer b€lsc held lla'bI,o for nq-n' 

vlriloru of tho Houso a,mendmeqh spsh attl€s qr for t'bo costi of remBdytng ds' 

was adoptod on aifiuTiaJCi['hittrst fects b€oauge of th's aptlon' !1 otherg 

tine th; iJqtGlrEiiran Nort^h cbro- 0vef rrrhom ba hqs Do oontrol, TIrs mEalllrq 

(Mr. S*ot'iilril askeO for arr eE- trgcrs couflnr ttrot uy.tutder-l.tilr{+E tf 

prssslon of lntent fpm the ltrEnagers on correct aud thst' tlrs bt.cnt of thls IIou88 

lfre mslortti EOe ns to tns comfttt€€t as exDree8ed by t'bs Sentlelns'n froE Cll' 

rnhnt lL orAsr tp 1qltrrrcl-i.Ue Sffretart' lfomla on ttrls Dglst ls slso tbs lBt€nt 

on tba adoptlou of recillettoDE. Ttro gen- of tho cpnfereDns' 

Uems,tr fmm Callfornla respond€d tq 

that regueet by atatln$: 

oi'ec-|i"ff o$"ffij#l"lfi:'fr rHi*T;ilH,ffi: 


House Report 93-ll9l, Page 33 

Surtion 15f). Dclinitions. 

For ptrrposes of I'rrt Il. four clefinitions nre supplied. 

(1) The provision in cxisting lir,r'v is rr:tainetl rleerning the retreacler: 

of tiit's thciiurnulacturer o{ tii;cs rvhiclr lrlve beerr ret ltatlcrt. [n ltltlitiorr, 

the brantl nlrnc o\vrrer'of tires, rvlrich tl'e rnrlr]reteclunclor a lrlrlrtl 

nnrne not olvnctl b.y the rrranufrtl:turer of such tires, shall bc clectnccl the 

Drtnufactrrlcr' of tircs rrrrrrlttltetl rrrttler sur-:lr bla.nrl narne, Ilor exatnlrle, 

an '\urericrrrr c()JnprrrJ- 'rvhirilr irnlrolts tntl rnarliets, utrrlcl its os-tr 

brancl lrlrne, tir:cs ilarirr.taetulcd b]y rr I'ortli;rrr r:onrpairr- is t:onsitlet'utl 

the manufactnrer of suclt tit'cs for lrur'Irost:s of l)ilrt IJ. 

(9) llhc mirrrufa,ctnlel of a ntoior ^vehiclc shall lxr dcemed to be t}c 

rrrirnrrftrcturur of lrrry rrrotot vehicllel rrrryiptnclrt lvilir n.hich srrch ve- 

VoL IV

hicle is e4uipped at tho timc of its deliverl' to the first purchaser for 

purpos€s btii*r tltntr re*irrle, atrd atrl' defect or ftiltrro io c:onrpl.f irr 

sucli r'tlrliprnent ."hlrll be cleemerl to lxl n dufl'r't or frrilrtrtr to t'orrrpl.1, 11 

s,rch vihille. This pltlces the rcsponsibilitv fol notifir:ation atrd ietuecly 

of an jtern of original tnotor rchicJc equiprrrent on thc Inilnufrriturer 

of the urotorlehir:le rvlro is ltlso leslrottsiblc for the let'ot'rls of 

first pnrclruiels. 'l'lre Secrctlrr'y is atttltot'izt'il to provitle othern-ise 

lry reuulution, in orrlcr'. for e.rnmtrle. to lelitlr-e thc rrrotor vehitle 

mantrfacturcr'frotn responsibilitv grrri:erning itctns of tnotor l'trlricla 

erlrriprnerrt rvhich arc nit optioni of the rnotfir vehicle tnatrufacturer 

nrul rvlrich ax: pleased in or on tJre lehicle b.v t,he detlcr at the r:equest 

of the first purc:hl s,l". 

I'he dclinitiorrs in strctiolr 159 (1) anc{ (2) cxl)ress your Contnrittcets 

belief that, if a person holcls hiinself orrt 'rs stanclirig bchind rr procluct's 

quality or perfonnance, it is rctsorrirblc to ask hirrr to tussulrlr cer'tain 

responsibilitics for that product. 

(B) Thc tcrm, "Iirst purchaser,f' rneflns the first purchaser for pttt'potrs 

other than rcsalc. 

(a) Thc term, "adequate repruir.tt does ttcrt itrcludc any rcpair which 

psults in substantially impaired operat,ion of a motot' i'ehicle or item 

of motor vehicle cquipment. 



May 17, 1973, 16051 

r'B!c, ll3. (a) REquralMrHT ot Nollct.- I brud aisa Dot owDaal by tbit suultd' 

FOt pUfposns ol thls sctlonr the Etrctder turor ot tbt tlrc EbqU bG dOtmtd tlte manu, 

ot tlrcs Eh&II tt d66lr10tl tba mrnulacturcr ti,ctuftr ol tlror EarBotdd undor Euch bran4 

of tlr68 Wblcb brv! b6str rgtftaderl, and ttro urra6. 

brBnd nM6 owuar of tlreE rlErkdtdd uder 




Senate Report 93-150, Page ll 

TIte proposcrl redraft of srrtrscction (a) also ineorporates 

provisions in the existirrg subser.:tions (g) unrl (f) of Scctiotr 

113 of the Act w-hiclt Drovide tltat tlre retreuclt:r of tircrs shall bc 

Seetion l(E - Notificatbn and Eemedy 477

dcemed the mannfacturer of tires which have been retrcadcd and 

the brand nrrme owner of t;ires marketed under a brrrnd name 

not, owned bv the manufac[urer of the tire shall lre deemed the 

manufacturei of tires marketed under such bra.nd name. Ifcnce. 

u retrenrJer or brand n&Ine owner of tircs is responsible for rrotification 

and repair at no cost under thc provisions of Section 113. 

Subsection (a) also contairrs the first half of thc existing $ tt3(e). 

The rernrining provisions of the oxisting subscction (a) of Ser:tion 

113 of thc Act areincorporated in the proposed subscction (g) of 

the now Section 113 contained in S.355. 

Executive Communications-Seetion 159 



S. 365 contains no correspondrng provision, as introduced. 


No comparable provision. 


478 

: As Enacted-Section 160 

i'ElnrEm oN orttEn r,AwB g. 

"Src- lG0. The Drcvisions of this part shall not creete or affect r.ny ls usc r'r0' 

warmnty obligation under Stata or Federrl law. (loltsurner renredies 

uniler this pert are in utldition to, and not in lieu of, tny other right 

or rernedy under Strte or Federal ltw." 

Conference RePort-Section 160 


House Debate-Seetion 160 

VoI, IV



No comparable provision 



Senate Debate-Seetion 160 


Containe nothing helptul. 

Executive Communications-Section 160 



S. 355, as introduced, contains no comparable pmvision. 

As Enacted-Subseetion (b) -Conforming Amendments 

{+l+'#.ffiS"""#ffi;;* 

the following: 

"Pln'r -t-(inxtn tl Pnovrgro:'te". 

by inserting efter seetion l0l 

(2) Section 110(c) of such Act is antended by striking out't-{ctions" 

anil inaerting in lieu thereof "Except et provided in section ll5(a)' 

Ectionstt. 

rr usc t!cc' 

Section rc2 - Notificatinn and Remed5l 479 

I


Conference Report-Subsection (b) 

House Passed Bill-Subsection (fo) 


August 12, 1974,278L2 

( lt) coNFonMltfo AMEHDr,rtt{ti,- 

(1) Tltle I ol Blrch Aet lr anrcntlc

$enate Committee Report-Subsection (bl 

Contains 

nothing helpful. 

Executive Communications-subsection (b) 


As Introduced-subeection (b) 

S. 355, as introduced, contains no comparable provision. 

. As Enacted-subsection (c)-Effeetive Date 

I 

xiffi iuii,ilrfir*.li.}iltj{rli{t1lj' 

:rii"r ll3(a) of sueh -{.t u. *"r .*q,iir*Jiu"u*1..,,*a 

tlB (e). 

under sectio' 

Conferenee Report-subseetion (c) 

House Report gB-1452, pages 87 and Bg 

Er'Ecrr\rE DArr 

Benatebitl 

No provision. 

Eouse antend,mnnt 

The llouse amendment providecl that the 

Iaw 

amendments 

made.by 

to existing 

section 10? wl.uld ;;i ;;;;rly to anv defect 

eomplv u'it[ or fairure 

respecr 

ro 

rf. *hiJ;, 6;+;;J-i]'inotification 

*nectiu* 

was 

aute 

iss'ed.bi 

oi tilis titre, 

jiq';;;.;?;;;;. 

the 

,,,ru*. 

Act, or w&.g rerlui 

il;i; 

red 

ri^r1n; ot 

tl, t" is$u"d u"al.'s*",t;* il3i;j.'^ ^'" 

Cogiererwe nthatitute 

s8 

The corrfsrtnc€ sut)*tituto adopts the provisions of the House emend- ':" 

ment. 

Sectinn 102 - Notificatinn and Remed.y

House Passed Bill-Subsection 


August I2, 1974,27812 

(c) ErcrnrE DATt.-'Iho tmendmsntl nottncetlon wei lilfiuccl undcr #dtlon ll8(a) 

midc by thls Bectton rhrll lot Bpply to any ol rudh Act or wns t6qulf6d to bo lttucd 

.l6fsct or tallurc to comply wlth rdpcct to undcrsoctlort ll3(e), 

*rhlch bcfore th6 cfi6ctlv6 d8te of thlB tltl6 


House Debate-Subsection (c) 

(c) 

House Committee Report*Suhsection (c) 

House Report 9$-ll9l, Page 34 

Section 159(c) states that tlte *mendments to existing larv rnade by 

section 102 of the bill shall no,t apply to auy dcfect or frrilurr: to cotnply 

ivilh rcspcc[ to which, bc-trlltitixi elTecltive date of L)ris 'title, rrotili- 

Eation rvas issucd undcr scction 11:t(a) of the Act or rvtr.s requirerl 

to bo issued under section 113(e). 

No comparahle provision, 

Senate Passed Bill-Subsection 

Contains nothing h€lpful. 

Senate Debate-Subeection (c) 

(c) 

Senate Committee Report-Subseetion (e) 


489 VoLtu


BE$. tE ENFoEcExENr. 

(r) honrnrrno -lt:ra.itltlt 

Section l{)8(e) of the Netionel Trrftc end tfotor Vehicle ts ttlc t!e?' 

Snfety Act of 1966 is enrended by inse*ing " ( I ) t' a fter "Snc. 108. ( a ) ", 

by reilesigneting pengraphs ([). (2), (B), end ({) us subparagraphs 

(A), (Bi, (C), nnd (D), respectir-ely. and by adding rt the end of 

such subsection the following new paragreph: 

tt(Z)(A) No mrnuf*cturei. distributor, derler, or motor vehicle 

repeir husiness shrll knowingly render inoperutive, in whole or prrt, 

enr* device or element of desisrr installed on or in a motor vehi.--le or 

ite-nr of motor vehicle equiprilent in compliance with rn applicable 

Federnl motor vehicle srfetv stenderd, unless srtch rnanufecturer, 

distributor, derler, or reprif business reesonably [6lisves that iiuch 

vehicle or item of equipment will not be used (other than for testing 

or similar purpoees-in-th6 courte of mtirrtenence or reprir) during 

the time such devie or element of design is rendered inoperative. For 

Purpos€s of this puegrrph. ths term rmotor tehicle repeir business' -,illloto'v"hliner^ns 

env Dersori who- h,ikls himself out to the public 

cr' bu!rn'r'"' 

a's in the busi, 

ness of reiairing motor rehicles or notor teJriele erluipmerrt for 

coml)€nsaf,lon. 

"(B) Th6 Secretrrv may by regulation erempt eny p€rson from this Rr6urrtbil 

parasrsph if hs detcrminca thil such exemption is consistent with 

inotoi vihicle srfgtv rnd the purpmes of this Act. The Secreterv may 

prescribo regulrtio-ns definin! tht term 'rcnJer - inoperutive'. 

" (C) Thii prrrgrrph slrdfnot eoplv with restxci to the rcnderinc 

inoperrtive oi (iI riv ssf€tv bcl['interlock (as defined in sectio"n 

12.S1f)(l)) or (ii) rn-y contiiruous buzzer (as defined in section 125 

(f) (4) ) deeigned to indicnte thet safety belts are not in use. 

"tlt) Purusraph (l)(A) of this sulrriectiorr shrrll noi npply to the 

sale-j.x-ffiEl6isite if u", rnotor rehicle rvhich has such r lruzzer 

or i,,i",'t.** rfrrdered irroperniive by rr derler rrt the rerluest of the lirst 

ourchaser ^ of such vehicle.t' 

t ts) Subsectiolr (b) of section 108 of such '\ct is rtrnended by insert- rs usc r3e7' 

ind "l.tt" trfter "Parrgraph ( l)" irr parngrtphs (1)t (2)' nnd (;t) of 

suEh irrbsection and by insei'ting " (A) f'after "ptrragrtph ( I ) " in peragrnuh 

(;t 

" ) of suclt sutrsection. 

l'ii s"itiot 1()8(r) of such 'lct (as nmended by prrngtaph (l) of 

thiiiubsection)istmende$- .r,{\,n\rr._ 

i^f) Ur:i"*rting tfter tlte senricolott iIr parngraplt (l)(B) tho 

foiloiving: "fniI tnitolrirrlg,.'fniI to k-etp kerp speeifie

(c) Irr,ruucrror*s.- 

(1) The first sentencs of s€ction 1f0(r,) of sueh Act is emended (1) 

15 usc liee. by iriserting "(or rules, regulations or orders thereunder)" *ft61 t'violntions 

of lhis title". rind-(2) bv inserting immediatelv after "pur- 

surnt to this title." the folli*inri: 

"or to eontain a defei:t (tr) which 

relates to motor vehiele s*fety anlf, 131 with respect to which notification 

has been given under sedtion rit or has beeir required to be given 

rrnder section I52 (b),". 

(2) I'he next to the last sentencs of section ll0(r) of such Act is 

nnrerided bv insertinc before the period at the end thereof the following: 

"or toi'emedy th*e defec[tt. 


House Report 93-1452, Pages 38.40 

Enfmeemnnt 

Senatebill 

Section 2 of the Senate bill amended Section 108(a)(4) of the 

National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act to make it a prohibited 

act to fail to furnish notification, fail to iemedy any defect-or failure 

to comply, fail to maintain records, or fail to ineet any other obligation 

imposed upon any manufacturor, distributor, or dealer pursuant 

tothe new notification and remedv rrrovisions. 

Section 10jJ of the House amen?lment emended section 108 of the 

Act. A new section 108(a) (2) rvas added whieh prohibitcd eny menufacturer, 

distributor, dealer, or motor vehicle iellrrir business from 

knowingly rendering inoperative in n-hole or l)rirt, any device or 

element-ol desigl installeii on or in rr rnotor vehii:le or item of motor 

vehiele equipme:nt in eomplinnee with un *IrTrlicable Federal motor 

vehicle safetv standard, uriless sueh manufactirer, distributor, dealer, 

or repair businees reasonably bclieved that such'vehicle or i'ttm of 

equip^ment would not bs used (other than for testing or similar purpose 

in ths course of maintenanc€ or repair) cluring the time sur:h device or 

element of design rvas rendeled in-operative. 

'Ihe 

term, 6'motor vehicle 

repair businessit wns defirecl to inclirde sny person rslio holds himself 

oui to the'llublic us in the brrsiness of repaii'iirg motor vehir:les or their 

equipment 'T[e for comlrensation. 

Smretary't"as authorized to prescribe regulations defining the 

term "render iiroperativett and to exempt bv iule any person if he 

deternrined such dxemption rvas consistcirt rvith motof uitricle safety 

and the prrrlroses of the Act. 

Sction 10i 108 of the lfouse amendment also amended amende.

order o-r other requirement apnlicable to any manufacturer, distributor. 

or dealer llursilant to Pnrt R of Title L 

Section 103(b) of the Tfouse nmendment amended section 109 of 

the Act by increasing the maximum civil penalty from $400,000 to 

s800.000. 

" 

-section 108(c) (1) of the House amendment altered seetion 110(a) 

of the Act to give the rlnited Stntes district courts the jurisdiction 

to restrain violations of rules. regrrlntions, or order"s issued under Title 

f of the Act. The district t.ourt.r would also havc the iurisdietion to 

restrein the sale or importation of motor vehieles or items of rnotor 

vehicle equipment whiih were norr-comDlyins or containecl n rlefect 

which re.lated to motgr vehicle safetv and with-r.espect to which notification 

was.given under sed,ion lbt or required^to be given under 

section 15?(b). 

jI conforming nmendment to section 110(a) in section 103(c) (2) jg. 

of tlre House amendment required the Secretary to give notice of a 

conterrrplated injunctivtl action and alTord a reasonable opportunity 

to remcily the defect, rrs u-r'll as to achieve compliance. 

(! onf ercrrce sub sti,tute 

The conference suixtitute adopts the pruvisions of the House 

amendmont. 

Regarding,the Secretary's authority to prescribe rcgulations rlelining 

tlte ternt ((render inoJrelative," .the confere€s intencl that thcse 

regul*Lions should rnakc it clear that, the permancnt removal, disconltectior-r, 

or clegradation of the strfety perforrn,ance of any sucti devic€ 

or element of disigri is pruhibited. 

The words, device or elenrent of design, are intended to include 

components of a nrotor vehicle or itern of its equiprnent a,s rroll as an 

entirc systent to rrhich safetv stanclrrrcls are rppliEable. 

However, an itcrn of motor vehir:le quipnrent installed in or on a 

motor vehicle rnay be r-eplar-ed rvith an iteln of motor vehicle equipment 

rvhich is a re,placernent part conrplying rvith uny trpplicnhle ireflerrrl 

motor vehiclc safefv stuntlard and any applic,ahle F-edertl motor 

vehicle safety sttntlarri ancl any al.,plicable F'ecleral r-ehicle-in-use 

stanclard for uluipment. I,t is not the Iturlloso of t,his trrncnCrnent tn 

limit in ilny w&y thr: rrse of independent trfterrnarket repair nrrrl $ervrce 

part"s in the repair or replur:ernent of corrrponents incorpor.trted in the 

vehiclo at the iime of rfranufacturc uursulant to the renuirements of 

F'edemI rnotor vehicle 

'I'his 

safety sra.ndards. 

amendnrent to the enforcement pruvisions of exis[ing law is intended 

to insrrrs that safety sqllipment on a nrotor vrhicle continues to 

benefit motorists during tlie liie-of the vehicle. The prctection of subser1uent. 

as well as firsf, purcha^sers of a motor vehicle is thereby assured._The 

expenditure of feder.rrl fulds on motor vehiclo safety worrld 

ho to little efrert if a.s a, genera,l nrle dervices or elernents of de^sisn instnlle.d 

i-n. com plirrnce with a.pplicable Federal s-afety st+ndarcli- were 

rendered inoperntive. 

Section 110 of this legislation requires the Secrctary to amend Federal 

motor vehicle safety stanclard 208 so A^s to no longi,r require or pernrit 

complia_nee by means of any mntinuous buzzer diiignetl to indiirrtp 

tha,t safety belts arr not fastened, or a.ny safety belt inierlock system. 

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Section 108(a) of the Act ns amended will permi'ii fl manttfacturnr, 

distribrrtor. de*ler. or rnotor vehiele renair business trr renrler inoperative 

(i) uny continuous buzzer (as dehnecl in section 125(f) 1+)) designed'to 

iriclicatc that safoty belis are rrot fnstctreil, or (ii) any id,fety 

belt interlock. In adrlition, effective. on the date. rrf enactntent of the bill, 

de.nlers coulcl, at the rcquesl of purchrr,sets, r'cndcr inope.rative interlocks 

and cont;rrrrorr$ buzzert tJrat rvere required by the sta,ndards in 

cfrect at the time of manufacture of the vehicle. 

The amendments to se.ction 108 of the Act rvill remove anv clEubt that 

the civil penalty authority under seetion 109 of thc Act can be used 

to enforei all rirles, regulatiotts and orders isfltecl under sertion 112 

or 114. These scctions'-will nlso pcrmit the Secrctary to see.k civil 

penalties against those persons wh-o fail or refuse to permit itnpountling 

or insp'irition of motor vehiclcs or entry of prcrnises for such pttrpose 

- &s required under section 112, as amendcd bv this bill. 

Th€Eo amendments to seetiott ttO(q) erpand-the injule,tile author- ao 

itv-of the Secretary so es to permit ihe restraining of (1) the impor- - 

tdtion into the United Statesof vehicles that contain a defect related 

to motor vehicle safe,ty and (2) ths sale of vehicles in this coutnry 

that contain such a defect. Thii authoritY will enable the Secretary, 

when he learns of the existence of vehicled that comply with all applicahle 

safcty standards lrut are nevertheless defective, to ohtain e court 

order stnpping the manufacturer u,nd/or dealtrs from contitruing.!,9 

sell the cleftctive vehicles. (Those defective vehicles alreacly sold wlll, 

of course, be the subject of rr dcfect notification campgig;n provided 

folin seciion 151 and 152 of thc Ac.t, as amencletl by this legislation.) 

This authority will also enable the secretary to stlek an injunr:tion 

to nreve.nt the impbrtation or sale of foreigrr manqfnc;ttrred vehicles, 

"*.tifi*d as complying with the standards, brrt damaged in transit to 

$uch B,n extent iliat -thev are eonsidere,tl defective.' Presentlv, thepe 

vehicles cannot be previnted from entering the country unless the 

Secretarv ]ras cvicience of noncompliance rvith an npplicable safe,ty 

standard. fn the past, several foreign vehicle ma,nufacbtrrers have 

advised the Sec,refirv ihat unauthori'zed dealers were a,ttenlpting to 

bring damagcd vehicles into t'his country' 

Houae Passed Bill-Section l0S 

Congressional Reeord-House 

August 12, 1974, 27812 

(b) oorftotxDro Arr|r!ffir- 

(r) Tltlr I of luch Act h rfiffid.il 

rrtlnE lft r ldctlon l0l thr follo[h3r 

.,Frrr 

A_4ltrrrel lrro'trtrorttl,,. 

tt t[. 

(t) E ctloil r10(cl d iuch Ast lr Ffiih 

d bf rtrttklg out "Aotldrr".fil bnf|ftg l|| 

llru tbcil(il "||IGrpt 

il Druyldrd t[ ri.tl6{h 

l[E(r), |.trotrf". 

(ci lr'trtail Drrr.-ltr rurrnintntr 

rniai tr tblr retlor 6rll !6t |pPrt to r'ry 

.h!r.t oi lr0ut| td ffiDlt rttb FrFGt to 

488 

vtldh 'atAiorttot Hlrh tta tltilctlL drti ot t||l| fltl. 

tr| fiuril uil.t tctlod ltl(r)e 

i$h Ast or rrr r.qutril to E lrud 

uEdff riloE 

rlt(r). 

hc, f08. l;rrtDi$Ellr 

(rl ho|rErsAdilF 

iii rli'ilccuon r00(r) ot lfrc ttrttoill 

fridc'aac Motor VchtcL Hcf.ty lrot d fefi 

l| rffndcd bt tDtrtlnt 

"(l)" rrtar 

"Eilc' 

l(f,. (r)", bv rrilcdr8itltlt Drrignph| 

(r), 

(f), (Si, ua (+) er rubpmgnpte (A), (B)' 

VoI. IV

(-C), rn3 (D), rrpccttvctt, rnd by rddrr8 it 

thc 6t(l of ruch lublGcuon tbG follo|f,tnt;67 

Irrrrgrrpb: 

"(Z). 

Ho rilrnulrchrr6tl dlrtrtbutor, dcdar, 

(t botor rGhtcl6 ttprlr burtuGri rhrll tnoPldFlt_ 

rlDdir lDoFrfflvr ltr Fhoto or psrt, 

rrrt dc'!rlc6 or 6lcEGnt of dGdBu rndrlhh on 

c l.h' i tbotor y€htcla d lt6E of Erotod rr. 

h!916. 

?qu_urFGnt In conrFllrnoo wltb !a rppllciblr 

ftdGrf,I motor v6hlcl6 rsfcty ftrbdlfdr 

unlGil ruch Err,nufmturcr, aUfoitut*, 

g!.f.r, of rtp|lt burr.uG|| rumonably Douwci 

thrt ftch ychlcto E ttcm ol cqutpriafit rut 

ldt br u|irt (otDar th.n fof tiritdg fi dErttir 

Furpoa.t |[ thc courra ot me-intrarnca 

or Lpiltr) durtDg tbo ttfirc ruch dovlcr or 

!_l6hcnt df drtBt tt tlnrlcfid lnoD.rrily6, 

For purpact ot thtr pirtgrtph, tirc trtlr 

rpcct!.d nrfifi{| ln iccI'l{rlrci ylth ruch 

rctloni or hll or ttfurG to p.rTrlt l,mpoundl[g, 

r. rlqutftd uudrt rcctiou f lf (bil" rbd 

(B) by rddtnE rt tho rn{l ot nrbtouon 

'Erotor 

vchlclc ruprh burlnGu' Eci|tr rny 

Darfin _rho_ hol(b hlhr.lf out to thc Fublr-d 

rl ln tb6 buelD66! ot rlFrtr|t|g lrotor v6lrlclGr.of 

ftotdr salllclo tqutprnant for corupcDtrtlolr. 

l'bG H.c|tt ry rnrt bt rutc srcnpt 

lnt F.ltll ftt|l thtr plr|8tiph tt br Cctrihlnci 

that ruch crrnFuob t; conslrtGnt Tlth 

motdr yohlcle 

-rfrty tnd thc putaoan ol 

thl. Act..Tho 8.Glitrry rry prtrcilbc rqulfHol1r 

dGiElDg thr tarh'tlendcr tnbpirrtilY!'," 

{B) Aub|ictldb {b) ot lGctloD lot ot rucb 

Act lr r'E.EdGd by lilrcrttDE ..(A)- 

"Pihftrph.(r)" 

rft r 

tb pr,rrghpni (r), (3), rtr.l 

(E) ot ruch nrbtctlon 

"(A)" 

ind by ttrl6frtnr 

rttar "Frre{riph (f)" lr pererrepf, 

(S) otlucb rilbrctlon, . 

,,(2) BGctim 106(r) of .flcb (D, 

_tbi,folldwtnB trod rubF.frf,?rph : 

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Act (r; U.E.O. 

r8_e?) (|. iErlrdGd by Fir|gtrph (r) of t.htr 

|trrD|CotloD) lt rEatrlfil- 

(A) by tnrattng itfr t,tr. |crrlcolon tD 

Ddfi{ilpb (f ) (B) thc follo'rrht: '.fru td kilD 

"(E) 

frtl 

_to q9-pll utri, Eri rura, rqulr. 

uoF, .rr 6{;r lsucrl uldc rcctton llt 

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(t) 

,8frrtor loe(r) (rl (D) o,f |uch Ast tr 

rrdarda{l to rrfil l. loillorr: 

"(D) 

fil to fuElrh nofiicrttoD, frfl to 

Fltfirt r,uy d.fcct 6F fillur6 to cohply, frtl 

to Errltrtrh rtcudr, or fril to cornpiy rtttr 

rDt ordar -or othc" ruqurrtrrtmt rpFlicibl. to 

rEV Etsufrcturtr. dlitrlbutot, m-dalct pur. 

iurDt to prrt B of thtr tttlii n 

(b) hr^Ltrtr.-+cuotl log ot nrcb Act 

(rE V"E.C. lgeS) fr 

"?fdO,(XlO" 

rttandGtt by rtrlktnt -;uch out 

lD thc iGGoEd !6nt nc. ol 

ltrEldnofl (r) ind lnrftthB 

'1t00,000", 

tn lt6u thrrrot 

(c) lruurcrroru.- 

(r) Th. irnt rntfirer of FoHou llo(i) 

9r rlloh Aot (tl U.t.O, rsgs) tr rmcnrtro iti 

bI tnfrEtn8 "[or 

mtt, njutruonr or or{brr 

tbtr.oilltr) " 

ffo.r 

,!|oliilobr 

ol tDb flfl6,,. 

rnd (r) by taffiuDf tnrh6dtrtaly l't r,Durmrlt 

to thb tlilc,'t thc fotloptng: "d ki cohtrrtl 

r dd6ct (A) rtbtoh hlrtcr to ftoto! ,i. 

hlolr |rfrt' rDal (B) rlHr.lrqrcct to ittob 

|roulcrHon hu b.ch glrtul u[dcr tdol 

f6f or hl bfiu ruqutEd to ba gtrGn uDrlir 

|rcHoq tEl(b),',. 

(r) Ito [.rt to thi h.t |iht6nc6 of #. 

t'loE flo(rl of rueh Act ti rtnctrd;d by tE. 

irH.Eg bofffi the pirlod lt th. 6nd tbrrtd 

tho folb*fng: "(rr 

tO rffidt th6 at6fet' 


August lZ,1974,27807 and 27808 

Mr. $IYMAN. r tske thte fin1e to e8E 

the genilem.an thls questlon. l.s tfierc Bny 

present provislon of law that the g€ntlemsn 

lf femlllsr wlth tJnt make8 lt unleslul 

lor B car ownet ln AmedcB to dlsconnect 

the warnJng buzzer when tlte 

door !e open or to dlsconnect an ignitlon 

lnterlock or a scatbelt lnterlmk; ls there 

eny prchlbitlon on dlsconnectlon at ttrls 

tlrne? 

Mr, BHOYTIILIJ of North'Cbrolna. 

No; ttrere ls no prohlbltlon on the Indlvldual. 

Mr. Wlfl[AN. The prohibltlon ts on 

tlre dealer? 

Sectinn 103 * Enforeernent 

Mr. BROYHII,L of North Cerqltna. 

Ttrgt lB correct. 

Mr_ WYMAN. So thet a^6 ttre l&w now 

stencls Bnybody ln ttre country tlrat 

wants to Eet rld of the gaclsetry he had 

to pey for when he bought the car wlth 

thls klnd of equlpment ts et Uberty to 

dlscormect it with mechanlcBl asslstence 

but cennot use the asslgtsnce of 

the deeler, who ls ttre best one ttrat can 

do tt? ThIr ls ridiculous. 

Mr. BROYHTT.IT of North Carollna. 

Thst ls correct; the dealer 14 prohlblt€d 

from doing lt, 

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fhEt meBil-es we knory a lot of p€o* 6pcctloDt' aEcordke€plng, and certlflca- 

Dle do not uee theee thlnjr nowedayt- tlon. 

ind rph[e thc genuemai lronr wbrilr _ Mf. DE!|I$g. Thcrefore, fallure to 

Ccrollns (Mt, BiorrrrL) rays tJret one obey r,try of tho6c regulatloru about lncan 

stlll dteconnect tfresc aiilceg trtm- rpectton, lEcotdkeeplng' snd so on would 

Belf. thEt efiectlvely meens, I tske tt; oon8ututc an otrerrre; lr that rtght? 

thot one ca,nnot set anytody, lnclud* Ml. STASGEREI.Yeg' 

tng sny autornobttl mecfrintc-#tro lB tn ,-Mf. _DEN1I11S. Ir thEt c crl111lffi,l 

the bwlness. to do lt for hlm lr\v more, -' od-enrc?- 

Gthatcorr*t? 

Mr. BIAC'GERS. No' lt lr a clvll 

Mr. RTAG,OERE. 'IhBt lr whet thc len- *rffOOor*. 

Mr. DENNIE- Mr. Chalrman, f sould 

ilki-EEE€-Edple of suestlone. R€turD* 

lng to whst the gentlernerr trom Ncw 

Hampehlre (Mr. lf,ryueu) was etklng 

sbout, as I read the Froposed bUl, lt ra,ys: 

lto nranufadtutrr, dlrfrlbutor, d6!lcr, or 

trotor vehlcli repalr bu8lnilr rhall lnd. 

lhBly rander t[o,pcrstlvc ln Tboln oa l$ pr'rt, 

Fny dcylcc d rldmGdt ol datlgu lhitollcrl od 

tr ltr r notor vchlclO or lt6h of hotor yGhlclo 

to rne to BBy. I wanted [.n auflrorltatlve 

lnterprctstlon. 

Mr.8TAGGEF8. Yes. 

Mr. DENM8. I| f m8y rrk the Ctratrman 

a couple of other questlonr, lt etro 

maker lt an ollense to tall to obey 61y 

ordet, mle, or reguletlm lsfired under 

sectlon 112 or ll4, accordlttg to t'he report. 

What are the provlslons of thorc 

Gqulpnr6ht ln mmpllancG vtth rn ippllciblc aectlons? 

Frdrrtl botot v6htcl6 6l6ty rtrtrdrr{, . . . Mr. STAC'GHAS.'nrose Bre Bs t0 ln. 

guaEe 8sy8. 

It ,r s clvll otrense? 

Mr. DENNIB. 

Mf. ATAOOER^$. A ctvll ofiense. 

Ttrat ls what tt reemed 


October f5. 1974. 35635 and 35636 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

EilFOT*I|j|! 

tlre act--addtd bs'sectlorr 103(a) of ttre 

Eect'lon l0S ol tttb leglBlatJon adoptg Bubttltrrte{tonerally prohlblt! runderlng 

tho provlgloru of tlte House-pa^ssed blU. Inoperatlve of eafety ryatenu rcCutred bV 

Fnhlblt€d acfo woulrl Intluile render- the Fbderal motor vehlcle eafety atrndlas 

tnop€rottve'anrr'rafety devlcs by a ardr. Eectlon 102(8) (t) (C) cont*lil an 

nanulecturotr, dlatrlpqtor, deler, or erceptlon from 108(E) (?) (A) vhlchDcrmjt's 

renderlnE lnoperatlve of any lntermoto!.vebkls 

repalr Fuclne8q;'e$ceptIdck 

or contlnuouB buzaer. Blnce thLs ex- 

tor ssfely belt fnhrlock or altv cxtn$|rtuceFtlon doet not overrlde aectlotr 108(a) 

ouB burfier, 

(l) (A) 

f,fie. me.rlmum Clvll p€nBlfy,wottld 

of the act, whlch prolrlbtto. end 

bc ro fotth, Of e vehlclo whlch doec not com- 

tncreased from ${00,000 to 1800,000. ply wlth a rtandard, o further exceptlon 

lr provlded ln Bectlon 108(E)(2)(D)r 

whlch permlts a dealer to dt$connert sny 

35d?6 .lflnodf,t To Dilcolnstet rtfrrr,ocf,l rllD lnterlock or contlnuour brrzzer at the re- 

ffi?,mg 

quest of ttre purchaaer of the motor 

Tlxe conferunco eubetltute contrlns tEo vehlcle. Bectlon 111 of the blll mekes thlr 

tlddrglongl provlslons whlch ars relatrd last exceptlgn efiectlve m-the dete ol 

to sectlo'n 125. Eectlon 108(a) (2) (A) ot enBctrnent. 

Vol. IV

Horrse Committee Report-Section 10S 

Houee Report 93-1191, Pages 13, 17-18, and 34-$6 

(8) Picrhibiterl rrc:ts nou' irrt,lrrrle rendering inoperative anv deviee 

or elrttnelrt ol'dcsign installed in complinnce n'ith tn lpplicnble l.'t:dernl 

motor lelricle safcty stanrllrd I failure to lieep spr-rifiecl ret'ortls ol to 

pcrurit errtry, impouuding. or inspcction I failure to obev irnv ordrr, 

rule. or rcgrrlrtion issue,d rrrrtlel sections I ll or l14l rrnrl frilurtr to nreet 

arry ollligritiort irrrlrosecl ulx)n ilnv rnanrrfar:Lurer, distribrrtor. or dealerpursuirnt 

to l)art I of 'l'itle f regnrrling clisr:overy, notification, aud 

remcdy of tnotor vehicllt: defects. 

(!l) Thc maxirrrrrrn civil ptlnnlty is incrcrrsrrcl from $100,000 to 

$800.000. 

lll In addition, ilLr(trurllrt ame,ndments dllllllluttlEtilb to tu tlre tttr: enforcenreut, tltlrrlUr_rlrrrlL provisions lJrtrrrirr.rlrs of trt e:risting 

t'_\r$rrrrll l7 

law-r'arc intendecl to clarifv the (lomnrittee's - 

trr.rsition tlrnt fl nr,rnrrf,rrlturerts 

refusal to comply with i' atr ordel rif tlr'e Secrcttly, flftrr ir firrrrl 

rlt'tt'llrrittrrtiorr (l('t('r'lu]]llrrtl()rl b1-.fl1e l)\- ille flgeilcv ilillt 

1f,"*rr.'r'tlrlt 

11 it cle{ect (letect or ol'Iilttul'('t() failulr'.to't'rrrnplr.r,rists, 

c()lill)ly t'trsts. 

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eorrstilrrtes a lrlohibittlrl ac:t. -\cr.orclingly. an rplrloprinte I-nitr:il Stltcs 

attornev. attorney, or otlhg the ,4,ttornev ,4'ttorne.y Gerrt:r'nl orr hchtlf hclrrrlf of the Ilnitcrl Ilnitcd St.r,rl,os. St.irl cs. nrav may 

petition n United States district court to restlliu such n, r.iolrrtiorr. 

rtiltrtely tlte refrrsrrl to coutpl.r'u'itlr the Ser:r'utlrr'.v's orcler to notifri 

lttrl r'e-trrarl.y. In other rr-olrli, illren tt rnlnufactrrrei' cleclitlcs to r.ontt,it 

tlte Secretat'y's clcterrninatiort of t clcfcct or firilrrle to conrlrlr'. hc tloes 

so at the risk of Iacing rttt ettlrtt ct'utettt proctx'tlirrg blought iiy thc Govet'trtlenL 

atrcl itrcurring a civil ylcttalty f

The *tecretary is nuthorized, to prescribc rcgulations defining the 

terrn "rcnder inoperat,ivc." Theso lelulatiorrs shliultl makc it clcirrl'tlrrrt 

tlre lreruratrent t'etttot.al, disconnrrr:t iolr. ot' clcgrirtllrtiorr of thc safctv* 

performarrr:e of any such device or element bf clcsign is prohilritcd. 

i{owevcr. au item"of motor vchit:le cquipnrcnt instilllecl ln or on ru 

motor vehicle may be feplaced with an itrlm of motor r,'chicle equiprnrrrrt 

vr-ltitrh i,s ,a r'cplRccttrcltrt llirr't turnplying 'rr-ith trrry a,pyllic,able 

Ile,delrr.l rrlotrlr vrrlricltr slfety stlrndarcl antl uny llilrlicablc Fctleral 

vehitlle-in-use slandard for ixpipment. ft is nol t]re^purpose of ttris 

arncndurent to limit in any rruy- the use of indepcnd6nt -nftermnrket 

repa,ir a,nd service Fa,Its in tlte repa,ir or rcplacement of components 

inilorllolated in thc vehicle at thc tima of mairufacture pursurrtrt to the 

rcouiiements of Fecleral motor vehiclc safetv standalds. 

This amendment to the enforcement proviiions of existing law is 

intendecl to insure that safety equipmenfon a motor vehicle c6ntinrres 

to benefft motorists during the life of the vehicle. The protcct'ion of 

subsequent. as well fl,$ firstr prrrchasers of a motor vchicle is thercby 

assurerl. Tho expenditure of federal funds on motor vchicle safaty 

woull be to littlc e,{l'ect if clelices or cletrtonts of dcsirm installotl itr 

complianee with applicable Federal safety standardskere rcndered 

lnol)oratrve, 

This new pf,ragra,ph also authorizes the Secretarv to erempt bv 

nrle anv rrerdn if ire fre.terminm that such exemption ii consistcnf with 

motor vehicle safety and the purposes of the -Act. Your Committoe ss 

t"ti"r-i"rer that exemt'tions may ihe ^warranteti for owner$ with special - 

medicnl problems, who require special controls, or for emergency 

r,chicles or policei cruisers. 

Seetion 108(a) of the Act is a,Iso amendetl to specify as prohibited 

acts the failure to keetr specified records un

Section 103(b) of the hill increnses the cilil mirximum nenaltv irr 

seetiorr 1011 of tlre ,\rrt frorn ${00.000 to.{800.000. 

Scltiott l0ll(tr) of the hill irrnencls ser:tion 11{)(n) of the Act to c'ive 

the I-nitetl Stltcs tlistliet t'ourls the 'ilrisdirtion to restrrrin r-iolrttitlns 

of rttles, t'egullrtions, or oxlers issuetl nlrrsuirnt to title I of the Act. The 

rlistrict t'ourls slrnll also hnr-e tlre iuriscliction to restrain tlre sule or 

ilnnortation of rnotor yehir'les or items of motor vehicle equipment 

lr-ltilh nI'(\ lr(lrr()1nirl'l'ing ol contain a defer.t u'hich relatcs io motor 

r-e,lriele safety and for u'hir.lr notifir,rrtion hus been given rrncler section 

1i1 or ltas been retlrrirecl to be gir-en urrrler section 1;2(b). 

I conforrning lrrnendment to seetion 110(a) r'ctlrrires the Secretary 

to gir-e rrotir:c of a t'ontcrnplat.rrl ittjrrnctilc trr:tion irnd tfforrl f, roasonable 

r4lportunitv t',o r.ernetly the clefeet, a.s rvell as to achiel'e compliance. 

Thes+ arrrenrlrncnts to sectiorr 110(a) expand the injunctive authorit.v 

of the Set:rct nry so irs to 1.6,1n-,11 the lr.sf rrrining of (t ) ttre importation 

into the Ilnited Stltes of tehicles that contain t clefect relatad to 

lnotor vcltit'lc snfetv arrd (?) the salr of yehieles in this countrv that 

contlrin srrch a defe(:t. This authoritr- rr.orrlcl enablo tho Scer.ctarv.",rhen 

he letrns of the existenco of vehit:les that, cornply rvith all apflicable 

srrftrty stnnrlirrcls lrut arc ne'r'erthelcss clefec:tive. to obtain a tloirrt orcler 

stopping the manufacturer and,/or clcalers from continrring to scll the 

defective vehicles. (Those clefective vchiclcs nlready sold.worrlcl. of 

eolrr-ee, be the subject of rr clefeet notification campaign provided for in 

sections 151 and 152 of the Act, as amended by this bill). 

Tlris rlrrthoritv n-oulcl also enable the Secretarv to seek an iniunction 

toTn'r-vcrrt tlre i"rnportrrtion or srrle of foreign rianufacturecl i'ehicles, 

t'crtiliccl ts courlllying w-ith the stanclarcls, but dnnrrged in transit to 

srrr:lt rur cxtt:rtt tlrnt, thev tre tlonsidtlrecl clefective. Presently. theso 

r-ehir:les crrnnot lle llrevented from entr:ring the country unless the 

Secretrrry lrrrs evideirce of nont:omplirrrrce ri'itlt an applicable stfety 

stirrrrlrrrtl. In tlir', 1rast, sevrral for'eign vehicle. manufacturer$ have 

rrrlviscrl tlrr Sec,rethrr* thlt untrrtlrorizetl clcnk,rs u-cre attempting to 

hling irnrnruliably clirnaged vehiclcs into this t:ountry. 

nate Passed Bill-Seetion 10S 


May 17, 1973, 16051 

Erc, 1. E€ctlob f08(E) (4) ol thr Nltl,onrl 

Tri,f,c urd Motor Vsbtclo Bsloty Ast ot ledl 

(fE Er.S.O. fgo?) || rEaudcd to rGrrl |. tollbwr: 

"{{) 

lru to luDlab DotulcrtioD, lru to 

to mBtEirt[ r66rd8, or fall to ru6t eny otbar 

obltgatlon lrflporGrt upo$ any Etrufadttutor. 

altrtrlbutor, or ddalcr Plsur$t to |.cttotr llg 

ot thlr Act.". 

rllEady s$y dclact or tsllurt to GoDrply, ftU 

Sectian 103 - Enforeement 493


Congressional Reeord- Senate 

October 10, 1974, 35036 

Mr. MAGNUSON. 

The enlorcemsnt powcrr under thc ect 

hBvG f,lso becn upgradcd. Ttth an tn* 

ereara ln thc maxlsutrl dvtl ptnalW un* 

der the sct froln 4100,000 to f800,000. 

Also. ltke tlre Clean Alr Act. tt wlII now 

bc e vlolrtlon of Federal lsw to render 

lnoDerEtlvG requlred ralety cqulpmmt. 

E. 3S6 ilrd cbntdlEr tough ncs c[toter' 

mcnt provlrlonr to hrurc thrt thG FG{crll 

hotof v6b.tclr |ftcw ptdgtirn tr lmpl6trt6nt+d 

r! lntcndGd. Th6 lGBlslatton woutd Frchtbtt 

Ernulactutct!, dhtrlbutdFr, aleElets, or motor 

"chlcla rsp;lr brrtlnes8;s lrom knoFtilElt 

tchd6rltr8 Inop6rftlvi safoty devlcGs rcqulr6d 

by r fcdcrBl lir. Tlrlr lr r provtilon rtftllrr 

to orrc tn tlrr clssn Alr Act. A8 lndl6tcd 

aboee, an rtcsptlon l| f,lloh'cd whffiby, r 

motdr v6blcl6 dddl6r, st tho roquest of thc 

tlrst puFchrrcr of thc vchlclt, tnRy runtlar lrropttrtlve 

thi lnt6ilock ol eontlnuour budrt 

sy8tem. In eatdltlotl, thlr lcBlslBtlon lilCtttr|tr 

thc potcntlil ctvtt Fcnaltles undor tb0 Act 

from ri40O,00O to i{100,0o0. Tho gecEtiry'r 

Inrpdctlon inal bcdfdlrGplng powf?! iFn olro 

upgrndcd ln th|| l68itllatton, 



Ciuit penattic.s (sectian 9) 

Socbion 108 of the Nutional Traffic and Motor Vehiclc Safety Act 

now provides that "No person ghall . . (4) fail to furnish notifiiation 

of anv defect rr^s retluir'ed by Set:tion 113'df this Act." S.355 worrkl 

amenil Section 103 6 read as follows: "Ilo person shall . . (4) fail to 

frtrtdsh notification, fail to remecly &n.y defect or flihrre to comply, 

fail to maintain recortls, or fail to meet a,ny othcr obligrtion imposetl 

lrpon Lny manufncturcr, distribrttor, or dealer pursrrant, to Section 

tig of tiris 

'I'he'thrust 

Act.". 

of tliis runendrnent is to clarify the 

Committee's intent that a failrrrc to r:omply with uny obligation wldr;h 

is imposetl uncler Lhe new Scr:tion 113 containetl in S. lJ55 constit,rrt,us 

a violation of the Act for which the sanctions of Section 109 of the 

Act arc npplicable. 

Exeeutive Communieationg-fuion 10S 


Vol. IV


gEc' III. INSPECTION AND RECORDKEEPING. 

(a) Submctiona (a), (b), and (c) of 

Trtffic and Motor Vehicle Safetv Act of 

follows: 

section ll2 of the National rs usc rr0r. 

1966 are amended to rerd as 

. "(a) (f)_ The Secretary is authorized to conduct ent inspection or 

investigttion- 

"($). which may be necessf,ry to enforce this title or rny rules, 

ttgtrlations, or ordlrs iBsued the-reunder, or 

"(B) 

which r+letes to the fects, circunrstances, conditions, tnd 

causes of *ny motor vehicle uccideirt rrnd rrhich is for the purfmea 

of carrvinc 6ut 

'f!e 

his functions under this Act, 

Secptirylhrll furnish the Attorney Generel rnd, rvhen rppr.opriate, 

-cating the Sdnretary of the Treesu"y "tti ittfo.nretion obtained'i;dinoncomplience 

with this title 6r en"v rules. r€sulations. or orders 

issued thereun-der, for rppropriate ectio'n. In meiiing inrestigrtions 

under subperagraph (B), the Secretnry shell cooperrte with appro- 

SEs$Stute 

rrntl lrrurrl.ullitrirtls to. tlrr: lfreutcst r:rtt'rrt pussil-rle trrrrsistent . !9, 

tt.ltn tne purposrs ot thls subsoctlon. 

" 

1 .l ) F'or purposr-'s of carrying out prrflgraph ( I ) . ollicrrr or 

entployees,duly rlesignated by the. $ecretrry, ul)orr l)r'os€ilting rrppl.opriu(e 

credentitls antl rvritten notict'to the orrrrrr.. ()l)rlrftt()l.. ol.ilgetrt 

in chrrge, &r'e Rutlr()rized nt teusorrnlrle tirrres tnd-in ,r rr"rsorrible 

Illanilel'*-. 

''(A) 

to enter (i) uuy frrctory, rvrrehousr, or' estrrblislrrrrt'ut irr 

whiclt trrotol rehicles or' itenrs'of nrotor relricle erluil.rrrrr,nt :rrt 

manufactured. or held for' irrtrrxluction irrto inter.strite cotllnler.(,o 

or are helrl for stle nftel such intr'odrrrltiorr, or (ii) rrrrv Drerrrises 

wltet'e rt rrrotor vt.hicle or it+rrr of rrrotor'r'r'hiele ",1iri1irt,*rit irrv,rlved 

in I nrotor vchit:lc tr'cident is ltnrtetl: 

"(ti) 

to irtrpotttttl fol e per'ird ttot to exceed ?J lrorrls. anv motol lfrpoundmrnt 

vehicle or itein of rnotor'r'ehicle criltiplnent irrvolr.etl irr l rnotor. ornotorv?hiclcr' 

vehicle nccident: nnd 

"(C) 

to inspect niry flctory, rulrehouse, t'sttblishnrerrt. vehicle. 

-or 

equrpilrerrt referred to in subpurrrgr.rrph (t) or (ll). 

Iiuch irrslleet irtrt rrnder this prragriph shnll llt conrnreuced nrrd com- 

- 

pleted with reasonable l)rornDtlless. 

"(.1) (.\) ll'lrenettr,irndei'the urrthoritv of Daragrap[ (2) t lJ), tlrl cffiprn*riil 

riecretnry inslxcts or. trurpomril.v. inrlxrrrnils foi.the-puipost ui itop""- :'J:Lt"'' 

tion rrny rrrolor uehir,h (otlrer.tlrarr rr relriele srrtrfcct'to trurt Ii of - 

the Ilrterstrrte ('ornmerce .\ct) or en itern of motor i'ehicls equipmerrt, 4s usc Jor, 

he shnll pny rensonrrble {..{}rtrl)errsttiorr to tlre orvner.of srrch veh-icle to 

the extent that such inspectiorr or impounding r'esrrlts in the denial of 

the use of the lehicle tti its orvner of in the reduction in value of the 

vehicle. 

"(B) 

-{'s trsed in this sube€ction.'Inotor vrlticle accidentt mesns an 

"r{otor vchictc 

o+currence msocitrted with the maintenarrce, llse, of operation of a accid+nt'" 

urotor vehicle or' itern of motor r-ehicle equipment irr orâs s result of 

rvhich eny_ perunrr sufiem denth or pe,rorroi iirjur.r-, or in which there is 

property drmrge. 

't(b) 

-nrauufecturer' 

Every of luotor vehicles end motor vehicle 

equiptrrent shall estaLrlish and maintrin such records rnd everv rnanufacturtr, 

dealer, ol disttibutor shrll make such reports. *s i.he Secretsry 

may teusrrurbl_r' r'eqrrirr to ensble him to ditermine rvhethcr 

strch manufrcf rrrer', de*ler, or distributor has acted or is ectins in comlrliance 

with this title or nny lules, regulrtiorrs, or or.ders issrrEd theretrndet 

snd shrll, uyrn ruquest of an olficcr or emplor-ee dulv designated 

try, the.Secretarl', peunii s-uch ofrcer or empl

Nonc orpl irncF. 

Psi rhm!nt. 

witn"ssec fE!e. 

whether srrch msmrfrcturur, denler, or distributor has acted or is teting 

in complirnce with this title ot anv rules, retrrlctions, or orderu issued 

thereurider. Nothing in this subeection shdlle cpnstrued as imposing 

recordkeepinc rerru-irpments on distributors or derlers, excepf those 

ruquireme'nts'irnpix"tl uldor stetion 158 nnd reguletions nnil orders 

primrrlgetsd - the'reunder. 

" (c) (-i ) For the purpme of carrryinc out the provisions of this title. 

the 'S6cretrry, or oi tlie authorizrliof of the Secretcsr rn] ofhcer or 

emulovee of the Dcpertment of Trrngportatiou mav hold such hetrinlts, 

ftke such teetiirony, sit nnd ect ni such times and places, edminister 

such oaths. end rgflrrirt. bv subpenr or otherwise. the nttendence 

rrnd teetimony bf such witndee rnd the prcduction of such boole, 

napers. corrw-pondence, Irtemornndrtms, cont-rf, cts. ttgreenrents. or othei 

ieirms rs the Srsrstrm. or snch officer or emplovd. deems ndvimble. 

"(2) 

fn order to cerff out the provisions ofthis title. tlre Secretnr], 

or his'du]y mrthorized acent shrll at rll rensontble times have lcress 

to, rnd foi the purposes-of exrminntion the right to co1ry. nnv drnrlle4lgry 

evidence of any person having nnterials or informatiorr rele- ,1 

vr,nt to eny function of the Secretarv uirder this title, 

- 

'i(3) 

The Secretaryis arrthorizsit tr.r reqrrire, by geneml or specirrl 

orders, ony penson to file. irr such fornr ns the Secritri. mar. nreftribe. 

repods or &nswers in writing to specific euestion-s'reletjnc to anv 

function of the Socrctary under thii title, Such repofts rnd-an*lre""* 

shall be made under ori,h or otherrvise. nnd shulibe, filed rvith the 

Srcretary rrithin such reasonable prriod ns the Secrqtery rnf,). prescribe. 

..'l (+) $V.o.f the district courts of the llnited States within t he j u ristlietion 

of which *n irrquiry is crrrierl ()lr lllay, in the case of contu"nracv 

or refusal to obey a subpona or ordrr of the'Secretsry or such ollicej' 

or employeo ipsued pndei perngraph (l ) or par':rgluptr"(S) of this srrlrsectlon. 

lsrJlre dll or(ler requrtlng compli{lrrce therr:ruith l and rrilv frtilure 

to otny such order of the troult m"j' tte punished b)' *ii;h ;.';;'il'; 

contempt thereof. 

. ''(5) Witnesses sunrrrroned pursuent to this subsection shall he paid 

tlte .rame fees nnd milenge which are paid rr.itnesses in the courfs of 

the llnited States. 

"(6) (,1 ) The Secret.ary is euthorized to request from anv tlelrurtment, 

..rgen-cy or instnrmerrtality of the Federul (irvernnient irrch 

statlstlcs, deta, progrum reports, *ld other materirls rs he deems 

rrec&ss&ry trl ca,rry out his furrctions under this title; rnd each such 

depertnrent, Dgencv, or instrumentalitv is ruthorized and directed to 

coeperftte with the Secretery and to frirnish such strtist.ics. drta. pr.ognrm 

nepofts. and other mntcriels to the I)epartnrent of Trensportat!r1 

.!po! requeat nurde by the Secretary. r*othing in this subparalraph 

shall be deemed to rffect any provision of lew limiting the rithoritv of 

Bn egtncy, department, or instrumentelity of the Fedlerrl (iovernrient 

to provide,information to snother agehcy, - - deprrtment, or instrunrentolity 

of the Federal Government. 

"(B) 

The head of rn_y Federal deDartment. flgency. or instrumentllity 

is euthorized to tletail, on s riimbnt=t6le Easis, i"v perBonnel 

of suchdepartment, agency, or instrumentality to e.ssist in eirrying 

out the duties of the Secreteryunder this title." 

(b) Section 112(e) of such Act is rmended bv strikirrs out ,,All" 

urd inserting in lieu thereof "Except as otherwisi pruvidet in section 

158(a) (2) -and eection ll;J(b-), all'l and striking oiut,,subeeciion (b) 

or (c)" rnd insert.ing in lieu thereof "this - 

title".

Conference Report-Seetion 104 

Senate Report 93.1452, Pages 40 and 4l 

ITVEPPCTTOI{ AND RECORT}EEEPINO 

Bsna.te biil, 


Eotne amp.ndma,nl 

Section 104 of the House amendment revised section 112 (s1. 151, 

and_(c) of the Act to make cle.ar that thc Secretary was authorizecl io 

conduct any. in.spection or in_restigation which miqht, be necessary 

to enforce Title T ond anv mles. r-egulations, or orders issued theniunder, 

or which relrted to the facG, eircumsta,nc,es! conditions, and 

clluses of any qnolor vehicle accident andl which rvas for the purpose of 

carrying oqt his functions under this Aet. 

-The Serretory lvas rpr1nired to furnish the Attorney Ge.ner'rrl and, 

when appropriatn, the Serretarv of the Trpa.surT. ariy information 

obtainetl indicating nonconrpliance with this Titlp; or flny nrles. rc.grrlations. 

or orclers issued therunder. rn cftrrving orrt thesc inspections 

or investigrr,tions, ollicerc or employees designi.terl bv the Secrp.t{ry. 

llpon presrnting appropriate e.redentials and written notice to the 

owlrerr operator or rgent in charge, wero nuthorized rut reasonRble 

fintes and in a rtra"sonirhle mennet-to (1) enter any fladary, warehousq 

or est&blishment in u'hich motor whicles or itp.ms of .ttcrtor vehicle 

equipment were. manufactured, held for introduction in interstme 

commerre. or held for sale after such introcluction. or to enter anv 

premises where motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle erluipment 

involyed in a motor vehicle accident was loeatcd; (Z) to impbuid for 

a 6,riod not to exceed 72 hours, any motor vehicle or item^ of motor 

vehicle erluipment involved in a mrrtor vehicle ancident: and (:l) to 

inspect 

-any .fnctory, ryarchorrsg, establi shment, vehicle, or equipment 

refene.d trr in (1) or in (2) above. 

TVhenever the ,Secietarry inspocted or temporarilv imporrnded for 

the purpose of inspecdion anv motor vehicle. he, woulcl pnv rca^sonablo 

compensation to the extent thrt such insptrction or impoundirrg re.sulted 

in denial of the use of thc vehir'le to its owner or in the rc-duc- 4I 

tion of value of the vehicle. 

Section 104 of the Flousc amendment nlso altered section 112(b) af 

the Act to rrxluire ever-v manlrfacturer of rnotor vehit:les antl motor 

vehicle uilripme.nt to eshblish nncl maintein such rer:orcls tund every 

manufrrcturer, denlor, or rl'istributor to mnke such rcports lrs the Secretary 

could rtrr^sotrably rerlrrire to enallle him to deterrrrine vr-lrr:ther 

such -person 

rvas in cornplinirt'e with Title f or any rules, rcgula.tions, 

o" o"dens issue.d thercun?er. I)uly designated oflicer-s or errrployees of 

the Secretery \TeF authorized to inspoct appropriate ma.terials relc- 

\'ant to determrnrng complltrncs. 

Section t()4 of tlre Hou"se trmendment rlterrd section 11?(c) of the 

Act tn allow the Ser:retary to concluct irrformat,ional hearincs and to 

obtain evidence frorn anli peniorr who hnd any inforruation'rnlcvnnt 

Sectinn IM - Inspectian and fr,ecordkeeping 

"q 

1 

: ,Il 

't 

: .i 

; 

t 

tf 

'l 

.1 .:.tl 

li 

;

tn the implementotion of the Act. The SecreLuy or anv authorized 

offieer of the l)epartment coulcl holtl hearings, taho testimony untler 

onth, and rtquire, by subpoena or othe.rwise, i.he. nttcndance rrnd te,stirnony 

of witnesses and the r-lro'duction of racords. Access trr rr,nd cotrving 

bf nny documerrtary evidence of flny person having mtrterinld or 

informatjon relrrvnnt to any frrnction of tlie Secretarv unrler Title f of 

the Act was authorized. T'he. Str:r'etir.rv wrrs r.lso perinitt+d to r-equirn, 

by gcrreral or sptxitrl orders. riny perBon to fiIe prcscribed r:epor'[s, or 

&nswers in writing t,o specific questions r.elating trr any function of the 

Se,cretary undcr' f itle I. Srt:li repofts and ailswcrs"would tre matle 

trnder oath or otherrvisr'arrd filed within a reasonable period a,s prescribed. 

The clistrict tlourts of the Unitecl Strrtes rvouldlave iurisdiction 

to e,nforce a subpoe,na or orcler of the liecrcLtry or his officer o" 

emplo.yee. 

Ilnder section 104 of the House amendment, section 112(c) permittcd 

the Secretary to request from any department. agencv. or lrrstrunrentallty 

of thc government, such stalistids, data, prugianireports, 

and otlrer lnaterials ri$ necerh-arv to rlarrv out his frrnctions uncler TifJe 

f. Such dcpartnrents, agenciesl or instrurnentalities u'ere authorized 

ancl direeteil to cooperati and frrrnish snch rnfltcl'ials to thc Secretary 

unless trnother provision of law limitecl their nrrthority to do so. 

Finallv. the arrrendmtlnt to section 1l? (e) in section 10tr of thc llouse 

amendm[nt woulcl lrrohitlit, except in cxprrlssly specifiecl situatiotrs, 

the Secrctnry from disclosing infôrmation "eceiveci urrder Titlc I, as 

amended, if"it containd a tride secrct or other rntr,teria,l referred to 

in 18 U.S.C. 1905. 

Oon,|erence mtfulitute 

The confarence substitute ndtrpts the l{ouse provisions. 

I House Passd Bitl-Section 104 

Congressional Report-House 

August 12,1974,27826 and 27826 

Elc, t0f lxrrrorrox arb E5mrrsxc. 

. {r).'Bub.qtt$r {r), {b), rBd {o) ot Dcct|6|r 

rll of tbr Hrttonrl Ttrto |Erl liotoE 

YfFlslr Edrty AEt ot lgd{t |'t6 rE D4.d to 

$r.f g lOUOyr: 

"{f) (l) TDr Erofrtrry b rut[orlEod to cer- 

500 

rurlrr, te ryDfo|E|rt6 rduor. ID Er'ht.bg tn. 

TfitrE*tloDr l|$i!il rubp|rr8rrpb (8), thr 

8.cr.tlry lbrll oooD.rrt vltJr lpproprlrta 

EtTt aDrl rood o|loblr to tb6 grfttort .at 

rt DoSblo cofidrtfn$ vrtb tb6 FurFd 

of thlrrqtsfttls. 

"(f).for 

4r$t trt UuDrcttoD o( lnv68trgrtlon- 

DurFflir 6f 6|'rrylrg out p.il. 

"(A) 

trloh Ery Da s.cflrrly to rAforc. Errph. (f), oE6oil of rEDlot..r duly d.ilg- 

tbL tfur iEd rEy rull.ra8ulruoDf, tr or&rr nrt*l by tbr a€orttr,rT, uD|ou prffintlDg EplrEu.d 

t&or6urdGr, oE 

DrcDtfrt crliloEtLb lDd uttt n uottrc to 

"(B) tha 

Tbf+b rtLlier to tbo lratr, cttcuur. 

orDGrr oprrotor, of rSEBt lu cb[rt6, t,f6 

]t{,uca+ ooD(UtloDr, rnd crust ol tuy EotoE 

tl.lthorlE d it riloDrblll uEil lDtl ts r 

ychlclr lFr|oDllrliffic 

|cc&t6Dt rlrl Thtch t| for tur puf- "{A) 

gomr d clrryl[8 Oqt.Ffa .lqDctroD| uD4cf 

to outrr (t) rDy trctory, verchur||, 

thlr a!t. 

tr rtrbu|b4.rtt ut whloh rbotor y.hloL6 tr 

ft E! o[ hotor eGblclr cqrrlpmcdt 

It E or*ttt |bJf ftrrlbb thc 

t$! Brqu- 

Attom.t 

OtErrrl rn$, 

ftatrutrl, or hotl la lDtfoiiuouon raro lrtar- 

$r$ F.FDro'Drl*t'G, ttrc EacrGh,rt 

ttltt o6Mrc. or ril D.ld for !|ll 

of thr 

rftc 

Tl|||urt rlrt llfarhrtlon oDt lb.rl 

rucb 

lqdlortlug 

lpt orlucuq4. 

uonsohDllrDdo vltb tll'| t'ttb 

or (lt) 

d 

ray pi6Err rt6i6 | 

rtitEor vrhlclr 

rsy rylGl' FC$rtlmr, or ot{ril lru6d 

or 

tDrr.. 

ltanl of raotor vchlcla 6qulp- 

EG[t lnyolv6d l[ r motor v.Dlclc roeldclrt 

Vol. IV

lr locrttdl 

'(B) to lEpouBd tor r F.rlod Dot tO GrGaGd 

tayGrty-tFo bourr, tny motor vchlclr os ltam 

of Eottr vahlctr cqutpmcnt lnyolyad ln i 

$rotor Y6hlclG accldrnt; rnd 

"(C) 

to tuptct ray trdtfiy, T$6hour.. 

dtrbllibErut, v6hlcl6, of GqulpBGnt rltatrrd 

to rn;ubFlrrftrph (A) or (B). 

Ei4h luDCcuou und;r tblr perryrrpb rhrll 

b. comlt6ucrd rnd coEplrtGd ilth tar|onrblc 

prot|ptn6lr. 

"(3) (A) W!rnr?.r, undGr tft6 ruthdlty ol 

PBfEErnph (3) (B), thG 8Gc$rtorT lnrp.ctr d 

t DporuUy lEpoubtl| Ior tha purpo6. ot 

Irrpcctlon rny motor vohlclo (otIGr ttrb s 

vrhlcld subjGct to pr'ft II ol th. I[t r|t t6 

comm6rc6 Act), ho lhrll pry r6rrdrrbl6 oo!r- 

Ircbrstlon to th6 oer6r ol lucb v6hlcl6 tO thG 

crt6nt thlt ruch lhrpftilon Or trrpoundlng 

rllrultr lu thr d6nlrl ol tbi ur. ol thr rchtclG 

to ltr orDar ra ln thr rulucttoD lD vrluc ot 

t'lr. "6hlol.. 

"(B) A| urrl l[ thtr lub|.GiloD, 

.Botdr 

EblclG rcoildrnt'Ea*n,| lS, Oodwnoi t!toclrtad 

plth tlr6 Erl[tar|ror, um, or opilttlon 

ol s tbotor yrhlclc oi lt rn ot 6otor 

vibtclo iqulpEr[t lu fi i. i r6lult of vhlcb 

lDt Dct|on |l|[Cn d6rtb or pdmbrt ltrru.ry, ' 

of E vhlcb tb.rr 

'(b) 

lt ProPGrty drrrl|f,r. 

E fiy mr,[ulrEhfir ol Eotor vchlctr 

rftl hotd vobtolc iqutpE [t rhrll *h,burb 

rnd brlnttln ruch ruordr lnd Oycw ElnufrohrrOr, 

(lrlcr, or dbtrtbutor ruttt arkr 

ftcb tl'portr, r.tb. E crEt|tv mry tr|'onCrly 

I6qutr6 to cnrblc blt[ to detftfil|ro rhathGr 

ruch ErtruJrcturrf, dcdcr, 6 6gglguto! bil 

rdt { or lr rdtilry lE cohDltrlc. rtth tbfr 

tlUo or rDy ruh, llgtrtruoDr, or ordcrr lrrucd 

tbffruftlGf rud lhrll, uIEr rrqutt ot rr 

o,Adr or Gmptoy6 tluly-trrrgsit-d 5y 15" 

Eacr|l.ry, lErrrlt, tuch otic.r or chptoycG to 

lurpcct appro'prtrtG bootr, prporr, rroortr. 

lid Cocu.D6ntr rct6?rDt to drtcElDlDr 

rhcthcr luoh Eauufrdturu, dcrfcr, c' dfrl 

trlbutor hu Etirl or lr rctttrt ln oonpltrnet 

rlth thl! tttlt or lny rutor, rqUlruonr, or 

ordiil lreu.d thcrcund6r. fiothlbB r.u thri 

ftlbrcuoD rbru bG conrh-uGd u tEptrtnB 

Fncot{laplnE ttflrlrom nta on dl*rrlutori 

.o_r_dj!ln|t: -!tc.p_t_tbor. flqurF6Errt lmDord 

u[dar rrctlor l6E rnd ordcre promUllrtrd 

th6Eunda. 

__ 

"(c) "(I) 

In ordGr to cirry out thc 

pnotlrloDr ot thts tttln, thc Eccrut{ry or hlr 

duly ruthortr.d rE6Et rhrU rt ill r!|sbtbla 

tlro hayt icc6|| to, |Ird til thr pufpo.ar ol 

tlrtnlBBtl,on tha tlght to copy, r,ny docu- 

Er€ntfry 6vldenc6 of My p.rror haTlng 

mrt rlalS or tnlormf,tlou tGlevtnt t{ e,ny 

(unctlon of th6 Eocrctsry undGr tht6 tttlG. 

"(3) 

Th6 E6cctrry lr Buthodtnd to ruqulni, 

by Epncrbl or rpGclal or{cft, Bny D.tton to 

trIc, l[ Euch form u the S6crct|tT Elry IrrGlcrlbc, 

r6port! or answ6rr t$ Trltlng to rpcctf,c 

quostlonr rclatttr8 td rny tunctlon ol 

thc Elecietsry under thl! tltla. Buch rap6rtr 

rnd BnffierB rhill b6 trudc undcr oattr or 

othlre|r6. Bnd EhEll bc tlled wlth thc Eicrctrry 

wlthtn Nuch resonrblG frcrtod s thr 

gfttot$ry m8y pfescrlbe. 

"(,1) 

Any of the dlstrlct oourtr ot th6 

unltad gtrter rrtthln thc Juttlallctton ot 

rhlcb ar lnqulry rr cilrlGd oE rl'ly. h thG 

cua of oontumscy or rGlural to obty I rub' 

Danr oa ordor ol th6 Encfltsy or ruch ooclt 

or mplolrt lrufil Undcf p.qFrDb (f) OE 

FE!8trph (E) ol tblr rub.cctlou. l,iu6 tE 

olltlir r6qulrl[B comFlldc6 tbrEwltb; tDd 

my ftllur' to obty iucb ortl6r of thc court 

mey br punbhc



August 12, 1974,27808 

Mr. DENNIE. It I mlt' ark tlre genUemgn 

r.trottrer qucltlon, f mt here ln ttre 

roFort that lt r*yr ttrrt thc tcrnporrry 

tmpourrdmsnt ol motor yrhlclG! wtth 

ree*oheblc eompcnratlon to thB ownsrr 

ls permlttdd, Undcr shet clrcumsta,ncGs 

fi that autlrorlzcd, and. how doea ttrc 

owner Eet comDonsrted ll hlr vehtclo lr 

lmpoundcd? 

Mr. BTAGOm,E. I thlnk tt would r-tm- 

DLy be beccurG ol nootdrntl snd lnvsrtj. 

gEtloil. 

Mr. DEI{}II8. t t*g tlre scnttemsn's 

DErdlon? 

Mr. BtACtCffi5. Ainldcnb end lnvq: 

tl5etloil, I bellevc. 

Itff. DEI-INrg. Do€r ttre gentleman 

m€sn tJrat U theft lr en accldent. ona'r 

vehlclc msy be lmpounded? 

Mr. ffiAGGERS. I vlil ylcld to the 

chalutran of the Bubcommltt G (Mr, 

Moss) to snswer that. 

Itfrr. MOBfl. It ttre gentteman wttl yteid, 

It ls tnt+ndcd to FerEtt trhe tenrporary 

lsrpoundnent where lt lr fclt eesentlel 

thet ths velrlcle be Grarrrlned to detcr* 

mlne whetlrer ot not tlrere waa n defect 

ln the yehlclc, to afiord on opportunlty 

for tbe hlnd of lnspectlon or elamlnatlon 

thet we rcutln€Ly requlre In all elrcrEft 

craEheE. 

Mr. DENHfg. Mr, Chalrma,n, wtil ths 

gtntl?rnErl yleld rurther? 


October 15,1974, 35635 

Sectlon 104 of thls le8lslatlon retalna 

tbe provlrdpnn ot the House-pasccd blll. 

lfir. STACGERS. I sIlI be htDpy to 

yleld to the gentlemBn lron trdl*ni. 

Lfr- DElfHIEl. ff f msy tnqulrc firrther, 

and I wlll yleld, ol coulrc, h thcre arty 

llmltatlon on the length of ,tlre lrn. 

poundmcntr tnd how tr lt uta,Dged thst 

rBr,n gctc Gffi,DeBr*tlon. sn{ vheru iloc! 

the compcn6ttlon comc from? 

Mr. MOgg. The tmpoundmer{t tr for r 

Darlod of ilot rnore than ?l hourd, end I 

firndrfd of rearonablcnerr would haya 

to spFly ln ilrdn8 thc traount that t,tlcy 

would bc rtlrnburted for the lmpounded 

t'ehlcl;., 

Mr. DEFf{IB. Il the genileman can tell 

me, who ilxe8 lt? 

Mr. MOgg. The admlnl.stru,tor. 

Mr. DEilHIB. Does the geililemf,rl 

mcan thruugh the rdmtnlgtrator of thc 

aet? 

[df. MOSS. Throush the a&rrlnirtrator 

of ttrc act. 

. Mr. DBiINIE, Ir thcre rome loc*l reprarentstlve 

td t*ke csre ol thrt? 

Mr, MO$S. I bellcvc ryc h'sve tocal 

ItDrutcntstlvcr throughfirt tlrc Nailon. 

Itdr. DENNIII. I een see ttret one mtgtit 

htve qtdtG r blt of tfouble down here, ln 

Tgt6frlngton In gettlns thst er?ansed lu 

th8t dtu8uon. 

Mr, eholranan, I thanl ttrre ;entlemen. 

VoL IV


House Report 93-1191, Pages 13, 14, 16, 18, 36, and 37 

(10) 'the Secretrrr.y is given nrrthority to cotrclrrct inspec:tions anct 

invest,ientions rvhich ttrlrv Lre ne('sssilrv to enforce Title I arrd rrlrv mles. 

regrrluiions, or orders is.srrc.cl thereuricler. or n'hich lelate to tlie fncts 

rnrl erruscs of lrnv rnotor velrit'le nrlcirlent. Tlte tetnlronrrv itnlrotrntlntettt 

of rnotor r-t:lriclrs with rerrs()nrlrle comrrctrsltion'to the ownel's is arrthorizcd. 

fn orcler to carry orrt the provisions of Title I of the Act, the 

Secretrrry is rutlrorizccl to hold lrr:arings, takc testirnony, nnd subpena 

witnesses lrtrcl clocnments. 

Ii.t$rs n0n ftrE, f/rlcr$r-4,'rroN T4 

Ef,_il,E I-If (l r'On ylrlr r cLE s.\ FETT t6 

. flg.inspection nncl irrvt'stigltiotr pt'olision.s irr tlris hillr.sinrilll to 

*hffiin ihe .\tlrninrstrirtlon lll'ol)osillt lllt irtertrlcrl to clirl'if\. tlre 

Sr-t:r'otlrly's lutlror'itv to t'onrlrrt't 

.tB 

^such' 

inspertiorrs ol itrr'estig'itions 

ils nrilt'lre necrlsslr'.y ['rrr'rnfort't'nterrt ltrtt'posts ot'rtltir'lt relirtc to ltttltttt' 

'l'hc 

lt'lrir.le irct'irlents. T)rlrrrltrrrtttt of Tl'nttsllot'tttiotr has sttrtcrl tlrrtt 

this explrldecl ,rutlrotit.v i.s csscntirrl to tlre rlt'r't'lry1.r1vv1'11t of u rtlirtlrlt' 

Inrl r'xterrsite rlirtn bnseirl tlre cnrtse lrrtl elli'ct of nrirtol lelricle ct'itsltcs. 

This

sc,,rio' ,ffi- #J "'^,;:il]:T,l ,";or *re Aer. 

Stction 11!(rr) of thc r\ct. trs arrrentletl bv this lrill no'rv expres^sly authorizcs 

inslrdction rrrrrt invc:stign,lion f,ji' t1,.: l)nrl]ose of enforcmg 

titlc I iirrrtl anv rukis. r'rlgulrtir-ins or oltlers issrrct.l theleuncler. The 

atrtr:rrtlmcnt n'tinlrl r'o,"t,,vi' arrt" rlorilrt tlut tirc: Stx'r'etu,rv has thrt autlrorit.l' 

to irrsirer.l arrrl inr-rrstigirtrr for thr pur'pose of errfoi'cing trot orrly 

rrrotol r,ehiclr sirl'etv stirnrlillrls. bnt also anv ottrer lulcs or ttquJation 

issrretl urrtlcr' 'l'itle i. The rrrrrenchncrrt u-oultl also rnnlie clear That thc 

Scr:retarv's authority rrnrler srctiorr 112 incl rtdeii l.lre authoritv to inspcct 

trrril inr.cst,igrrtc {or t,]re l)url}GSc of tltltcrruirring the tlxisi'encc of 

r tlt:fgclt relirttxl to nrot,or lelriclc saftltl'. 

The Srclrliirlv is alstl rruthclizcrl toi:orrituct nny ilspection or invt:stigrtion 

which rclates to thc firrts, t'ircumstanccs.i:otrrlitions, ancl (i[llses 

of H,nv motol vehiclcl nrrr:irlent ancl r'r'hich js fol t,lrt: plrrl)oscs of cirrrying 

oirt his frrnctions rrritlrr this .\ct.'l'he Secretar'l is tlilectecl to r:ooperatc 

rvith apprr)priatc Stirte a,rrr[ locrri o{}ir:ials to tlrrr greu,test extcirt 

possibltr consiiLtrrrt n'it,h t.he l)ullxrsrs of this srctiou. Itnlxlurulrntnt of 

ir, inotor r-ehiclc or itern of its crluiprnrrnt -tor tr. period up to seventy-two 

hours, subject to tlre pa;'rrrtlnt; of rcasontr.ble compcnsation, is also 

perrnitted. 

Ser:tion llt(b) of the Act, as arnerrcl by this bill, requircs every 

rurnnfatturer of tnotror vehiclcs anrl mot,or vchi

The Secretar-y or a.ny authrirized o{lit:er ol cmployee of t}rc l)epartnr+rlrt 

of Trarrsp"ortatiori nray hold healitrpp, take ^test,imony 

undcr -oath, 

luntl rtquire, b]- srrllpcna. or"otherrvise, tlrb. dttendtrncc tnd-testirnony of 

r..'itrrt'sst's nridihro 1r'rrrclrrction of t'e,'oirls. .\ct'ess to arrcl collying of irrry 

dor'.rrrrrt'ntlrrv cvicltint'e of anv I)crson lrnving lrtntcria,ls or information 

rtlt''r';ttrt to irrrv fulrction of itre Set't'etittv ulder Titlc I is aubhorized. 

'.['lre 

St:cretrii'y is ulso pcrtitittt'ri,to rnquire, by gcneral or.sptx:ial 

orders) irn.)'Ilcrso[ to lrle prescrrl)e([ ]'eports or rrnswel's lll wrlllng to 

specifii; questions rrlnfing tb rrnv frrnctitin of the Secrettry under Title 

I-, "iur:lt I'cl,orrs an


gEC, IE COST INFORIIATIOff. 

The National Tt*frc and Motor Vehicle Safetv Aef of fgm t.r 

1qeng4 by section 102) is turther emended by irui*ing rftar strtibn 

ll2 the followinc: 

^ "Src. 113. (_t)-Wheneyer any manufa*turer oppffis rn rction of the 

15 usc rro2. 

Ihcrctary under Bection 103, or under any other provigion of thie Act. 

on ths gruund of increreod coet, the rnairufacturer shrD eftmjt auch 

cst informrtion (in such detril rs the Secretrry m&v bv rcsulrtion or 16 usc ror. 

order prucribe) es mry ba necwrry in order t" p"o-pe.lv oirluete the 

mlnufrcturur's dctemint. It" Ft*t""y shrll -the-r€rfur promptly 

prepsre en svaluetion of such cod, informition. 

jlJbl ( 

U 

Subject-to pqmgTrph- (2), such cmt informrtion togothcr 

wrth ths tiecrat*ry'B ev*lurtion tfiemof. ghrll be rvdlrblo to thC oub. 

Iie' Notica of the rv*ilrbility of uuch iniormation shell bo publishdd i" 

the X'edenl Roaidor. 

,"."".oj1..:i,* 

licj-iiThiffffii"*tor", 

a*tisfi€s rhe Serctrry tlrr rnv portion of *"t""' 

II 

euch infoffirrtion conteins r tr.rdo scmt or othei confidontiil mrttor. 

such portion mey bo dinclwd to thc public only in euch mrurer rE d 

pnasrrr tho mnfidentidity of such t-Edo mnit or other confidsntirl 

matter', e.rcept tlrrt any such informttion rna-v be disclosed to other ofr- JZ 

eers nr rrrrllro.r'e*s coni+rrred u-ith ctrrying out this title or rrlren reletarrt. 

in arrr'.pr'oceeding under this title.--\othing in this subsection 

slttll rtrrtlrt,r'ize the rvit-hlroltling of irrfor.nr;rtion lir. the Secretarr or 

rrttv olticer'ur'enrplo.r'ee urrtler lis contrrll, from the dull: arrthor:ized 

r'onull ltttes o f t Irr ('rltrLtr'c:i,i. 

,'(c) F or Purposes of this snction, the term'cost informationt means .. "r.orr in o'ilrr 

i'for.r*tion rvith respect to alleged m incrcases resurtins from action "-"' 

lry tlre !i+clet:rr,v. in srrch form ns to permit the pulrlic aid the Secrettry 

to rnnke rrn infor.med judgrnent on the vulidity of the mrnufac_ 

tttfer-s strrttrrrtrrts. Srrt'lr ternr irrclrrrL's lnth the ninnrrfactrrrer's cost 

alrd tlrc cost to rr't:ril purclrnser+ 

" ( d ) I'lrt' Socletir iv is a11t[orize{ to estntrlis[ rrrles lltl reEulrtio's Rur.r .nd 

pt'esct i[ing Jornrs aud procedrrrus for the submission of cost Tnforma- returstront' 

tlon llllder tltts sectlon- 

"(e). 

Notlring in this sttion shrll be construed to restrict the 

rultlloritl of tlre Secretnrv to olrtrin. or reqrrire subnrission of, informn_ 

tiou under anl other pror:ision of :his Act.n 

Conferenee Report-Section 105 

ffouse Report 93-1452, Pages 4l and 42 

ooBT TNF.R''ATT.N 

,\enntebill 

No comparable pmvision 

Eowe arrwrulm.ent 

Section 105 of the lfouse amendment insertcd f,, new section 118 

rvhich rt:quired a rrrrr,nufacturer to submit such cost irrformation (in 

such detail &s rnfly be prescribed by rule or order of the Sr:cretary), 

fls m&y be necessary to pruperly evaluate the manufacturerfs statement,, 

rvhenever & rnanufacturer opposed an ar:tion of the Sccretary 

Seetian 105 - Cost Information 507

und6r section 103 or a.ny other provision of the Act' The Secretary 

ffiquit*d to promptly prepari: an evaluation of such cost information. 

Srich informatign, tbEether with the Secretatyts evaluation would, 

[e available to the pubiic-tiy notice published in thc l'ederal Register, 

unless the manufactrrrer edtablished that it contained f, tra.de secret. 

Any portion of such a trade secret -may be diseloeed to the public 

only in such manner es to pre$er-ve the Lonfidentiality,of such trade 

seciet. Ifowever, a trade seiret nray be disclosed to other offieers or 

emnlovecs cerrvins out this title of whetr relevant in any proceeding 

und-er"this titl;. I{othins therein authorized the withholding of informution 

from the dulv iuthorized committees of Congress' 

fire torm .,cost infoimation,t is defined to include both the m&llufacturerts 

eost and the cost of the retail purcheser. 

Cunlwetwe swbsti.twte 

The conference substitute ineorpora,tes the new section 113(a') of 

s€ction 105 of the lfouse amendment which reqgires manufanturers to 

submit cost informotion (in such detail as the-Secretary may by ryle 

or order nrescribe) whenever such manufacturer oppogss an action 

of the Sec'retarv .,ti,let section 103, or any other provision-of this Act, 

on the ground of increased cost. The secr.etary shf,,ll thereafter 

promptly ^ prepa,no nn evaluation of such oost information. 

The "-oifer-*tt* substitute modifies the provisions of the House 

amendment with respect to the availabilitvbf such cost information 

to the public. Subject to thq exceptions notid below, the c.ost information 

odtained undtr this section,âs weII as tfio Setretaryts evaluation 

thereof, shall be available tn the public. Notice of the availability of 

such information shnll be published in th'e Federal Register. 

The exeeption to the pre'sumption of availabilitv of the cost information 

to the public under this-section is if the mahufacturer satisfies 

the Secretarv ihet anv Dortion of such information cont'ains a, trede 

secret or othir confideirtial matter. If tho menuf&cturer succeeds, such 

portion of the crrst information shall still be released, but only in a 

manner as to preserve the confidentiality of the trade secrst or other 

confidential matter. Ccxrfidential matter is intended to mean that 

information which is not gencrally known trr competitors and if known, 

would be romDetitivelv harmfui. Any information obtained by the 

Secretarw undir this section mav be disclosed to other offi.csrs or emrrlovees 

cloncorned with carrvindout Title I of the Act or when rele- 

,rutit itt anv rrrnceeding undei such titl*. Nothing in the aforementione'd 

eubsection siall authoiize the withholding of informat'ion by the Seeret&rv 

or anv officer or employee under his control' from the dulv 

authorizetl formmittees of thê Congr*"". 

The conferrnce substitute further retains the definition of i(cost 

information" contained in the Ifouse amendment as well as the authoritv 

of the Secreta,rv to establish rrrles and requla.tions prcscribing 

ftirms a,nd procedu-rcs for submission of cost jnformatirin !E^ 

under 

this section. 

Finally, the purpose of thie section is to require the Secrcta,ry to 

solicit aridL evf,,Iirati cmt information when thert is a challenpp to an 

action of the Sec,retarv under section 103 or anv other provision of the 

Aet. Ifowever, not[irig in this section restric;i,s the authority of the 

VoI, IV

Secretary trr olrtairr or refluire the submission of information. including 

ccnt information, undei a.ny other provision of the Act. 



August 12, 1974,27812 

&d, ttt6, Cosr frporrrATror 6c|tt, .rdap0 ttr.t firy .qch l|rftr?l.ilaE 

The Na$oErl Ttillc r[d Motor V6hlclo r[ay bo cil.gdlddd trc otbEf onoara or 6Bgdfcty 

Act of 1886 (BE &mend€d by Erctton PloyoGE coucorD6d wttJr c*rryLqt out tbll 

IOA) fs furthor mended nv |lreortinc aftsr tltlr or wh€tr rolovrnt tD fny pr9e..dlDf, 

t€ctlos ll3 tb6 tollowlu6: urdtl th|r tftb' NotblEt lrr tSU nfblrottoo 

..8Ec, 

llg, (r) Wbonev;r $ry m$ildicru.ut 1|llsutlotEo th6 wFhholtltuE ot larorEr-. 

oppos8 on rdtloll ol tno ELciaErv u;A;; lloll 

by tbt 86crotrt'y or rny oEc.r or GB' 

;i"J'T.,','1"'if, 

"-?:ilJ:1"il",#"J;il-Tfl':,",F"{:J:H,ii"#."J''i{l"F"fu 

th6 mulrutgturer ihott aubmtt duch cd6t ln- - "(cr.f'ot 

Purpolo0 of thE EGctlon'cort lll' 

$;'i'i'l*ti,"*X.,"Tl"l*1,"T{tlr,'T1Ffiii!ii_rHfi*'rT.i{:li""i1 

ne"i"a,iri rn oroir to t;6;;[-"";ru"#:y [?r".lt tffoii"Tll'{irtdff.T:JT""Af.:; 

4$rrrrtcturar'r ttrtt'.rt' 

-r"i""rElo 

ehlll therel(tar proEFily pl:f8r. .Tbt- .:Tl!l5t- ta .vrul- 

Judgb.nt on tb. vr'drty or rE. 

F.l'"r-tilt ror,n 

tlon stetaurorts. Bucb 

o( Eucb cort lrlrortrlatl 

t rqr ur- 

"(b) sucb cost t'rormrti;il tdsothor *lth :lIPlFt'b 

tb' murutrotur'r't cflt' rbd tbt 

tb6 Beffstary's avrrueilon -tici"-3i,-"ii"ri-t" 

*lji? 

Pt"u,p 

-ini'nan"i'.c-,;"rlr,ff 

evr'ruretoilropubltc'or"-fr 

LmHr["Tfffi $4?:?# 

trurer astabllalrgs thit t, 

S,t$g.:"lt?l: ;"d 

|6cr6t. Nrrilcc of tbG rvrllrDulty 

;;r"d,rr* tor tho rubEr!.toD or cfls 

..I^.::"-:: roro.ilrtroq 

lorm'*tlon Etrlll b€ publl'rbcdfDJbo,l"ooi#. 

-;'ley-lrotrrrns uudor t,bl| rrdtlor. 

|o rbr. B.ctlor 

R.grrtor. U thr Socrotsry 

rhru ba mntui 

poitr". or rucl lnioinrrTriri *"t"riu i loEtrlct tho sutborlty of tb6 8.o. 

::T*.P 

trade- rocrar, Bucb portto' ;;t-b. 4ldio1.d obtsl$ or roqults rubhLtslon 

fgl.P 

ot 1,'to 

ltc puOito onty tn ruch irrruorr .1 to ro^rrmtlOn undlr rDy otbcr plgvhlo' ot th1r 

pElaryo t$r oon0qortleuty ot luGI tnrta -'"' 

House Dehate-Seetion 105 


October 75, 7974,35635 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

GOtr $(torxtTrola 

Eesttm 106 of thtl tsgtslsttor adopg od blo8brtlffi to tht Dubllo tgt|Il lot 

tlu provbloru of thr Horrr€-paflod blll hclud€ Intormttlos contalnlns r tmdf 

whllG provld[ng thst tho evrlllbtltty of s€cret or otbsr gonfdcnttll *att"r,. . , 

Seetion 105 - Cost Information 509

House Committee Hcport-Section lOE 

Ifouse Report 93-lI9I, Pages 18,37, and SB 

(11) IVhenever a, manufactrrrer opposes an aetion of the Secretarv 

on thegrorrntl of inrlreirsecl cost. the nia-nufactrrrer is requirecl to su|mji. 

for r:vnl*^tion. cost infonnirti.n (in srrt.h ilttrril as pirscrilnd by thd 

tsecretnry) as rnrr.y be necessllr.y'to prolrerly evrrlutte the manufncturer's 

statcrrrent. finlr:ss it involves a trade serrnlt, such

erttt{idetttirrlitv of sueh tlluL' sttt'et. IIortevet'. tr'irrle sc'ct'et ittftltrttation 

rnrv lrc clisclosird to l1r1rr'opf ilrte ofir'crs ot errrlllovees clrlrvittg 

orrt llrisiitle c,r'rrlren lel+,r'rrrit in lnv rrrrx'r't'rlins rrnrlei'tliis title. Notliing 

lrcrtirr rrrrthorizes tlre rtitlrlrol,lirig of irrfor'trrirtiorr {r'orrt tlre tlrrlv 

irrrtlrorizetl conrrrrittces of tlre (-'otrgress. 

'Ilre 

tet'm. "t'ost, 

in folrnation." is delinecl nnd inclttclcs hcrth tlte mtnufar:trrrer"s 

cost irtttl tlre t'ost to lt'trtil llttt'r'lr,rslrs so its ttt tlisclose tlre 

rnnllirrlr in rost, IIrrrrrrgh tlre distlilrrrticrt clrnin. 

Section 113(e) of tho bill states thtt lothing in this sectiorr shnll llo 

t'orrst-r'rr

A6 Enacted-Section 106 

EEf-lgt AcEl"(rY RESPO}iSIBILTTY. 

'I'rrrllic 

Ti*T-"tintrll 

ntrd -',Iotor Vehiele Safetv Act of 1966 is r6uscr{ro. 

12 

nrnendetl bv inserting trfter section ll4i the following new eection: 

"Sut. 

l':i. (a) Atty ilrterested Person mrv file rvitlr the Secrettry r 

p+tition .*,1t,i'siitrg'him (1) to^commenrd n prnceeding respecting 

tlte is-rrirrrt'e of an otder pursllent to section l()l] or to commence a 

proceetling to determine tr'iether to ir*;ue an order pursu[nt to section 

l.-rJ ( lr ),rf-tlris,\, t. 

"([r) 

Srrclr petition shrrll set forth (1) facts which it is claimed 

estnblish tlrnt irn order is necessrr-v. rnd (2) r brief description of the 

sulrstirnce of the order rrhich it is clnimed shoultl be issued bv the 

r5 usc r4roc' 

Secr'etlrr'. 

*1(r) 'I"he 

.Secrctrry mal'hotd r public hearing or mr-rr conduct such H*ilnt' 

investigntion or prociedirig as he derms rppropiinto in trder to deterrrrine 

rvhetlrer or not such lxtition shonld tre granted, 

"(d) 

\\'ithin I'Jt) dnys nfter filing of a ptition desrribed in subsection 

(b). ttre Secletarv shsll either gr{rnt or denl' the petition. 

If the Slcr'etar'.r' gllrrts such petition. he slrtll promptly cornnrence the 

Jrroceedirrg r'cilrr{':tod irr tlre trxtition. If the Secretary denies such 

prtition lre slrrll prrbli:h in the F'ederul Ilegister his reasons for such 

,""0"."j::;1,* 

(lenlfl l. Rcrrrte.. 

''(e) 

Tlre r'errrttlies rrnder thissection shall be irr rddition to, and not 

itt lieu of, other r't'rrrcdies ;rrovided bv hrv." 

Conferenee 

Report-Seetion 106 

House Report 93-1452, Page 43 

AoEHcY REBP'N'TBIT'""Y 

senate bi,trl 

No comparable provision 

Emae amnndm.ent 

Sestion 106 of the Houm amendme'nt added a nsw seation 1?{ whic'tr 

allowed a^ny interested person to file with the Secr'etary a petition 

requesting hirn to commence a proceeding to promulgate a Federal 

tnotor vehiclo sa,fety standard Eursuant to Section 103 or to deterrnins 

rvhether to issue ariorde.r pursirant to the new section 152 (d) concsrning 

a defect or failurr to cdmply. The petition would set foith the facts 

establishing that an order is^n-ecessa* -,d a brief description of the 

substance oJ the order to be issue.d bv the Secrnetar-v. Tlie Seoretarv 

could hold a public, hearing or conducfi an-investigation or proceedinft 

to determine-whether to srant the netition. Th-e Secreta,-nr was required 

to either gra,nt or denv the petition within 120 da.vs aftor filine. 

IT gtanted, the irrocreding rr:ouldtornmonce promptl.v;"if denied, tlie 

reasons therefor would be published in the tr'edem,l Register. 

Other remedies providdd by lnw concerning agency redponsibility, 

iudicial review of agency antion, or failure to a"i'nt-presirved. 

(t on f e rente ewb a titu,t e 

The confercncc substitute adopts the llouse prnvision+ 

Sectinn 106 - Agency Responsibility 613



August L2, L974,278L8 

g1g. 100. AoEflct nreoNarlrl,tfT 

Tlro NattoErl Ttr6o iud Motor Voblcli 

gsloty Act ol r00O (ar E[Errdod by lictlon 

rog of tbl8 Act) lr &n DdGd by rddlDt 8t tb. 

6Ed tb6reo( th. touovlnt urw rcotlonl 

"E*, 

l3*. (r) Atry lntorsEtdd p€rEen lllit 

nI6 wltb tIrG tl.cr6t$y t lrotltlon r6quostlug 

hl4 (f) to coErEronct r procoGdln5 r66Poctts5 

tbo llsusEci ol r[ oDdsf purrusnt to r.ottoa 

108 or to codlilFtrc. I proorcdlng to 4!t!8- 

Eln6 whotb6t to lrsuo Fa oFdrrr Durduaut to 

sGctlon IEX(b) ot tJll,r Act. 

ft(b) 

Suclr p6tltlotr 6h*ll r.t loftu (rl 

lrct4 whlEb lt lr slsrB;d osteblbh th.rt llr 

ordpr lB lrscdsarry, rnd (l) r brlat db8 rrptJoa 

ol t&c tubst{DE$ ol tb6 0r{or wblcb lt' lr 

olatEtd eboufd b0 laructl by tb. Eicrotary. 

"(c) Tbo Boor.trry urny hold r publlc 

boertng or E*y soaduct Euch lnvostl8atlon or 

procacdlDg ea bo docru *pproPrl*ta lE ordu 

to d6t6r'nrtjra q'both6r or [ot ruob potltl,olr 

rhould bo grsqtd. 

"(d) Wltbtn oEo hundrel erd tiranty 4ayr 

atter illns ol r potltlou doerlttod |[ Eubr6otlorr 

(b)r thc a.cr.tsry ibBll nltbor grrrrg 

or d6uy th6 p€tltlos. If tb6 g.crotaty Srrnt 

Bucb potttloE, hc Ehrll proErptly codrEdnoa 

th6 prodesdlbt roqusrtad lrr tb. DGtltloD, Il 

tho E€orotary ilcnlcr ruob p.tluoD ho ihru 

pubuBb. ln th6 FlqBrll Eogtrt r bl| teuoDr 

tor ruch d6nlal. 

"(6) Tbo roEndl6E uudor tbb 8€ctlon Ebdl 

bs b Eddltlor to, $rd not |l1 ll6u of' otb.r 

romcdlos provldid bt lsw," 


Congressionsl Record-House 

August 12,1974,27807 and 27808 

Mr. ECI(HARf,ff. Mr, Cheirmsn, at 

t'tre pruper time in t.}re emendment perlod 

I lntcnd to ofier an &firendfirent whlch 

would restore the origlnal langusge of 

thls biU, as it passed out of the subcommlttee. 

wlth respect to cltlz€ns' Euits. 

I understajd thet when one tolks sbout 

citizengr ettJts, ii lrequsnUy raises the 

Itecklee of rn+ny lvho lmurecllEt'elv envtslon 

lome klnd of lnt€rfereflce bv the 

publlc generauy wtth tlre processes of 

Government. But, BII rny E,mendment will 

do ls put lnto efiect what, tt EeemE to 

rne' ls t'he lew BnYwsY; bui sfter thg 

chsnge that' took plese ln t'lre commltt'ee, 

lJrst regult mgy b€ sheken by the removal 

of certsin perEgrEphs In the portlon hevlrrs 

to do wlth citizens' partlcipatlon' 

It has been held ln Nflder, et al., versus 

Volpe, ttret E cltLzen has standing to go 

lnto court, lnto F€defal court, That ca,so 

hed to do with a defect in cert'Tln GM 

27s08 - tlhTGG-quartet ton tnrckr, romethlng hsv* 

rnE:-to ho stttr tbe safety of t'hat vehlclel 

ln-the wheelc ot the vehlcle' Ttre court 

held t'trat the cltlten hEd ttandlng srld 

requl$d the e#ency to cddress ttse[ to 

the problerr, Ttro egency dlal addre$ lttelt 

to thG problem ilrd uluEstcfy usuefl 

514 

all order agelnst Clenetal Matotr, Gfnerel 

Motore contested thlg lu clvtl actlon 

No. 3?98-70, arrd the courts upheld tha 

order of tho Becrctery vlth rwpeat to 

the unsste condltlon a,nd tlrc ruqutre* 

ment of rp8rnlng ol tnjury to lndlvlduds. 

Ttrs lr Do trew typc of procedure, It 

orlrtl In the Consunrer Pnotectlon Eafety 

Act, t'hc Torlc Bubstarrc€s eqnttrol Act, 

whlch lr now ln conferencc, tlrd tlrc E tttp 

Mlnlng Act paemd Jurt.thi othcr dey. 

Mlnd you, tlus Frrvlilon docr not ra,y 

thr,t thG court csn Eo ln Bnd lccond-gucr| 

tlrr qfency. All lt rayr lr tlret *hra en 

lncllvltluel contendt that tho efanw h*-r 

not cddretscd q rnetter whlch tliG lrT 

rcqulre8 thc sf,ency to sddFou, thc ooffit 

lnay order thc lf,rncy to look lnto thEt 

Dolnt a,nd mskG I ruUqg. Thc assdcybiy 

dectde tfiat thc lndtvldual ls wrong &nd 

ttret no ectton lr necded. But. lt c€emr to 

mc to bc nroct vholesorrre langrragc ln'e 

l+derel blU to pcrmlt lndlytdrlnrr to conrc 

In and sq,y, "Tlrc agencv hss Dot a*td 

tor u8 aa Con$ear her told thc agcncy to 

act." 

Then, the r6ult lg ttmply thBt UrQ 

a8ency nwt do whet tlrc ttstutc told tt 

to do; thbt |t, conrl(ler tha EBtt6r. It 

do€t not tsy thBt the court or tJrc tndtvldual 

csn cotrrFel t.tre etEfrw to do any- 

VoL IV

t,l|lEg Grclpt conddGr thG mitlcr, 

Eo, l,f. ehrlrErn, thrt ftlf bd 

rmodrncmt rhtch I ddl otrGr rt 

P$oFta tlnc. 

lbr 

tlrr 


October 15. 1974.35635 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

tfficl lrrrlorfr4q.lfir 

Ecotlon 10f of tbt! trdrlrtton rctrl[r tfu provlstopr d tba EaUro-pnrd DIL 


House Report 9$-lfgl, Pages lS, 38, and 39 

(12) Public partieipntion in standard-setting and recall is further 

enriorrrrrgtrd bv iequiring tlre agt ncy to respottcl to prrblirl pt'titiorts rvithin 

lJ0 drr-l's rt'queiting the ttgtlrev to cortrrtertclt such tr proceecling pnrsuarrt 

to section 1Ojl or section 152. 

SECTIQ!{ ao6r AGENCY REEPONBIBILTIY 

T'lris section amencls thc Act hy aclding a new section 124 which 

allou's any ittterested pt'r'sort to fiie u-ith the Set:retnr.r- a petition requesting 

Jrirn to cornmencs n proceerlitrg respectitr{ the issnance of rru 

order pursrrant to section I03 (on the promulgation of safet.y strrndards) 

or t,o cltlterrnine rr'hether to issue an order pursntrnt to section 

11"12(tr) r:ottc.erning a defeet or failure to comply.-The petition must 

set forth the fa,cts estrr,blishing that an orrler is nece$srrry rr.rrtl a brief 

doscription of the substrrrtce of the order to hc issued b.y the Set:retarv. 

The Secretary llra.y hold a prrhlic hearing or condrrct an investigation 

or proceedinfi to iletermine rv]rether to'grant the petition. The Secretinr 

is reqirirr:d t'ither to grant or tlenv-the petition within 120 clays 

after" filing. If grnnted, the proceeding shail commence promptly; 

if deuied, the reason$ ttrerefor must be prrblished in the Federal 

Eeqistcred. 

dlhcr rernedies provided by law concernirrg fl,gcncy responsibility 

&r'e proserveo, 



Section 106 - Agency Responsibility 515 

g8 

q



Senate Co-rrrittee Report-section 106 

Contains nothrng helpful. 

Executive Communieations-Section 106 



fAs Introdueed-Section 106

As Enaeted-section 107 

sEc. te7. -\ATI0IAL MOTOR yEHrcLE S^FETY A_DyIsoRy couNCrL 

J2- 

,-(n) _Prur,r

House Passed Bitl-Sestion 107 


Auguet 12, L974,27813 

Srs, rCrI NrtroHrl. xo4or VI'|IGN| g.}r|fr 

Arvtlorr OovxCIL 

Ecctlon l0{ ol i.h! NstloDsl Ttrlo .,ual 

ldotor v€hlctn Erttty Aot of leoc (lc ua,c, 

f388) ts sErDdd by lEsrtl.ut F(l){ rltot 

d8rc. ro+. (e)", rdl Dt rddl.$B tho touorltrg 

rl6rr psrrutrpb rt tb. 6bd ol gub66dtlor 

(r): 

il(l) For thG purporor ol tblr saotlou, tha 

t rB 

'r.prordntatlyr 

of tJrc gioE!il Publrol 

rnGrru.n ludlyklurl wbo (A) lr Dot lu tb6 

c$ploy ol, or boldlbg rDt/ ofrcl,rl rclatlon 

to rny pcrsoD vbo b (l) r Eluultstut$r, 

rLshr, or dbtflbutof, of (rr) s rupDtrar ot 

tEy rnenutsctuffi, tbrl6r, of dlrtatbutor, (E) 

(106r [ot, ovn itoct or bobd! ot rubrtEDttrl 

vrluo ltr rny ll|r|on darcrlbdd lD rubprrr* 

gttpb (A) (l) or r(r), rua (c) lr qDt l.o .ut 

otJrrr nrnncr dlroctly or lndlrocuy pccunlsr'uy 

htarcEtad llr sucb & p6rsor. Tbc Ecclo. 

trry rbrfl Dubllrb t,bo urmre of t&c uom. 

bor| ol thr ChrDc[ rnnrrUy r,Dd tbsU d€rl8. 

[ata whlcb htEbaffi trprorGnt tb6 ggncrsl 

Dubu,c. th. obrtrEr,u ot tho couEou lbru ba 

cbfl.E by tb. oou$su from rmonS tlro Er.rEb.fl 

r,.prratbt tba lsrr|f pubuB... 

Houee Debate-Section 107 


October L5,1974,35635 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

ilFrqr^* **ffi fiET ÊvEqril 

consrttab AsL .Dy ilrvt"*ir counc[ 

BcsHon 10? st thl,r lgdllrtts rdoptr vhoss Ufe b not rprQlf,ceW'ortmitl.l 

tba provldmr ol thr lloluo-Drflod blll; *lll ls'p!c. Th; QoE treeE a$osd to.oonhowovor, 

rrndg thi lrsdGrsl Advlrory tbuc tfio Counall uutll Oct4bfi lf lgtf. 

I{ouse Committee Report-Seetion 107 

House Report 93-1191, Pages 1$ and 39 

('lB) ('Represcntttiyes 

of the general pulrlict', rvho make up the 

maioritv of tlrc Nrrtiorral Motor Yehicle Sa,fetv Advisorv Council. nre 

now tlefirred to excluds Dersons rvith economic'intcrcst, iri the inclustrv. 

Tho chairmatr must be chosen from the memlrers representing tira 

gerteral putrlic. 

$EcmoN 10?. }{Al'rON.{r, }IOTOR I:EHICLE FAFETY ADVTSORY COTTNCIL 

This section *rnr:ntls section l(14 of thc Act bv inserting " ( I ) tt after 

"Sec. 104.(a)", and by adding fl, nerv paragrapir (?) at ltra'etid. This 

provisiorr dnfiues the tenn, ('rtltrt'sontrutive 

of thc genernl pulrlictt to 

excluclc irrdividuals rvith an ecottorrric .intercst in the autornobile indrrstry. 

ll'he iiecretrrry is lequired to puiblish the namcs of the Courrcil 

rnernbrtrs annually and to desigrrato which members rcpresent the 

518 VoI. IV 

39

gettertl ptrblic. Thc ('hairmatt of the Courrcil mu$t now be chosen 

frorrr nrrror)g the rnernbers relxescnting the general public. 



Senate Passed Bi[-section 107 


Senate Committee Report-$ection 107 


Exeeutive Communieations-Section 107 



As Introdueed-fuion 107 

Sectinn 107 - National Motor Vehicle Safetv Aduisory Council 519


8AC Tft. FUEL SYSTEI|I IHTEGNITY $TANI}ARD, 

(a) Rerrrrc.trlorr oF Sr.rrto.rm.-Federel llotor \:ehicle .$rfetv 

Standsrd Numbt'r ;l0l (49 Cl'R 117l.;t0l-7b; Docket I{o. 7;}-rtt, Notice 

2) es published orr }Irrch tl. l9T+ (39 F.R. l()i8$-10o9()) shall tnke 

effect on the d*tes prescrihed in such stnndnrd 1rs so published). 

(b) IursnrrEsr on Hrrr:.rr.

House Passed Bill-Seetion 108 


August 12, 1974, 27826 ar.d ZTSZV 

8Ec. 108. Ittrl Etlrtfi lrfrorrft 8TA[DA.!.D. 

(a) ErqrE'rrarrT ror 8TAlaDAtD,-Wthln 

nlDCty dsys aftcr th6 6ltoctly6 dttc of thl$ 

tltl6, the 

promultrtc 

86cr6trry ol Trinrportetloh lhdl 

I rb.otor v6htcl6 BEIGty Etondrr{ 

for fucl ryrt6tn lntctttty *ppllcblc to four- 

*heol6al botor vGhlclor dcrlgnod to carry 

tcu or Lv6r pAteitrtf,rs lu tddltlon 

drlvGr (hcrudbt rll y6blclG6 rl6il8nit 

to th6 

d on 

tbe drtd ol cba,ctdrcut ol thb Act eJ fs#ntEr 

cars or multlpuraore passdrtrr vGhlcl6t 

ln t.tulDtlotr ot thc Ebefntffy ol t?rnryortrtloq 

undor ths NstlonBl Tilf,c rrld Motor 

V6hlcl6 Aaf6ty Act ol 1966), ln ordGr to protGct 

occupBhtd ol ruch v6blclcE, f,nd otlrff 

Ff,r8ona, lrom fu6l-fcd flrrr. Buch ltrndud 

6hsu bG oficctlya wttfr rurDACt to aU pilnGb. 

Err motor v6hlclc! produEd on or sltar 

Eopt6mbGr I, 1976. wlth rorpcat to ell othar 

fotr.whecletl motoi vohtclc8 dcrlEfrGd to cary 

tdn or fewat Farstngo$ ln rddltloD to tho 

drly6r, ructr rtf,ndErd rhsu bc GfiGctlvc on 

or r!t6r 8€pt6tnb€r r, l0??, In prcl6rlblnB th6 

Bt8[dard rsqulrrd by t'lrtr aubffittor, thc 

B€Cret$fV lihall Elvc consldcrAtlO[ to the Aeed 

EiEdre- thc siread of tlre and to limit thc 

€scspo of (ubl. Buctr EtBIrdErd shBll provldo 

es & mrrrirrruE thet luel Epulega shEu not 

Grceed orrs ounc6 per rnlnut€ as d rebult of 

(l) lront flxed b&fflcr lnrpBcta at Ep€6d6 uP 

to 30 rnptr; (2) reBr movlng b0rrlcr lrrrFrsct8 

Et 6peoc[6 up to 30 mplr; (3) frorrt corlrBf 

Sx6d bilrrlcr lrnpbrts 8.t Spcsdb up to 30 mptr; 

({) ltrterBl rttovttrg bBrrl6r tmpacts Et Gpeed8 

up to U0 nrph; End (6) stEttc rollovera. 

(b) AM$NDuINT os REtsEiL or STAHDaBD,- 

Thd ljecretBry ntry agteDd, or rapeal e standtrd 

requlred td b6 Fr€scrlbed under Eub- 

Esctlon (ir) lf hs dotorrnlrreE auch eurendmont 

or ropsal wlll uot dlrDldslr the lovel 

of Elotor vehlclo Eafoty. 



August lZ,1974,27814 and 27815 

Atatl'fDlftft tttth,s Dt n, t.otl 

Mr. MOSS. illr. Ctralrnsn, f ofcf m 

tErcndEclrt, 

ttrc Clcrt rGrd Ns folloryrl 

: As6Edm6lt of,*rd by l&. l{o||: PiSf, aer 

llD. t; Alt6r "rU': ln|6rt ilprrsh8tr", rtrllc 

"lg?l' rnd rDrirt !le?6,'. 

Fr{. {8, UDc E. rftrt th6 pertod td.l tha 

tollotrlbl lor ..ut ror: "Wtth 

iltprct to rll 

otbat four-rb.Glid Eotd vohlcl.r rtdlED.d 

to o*8ry t r or f6[cr prt|GEt6r| ttr rrfr|ltl(n 

to thtt tlrl"6r. ruch rt|ndrt{ rhrll bc r{octlvr 

ob o[ if,t6r EaptoDrb.t L lf,TT," 

Prf6 18, lln6 a, rtrttG 

Prg6 t8, Ir[6 6, rft6r tbc p6rtod lilirt t&i 

folloFlDt n6T rfirtGncai "auch 

ttiEd|I{ 

thrll provlrl6 i. r hltrldum thst fuGl .plUrlt 

lhall not 6xc6cd O|lt Oulrcc pnr trrlnuta r! r 

r.irllt ot (r) lloht, trrirl br,rrl* llnF[ctr rt 

rpccdr up to 80 fipb; (2) rcrr hovtnB bsrtLt 

lbp|tto Bt sp'6dr up to 90 mphi (B) Irffit 

oornrr llrad bifflor lmpsdtt rt lFocdr up to 

A0 BpUi ({) l8t6rat lnoyrnE trorTlof lmpootr 

it ls|Gcdr up to 20 rnFhi oud (6) it,attc follovGrt." 

Mr. MOBSI. Mr. Cha,lrma,n, thlg dcslt 

wlth whet I conflder to be one of tlre 

mo8t [nportgrt features of Eutomobilr 

safet'y. Eeven yerrg ago, shen tho lntuf,l 

art FEn adopted, ono of the flrst ttcmr 

dtreussed durlng ttre deUberatlone of tho 

commltfee was the ne€d to lmFruve tlre 

filcgrftv of fuel Bystems ln ps-ssengw 

*utomobllee, Durlng the lntewenlng ? 

yecr.B there heve been eeveral propccd 

stsndarde prsmulgated by the Department 

of fi?nrportstlon. but up to tlrlr 

mornent tfiere haa not been a luel slrstcn 

lntcfttty stondard efiocterl All ftfr 

&rnendfitent does lg to tslte tlrc curr"ently 

Froposcd nrle. whtch the Department of 

Tra,nsportetton he3 developcd 6fter coilrlderaDle 

rcsearch En(l order lt to bcconc 

cilectlvc by lsw, It dcs not blocts tha 

Eecretary frcm modlfylng rhnderdr ln 

tlre tuturr, but tt wlU moee ua, flnelly, to 

thc de,y ufhen we cd,n look forwErd to itr 

Dutomobll€ able to rustsln e rear-Gltd 

lrnpact of about 25 rnlle! an hour wlthout 

t'hG deirger wlrlch occurt ln one out, 

ol stx of eueh rtar-end lmpacts, thet of 

flrr, snd norm*lly a flm whlch lesdr to 

the lnclneratlon of thc occupants of t'ho 

eutomobUe, 

Tlrerr sr! bctqccn 2,0m s$d 3,000 

dGottrs efch yea,r dlEcuy ettrlb'ut*blc to 

the faat of s Bafe fuel Ey8tffi. It lg not 

that dtfllctrlt to E|rnuf{ctute. It t! ilot 

522 Vol. IV 

27827

tlrat dlfrcrrlt to ondncsr or dectm, rnd Mr. McCOLIJETER. Mr. ChBbuEn, do 

I bclleve thrt lt wlll tnow ua e lon5 vry I understand a,s new lnlormetlon becomeg 

totmtd ussuflns fr€oDle that ttre vettltlc avallahle and lt would be consldered necln 

whleh they rlde lE bullt wlth ettentlon essary or desirable to adopt new standto 

the ssfety of the OCcUpEnta. ards, ttl8t the new etanderd.s wlll then 

Mr. BROYIIILL of North Curollna. lfF, have the forse Bnat cfrect o! law? 

Chelrman. I move to strtke the lr.lt Mr, BROYHILL of North Carollns. I 

Ford. yleld to ttre genilema,n from Callfornla. 

. IrIr. Chs,lrmsn, could I hrve thc nttm. Mr. MOss:Tt'Bt ls correcr. 

tlst of.-tirc Acntlernen lrom Cstlfonlr Mr. lacCOi:.L1g'igp,. irft.'Ch"spms5, lt 

who lr tbe euthor ol thb emendmentl the gengemu lron ffortfr Carollna wlll 

Ar r undcr*an4^ thit the genfl-erEsr vreta rururei, woutc rt not be easrer, i 

lr pmmslng |r the! wc reilte lnto lee i woglrt ask tire einU*m*n trom Nortb 

cttrfllard relatlrU,tg Sr#llne tanks. Ctrolllra, to appeii i atsndsrd Bct UV thd 

Mr. MOBtt. r?tet It correct. eecretar' than lt worrU batoip*ai Urfa 

Mr. BROYHILIJ ot North- gBfoUDr. 

iueuUon of wfrct Dow b€comc law? Ac- 

And thrt thb ctandcrd would _becomo lu-e ior E*iimpfe-tiiai-*o*s manufaceficctlve 

on Ecptember. I, 10?6, for [*r, Brsy not sgrs€ wlth ths Etsndord, 

;rerreneer vehlcltrs, Il 

that co_rrect? ... tr *" m8d€ lt the lew rather th8rr g 

Mr' MosS' rf 

.the sentlemnn dl 

yleld' 

itanorro, "uosstble does lt not become s,lnost lB- 

thet lr correet. 

__ 

for 

Mr. 

the man*Giurer to 

BROYIIILL ol 

appeal 

North C8roltna._tt! 

"tIg17 

nrc ask one other quegtlon. Tlrc ;tandrrd 

;hcn Eil s;tiimp.n re wrurns ru hiru, '#;'rH"oR; Hf'1fr-ttffit$,1iff?f, 

It I read tt, lr exactly the-rauro ltsndrrd iu,**uon. under c€rtoln condlgorrs ol 

tlrf,C hst bccn proForcd by thf ftpqlt Lurce * tt would m8ks ilrst mors drfficult, 

EGnt ol TnnrDortatlon r*erv' tn 'r the 'uE lest Ht trr tt- 

Dfrthr. 

. r Dolnteil out we have been wrltlng lor 

rr'. *oe* r thc sulueq!,F-q 4ril i]fi,T H-tffff"H'*Irifff;5'Tr"f3 

- 27815 frrrtbcr. tbrt lr corrsct Ard U th€ 3mile.- mo.rtlu. UnOei otfrer contuilons oily tho 

mrnTilvh&lforana"dquoqgqTs*ol, L*r could render I decrsron anct thrt 

oDE lrnportrnt r*H":o^t^9._t:I_F5,.T u therJ ani- **tti,iironat guesilon 

to Dennlt the DeDsrtm€nt to get os wtth fr$hg - ne tuxvfived. 

Its stssderd wlthout havlns lt brld !tp. I Mr. MgCOLLISTER. I r.htrDk pre gen_ 

undffBts[d onc mrnlrlacturer vould l$t ttr*"rr. - 

to contlnue to soe furtlrer atelsy ls tho Il the gsngs6'n from North Cerolrns 

lnplementrtl,on ol {be atanclard would yreld on"e *o.",li s€ema ro me wG 

r tbsnl tlre gentlcnsn. 

_ ,irJrurbue to p"eoict'rrrat mretlt-comi 

Mr. BROI-IIILIIof t{orth.Csrollnr..B.ut 11l tne futgri g'ia Ui'castGg thla tnto les 

If the gen0emru would let mr r+ ht+ we pey be creatlnE-rcmetbins thtt woufd 

Bnother qusrtlon, I do not roc_vbcre lt ps quft€ iufrcult 6 Oeat wtth tn tlre fudoeE 

Enythlns tJllt the D(Ir lr not ture. t trrrnl leaylDs lt as lt ls wotrld b€ 

alref,dy dotflg. The Deplrtnent ot Ttant- the tretter course ot-acgou. 

portatJon hss rlrerdy prgposod r rsgtrlr- Mr. BItOyIIgJJ ot North Caroll$T I 

tlon for protoctlon of fuel tltrtsg and_whst thants tJrC gentlcpf,B. 

thls docc h tA wt.tt6 tbat rtendard lnto I*t na ask the gertlenca troE CsIrtfil 

lrw rnd lsy tlfst lt 18 not efiectlvo lornls one otber CltGstlpn. Any pcrraltler 

unul BcptGlnbcr I, l0?8, lor vtoleqon ot thlr provlcton tn tbe tew 

I want to rsts thls questlon, T'ltC gentlewould 

be no greater br Do legs tlpn U tt 

mrn lr ln no wry nmt_qdlng thfr [rrr|gag.s vere a resutig,on of ttre Eccretsry? 

on patr {8, llno ? tluouch lt, whloh 14f. MO-SS1. If tJre gengemrn vql ylel4 

would provldo the flexlblllty ts 4e fu: tns gcnqcmtn Ef,slg-bs. etrted t5s tactd 

retary to uend that stsndard as rt priclrelv "* tttei a,rc. ..rhii would not ln 

may bccome neoesesry. 

. - - ;rv rnehner fncrerc. noi armfntn tnr 

Mr. MOSS. If tho gcntleman wlll ylcld_, 

o"ort6o. 

tlrc lcntlGman'a etstcmont |! oor:Ffrt, I - 

would also pornt 

Mr' BR0YHTLL of Horth carollDs' For 

out ttrat ttre Dsp4rtment - 

aftet the Bubcommittee on Com.Eersg ' 

and Finrnce dLeclosed irtr" pionrem-ro }ilr' l[oBs' Thst 18 correct' 

its tree"tnii iast Vea". 

The CHAIRMAT{. Thc questlon lr on 

r"rr. fvfcCOpititin. Mr. Ctretrhao_ Fe amendrnent otrcred by th? g€Dileutrl 

wtllthesentlcmsrlyl,eld?-_lromCallfornla(Mr'Dllos8)'i 

Mr, BROSHILL of Norttr Ca,ro1ns. 1 Theenendlrrntvrlt5recdto. 

yield to ttre gent'leman frrm Nebreska. 

orrtanspoirauonGiff rtsi;,i;.ff u:,ff A{fu"ilT:rl,,ifllfilornoncom- 

Eectian 108 - FueI System Integrity Standard 523


Oetober 75,1974,356S5 

Mr. $TAGGERS. 

FsIL.rIrrII r$ilqrltt rfr.tDrrD tO tBtsC G[oCt On tb! tlrt*r rpGClllOd thafir- 

Hecclonl0Solthllegldrtlonvoulrll+ ,r. rlrlr amondn€Dt to tbr plovldoD ln 

corDorrto by rcf#rcnco Frdrrrt motor ttrs Elouse-pnged blll reflectr tJri lntcnt 

vehlctre ralety gta$iltrd S0l il DubllrbFd ol tlre Houc,o coulcrees ac expr€i{Ed firron 

Msroh 31, l9?{ ln ths Fsdenl tss|rtar tpg floor debata on II"E. 6S19. 


House Report 93"1191, Pages 13 and 39 

(14) The Scr:ref rrry is rerlrired to promulgate a motor vehiele snfetv 

staudarrJ for frrt'l s.ystem integrity efrective Sclrtcrnbcr 1, l1)74. 

EECTION 108. FUEI, SYSTE}T INTEGRITY STANI)AND 39 

Seetion 1{)tt ( a ) provides thrrt rvitlrin ninct.y rlirvs lfter cnlrctrnent, t}re 

Secrctirr'.1' ttrrrst 1l'otttttlgafe rr ntotor velticle sn,fet.y sta,rrdarrl for fuel 

systenr iirteglitl: upplierihle to forrr-'s'hel'lcd rnotrir ve,hicles clcsigned 

ttt ctrt'r'y tett or llerver pirsscugtls in nddition to thc driver (inclrrding all 

l)flssell$er' cltrs or ntttltipurposc l)rls$jcngel r.ehic]cs as designrterl in 

regulirtions of tlre Secrctary on the clute rif errtetrnent oI this ,4,r:b), in 

oriler to prutect vehicle oc-r-'upants and otlrprs from fucl-ferl fires.'The 

effective dute of srrch standurcl is Scpttrmber: 1, 19?4. The Sslretnry 

is retlrrirecl to cotrsicler the ucecl to rctlrrce the spread of Iire and to limit 

thc cicapc of frrcl. 

Sr:r'tion 108(b) provides that thtl Sccretnrv may amend or re,peal 

such stanrlarrl if he cleterrnincs thnt doing so rvill not diminish the level 

t)f rnotor vnhicile snfety, 



Vol. IV



October 10, 1974, 35035 

Mr. MAGNUSON. 

At lonE lest, the Defrbrtment wlll also lor years to come up wtth B ges tank 

have to requlre hetter fuel tanks on which wlll not catch hre ln an accldeut, 

Inotor vehielrrs, The Commlttes Dn CoIIl- At last, we *,1U have !]rst, 

merce has been proddlng the f)epartrnen! 


Contains nothing helpfuI. 

Executive Communieations-Seetion 108 

House Report 9l-llgt, Page 46 

Letter from Secretary of Transportation Brinegar to Staggers: 

. These seciiorrs, as amended, together with the information gnthering 

arrd enforctllnent provisions oI the bill, are sourrtl leqislatiori'tlrrrt I 

firmly support. TIe only excepriorr in tliese secLiorrs is tiie requirnnrent 

rn section 108 for rrn initial fuel system stnndard, applicubie to pas- 

-enggr ca_rs, multipurpose passenger vehicles, ald iigtif u-eight tnricks, 

to take elfect on liepternhr l, 1974. \1-c have had a fuel system starrtlar,d 

itr t:flrr:t for several mode-l )ears. Howevrir, it applies to cirs only. r'he'e 

is scant time remaining bef're septenrb,er' 1 tbêxtend the strridarcl to 

tlte other vehicle ty1rcs. Au:ording-1.v, r recornrnenrl the dr]etion of the 

retlulrefirent or rrt leu,st the substitution of a lrluctit:ublc ellective rlate. 


As Introduced-fuion I08 

Section lM - Fuel System Integrity Standard 525

As Enacted-section l0g 

Sf,Crllt occup^NT nEsrRArNT sysrEilg 

The Nrtionrl Tmffic. and lpto" Vif,i_1e Sefety Act of lD66 is 

13,"H"+:,ft1tr5T,*,"*1,ffi 

u.'.?-;li*l:'.'lj;im:l.r*lto'1,, 

this sectiou, the'secretrry.sheU an*ntt-h*e 

srrndard 

i"a".rf mohr 

numbered 

r,ehicle 

sog i{e 

sefetv 

cFn iii-zoij;;;r,; 

Into conformitv 

lffiC;;ffi;?;il 

with th"l requireme,G ti'fiJLE 

of iri,n, ( I ), ( g 

subeection 

), and ( ;l 

1L,1 "t tt is ,*"iion. 

) 

su"t 

Irter. 

;#ft;ili 

thrn 120 drys 

shall t*ke 

rfrer 

effect 

ttre-aate 

not 

"(b) "i "ruct-rniiii"i ilri* settion- 

After ttre efrecti*e dtte of th;;;;;;d;;*t 

eubsection 

pm*ribed 

(e): 

undar 

"(l) 

No tr'ederol motor vehicle srfety starrdrrd nrry_ 

,i J*) !f *.tl,e.effect of *qrilil; ;-"*-^ s'"Er - 

*;[:J 

t 

_f 

u re 

:ffiH,.Tit" 

r i s pe 

?#lli:""f rnr it ted to eonr ply 

rny continuous buzzer disigned.to'indicate 

not 

thnt - 

in,uer 

sfety bclts 

or e,ny safety 

are 

"(2, 

beltTnt-rt*tiiiJJ,ii. 

.rixc6nt cs otherwise pmvided'in 'r;-sl;iffi par*gr*ph 

erll 

(;t), 

moror vdhicle 

no Fed- 

srfety st"iit";, 

sy8t6tl|3, 

orcupant resrrainr 

msy_ 

"(A) 

htve the effect of requiring, or 

*itil"",i-f S#tiff il;-*T$?turerispermittedtocomplv 

an occupflnt 

*(s)(A) 

restreint system 

pmacraoti.(2).shail 

other tiran e belt sysrcm, 

;;;'6pr;"to r Federal motnr 

LlFf L qf:ty sdnaira'rhi"liJ""-"ia$il"d " mrnufecrurcr 

F*mltted to cqrnrl, is 

. 

.rit h. sueh .st r nda 

vehicles 

rd by- "f _rp-piil ;r"".t;i 

.mrnufmtirld by hi.tn ;idf ;Ith_;j 

. ll(i). * belt system, 

"(ii) or 

any otlreroccupflnt 

restlaint 

standnrd. 

system sp+eified in such 

,-,.-ili,,;f 

rrfl siH-:,*"fi 1.4f [l'_,.!".iH,T.J,fl.Tsll 

rn rccordsnce with the, pmgdllrt__spcrifiid 

unless 

rn subeertion (rl. 

it is disf,ppmved by Uotir-H,i'ri#1i congr*o bv cnri_ 

" u,:Hl,t 

T=I"j, 

"l 

i" lflorai"-o iil o, lii il;f iir, t a I. 

--(u, 

rrrtsrrph (g_)..shrll not 

v.ehicle 

applv to 

srfery-stindeiu'it 

a Frderel nrotor 

* ine-iili.roT 

strnda 

p;*"lgation 

rd ( i ) t he 60da.v pe.ta 

of such 

Tet* "-*in'*a'., ii*, l" ulllt i.,^" 

"fi hrt erpired with rtsD+ 

i 

._:J.$LIES procedure. 

Ff*.td jo il subsecrion (b) (J) (B) nnd (C) 

ilif; r.ffrT rx,i*xh 

*n t he secret a cy ;;;t-;d;i i ;, i ;#h c" _,"- i 

'{(1) 

The otandard s\f! be promulgrted in rccordonce 

l0B of 

with 

-:!ill 

this Act, sublecCt6lh;-;f,*;,rrisions 

s€ctIon. 

of this sub- 

'{(9) 

Se-ction ji3 of title F,-lIDit€d.St*tes Code, shall apply to 

such stsndrrd ; ercept tt'"t th" .s*iiiiivTrr-rr rh".a' *lli-it-,f, 

trr1gll an opportunit5 for orrrl rs well'rs w.ritien p;r;i;i;; 

or 

:Lnt#f,:' 

nrsuments' I transcriil *i';li-l*'k;ffiil;; 

Section ng - Oeeupant Eestraint Sntstems 

Datt. yl.wt, q, 

ergslEtr, prcrrot{?iod,

"(B) The chrirmen nnd ranking minority menrbrrs of the 

House fnterstate and Foreicn Commerce Committee and the Senatn 

Commerre (lommittee sFall be notified in writinc of nnr* proposed 

strnd*rd to rhich this section nptrlies, Lnv Memlxrl of 

Congress moy muke rrn orrl presentation 6f dntn, r'ierrs, or argu. 

ments under paragmlrh (l). 

"(4) -{rry -etsnilard promulgated purtutrnt to this subsection 

shall be transmitted to both Houses of Consress. ou the same dav 

cnd to each House while it is in session. In rEdition. such standard 

shall be transmitted to the ch*irmen gnd r*nkins minority members 

of the committees referred to in poragr*ph (SI). 

"(d) (1) I standnrd which the Secretiry hisilecieil to pronrulgnte 

CffiErcrt. notl* 

flcrtioi: ffcrnntstlon 

of ddta, 

vicwr. o! ErBumenti, 

in abcordince with subeection (c) shtll noi b" "fiectire if, duringihe 

firet period of 60 ctlendar drys of continuous session of L-ongress ifter 

the date of trunsmittal to Cbngress, both Housee of Congilss paes a 

concunent resoluLion the mstt€r cfter the rmlving druss of which 

rerds as follows: 'Tho Congrvss disa.pprove the FedEr*l motor rehicle 

safety strndard trnnsmitteil to Congress , 19-.t; (the 

bltnli sprne being fllted with d*tctf trurgmittrl ol the st*ndsrd, to 

Congrc6s;. If both Houses do not pase such r rooolution during such 

peri6d. sirch stsnderd slrtll not ti efi€ctive until th6 erpir*tiou of 

iuch pbriod (unless the stsndsrd specifies r l*tcr drtc). 

" (2j For t'urposes of this sectioria'(A) 

continuity of seesion of Cnugrese is bmken only by nn 

edjonrnnrent sine die; end 

" ( ts) the drys on which either House is not in session beceus€ 

of an ediournment of mors than 3 deys to a dav cnr.ta.in are 

ercluded {n the computrtion of the 6odey pcriod. 

"(e) 

'to This section shell not impair anv risht which eny Derson mtv 

havi obtlin judicial reviet' of a FedEmt motor vif,icb safet| 

**ndard. 

"(f) Forpurpoeeeofthissection' 

Dcnnltrn.' 

" ( 1) Tho term 'srfety belt int€rlockt merns eny ry$em desigred 

to prcvent stsrting or opention of e rnotor vehicle il one or mors 

occ-uprnts of such-yehicle are not usins Bsfctv b€lts. 

tt(A) Th6 term'belt sy*em'means rfroccuirnt restraint wstem 

of intesratnd lrp and shoulder bsftB for front outbo*rtl 

occupsn6 rnd lrp* belts foi other occuprnts. With respect to (A) 

motoi vehicle othcr th*n prssengur vehicles, (B) &nvertilileq 

rnil (C) opcn-tody type iehiclee, such term rlio includee sn 

occupant teatrnint evstem consisting of lnp belts or Inp belts combined 

rsith detrrrhnblc shorrlder belts. 

"(;]) 

The tern 

'occupnttt restrrrint s1'stem) meana & system the 

16 

pt:l--e.r ttp

Conferenee Rcport-Seetion 109 

House Report 93-1452, Pages 44 and 45 

OCCU.PANT REETRAINT BYSTTMB 

Bennte blll 

No comparable pr.ovision. 

Eutse a,;ma,ndrnnnt 

Section 110 of the House amendment added & new pmvision to 

s€ction 103(a) of the Act which prohibit€d Federal mohr vehicle 

safety standaids from requiring that a,ny motor vehicle be equipped 

(1) ;ith f, safety belt inte'rlock-.system; (21 wlttr nny warning device 

other than a wrrnirur lieht designed to indicate that safety belts were 

not fastened; or (.3)'wit'h anv oclupant restnaint system odher tnan an 

inteeratrd lap ancl'shoulder"safetv- belt for f ront butboard occupants 

andlap belts'for other occupants.-fn addition, the lfouse amendment 

provided that, effective with r€sp€ct to passenger ca,rs manufactured 

6n or after August 15, -19?6, Federal mitor vehicle safety stsndards 

would require that the purchaser of a motor vehicle be ofrered the 

option of -purchasing either (1) passenger motor vehicles which are 

equipped with passive restraint systems which meet standardq prescribed 

under section 108 of the Act or (2) pasranger motor vehicles 

equipped with integrated lap and shoulildr belts for front outboard 

occupants and lap belts for other occupants. 

The House amendment further made it a, prnhibited act under the 

Act to fail to offer purchasers the option requifod sbove. 

Conlennnc ilbstihde 

The confercnc€ substitut€. in summarv. provides as follows: 

1. As soon as possible, but no leter thlir^120 days after the datn of 

enactment. the Department of Transportatiorr must amend the motor 

vehicle sef'etv stf,,ntard rrertoinine to iccupant restraints so as to eliminate 

the ssfbtv belt interlock sydtem a^nd anv continuous buzzer designed 

to indicirte tlrat safety bells are not fastined. 

2. The authoritv bf the Secrctsry to establish a mandatory occupant 

restr&int stsndard'using a belt syitem (integrated lap ant ehou'lder 

belt except for certain special vehicles wher'e onlv a lap belt or some 4s 

oTE-er corfrbination could 6e required) is not afrected. 

3. If the Secrctary of Trantportation wsrtts to establish some other 

occupant restraitrt, system, he rriust follow these Jrrrcedures: (r) afrord 

interested pensorl'$ air oppbrtonity for the preseirtation of oral'as well 

as written rlata, views, oi arguments; (b) keep a transcript of the oral 

pr€sente,tiorl; (c) notify thC Chairmen of the lfouse fnterstate and 

Foreisn Commiice Conimittee and the Senate Corrrtnerce Committee 

4. No occupant resbraint s-ystem otlter ttran a belt systetn could :rccome 

eftectivl until Congreds was giverr an opportunity to consider 

suoh standard for sixty days of continuou$ s€ssion (except that DOT 

could permit a manrrfacturer (at his option) 'to ccxnplv u-ith a standard 

with a nonbelt svsten) insiearl of i' trctt svstemf. 'Once u nonhelt 

system is permitted to becomc elTectir-e, then furthei changes in occu- 

Sectinn IW - Occupant Restraint Systens 529

pant restraint standa,rds would not lle subject to disapproval. If Congrcss 

pas.$en fl concurrent resolution rejeeting the standarrl ;lromul* 

gated by tJre Sccretary of Transportation, theh the stlrndard does not 

ttrke clTect. 

5. lilo rnafter whart procedure is followed. the conference substitrrte 

prtlhibitl the rc-establishrnent of the safetv belt interlock s.ystem or 

continuous lttzzet as ru nranclatorv or' olltional rnrrtor vehicle safetv 

standard. 



August 12,1974,27827 

6tc. 110, ocrup^NT flBrur$T Etarsx!. 

lrcilon lrll(r) bt thr HEllutril Tlrfio tH4t 

Uotor Vehtclt B*ltty Aot ot rE00 B smdndod 

by lnsertlr'E "(f)" 

aft$t "AEc. "(B) 

nfiocilvo u/lth r66lr6ct to pd6soDg$r 

l0S. (a).'snd 

by sddlnB at th6 6rd thoreot th6 lotiowtng 

Eow pdrsgreph; 

"tE) 

(4,) Efiecilve wtth rBpect to rtrotor 

yohlcls rn8nulactured alt+i the dBt€ of 

Gtractnlcnt of thl8 paragrBph, I'edsral motor 

vshlclB Esfety stahdards roy rlot (erc6pt as 

otJr€rwl8o provid€d tn subperagrulJn (Stl ro_ 

quJro tlret arry ruclr v€blclo b6 cqulppod (l) 

pltb a salety belt tntorlock eyat€ri. itfl wtth 

rny w8rnlug dBvlco othet ths,B a $rErDtDE 

llEbt d6tBn8d to lbdlcet thBt B8foty bold 

,Ere noL futenBd, or (Ut) wlth any occurnt 

roatrs,lDt 6y6teh oth€r then lnt€Eratod laD 

6,ad shoulder satery belt,s tor troni outtroaril 

occupdnt8 and lep b6tt4 fil otbdr occuprnts. 

crr| Dllrnulacturid ou or rlt$r August 16, 

107d, l'6dcrBl motsr vehlcb eottty eteudmde 

rball rsqullG that easb rnotor vehtclg rncnufBctursf 

oiler purchescrS tho optlon of purchrslng 

olther (l) passenger motor vehloles 

vhlcb arc equlplrcd wlth pesclvo rsstrBlnt 

Ey6t€rn$ whlch mffit Etandards preEcitbsd 

urrder thls s€ctloll or (ll) pasenEer rnotor 

vahlcles Gqulpped wtth [rtg8raterl lap aud 

Ehouldor bettJi lor lrcnt outboa,rd ocoupeAtr 

aEd IEp belts for other trcuFrant8.,, 

(b) S€ctlon 108(s) (l) (A) ol Euch Adt (a5 

8o redoslgDatdd by c8dttou IOe o! thls Aatl 

ls Bnerrded by lnsertrng ,'u),' after 

,.(A)", 

Md by addllrg st the end thdrsol the lollowlng: 

"(t) 

tail to ofi6r plrrctrs€orB the opilon 

lBqurftd by EoctloE rod(a) (s) (B);," 

Congtessional Reeord-House 

August 12, 1974, 27805-27807 and 27809 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

Ttre bill el8o provldes thet purcheser8 

of new motor vehicles can chooEo ss,fety 

belts wtth & B€quHrtlEl warntng eystem 

Mr. KAZEN. Mr. ChalrEa,n, wul tho 

gentlemnn yleld? 

D'tr. STAOGET{^B. I yleld to t$G Sentlaman 

lrom Texas. 

Mr. KAZEN. Mr, Chelffien, let me Bay 

to tlrs genttrEsnu from West Vlrglnla 

tlrat I Bgrsc tbet we Bhould Clo everTthlns 

we can to tmprove esfety End Bave 

llves, partlculsrly ln the motor vehlcle 

flcld, but I qm a llttle rrrsturbed as to 

wh4t the me||r reEuItB ln tlrf8 btll wlll 

b€. 

580 

lnstesd ol mfety bette wlth ttre tgnltion 

lnterloch By8t€m to provtde crash Drotectloll. 

ths gontlema,n undoubtedly heBrd e 

lot of dlgcusston lrr the commlttee about 

the interlocking system. I believe the 

meJorlty of the people ot the Unlted 

States do not Uke tt, yet ttrey ere havixg 

to comply wtttr the regulatlons, Uecausi 

the menutacturer hns to comply wlth 

the regulBtlons and inst8U lt, Bo where 

doee the general pubtlc hs,ve any lnput 

as to what the cost of safety wilIbe, Cnd 

how much it wlll cost an lndtvidual 

owner of an automoblle? 

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27806 

It E€€mE the more we look tnto the, 

as(ety buElnets the hJgher the costs go, 

snd I stlr sure the gentleman wlll agree 

that we c8nnot mEndete E salety law on 

t'hlE thlrs. rn Ey optnlon, thJs should 

he lelt up to thE dlscrotion oI the tldl- 

Yldual, 

Mr. BTAO0ERC. trrlr. Chalrzren, I 

would like to sey to the gentleman from 

Texas thet the mett+r concernlng the 

s8fety b€lt lhterlocts le coyered In the 

report, snd thst thlr |r opttonal to the 

purchaeor. W6 r'lU hlvr Bn unendmen! 

thst wlll clerlly the matter 60 thst when 

yoq buy B cer, lf you wlsh s s8lety belt 

lnterlock auch ns we have now, you cHJl 

heve lt, of yoq cgn choose a requcntlAl 

warntn8 devlce wlth aafety b€lts. 

Mr, IIAZEN. I &gFee with the sentlemq,n 

from West Vtrslnte that the$e 

thing8 ere provlded for. The o[Iy ttring 

thqt worrles me ls how many more srtch 

It€ms Bs ttn lnterlochng aystem wtU 

we be faced wlth In the futur€ as I con- 

Bequence of thls lEw? 

Mr. 8TAGGEF^S. L€t me say to the 

gentlemen frfrn Texas that this safety 

BtsndErd dld not origlnate ln the commlttee, 

We dtd authorlto the Department 

of Transportetlon io lssue FederBl nrotor 

vehlcle Balety stsndBrds ln order to save 

llvec ln AflrerlcB. We dld thh, because we 

krrew we were not experts tn this neld- 

The Departrnent of Ttan6mftatton ls- 

Eued the stendard requlrlng the lnterlock 

syatem. Tbc commtttee adopt€d en 

amend.Eeni to thf8 blll to rbale tt optlonsl, 

TIre Dep8rtrnent had made tt 

ina[dglory. We know there are dlfficul* 

ttec with tt, nnd we hBve rtlodlfled the 

smendment further whlch will be olTered 

that we were trying to creote sefer drlvlns 

In the land by endcilng the NBilonal 

Trafnc end Motor Vehtcte Aalety Act of 

1966. If we dtd not have lEw6, lf pe dtd 

not have stop llghts and requlrc evetTbotly 

to stop, there worrld be ell klnds of 

creshes. For example, experlenco he,s 

shoBn lhEt by BloF/nr ltorpri c*r8 to F5 

mlles per hour-End now they erc baEk 

up to 05 Bnd ?0-we have ln the past 6 

months EEved 8,000 llver rnore thBn we 

dld lest yeBr. One of those llvc8 ls worth 

savlng-€very one of thetr*EFeclBlly tf 

they Ere ln our farnlly or lf they lnvolvc 

u$. 

The EtepBrtment of TrensDortBilon 

flrct requlred the lnstellailon of Balety 

belts severel yea.rs &go, hut most peopll 

refused to use them, so they requiied 

the belts to be connected to the ignitton 

system to lncrease thelr use. 

Mr. RAZEN. Thst ls wrong. Thct lr 

wrong to tell the tndlvtduel whRt ls good 

for htm, becau$e they are golng to rebel. 

I know that they have. My mall lB alfected 

by tt. I do not know whether thG 

Fentlemrn'B lc or not. But there Ere Bom! 

of the thlngs thAt the Amerlc{n peoplc 

want to Judge for themselves, GtvC ttrem 

the equlpment ll t,hey so deslre. and lf 

they do not, let them do whBtever they 

want, 

Mr. STAGGERS. The genilernan ls 

rlght,- t

gentlemin rufcrrtn* to? 

oFlntotl to S10 or S1$ ot $20. There ls 

Mr. BTAG'GERS, PBge 48 of the blll, n-o sense ln the $250 for s pla-4ltc beg 

"Bafety 

belt lnterlock optlonal wlth Dur- !!ut 

goes 

- 

ln front of the pa,sgenger and 

chaser." It ls prlnted tn the blu, 

the sensor to actlrrate rt. 

Mr. rcHoRD. Then that slll remove Mr, wylrilAN. wtth all due respeet fsr 

tlre_ mandate. At the pretent ttme, as I the genileman, r doubt the prlce will 

understahd lt, ell new automoblles corn- ever get down that far. 

lng out of Detrott have to be equlpped Ttren ts.ke the eatalyHc converter. If 

wlth the lnterlock system, end thle lt gets loaded wtth learled Ba*$oune, then 

amendment wlll rernove the mandate, lt ts eU throush. Is that true? 

Mr. gTASGER'B, At the optlon of the Mr. $TAGGERS. Not qulte. TIre best 

purchaser, lf he q'entg the sequentlal lnfofina.tlon they have now ls tt would 

warnlng system put ln lnstead, he may be the best devlce we h&ve to proteet 

have lt. agaln6t damaFe from the automobller. 

Mr. WYMAN, Mr. Chelrm*n, wlll ths Mr. WYMAN. f have Just, one more 

FerrtlemBn yleld? ' question of the Eentlcma,n. We hsve been 

Mr, gTAG(tERSt. I yleld to the sentle- through ths.t debnte before snd I do not 

fitan froftr New Hempshlre. want to go throuEh lt a8ieln In thts blll, 

Mr. WYMAN, I thsnk the Eentleman but how much more wlU the co$t be for 

fot yleldlng, a cat wtth the sequentlal warrrlng syg- 

Clenerel Motor8 aflnounced that lt ls tern th8n for a cEr equtpped wlth the 

Eolng to lncresse ltf lg?5 modele some plain seat belts? 

l{50. I should llke to ark the Bentleme.n Mr. BTAGGER*9. I do not have that 

how much of thst IncreE^$e ls due and wlll but lt should not cost much more. 

be due to such tfilnEs ae the add-on cats- Mr. WYMAN. Do they not have to be 

lytlc converter end the sequehtlEl wf,rn- bullt tn under the seats? 

lng syetem whtch ls refeffed to ln the al- Mr. STAGGRRS. wlrlng mrxt be Intdrnatlve, 

whlch the commlttee ls report- stalled for all these systemt. 

lng to the House today, and ln the half Mr, Wyt[AN. AnaI then there ern? 

dozen other Fedgetrles that 4re requlred llghk on the dBsh and E bu.Mer? 

In thls so-called requlrement? il{r. STAC{IEE^$. Thet ls rtght. 

Mr. ETAGCIERS. I might sey to the Mr. WYMAN. I thbnh the 

gentlemsn 

Eenuemen. 

that to the best_of my knowl- Mr. BROI-HII,IJ of North CifnltnB. Mr, 

edre there ls no addltlons,I l.ncrea,se for Chalrmen, ittrtni we atl iind-whet the 

the safety devlce8, the Interloe.k or the sltruagion was s few yesrc ago whrn thle 

buzzlng svstem. rt ls au dtre t-o the IaF:r progr&m was nrst eirrciea lv lrre co.rcost€' 

the catalytlc converter, a.nd the bres.s. r wes rervlfig on the co'mmtttee tn 

other addtflonr. The prlce of steel tras lgse when lt ts pro*rrem wa. n"it wrttten 

Sone up tnDny, many tlmes ln the lEst ln the 

yeif. 

commlttee.- t know lt silrred e 

greet deal of debate Et thet ttme, 

Mr. WYMAfi. If the gentleman Uui 

-wlll ivfrlr, ft came to the 

yleld 

floor of the House, 

further, the prlce of 

.the. 

lntetloek as f- iecatt. tt pa^ssed vi"trisiiv 'n*nlcosts 

more fot a car wlth lt thnn a car mously tn 1966, 

w{thout lt. I do remember Bome of the Bt0,ilsttcs 

Mr. ETAGGSRS. It mlrht be en lnlln- tnat-iere used ln tfre AeisL- at 

Iteslmal emount 

that 

of money. I dd not ttme. i recal tn rS6g th"f th-Cieerh tolt 

know what tt would be. on rhe t tshwav" t;;;;t-sir;-y-Eccldenrs 

Mr. wyMAN. Tlrere are 

. 

eleetronlc for the nlst time *"nt iiove- so,ooo. tn 

sensor8 under the seats Enq_wlree 8nd-so the ? yeerg prrtor to 1966, htghwsy fatalt_ 

on. Would lt b€ et les8t_S60 I cop:y? ttes hsA Inc?ea,qed bv +O peicinJ In thnt 

Mr. BTAGGER'S. No, I do not thlnk ?-yeer perlod of tlme. 

so. rt le the s6me Frlnclp-le as prrttlnE Bo whet the eobEres$ wir trylnF to do 

thc, key ln and havtns a brrzzer sound, ln establtshlng thls prosrsm wls to deal 

end that doe8 not cost E Blg:ntflc8nt wlth n real eoneern," rr reaf probtem thet 

antount. we had ln Arnerlca. For the flrst fime ln 

Mr. wTrlwAN. Ttre unlts thet so Into lD66 the Federel Government got Into 

the lg75 rnodel8 E.re golng to be S?z I tht$ motor vehicle safety buslnesB Bnd 

go,ey. turq then_there Ie thc Intletable also the hl8hw8,y aafety ptogram, qlhlch 

U*B whtch h fgtng to_ Edd to the coet. of course come otrt of nnothei commlttee. 

Does the gentlernen know how much Whrt we were dolng was provldtng ttle 

that wtU eost? - baslc tools to deal wttn tdG-tiageay ot 

Mr. BTAGGERFI. fhe Eentlerman dtd growtne hevoc and m*lmtng of- pebple 

not men0lon that. I would sf,y to the on the htghwsy8. 

Erentleman thet wlth the present prlces. Now, what hes hsppened ln the lnter- 

ItwouldruninthenelghborhoodofSg0o, ven1nE ? yeErs slnce the proBtem has 

but they ousht to come down ln my been operailng? Remember, t silo deaths 

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on the hlghwey had lncreased by 40 percent 

ln the ? years Frlor to the fttsbllshment 

of thls btU. 

well, totrl (etallties lest yeer were only 

8,000 *reetcr then the totel for rS66. I 

thlnk we can sey wc hqye at least stopped 

the growth End the lnereaa€ ln. the number 

of fatalltle.s on the hlghway. We sre 

Bttll not dolng enouSth, 

27807 This has occulred tlesptte a growth In 

.he number of registered automoblles of 

)ver 34 percent and the nulnber of lt- 

;ensed drlvers has itrCreased by 2l per- 

.:ent. I ciie these flgures only as 6ome 

evidence to show that the program has 

bftn efiectlve. t think the program must 

be dotng 'someLhil)g rltlhi. 

We intended tJrroruh tlte progrBm that 

rte develop new techniques, new lniilatives 

an(l come up with new type devices. 

We develop ttlenl and we try titem. Ttrat 

is ex8ctly what lras lrqppened. 

I srn rrot going to go lnto the details 

of the biu. We are recommendlng some 

changes In the pr

House Debate-section 109 


August 12, lg7 4, 27815-27822 

AllrNDlttFt otttEs) Et B. Iort 

Mr. MO$S. Mr, Chalrman, on bshalt 

of the gentleman lrom Mlchl8ss (Mr- 

DTNSELL) who lg ruravslda,bly qb$nt to. 

dsy in his distrlct, I offer 4n f,ddltJousl 

4mendment. 

The Clerk reBd as followE: 

AEondrusnt oflBreq by Mr. Mo|ri P*8r le, 

ItrllGo out ure8 g througb 16, rbd lbsrt ln 

Uau thoroot ttr€ lollowlnE; 

" (?) (A) Bublect to Bubpsrb8'eph (B)tt(1) 

rn sny mo'del yGAr ln wblch & motol 

vehlclB mflnufacturdt l8 Equtred or Per- 

Eltt€d to comply wlt'b a Foderal motor Yohl' 

ctro B8fsty Etandard rolbtlng to fficupffnt rGrtrflEt 

Ey8tems by hst*Ulng 6 EBlEty bclt 

lnt€rlock lu r nsw Eotor voblcld dB[urEtued 

by htE, Eucb. uleDutactuter ahell bt 

pgrr[ltt6d to cotnply wlth sucb BtBBdBrd lJ[ 

6uch Erodel yeBr by equlppln8 sudtr raw 

Eotor v6hlcl6 wltE E {Fqucutlel wernlng 

system. 

"(11) In flDy EodBl yd8r la wblcb a motor 

vehlcle manuf8cturer l8 requhEd or petmltt€d 

to oomply wtth Buch stbndBrd by ln- 

St8lllng e EGqUG$tlEl wErrlrg 8y8t€rr1 ln b 

D6w brotor vcElolo Branutactuod, by hlE, 

ruch Bmulsctur€f EtrEll bo p€ffilttdd to 

coEply r#ltb such rtalldud l[ [uch mddBl 

yes by equlpplDg Buch new Eotor vohlcl,6 

arttb a s8l€ty b6lt lnt€rlmk, 

"(B) A dotor voblclo Ebell not. b€ dFGE6(t 

to hBvo soroFlted rrltb thE FEdGral Eootot 

vohldle ratoty standerd tor occupBnt rofltralnt 

fystdru l[ r mod6l yBar to wblch aubpsragr*ph 

(A) 6ppll6! unl€Er tb6 menqlEcturnr 

ol suob voblcle mbtsor tvBllsblo to puohtrodB 

tho optlob ol purohesltrg Euch vchlcl6 

(or a slrdlEr v6hlcl6) 0qulpp6d slth€r 

wltb a Bequentl8l wEralDg aFt6E or Tltb 

r rafety belt Intorlocts. 

PEge 49, Il[E l?. rtrlts out "(B)" arr4 

lnd€it " (C) ". 

Pege 4S, Ilno 18, atrlks out "8rI", 

Pat€ 40, Un€ 40, lff.S 

"lor 

troEt outtroffd 

occupsDtd (aqd lap bclt lor otb6r ooou- 

FlEta)'r Eltor ilb61t5", 

Page {9, llns 31, [tflh6 out "(g)" 

rbd rnrdrt 

"(D)". 

Mr. MOSS. Mr. Chalrm8n, thjs amendment 

l$ not reclly g5 sleniflc.qni as lts 

lensth would lnallcete. It reeuy ls d€slcDed 

to do $hat we tlrought we were 

doing ln the commlttee when we adopted 

the amendment of the gentlemqn from 

Michiean (Mr. DINoELL); but throush 

pn ln*dvertence ln drBftlng, lt made lt 

appeer that the optlon rested wlth the 

Esnu-facturer or suppller, rattrer thnn 

ttre purchaser. 

This smendlBent ls o$ered to mrke lt 

yery clear tha,t ttre optlon is wlth the 

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purchaser. Tlre Hailr.ta,cturer slrsll have 

avallable the two systems Erd tlre purchaser 

will detetmhe whether be buys 

tJre ltnltloq lnt+rlocts or tbe seguentla,l 

Usht snd butEer wstTuug By8t€m. Thf,t l,e 

the only purpor€ ol tlrls Bmendment. 

Mr, Chalrnau" I would urEe adopblon 

of th€ srl€r|dmGn3. 

lrdrfDLlrr ottEllll Bt r4. Wtxalf .B a BEIfittTgtl 

lor t|lr txlLlr.EElrt ottlttlt Et rat. 

IOsE 

Mr. WYMAN, Mr. Ctralrman. f ofier att 

amendment f,c s Bub8tltute for tlrp 

amendnent. 

fire Clerk read as follows: 

Arrlsndm€[t o[Gted by Mr. Wrrdail sB a 

substltuto lor ths asro4dEeBt oilorod by Mr. 

Mo6E; Psga 18, itrtko out llnaE 23 sDC 3$ qDd 

lusort lE llou thoroot tho tollowtDg: 

B!c. ll0. OccUnerT ll,EaTR^rHT Etsrenis 

Pegg {8, strlko out une6 3 tb.touth 36 slrd 

,lDs€rt lE ll,ou tlrotoal tho followlug; 

"(r) (A) ttrgctlvo n'lth respsct to hotor 

vch,tcsb nEtrutesturotl altEr tb6 dBtr oI oDactnraat 

ol thtr p|'trgreplr, IF6d6r4l rlotof 

vGblclo arlotJr ttlndrrd8 mry not (oadspt [a 

oth.rwlr provlCrd ln rubpEratrsph (B) ) 

Ilqulro LbEt !.4y ruob vGhlblo bc.qulppod (l) 

vlth & rsl€ty b€lt lnt8rlock ry6teE, (U) wlth 

cny wafD.lnE devtco otbcr th8n I wer!.lng 

Ught doslgb8d to ludlcata th8t ssldty boltt 

rra not llrtcEed, or (lll) rftth any occupsut 

rstrrlat ryeErn otlrir thrD lnt68r&torl llp 

End sbould6r iafGty b€lt6 for tront outb(trd 

oc4up6rts md lep trdtt lor Otber oocuEraDw. 

i'(B) Efioctlv6 wltlr rB8p6ct t,o lrs3sngcr 

cus mEuf&stur6d o[ of alter Au8ust lE, 

l8?9, YGdGfEl Bstor veb.lcle safEty stmdardE 

EhAu laqlrlro thBt each 4otor vel\tcle Banuls,cturer 

oE6r purcbE.Eers the optton of pu* 

cbestht otth$f (f) pe3senger hotor vohlclea 

Fhlcb aft squlppBd wlth pffilvd reEtretnt 

systdrDs *hlcb sc6f Etsndbrd8 pro8arlbcd 

under thl,s Edctlon or (ll) pf,Bscr|gcr eotof 

vohlcles oqurpped wlth l.nt€trstod lap and 

obouldar bolts lor lront outbosd odcupute 

Bb.d lap belts lor othor occupaut6." 

(b) E+ctror 108(a) (1) (A) ol such Act (as 

Bo r€deElgrstcd by ecttou 103 oI thtE Act) 16 

amolldod by lrrsortlnS "(l)" 

slt€f,.(A)", nnd 

by addlng &t th6 ond thersl th6 tollowtng: 

"(t) 

fsU to ofiGI purchardrE tbo optloD, roqu!'ed 

by sdctro4 103(s) (2) (B);',. 

Mr. IVYMAN, Mr. Chstrrlan, thls is a 

c,ltlzens' rlghts a,nendrnent, All thi.E 

amendment does-end we have to put 

It Ix Ure klnd ot la,ngua.ge just resd l$ 

or(ler to conJorm wlth the secuons ol 

the blu-ls to provids that ln fire futuro 

Bu0omoblles can heve seetbelk and harnesceg, 

but they 816 not golng to be tted 

to any B€quentlEl wBrnlng eistem s.tth 

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llghk snd buzzere trlggered by electror{c 

Eelraor8 under the seats-a lot of expen- 

Elve equlpment. They can heve e red 

warnln8 llght on the deeh whlch 

"Eeatbelts 

eays, 

Ers not lastened," but that is 

all tJrey cen htyo. 

Alryqns who w8nts to buy & cBr ln 

Amerlce cen buy e car wlth aefltbelts 

and harnesses. Ttrat ls hls prlvllege. He 

wlll not have to bW the lnterlock, Let€r 

on, elter models manufactured tn lg?0, 

ll they have e pa"Bsenger restralnt Eystem 

whlch has come to provlde such B 

t'lrlng as a workeble airb8,g, they can 

heve the optlon of talclng a car with seatbelts 

such g$ we Bre talklng about, or the 

alrbag. Ttlst ls up to them. But no lnter- 

Ioch wtth the lgxltlon and no sequentlal 

Wsfnlng syEtem. 

Mf. Chslrmen, lmpliclt tn what ls lnvolyed 

ln ttlc propocsl of the gentlpmah 

from MlchJgarl (Mr, DqrcElr.), ns a sub* 

ctltutq to whlch ttrts amendment ls otfered, 

ls the vlew ol sodre that the Fedsral 

Government thould become "Blg 

Brothet'' to the automoblle drlverg ol 

2816 thls Natlon. It vlll sav,.,Doggone tt, you 

ere golng to have to hsve c buckle-uD Byrt€In 

cvetr lf lt lr not EotDS to bs an lgnltlon 

lnterlocE end lf you don't bucklc up 

thc ll8hts wllt flrrh i,nd the buuers 

cound. You heve to havc lt becewe tt It 

good for you," 

Thls lr a moet extraordtnatT, rnoBt Unfounded, 

mo6t uffeesoneble, sud nort 

lrratlonal posltlon, Actually lt Lr un* 

Amerlcsn. 

Clalm$ have been tlredo about pcople 

belng l(ltled on the hlghrrays of thtr 

country lf they do not hcye thtlr eeetb€Ita 

fsstened. L€t me r8y thl8: ft |s not 

up to t,he Federrl OovGmrnent to tmpose 

on the whole Natlon E mandatory seatbelt 

lew. That ls up to the Bt*te leglslatures. 

ff the Etetes wBnt to hEvc mgndotory 

weEdnB of reetbclts ln the Btetes, 

thet ls up to eech BtBtC le8klBturu. 

But, more tmportenily, what the 

rmendment of the genilemen from Callfornle 

(Mr, MosB) would rsy lB: '.All 

rlHht, you do not hevc to heve the tgnttlon 

lnterlock." Thet la s B:nrd8lng concesslon. 

"But, you stlll have to have sequentlal 

warnlng syst+tn 'd that when a 

drlvgl getg ln or e pcgtenEer getc ln, 

thlngs have cot to be Blt fs8tened up and 

fg^stened up in sequence or you Ere golns 

to have buzzers, llghts, s.nd every 

other klnd of lnconvenlence; snd you 

must pgy for lt wheiher you use lt or 

dlsconnect lt or not." 

As the gentleman from Nor[h eErollns 

68td ln the dlscugslon" there ts no penalty 

under tlre law 0n the Fsrt of e prlvate 

cltlzen who wlshee to djrcorrnect 

ruch Esdgetry on hls cer-{nd belleve 

me, B number ol tl+ople ln thls countty 

are disconnectlng expenslve equlprnent 

whlch they had to pay for tn the ttrst 

Instanee, 

I hope thBt the Membfrt sil! tre v€ty 

clear that thls substttute oferr eri lm, 

provement. It is aomethlng thât peopls 

want, It wul provlde protecilon. We 

w8nt to have people weer ceatbelts. but 

whether they do or not ts up to them. 

It lE thelr cholce. 

I heve no lntcntlon or derlre to trena. 

gnEi| upon the prcrggailyer of urc 

lotrrn0d rnd ootnDrhn! Drnmbrrr qt tha 

rubcommlttec and of the tull eonrnlttaG 

but thlg ls c clilzene' protort J repferent 

herc. on6 out ol every ttrrce lstslliles 

ln thls country ls E pedestrlan t8tsllty, 

so we have sot to tske the tota.l tntaltttes 

and roll them baclc down to two-thlrdr. 

a*s havlng nothlng whats{rsr to do wtth 

reatbelt wearlng. 

.It ls lmpcsslble to errctr, ln r pertteul.Br 

a4ctdent, whether lt would haw 

been better on or better otT. Vehlcles hlt 

from the tear End catchlng flre or vehl, 

cles falltng lnto water-such sltuailonc 

present B posltlve den8er to Be8tb€lt 

wearerg, 

Il a person wante to bW a car ln tlrte 

country, he csn go alread and buy one 

but all he shonld be requhed to bW ls thc 

seatbelt end ,ihoulder harness, not ttre 

under the Beot electronlc rensorB thtg 

Ere reqrdred tor elther the lsnttloh lnterlock 

or a squentlal wf,rnln8 Bystem, 

There can be e w*rnlng llght, but we 

should not regulre of the automoblle 

lnduetry end of the purchHrlnE public 

Bnythtng more l,han thBt. It' ls not 

Justlfl€d. 

Mt. gHIPLgs. Mr. Chelrmen, wlll ttre 

gentleman yleld? 

Mr. UrYMAN. I yteld to the Eentlernan 

from Illtnols. 

Mr, EHIPITEY. Mr, Chalrmsn, I thenk 

tlre Eentleman for 1'teldlng to me, Bnd 

I would llke to assoclcte myself wlth hla 

ttmark^s. I thlnk lt lB B good substltute, 

snd ceftshly the Congress should pBy 

ettentlon to the feellnge and Bense of 

the people ln thls case, 

Certalnly, l,here lE no questlon ln my 

mlnd that ttre people resent very much, 

Just as the gentleman has explalned, 

havlng theee ltems quellfled by Bll the 

rldlculous eefety ltcms thet are pleced 

on automoblles today. 

Mr. WYMAN. Mr. Chatrma^rr, I th*nlt 

thc gentleman fpr hts eomment. Of releyBnce 

to the pendlng quesilon ls the 

cdt fBctor" Ornerol Mobors and other 

metn llne manutacturers are Incrtaslng 

thelr prlces to retleet the cost of addltlonr 

of some ol these thlngs, Atr ba6s 

wlll co8t $200 or t300 per c8r more. 

cets,lytlc converterg snot^her glso or Bo, 

\Mhen they get alr bags to that degree 

Sectinn 109 - Occupant Restraint Systerns 535

t-o thle fleld, te echoed Egf,.ln by the 

ArnerlcEn fnsura,nce Asgoclrtton. -Thei 

EtronBly urge thEt we eonilnue to pusir 

for eomethlng more then voluntee;tsm 

ln order to cut down the ranldly esca* 

letlns costs of insurance. 

I glto have e letLer under daLe of 

Aunrst 12 from the Secretary o! TtEnEporta.tlon, 

strongly urgln8 thnt we con* 

tlnue_.along the paths we are pre$enily 

trevellng. 

. Ws h8ve hed better than a b0-percent 

Increase ln the use of the belt system ss 

e reeult of the tnterlock. 

_ The Eentlflnax f,rom New Hempshlrc 

has lrrdlcated tlrat all he wants to do ls 

to go Into the mEtter ot endtng filess 

EensolE wUch he says are so cosily, these 

ByBt€nrB, these rrlrlng herneasta deslgned 

and englneered toda,y, t hope the M1mbers 

wlll not Fet any ldea thet there wlll 

t_F a,ny stgntfleent eevlng ln elimineilng 

them, There wlll not. 

_ The optlon of havlng the tFnlUon 

lnterlock system or the sequenttnf-warnlng 

system is s ratlonal and a ressonablc 

one, TIls wa"s cerefully considered by the 

commlttee, and ln consonance wtth the 

t+chnology and the potnt where we nnd 

ouruelves, lt ls a vlsble alternattve, 

On the other hend, wlth all due ateference 

to the gcntlemBn who has pmposed 

the Emendment, hl$ Euggesilon-ls not a 

vlable altern*tlve. It does noi ma,ke effectlve 

u8e of the t4chnolo8lce.l advEnces. 

_ The CHAIFiMAN. The tlme of the gen, 

tleman frdtn Callfornla (Mr, Moss) hq.rt 

exFlr€d. 

(By unenlffiout eonlent, lvlt, Mona wat 

rllor+sd to Froortd for A ffidlttonal 

tnlnutor.) 

Now he ls talklng Bbout passtve re- Mr. MOSB. Mr. Chnlrman, the genue- 

BtrBInt. Pesslve restralnt ts behc Bold man'r Emendment Sould lnsure that ws 

as an optlon ln Bulcks thls year, c-ostlns eenn-ot look ehesd to the day when w6 

$225, of whtch $50 goes to the dealeri cBn brlng down slsnltlcBntly the eost of 

therefore, il?5 ls toughly the cost. T'lret [ne pEsslve 

-restrf,lnt 

gyst€m through 

ls not on a mass-prodiced basls, ma83 protluetton, Mass productlon ls th6 

Mr. Chaltm&n. I potnt out thEt the grefi,t mlracle o{ our system ln lowerlnE 

vlnyl roof thst Eo many people put on costs. AB lt hsB been mlreculous ln other 

thelr car ls nt, lesat f lzi ln addlilonal fi.reas, rt will be equally to ln the flelrl of 

cost e8 an optlon. 

I)a^sslve restrelnk. 

fire maJ6r reseefch ln thtri fleld has r remember when we had ptoposals 

beerr carled on by ane of the larffrst 6- uetorq the commlttee to rtqutre the flrst 

rurer8 of aut'omoblleg tn thts Na,tton. AII- rtuto lep seatbelts onlv ln Eutomoblles 

stste. Ttrey have apent B Etea,t desl of sold to the Federal Government, and the 

moncf. They heve had several thousand srime. klnd of alarm wa-q sounded then 

automobiles wlth pRssive testrnint syB- that ls t'elng soundled now. 

terfls, End t^hey flnd th8t tt prohahli ls Mr. WYMAN. Mr. Chalrrnan. wtll the 

th6 only system that wlu ultimately'of- Fentleman yleld? 

fer proteetlon to that motofkt who doeg Mr. MOSA. I yteld to the senileman 

not' want to take a.ctlon to protect 51*- from New Hgmpshlre. 

eelf. 

Mf, WYI\4AN. Mr. ehalrman, f wtsh 

Remember, tha.t mtsht be all .rtsht 6 the rentlemen would exFlsln so we cen 

that act of freedom on hls pnrt dld not better undetstend lt, Just what ts r 

lmpact very heavlly upon the pocketboolt "sequentlal warnlng sygtem?" WhBt does 

of evetT other eutomoblle drtver tlrrough the word, "sequentlgl," ol Bophlsttcatlon and work ebtllty they 

e*q become an optlsr, but only en optton 

to do mort by e Governmmi reguletory 

arrencv wlthout f,ny express autlrorlzotlon 

frotll thls ConFress, to tmpoee 

such a tfilng ss e sequentlal warnlng 

tystem, would b€ experrglve, lnadvlsable, 

and ETons. I urBe the adopilon of my 

subgtltutc. 

Mr. MOSS. Mr. Chalrman. I f,6e tn 

oppoeltlon to the substltute eiriendmenL 

Mr. Chalrman, not from some Government 

bur€Eucrat, but from B c8refully 

corrsldered Epeech by Edward M. CoIe, 

presldent of General Motors Corp., on 

July ll, l9?4, do I potnt thte out. 

Hc sta,te8; 

Ar you trflov, thtru hevc b6cn ditf, tndt. 

cttlnB Nr UrcF6{acd ur ol baltr. But I thtnk 

ea prufBt8lofid ia,f,Gty F.o,pt6 who aro mnc6nttrthB 

6n6nfy Et(Fc todEy on th6 futuFo 

of dcaUFrnt ilitElnt lyrtomB, yfli muat not 

tEtC too iruah oo[rtort llrt| auch tndte$tloni 

and pldc6 ill of our lrlth bn motoflFtr' wtultlgnerr 

to buckli up. 

Tbat hnr E fretrt dssl ol meanlng tO 

ovGttt sn$ o( ur lrr buylil lnruftnor tor 

rn futornobllG b6cau0c the fallurc to 

buCkls up frcquently leadt to extremely 

me8nlfled clelms for dema{es. as well 

er to deatl and to dtsabtllty. and lncreases 

an lruura,nce rptc whlch ls a.Iready 

escsletlng orrt of glght ln many 

ereE4 of fhle Natlon, 

Then he Eroer on and addresses hlmself 

to the futur€: 

But I thlnl that tf thcrr lr ahy wry t6dhno{o8y 

cu rccompllah lt, wr must contlnu€ 

to try to f,nd a FEy to protect tho€e drlvers 

of occupantr who *lu not rhake any overt 

moTG to protcct thcmEelvrr, 

meen ln what the 

the lncreased rate for lngurance, gentleman proposes? 

Ttrat wE,flrlng by Alstete, whlch hs8 Mr. MOSS. Mr, ehelrrnan, that means 

done flrch s, tremendous Job of reseerch n sequence, one followlng the other, H, 

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het'e rvould be s llght, and a sigrral ol a 

Ufferent type to take one through the 

rt{igds w}rlch & Drudent urff,n would glye 

r€ed to sJrd fastsn bts belt, End srr ln- 

)rudent men could lgnore lt end rilU 

;ake ofr. 

Mr. WYMAN. ltr. Chelrma,n, U the 

Jerrtlemsn will ylelcl further, suppoEe oD€ 

r&$ hls wlle and hlr chtld wtth hlu, 

iuppose they have tbree people ln the 

fron! seat; under the gentlernan? proposai, 

is it not a fBct tlrat the wife and 

fhe chUd must also fas[en thetr seatbrlts 

Jr ure wBrnlng system would go oD alrd 

the lishts would go olt? 

Mr, MOSS. Of course, 

Mr. WYMAN. And It one does not hmk 

the bucklc, the llghk come on End th€ 

buazer comes on, and lf the dog Junps 

ln and out ol the front Eeat, the llghts 

slld the buzrder8 come (ru. 

Mr. MO$S. Mr, Chatrmnrr, hopefully 

the lntelligent humsn being is gqlng to 

&ct therl ln delenue of hLs own llfe. 

Mr. DEVINE. Mr, Chslrrne$, I move to 

6trlkc the requlslte nurnber of wordE, snd 

I rlsc lrr support of the substitut€ amendment. 

Mr. KINO. Mr. CtuIlrman. wfll the 

gentlentirll yleld? 

Mr, DEVINE. I yleld to the gentleman 

trorll Nrjw Yorlc. 

Mr. IIING. Mr. Chalfmen, I would 

lJle to joln ln ihe support Ioy tbe amendment 

otlered by the gentlemal from NeW 

Hempshlre (Mr. WY||AH) sr.d ask the 

Members of the House to support hlE 

amendrnent. I Join wlth the genilqmen 

Bnd hls remarks, Mr. Dtvrxe, lrr the peU 

ln his support ol the amendment. 

During last fall I esked a guesHon In 

my questionnaire whlch I sent to rny consutuents 

ebout seatbelts, end gS percent 

of the psqpls in nry dbtHct voted thst 

they dld not want compulsory seatbelts. 

I hope Mr. Wyr^N's Bubgtitut€ tE 

edopted. 

Mr. DEVfIilE. Mr. Ctralrm&n, I thank 

the gentlernan for hls contr.lbuilon, 

Mr. Chairman, ln Ustening to ttre de_ 

pate on t,tre subject about ihe tgnlilon 

lDt€rlock system end Bbout oe-atGft" 

Senerally. I 8'm reminded of the saylns of 

an old-tlmer eround here, Clrerlte Hsl_ 

leck, of hrdiena, when he told us sbout 

ge[Un_g letters from hls con8tituent8 EBy_ 

lng,. "PIe$5s, resultlng ln fa,tglitteg b.ave atcohol involved 

in them one w8y or anoiher. W6 

do not seem to meet thls problern head 

on because perhnps too meny drlvers 

who usc aloohol also vote, 

Howeyc'f, let me tell the MernbeH thl6: 

Thls ienltion hterlock 16 an inconvenlence. 

U peoptre Went to bucklc up, they 

can do so. ljtle ln my Stato have a slogan 

on ell of our llcense plstes: .,Are yLur 

Seatb€lts FaÊt€ned?" 

ThBt ls up to the drlver. But when you 

make D€olrle who get ln E cer buckls uD 

here and buckle up over there, or lhe 

car wIlI not 6tart uilees t$18 ls doDe. lg 

Bn trconvenience. and lt doeB not heve 

a loi to do with savlng llves. Becauee, lt 

people watr[ to s&ve thelr owu ltves ttrey 

will buckle U they tblnl thst wlll do lt. 

A lot of thls. of cour8e, ls couBtsr?rroductlye. 

We hsve too m8by tactors IAvolved 

here, For lnsta[ce, U you put 

your cBr h s pqrklng lot a,Dd the parElng 

lot attendant has to Eove the c8r. 

belore he can do so, he mu.st bucklc 

hlrueu ln ttre cEr, alno$t llke a pErBchutl6t, 

before he c&n move thet car. 

Aho, if you happen to be drlvtne elong 

end ypn hsve complied wlth all Lhege 

thrngs, and the famlly's pet dog la ln ttre 

bBck scat, end he Jumps over the lront 

BeBt and hlts the devic€ thBt ecilvatcs 

the l$rUtlon lntsrlocL, tlro entlre Bystcm 

6tops. 

Take the sltuatlon lf your wlle goes to 

the grocery store and puts B bst of groccrleB 

ln lhe lront EEa!, and uhe buctslec 

herself up but stlll the car wlll not Bovo 

because the bag of grocerles ha4 g,cilvated 

tJle sBfety devlce over there on tbc 

pa^ssEnger side, 

Mr. chalrrnBn, I bcueve th8t wG ErG 

slmply overleguletlng everybody, anrt I 

do not thlnk 1tr 16 agceEEs,ry. Therefore I 

certrr$ly $upport the sub$iltute ofiered 

by the eentleman from N€w Hamp6hlre 

(Mr. WyEAN) for the Emendrunt ofiered 

by ttre gentlernan trom C8ltforniB {Mr. 

ldoss). 

Mr. MTAEI,L. Mr. Chetrman, will the 

genUeman yleld? 

Mr. DEVII{E. I yleld to the genilernsn 

from North Carollna, 

Mf. MIZELL, Mr. Chelrrn8n. I want to 

assocfet€ myseu wlth the rernarks of the 

Congreesma$, 

gentleman 

stop heblng 

lrom Ohlo, and would Edd 

rne to de*th." 

further thet the DffiFIe of o\$ country 

T4et ts Just what we Bre dolna ln 

are ted 

thls 

up wlth regulettons by the Fed- 

legislarion. We are becqming one 

eral 

ot itri 

Government ln uU espects of thelr 

most- over-r'eguletscl socleiles tn 

llves. 

th; 

$o I e"s$oclat€ myselt wlth the gen- 

world. 

tleman's remarks, end hope the aubcil- 

Mr^ Chalrman, lf we want to get to the tute &mendJrtent wlll prevall. 

prime ctruse of hlghway deattrs-and Mr. DON H. CLAUSE}I. Mr. Chslrman, 

they exceed 50,000 per year-we should will ttre gentleman yield? 

Bttack tJile problem of th; nut, behtnd - 

the wheel, the drlver who hag the cornpulslon 

to use alcohol. Ttle stailstlcs by 

the National Safety psundflilon $how 

ttnt nt lea.st 50 percent of the eccidents 

Mr. DEVINE. I yleld to the genileE8n 

frour Califomla. 

Mr. DON H. CLAUAEN. Mr. Chalrman, 

the polnt6 that the dlstirr&uished gentleman 

from Ohlo (Mr. Drvnrr) hai made 

Section l}g - Occupant Eestru,int Systerns 537

are comrnents very slmlla,r to tho8e I retrieve back Dart of rny tims, I do not 

hsve been recelvlng from constltuents ln thlttI, thst the Anrerlcan people want 

my congressional dlstrlct. 

bells ringing, whlstlee blowlng, and Bl- 

I thrnk lre reflects the polnt ol vlew reng gglng every Urne they elt down in a 

that should become the pollcy of tJrle car, 

bo{y and I rise ln strong Bupport ol thls Mr. MrERS. Mr. Chalrman, lf the gen- 

&mendment. 

tlemf,,n will yteld further, I ask the gen- 

I am sincerely lntere8ted tn the safety tlemalr from Ohlo thls: The baslc devices 

of my constituents but' do not belteve that lor savlng llves are still ln the automo- 

It ls the job of the Congress to lmpose blle, but ll the tamlly net dog get6 ln the 

mandatory requiremeqts for safeiy con- car and lumps, lnto the front seat, you do 

trol devices ln our sutomoblles. The not have to hernes8 htm up, lE tJlat rlght? 

lgnltlon lnterlock seetbelt system has Mr. DEVINE. Thet lB rlght. 

proven to lle a nulsance,.but wh8t ts Mr. llgYMAH. If ttre sentleman will 

worse ls tlret lt torces the consurner to 

yleld, suppo,st$s thst you sre drivlng 

pey for the added co6t of the8e devices, elong end your EGat belt ls buckled up, 

Durlng my l2 y€arF ln ConBress, I have and the dog Jumpe over lnto the front 

consistently opposed attempts t{ Increase Eesi, Bnd sets ofr the sequential wBrnlng 

the control of Government over the 

6y$tem, you then lmmedrrtely have llghts 

lndividual and I urge 

golng 

my colleafues to on and the noise of buzzers rlnglng 

Joln me in dollrg so by supporting thls 

end thlg tn ltsell could meatr a consider- 

a.ErentLment, offered by the gentleman able distraction to the drlver, elrd could 

lrom New Hsmpshire (Mr. WYI.N[). 

for thi$ re&son be slangerous to public 

safety, 

Mr. EAIf.ER. Mr. Chslrman, wiu the ggyond 

gentlena,rt yleld? 

this hazsrd a sequential warn- 

Mr. DEVINE. I yleld to the gentleman 

lng system ls an extra edded co6t for tlre 

car. Frlces are hiBh enough wltlrout add- 

from Tennssgee. 

Mr. E$I(ER. Mr. q[61566n, lng gadgetry th4t lB both unnecesssry 

I would 

and ofiensive. 

llke to assoclat€ lilya€U rvlttr t]re remarks Mr. ECIIIIAREr, Mr. Gh.Elrmên, 

made 

I 

hy ttrrs Eentlelns'n lrom Ohlo. I move 

thfi|k every dBy people 

to strlke the requlslte numlss sf 

are becomlng words, and I rlse lrr opposltlon to the sub- 

more and Eore cencerned about the etltut€ ernendment. 

botly of regulgtlong st tbe Federa.l level Mr. Chalrman, I would llke to mBL6 

I hoDs tJre eubstltu[s sm,endrrrent lE clear what we have before us. OrlglEBUy 

EAre€d to, 

tJxe blll permltted t.he Secretary tO uan- 

Mr. MYEfi,$|. Mr. Chalrman, wlll the 

gentleman yleld? 

4gE tfie lnterloets. Under thogc prsvl- 

Mr. DEVINE. I yleld 

slons 

to the gentleman 

the situatlon the gentlemsn from 

Ohlo descrtbes would heve occurrcd. 

from Indl4rra 

Thst lE, your wlfe 

Mt. MYEFE. Mr. Chalruran, 

setg ln th6 car Bnd 

I thank puts 

tJrs gentlema,n 

the 

lron Ohlo for yleldlrrg 

L'roeerT bag beslde her, 

to 

Futs the 

key ln the le$Itlon, pnd the cBr wUl not 

mE. 

start. 

I wonder lf the gentleman 

We recognlzed thst, and the 

would yleld 

Etntleman 

to the gentleman 

from Mtchlsen (Mr. Dnrctr,r.) 

trom New Hernpshire, ofiered the amendment thet went tflto 

the author ol tJte substltu0e amendment, the blll, and whlch ls peffectrd by thc 

Eo th8t he mkht answer B questlon? emendment nolf beln$ ofiered by the dlr- 

AE I ulderEtsrtd, the purpose of the tlnEulshed chelrrnen of the gubcommlt- 

rubstltut+ Bneudlngnt, lt doea not amend tee. the gentlemen from Callfornle (Mf, 

the beslc loglslltlon whlch etlll provtdea MoBs). 

that seat belt6 $nd shouldsr harnesues The smendment oilered by ths Sentle- 

shaU bo ln the a,utomoblle, lt Just, returns mrn trom lilaw HEmF;hlro (lvtt. Wythe 

risht ot lhe optlon to the purchaser D!AF), 6a e subEtltute goes much furthef. 

of the auwmntJ[e, the operetor, that he It removes ell of theee devlcea except thG 

or slre mgy not ulp then ll tley ao rcetbelt ltBelf. Bnd a llsht on thc drrh- 

deBlre? 

boerd whtch ehlnet lf the s€f,tbelt ts not 

Mr. WYMAN. If the genilemarr wlll buckled. There le netthor the lntertoclc 

yleld, thet h correct. My amendrneDt 16 a nor lB there the buzzlng ayeteru. 

substitute for the qmendment ofrered by WhEt ls thls sequentlnl rystem? 

the gentlenran from Californla (Mr. I underctand some Mehber ls saytng 

MoEs) thBt would have requlred a com- beck there, great, that le what we 

plete 

want. 

seguentlal werning system lrrstead But I wlsh some of these Memlrers who 

of an lgnltlon lnierlock. A-11 the substi- s&y that lB greot ha,d been EttHnB 

tute would do, ls provtde 

on the 

that if you do subcommlttee when we heard the tegtl- 

not buckl€ up your safety belt there mony on auto lnsurence when we con8ld- 

would be a light on the daAhboard. a red ered the no-f*ult tnsurence bllls. 

llght saylng thgt the seqt bett ls not We have had rr tough problem of try- 

fantened, but, no sequenilal warning syslng to declde on that commlttee whether 

tem. 

or not to sdopt some Federsl or Btate 

Mr. DEVINE. Mr. Chairman, if I may stsndards lor no-fault lnsurence. We 

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trru*t ln some wBv fece the problem of or not he wtu h*ve an lnterlock or not 

rlslng costs of auto lnsurance. rt seems hBve En lnterlock eystem on hls seatb€lt. 

to me that lt Is & small enough thlng for Mr, ECI{IIARDT. Thet ls coffect. 

a mBn to llsten for E short perlod of tlme Mr. WHITE. Bo, therelore. lt le ssfe 

to the btuz. rf he does nbt wsnt to ps,y to a^Bgume that the manufacturer wlll 

sny attentlon to It, he can Just heep havc to produce most eutomobttes wlth u 

reated, buckle the seatbelt behtrrd hlm ralety lnterlock to sexd them out to the 

rnd drlve lmpmdentlv lnto the wtld blue g€nerBl publlc, and then at these dealerc 

yonder. IIe cen do that. Ttre only thltrg dlsconnect the Interlock; am I correet? 

Is, lf he rlses a88ln, he wlU get the buzE; Mr. ECI(HARDrII. No, no, The provt. 

thet ts all that wlll heFpen. alon of the bill, as Mr, Drxorli coriected 

r wolrrd suggest to the Mernbcrs tfiet It ln hL9 emendment, and whleh Ie rurconstltuenk 

ere golng tO be s whole lot ther corrected by the Moee *rnendment, 

less worrled by a bum thar by the shock- tB thet the menufacturer- wtii hsve io 

lnE Blze of hls lnsurance premlum be- gtve the purchaser the chotee between 

cause Bccldents are so perslctent, and so the lnferlock and the gequentJal warn_ 

expetrslve. lng system. 

Mr. MOBS. Mr. Chatrman. qlll the Mr. Wl{rtf. AII 

gentlemrn 

-' 

rlBht. but th*t lc 

vleld? 

when the *utomobrle ii it ttre oearer 

Mr. ECKHARDT. I yteld to the gentle- shere tt ls to be purctraseii noimetry; ts 

tnen from Callfornl6,, that not eorrect? 

Mr. Moss. r thank tho genHeman for Mr. ECKHAR.DT. Ttrat ts rtnht, 

yleldlng. Mr. WHTTE. sut h B.notheipiovtston 

- 'rtrl$ mnsslve outpourtner ot complelnts of the brtt tt provtrlei; p;iltty for any 

he^s totaled 

-OG"or'.r*"t 

up to Iess than 1,000 com- Fepalnnen or-dealer'to 

plalnts 

arr' 

to the Department of Tlanspor- ofthese safety devlcea. 

tatlon for the model yeer lg?4. Mr. ECKHrq,R,ryt. Uther one of the 

Mr. ECKHARDT. It se€mg to me thrt systems. 

Trhet we ousht to do ls establtsh thts 

.fhe 

CHAIF,MAN. T.h6 tlme of the 

comprumtse pocltlon, thls compmmlse gent,lemen has exptred. 

Dqsltlon ihat we accepted on the com- Mr, eOIjJINg of Texsg. Mr. ehalrman, 

mlttee wlth Mr. Drwcrr.r.'s Emendment, r move to strlke the rgqulslte number oi 

that we co fBrther, pedect the MoBs words. 

lmendment, and that we nhould reJect Mr. chetrma.n, ln ttrls dlscrrsslon that 

the amendment to tJte amendment of- has been brought out on thls amendfered 

by Mr, Wvurr, ment bJ our colleague, the genflemen 

Mr. ROUSSE1OT. Mr. Chalrmen, wi1 from New Hampshlre, I wnnt to talk 

the gentleman yleld? sbout some ol the mech&nlcsl problems. 

Mr. ECKHARDT. I yteld to tlre gentle- ft ha.c alreedy been estimfttrrl tirat ttrere 

man from Callfornla. wfil be 300,000 cers ln every year's manu- 

Mr. ROVSSEIOT. f sppr€ctatc the facture thet wilI hsve E buzzer problem. 

gentlemEn's yleldtng. In other words, ln l0 years g rnllllon csru 

fre mentloned ure rn.uraxec cost. grnco ere gotng to have thtielectrtcci problem. 

we have hed tJrls ayatem ln efiect ebout ffere ti a letter wtrtclli-reciii,ea 

E yeaf,, have the 

fmrn 

lnsurance premluml * min t., Rlchardson, 

come dos]r? 

Tex. 

Mr. ECl{I{AR,fyf, Ttle fuilurance prE- Inrt $rtur

,'Ttrrouglr thc y66Fi, r hDf! par|onrlly 

tilkGd wlth buhdridr ot protr|rlontl dFtvrr! 

prrtlculrrly ltr thn Pitroloum Indurtfy who 

fatutd to wEffi aalaty b6lt! bccauaa th6y'vo 

lcon th6lf own pedH burrtod to d6&th b6c*uBG 

th6y oouldn't irbrFG Bltct Bn fficldEnt, 

fn other worda, romdtlmes drlvers do 

not want to wear the eefety belt. 

Then from Wlsconsln I hBve E comment 

from a miln who Beyr tht8: 

An Bln6ndment of the l4w l| vltslly n6c6srErT 

to protrct th€ rtght ol thG pacplr. A 

lormor 6mploye6 of ourd, i truok drlver, hEB 

only on6 lag e.B a roBult of bo'lrg ptnnod lh 

by A EEt belt when a ttr6 explnled on hls 

Sbml. g.at b6lt8 wul not Btdp Bccldrnts, B 

low6r Bp€ed llmlt Bnd b 6ever6 crmkdown on 

drunk8 wlU. 

Then I heve another letter from home: 

whll6 Unpefklng hy car at E Erotdl ln 

FlorldB hrt wlnt4r I heerd t' E(rro6ch and 

lmked up to 4e E c4r comlng at m6 rt sbout 

f,lty lr1tle6 BII hoilr. f ducked e,nd the car 

Bw€tred ofi antl hlt a fehcc. Wh*t hsppeuld? 

ThG poor old mn thEt wm lrr tho csr 8tld 

ho trled td ttf,ch dorm Ettat pull badk th6 

BN pedBl thlt wEJ stuch but he couldn't 

ret.4h lt orr Eccori-ot ol hts daltr4 scat belt, 

BE he put lt. Hs could hayo bdcn kllted and 

I hbow I cBmo clt)ae. 

In my hometown ln Dsllas 6 mBn qnDto 

ln to the Dellas News snyln8 thls; 

A pcmonal oxp€rlenco lutthel donvlnc€d mG 

of th. potontlrl dBnger of suctr dcvlcE, 

, Through no l4ult of mln6, t tp€ed demon 

htt my c8t trro8d8lda. Fottunitoly, my sEst 

belt wEs not festened. Hf,d lt brGD. I would 

hBv6 been ptnn€tl to the Bddt. Under tha 

clrcunctEnces, the vlolenco of thG lmpact 

llterBlly thrcw me out ol my sboos BtId lnto 

the baclr s6Bt. My forchsed Fd3 cut End thr 

llnp8ct causod othfr dBmeB6 but a lilctdned 

raat balt, ttluctr lerf, B hhrniSa wflld hRve 

thrRnt ln6pir8bl6 dl8ngurtment or lE-3tRnt 

daBth. 

Herc ts another letter from E flne younB 

lndy 20 yeers old ln Fort Worth. Flhe s8ys 

thls; 

I wholehbdrttdly Euppott your Etand crln- 

Cotntng trlo "blE the gertUeman add up to tlris, that tt is 

up [o the drrver of the car as to whether 

or IIot he should weer a seat belt. 

Mr. COLLINS of Texas. Thet iB 

correct. 

Mr. WYMAN. IE tha,t not typicaUy 

Americ{in? 

Mr. COLLINS of Texas. That ls 

correc[. 

Mr. WYMAN. Just as wearing the seet 

bell by duress is not reaUy American? 

Mr. COLLIIIS of Texcs. That ls completely 

firiht, and not orily th8t but also 

mtrrry of these people would have bcen 

ktlled had we forced them to wear the 

bei! and hsrne$s, 

Mrs. GR,EEN of Oregon, Mr. ChBirnl.an, 

wiII the gentleman yleld? 

Mr. COr.r.rNg of Texas. I yleld to the 

gentlewoman from Oregon, 

Mrs. GREEN of Oreson. Mr. Chalrman, 

I rise tn support of the amendment 

which h&s been offered by the gen[lemen 

flom Ncw Hu,rtrpshlre. 

I think it is hictrly deslrable that the 

Federal Government advise the Amerlcan 

people that they Frobably will llve 

lorrger lf they wear fhe seat belte; ttrere 

is no qurstion but that the seat belts have 

rcduccd injurles. I thtnk also lt ls higlrly 

dcsirable that the Federal GovernmeDt 

advisc people thst If they smoke clgalet[es 

they will not IIve as long, and perhdp:J 

the people a,rourrd them wlll he t$jured 

it they are forced to lnhele the 

cigarette sm,oke. The same potnt ls furvolved 

In both hr$tances, But there ts 

rrothing that lrrltates me more than 

whrn I pick up a rental car and have to 

fasten thet ses,t belt. After the Government 

has advised me my chance of survival 

ln an accldent is bett+r if I fasten 

my seat belt. then I thilk the Federirl 

GoverlrmeDt hss no rl8ht to intrude any 

further; any more then the Ggvernment 

has the rlght to use comlrulsion $nd tatse 

brother" Bttltudi thd Eov- cigarettes away from people who smoEe 

crnltrent hag tAken. I w6t ln I litlrff BntlollB orr ttre grounds that they will Uve longer 

autotnolrlld wrects 6 year snd B bBlf a8o. flad if they do not smoke, It seem.s to me 

I tseen wetrrt[8 rt1y seBt belt at tho tlme. I whether people are 

pfobBbly would be Ftvetely crlPpled tdd8y 

Bolng to llve longer 

or even deBd. T?re EeBt ot my 1066 VoIkE' by not smoking or llve longsl [y u5ing 

wa8an rF48 Jatffied wltbln I lnchcr ol tho seat belts ls up to the Individusl after 

BtttrlnB wbtol. Fortunably. I lfea nung lntD the Federal Government has advised 

the other seBt. I rehllte th8t tbls lasr wul them of the poselbi[ties In each ln- 

apply to Ascrlcan mado cntt, but I lml thtt starrce; compulsion-coercion has nevtrr 

Bhould I Duy B dBr ln tho tuture thfit b88 been successful nor deslrahle in regu- 

tbtr feBturo, I Ehould btvd thc rlght to deter' latirrg such indlvldual decislons on e 

ttrtttO whcthor or not to ctist th6 6eBt belt. 

day-to-day basis, 

Mr, Chstrrnan, rrnder tlrle excellent Mr. ICHOILD. Mr. Ch*irma.rr, I move 

amendment offered by my frlend, the to strike the lsst word. 

gEntleman from New HEmpshlrre, we are I strongly concur ln the relnuJk6 of the 

golng to glvc people e eholce end we are gentlewoma$ lrom Oregon. 

not golng to force thls BequerrttBl buzEer I ri.$e ln f4yor of ttre anrendment of- 

eyetem orr them. Ttlls buEzer li somethlnE fered by the gentleman fium New Hamp- 

carrled over from the chlnese torture shire, a"s one wlro wears a seatbelt and 

syrtem. 

wlto rcco8nizes the value of tfie neatbelt, 

27819 Mr. WYMAN. Mr. Clrairman, Lhe es a safety devlce, 

pointr-.m*de ln the exaurples glven by Here we are dealhu wttlr a matter of 

540 

VoL IV 

ii

choice by the A$erlcan publlc, The dlstlngulEhed 

gentlenran from Texas has att€nlpted 

to pU[, the mefier ln proper persprctlve 

and ha^s corne to the concluslon 

that the proper coulprornlse ls the 

runendnent of the gentleman frorn 

Mlclrlasn (Mr. DTN'ELL), offered by lhe 

gentleman lrom Callforrrla (Mr. Mbss). 

I-et me put tJre ms,ttel lrr proper per_ 

sp€ctlve end come up wlth-a dlEeient 

conclusiotr. As I rurdersUltrd ths sltustlon, 

under the present DOT rezuIeilon a 

nrârruJacturer can cornply wlttr the DOT 

regul&tion only by fln interlock device, 

Under the comnrittee bill and the amendmen[ 

of the gentleman from Michlgan, 

the menufacturer cqn only cornply wliti 

the re8xrlailon lf he comes up with $ sequentlal 

system of erl lnterlock system. 

Under the substitute arrrendrnent, the 

amendmeni of the genilernan froE New 

Hatnpshlte, the msnufectuler can cornply. 

with the regulation if he comeE up 

wlth either e sequentiel syatem, en in. 

Frlock systenr, or rr seatbelt Mr. ICHORD. Ttrat would also be optlonel. 

If I aq ln error, I stand correct€d, 

Mr. MOSS. Mr. Chatrman, wlll the eentlem6n 

yield? 

Mr. ICHORD. I yleld to the gentleman 

from Californla. 

Mr_ MO$S. I do not suesilon tJla,t Hertu 

told Ure HenUemsn what hs Jusi relet€d; 

but I would polnt out that one of tho 

very arrlerrt end enthualsstlc wltness€g 

before my subcommittee ln support of e 

Federal no-leult, because of tho escglstlttg 

co'sts- 

Mr. ICIIORD. The trhderal whet? 

Mr. MQSS. For Hertz, becau$ of tlr6 

hlgh cost of lrrBur8ncs, 

Mr. ICHORD. I do not see where tbet 

has any relevsncy. 

Mr. MOBB. The relev8[cy, ll t]re gentleman 

wlll yleld furttrer- 

Mr. ICHORD. I yt€ld. 

Mr. MOgg, ThJs ts destghed to lol|cr 

the cos[ of lusutance,fhrsrrgh lowsrl$g 

the nunrber ol nccldonts, How, Eertq can- 

wlttr a lightnot hsve lt two wsy8. They cannot hBve 

lng system, or efter 19?6 wlth an atr:nqg tlre costs dropp€d down wlth the safety 

Byst€tn. 

leetures belng butlt ln, urrless they BrB 

It apears to nre, members of the com- maalclans, 

mittee, that thk Ls the proper compro- Mr. IcHOnD. I 

mi.se. 

do not gue$ilon the bellef 

of tlre 

I called early 

sc$tleuren from 

this mornlns an oftcttl 

Csllfornte, 

but I would polnt 

from the Hertz 

out 

Renlpl Cer 

thet lDsuranc€ 

Bysiem, be- tstds hsve 

cause I hed heard that 

not 

Hertc was havlng 

been lowered rlnco the 

lnterlock system 

conslderable ditBculty wlth the interlock 

wEs mandated. 

systern. 

Mr. 

this lB what the 

BROYHILL 

ofEciel from 

of North Cerolina. 

the Herta System edvtsed 

Mr. 

me: that ttrey 

Chafiuaq, f move to strike the last 

wer6 experielrclng so 

word, 

nruch dlfficulty tJrat 

It was almost lmrxrsslble for them to ob- 

Mr. Chalrman, ff I could have the attain 

sufDcient towing service to tovr s 

tentlon of the memb€rs ol the com-urit- 

certaln mal,e of autonrobile back lnto 

tce, flret I want to explein thet the 

tlre shop because the Butornobile 

emendEent 

wou.ld 

whlch has been ofiered by 

not sia,rt due to e shortlru of the lnter- 

the gelltlemen from Csllfornla (Mr, 

lock system; tlrat between 6 and 7 out ol 

Moss) ls the conrmittee aqrendment, 

l0 of their eutomoblle's 

There 

now no longer 

crere Eome technlcel difficulties 

hs.d the bues.)r sysiem 

with tlre 

because dissatis- 

E,nendJnent that was adopted 

fled customers hEd 

by tlre commlttee, 

dlsconnectcd 

snd 

tJre 

all thar the gen- 

ssrne. And lf the gentlemarr 

tlernEn (rom 

fronr 

Cellfornle ls attempting 

CEll- 

to 

forlrle does 

do ls reofier 

not belleve that 

the 

the 

anrendJnent that 

Anrer1- 

ws.s 

can people *re dlscontented 

adopt€d by a clear msjority 

wltJr the 

of the conplesent 

syst€m and wlll still be rtiqcon- 

Eltt€e to meke eure tJret lt wlll do the 

tent€d uJrder the Dinsell smendment, 

Job that lt was lntended to 

I 

do. 

was edylsed tbet e majorlty 

I am golng 

of tlre 

to 

cu.s- 

speal In lavor of the 

tomerB coming lnto Hertz were asklng 

cornmitt€e smenclment-and In commit- 

for 19?3 cars wltlr 25,000 or 

tee we 

30,000 

refer 

rnlleg 

to t,hat amerrdsrent es the 

on t"hem, rather theJr takiDg the lg?{ 

Dingell asrendrnent, because the gentle- 

ca,r$ with the lnterlock sys[ern. 

man lrom MIchIgBn was the author of 

Mr. ECHHA.F,DT. Mr. Chslrgr8n, wlU 

tlris amgndmen0 ln conilnlttee. 

the gentlerns.n yield? 

There ls no qUeBUon thBt the lnterlock 

Mr. ICHORD. I yleld to the senileman 

hss lrrltated many people. I krrow that 

from Texas flrst, 

sll the Mernbers have recelved letters 

Mr. ECKIIARDL One polnt the gen- from people compleinir:g &bout tlre tntleman 

msde may not be lmportant, but abillty to drlve even short distances. 

I think he is slightly lncorrect wlth re- perhaps to strop or what no!, withoui 

spec[ io the efiect of the WymBn a-mend- havlng to buckle up llrst. But, I plesd 

ment on the airbag. AJter l$7? under the with tJre members of the conrmitt€e, Iet 

present law that ls mandatorT; the WV- us not Ju.trlp to B slrnple solution by outm&n 

Brnendment would m8ke tttat BIEo la,wlng completely the interlock, 

optional. 

Iret me tell the members this: For all 

Section IW - Occupant Restraint Systems 541

of lts shortcomlngs, the lnterlock ls dolnfi 

the Job thst tt was desl8xred to clo. 

The use of lap a.nd shoulder belts in 

197{ cars i6 l0 tlmes lrlsher than in the 

19?3 cBrB. $rhat do there flgurer mean? 

They mearr nrort llves Bbved; they mean 

mor€ InJurles preyented. Over the l0yea,r 

$pa,n or llfetlme of, sey lg?3 c&rs as 

eomparsd to lg'I+ car$, 9,000 more people 

Ere Bolng tr6 be saved bv the safety 

belts whtch are used lrr the fg?4 cers 

tttsn lI1 tfie 1g?3 cerE. 

, I belleve that there ls some other way 

of accompllstring the purpose of the interlock 

without causlng so much lnconvenlence. 

We should certstnly ofier thst 

alteflratlve, End lt ls belng ofiered in the 

comnrltte€ s,ln€nd[rent ofiered by ttre 

gentlemal from Michigan (Mr. Drxcrr.l) 

l:r comrhtttee. f believe that the 

corimittee amendment ls the rrBsonable 

compromlso between the interests ot 

conaumer tBfe0y and consumer convenlence. 

Mr. Chalrrnsn, let me read a lett€r 

trom the Becretary of Trarlsportatlon, 

whlch I wlll put ln the R'EcoRn at thlr 

tlne. 

The letter follows: 

Ttil ErctEr^sf ot TlatJBpoar^fioNr 

lyad,hl'ttgtofl, n.O., AW$tt 12, 1914. 

Ilo!.. JoIIla E. MoaBghL#mLfi, 

Subcommlttec on Commarca attd 

f hr4ridd, riy aa'rlf,gtorl, D.o. 

Dil f4s. CrrÊuHl I$ ra8pon8€ to your' 

rEgu6t, tbrr l,r to r4vlr6 thr oorrlElttso o{ 

th6 D6pa,rtE6nt pl ltasaportatloD''a yl€w oa 

Dvo rErDd4,6nt ttsrt I u.brltlftsld EAEy bo 

27820 ofretrd to IIfi.. 6S20 durlnB ltr coDrldttlEtldn 

by th6 tull Hou!6. 

Both amdnalmf,nt6 ralfto to Fad6rll Motor 

. vehlcle sofcty 8t$rd8rd xoa, occrpo;rt etdr't 

Plotectld.n, thst sEr l8su6d by trro D+partment 

Futeuant td tba Natlon*l Tltilc itrd 

Motor VehtolG E$fcty Act ol 1060. Ona ilt6Ddment 

qould ruqutt6 the DePrrtm"trt to 

aftGnd thc rtth.l*td 80 thit cobBuhcl! @ultl, 

f,t thetl optlon, buy naw mlaty bolt-cqulPPcd 

cErs wlth or wttbout dovlc€E tot Gneout8Blnt 

Esfety b6lt u8d, such e3 retrlndct ught8, rudlblo 

worbln8 EyBtemE. and lSnltloll lnt€tlock!. 

'fh6 othcr shendtlcnt would prohlblt thc 

DepBrtmetrt lrrob ittreltdlbg Btaudtrtl 2od to 

requlrO tho lutuE lDrtallittod of Prsstvc 

reatrElntE, 

Th6 Dgp8rtmcnt oppo€6r both rmdndtrEnts. 

W€ hev6 good evldcnc! thrt th€ tddcd 

humsn cost tn atltdmoblle deBths and tnjtlrles 

lrffi adopttnB the8e Emendthehts 18 pot€nttelly 

qulte latBr. Further, both ito ob- 

J6ctlonEbl6 becrure they eltrhlnitG romc ol 

tho adtnlnlBtrsttv€ f,extbtltty necerery to 

cerry out an elTtctlvc craah lurvlvEblllty 

FroErfm. 

OI th6 b0,00o people klu6d ln blBhvf,y 

cr'rh& durln8 1073, .l{,o00 *Gr6 occupinta 

ol motot ve.htcle8, At tffit. 30,00O of therc 

vahtcla occupihtr atlod BB i rGrult ol b6ln8 

hurlBrl sgalhrt thclr de8hborJd; or alcctcd 

onto the rdrrrlway. Our rErlyr.t tr(llctta thit 

aB tiliny i4 half ol thrr. 8O,00O pcoplr coul.l 

hBvG b€cn aaved had th6y u|bd I propGr 

re8trBlnt, tystch. 

542 

Unfottunatcly, thc usc of otcuFrht 16strBthts 

has trsrltttonally bcGd low ln thlr 

counttT, Even no'qr, thc sVCraBc urd ritr for 

ctrt of Bll modcl years lr lbout 6 porcrnt fo'f 

lep rn

from New Hampshlre beccu8e I thlnk 

It 1r the more rueconeble epproaeh to 

E reel consr.utrer prcblem, I have been 

onc ol lts corponrotB. I thlnk the com. 

mlttee made s mlstake orlslnally tn not 

mflklnE the ltnguage clear enough so 

thet the Depa$ment of Tlansportltlon 

could not In nny wey mlslnterpret whBt 

we meBnt by "Eafety devlceg," 

Let me corntnent on the statement of 

the Eentlemen from North eorolln8. 

Mr. MOSS. Mr. ehilrmen, wul the 

gentleman yleld to correct En error. E 

mtsstatement he Juet made? 

Mr. R0UBSEI#T. I wlll yleld brle{ly 

to my eollcague from Crllfornla. 

Mr. MOSS. Yes. We dld not Bt Bny 

tlme, dlrectly or lndlreetly, rnandat€, 

suggest, or request that the Department 

put ln thts klnd ol syetem. 

Mr. FOUSSEI,0T. Thst ls exf,rtly my 

fblnt. The Depsrthent mlslnterpreted 

the languefe. That ls what I Etn BsylnF, 

W:hefi x'e glve e bureeucrficy sny klnd 

of broad lEnguEge, they wlll Elways as- 

Bunre th8,t they know better than &nyone 

ln the Congress whBt to do, Bnd wtll tnevltably 

expand thelr powers, 

I thlnk thls lnterlock system ls the best 

Cl&mple of that admlntstrstlve "overklll," 

lf you wlll pardon the expresslon, 

ln so-cslled sefety, vhen, lil fect, lt ls 

not ftal safety, ln my oplnlon. 

Tlie gentlemen from North Caroltrra 

(Mr, BBoyHtLL) rBtd thot accordlnB to 

tho Department of Tlhnsportatlon ard 

t'he Elecret8ry, roughly 30,000 perEons In 

l9?3 were kllled becauce qafety devlces 

were lacklng. About hnlf of that, 15.000, 

tt thought was a slmple aoluilfii ln an 

lnterlock ayrtem and tt has turned out 

to be e nlghtmare for the drtver, not a 

slmple solutlon. 

I would Uke to follow ihrough wtth the 

potnt thBt the gentlemen from Mt8sourl 

(Mr. Icrrof,D), end others h8ve rflEde, If 

you have hed the experlence of rentlnE 

B car lat€ly, you flrld Btrange thlngs tr.eppenlnE! 

I had to swltrh three cars e 

month ago because the lnterlock system 

y.Bs J8mlllcd, The buzzers were solns. 

Bnd there wcre only two ol us ln the cnr. 

We eould not get the cer sterted becnuse 

thle stupld Interlock ayetem dld not work. 

That hrê not Just lrBpDcned to a few 

p€ople. If one telks to cny of the rentnl 

people Bt the alrports, they wfll tell you 

that thLs lr the most lmposrtble ByFtem 

thst the Department of Trcnsporietton 

hBS lmpsssd upon anybody. It rially does 

not help contrlbute thet mueh to iafetv. 

The gsnllsm*n from Caltfornls com- 

menLs thst the Depsrtment has only hsd 

1,000 letters. I can tell the Members whv 

that F.'WG, as Congregsmeh, have gotr 

tcn ell the lett€rs. The people thtnk fhat 

ConEress enEcted thls BtrEhge reFulEilon. 

We dld not but the publte thtnks we rild. 

WhBt I am saylng ls that we allowed Lhat 

Iangrage to be too broed ln the ortglnnl 

Ieglslaiton. Allow languese that ls Doo 

broad md any Egency ln thta Government 

wlll aasume more power. If snyone 

does not thlnk so, he Ehorfld Just look Bt 

what they heve Elreody done in the nEme 

of safety. 

Mr. WYMAN. Mr. ChstrmEn, will the 

genUerttEn yleld? 

teBulted b€c8ugc they dld not hnvr eFe- Mr. EOUBSTLOT. I yleld to the Eenclflc 

restralnts. I argutrre the Bentlenian tlemnn fronl New lfampshlre. 

from North Cnrollne relers to sEfety 

beltt, Furthermore, ll the gentleman 

Mr. WY-IViAN, I thank the Eentlemftn 

from ONo (Mr, tor yleldln8. 

DEvrttr) ld coffecl, ln Bay- Mr. Chelrmfln, the gedtlemetl 

lhg thst 

lrom 

half ot the accldants In thtg North Cgrollne obvlously has not rend 

countlT are etused by alcohollsm. then rny Tmendment. gomehow or other. hc 

we cBn &s6ume that halt of thnt 15,001'l tuF8est| that we support the commlttrF 

was cBused Eg s result of Elcohollsm. Bmendment beceuse then we wtll travc 

Thcrefore, we d,re down to ?,500 peopte te8t belt8. All my amenclment soy.q ,B thst 

who,dld not buckle up. 

lf seet belts are reqrrlred snd thete ts a 

Itlty colleEsue8, no tnBtter how meny requlrement to buckle up, that there he 

llveg ve put on the books, we cannot B red lllht on thc da..chboerd whlch wlll 

make people do whet ls rlght to protect Eo on ll anyone does not buckle up, lnthemselves. 

I thlnk ln thts country we BteBd of htvlng hll thls eleetronlc stufl 

b€lleve that ve cannot make lRws Eo under the sent. 

Ftrtet thBt se cEn msEe evetTbody do Mr. R,OUaBELOT, Mr, Chrlrmnn, I 

Just what the gentlemen frcm North tfisnk the gentleman for htr eomment. 

Cnrollna thlnks they ehould do or just WhBt our collengue, the gentlemen from 

whpt the gentleman from Callfornls Nofrh earcllne, trled to lmply wns thnt 

thlnke they chould do, Bafety belts wlll we trere outlawlrtB the lntcrlock system. 

be used when people underTtend thetr No, we Ere not" It wUI still be optlonal, 

value to Bafety, not before, |l en hdlvldual buyer wlshes to psy for 

L€t me comment on the argurnent oi the system ss en extra festure-At flbout 

tihe gentleman from North Ca,rollna thst $75 per cBr. 

thts should not be I slmple rolutloq. I we &re merely saylng ln thls nmend- 

Egre€. I belleve that tB the prrohlem thet ment thet lt Is voluntsry. Whnt ls q'rong 

the DepBrtment ho^B come up fith, what, wlth that? That ls what our whole coun- 

Section 109 - Occupant Restraint Systems E4S 

,ci 

rl

ttT ls supFo,led fo be sbout, s metter of 

ftee cholce. 

Mr. MYEBE. Mr. Chnlrm*n. wlu the 

gentlem*n fleld? 

Mr. R.O[I$SEI,OT. I yleld to the Sentleman 

frorn Indlana, 

27821 ldr. MYEF,8. Mr. Chalrmen, it has 

- 

Ueei-EEEiEE aftenroon thgt the seetbelts 

End hErne8ses prevGrrt accldeuts. 

'They cannot. There ls no wey by whlch 

tlrcy can do that. They mtght prlevent 

the c€rlouEnors of 0Ecldents or tJrey 

hlght reduc€ the EerlouEness oI 

sccldents. 

There ls one other thing whlch the 

Sentlemnn froE Texas (Mr. EcKfi^RDr) 

com.mented s"bout, snd thst lE lngurance 

ratee. Of courue, they srl tled to mort8llty 

rate8. 

I:l f remembcr correctfy, the morta.lity 

ret€E dld not go down wlth the pa$sa8ie 

ol the nBnal0tory lnterlock By8tem; they 

cculc down when we reduced the speed 

limlt on tlre hlahwsy. That lB when they 

ceme down, not whgn tAer€ devlcea wer€ 

approved. 

Mr. ROUBBEI,oT. Mr. Chelrman. the 

gGntlemaJr ls correct, I rise ln Bupport 

oI the Emendment of the gentleman 

from New Hsmpshlre, f have heen one 

of its consponsors. 

Mr. BTAGGERS. Mr. Chairmqn. I 

move to Etrlke the requlslte number of 

words, and I rlse ln opposltlon to the 

amendment, 

I would llke to make a prellmlnary 

statement, and then I wlll yteld to my 

colleBgue, the gentlema,n from CallfornlB 

(Mr.MSBE). 

Mr, ChElrman, I thlnl we have strayed 

from the lssue of the debete completely. 

f do not thlnk ell of the debate ls soing 

to chenBe one vote ln the House, We 

have dsbated thls subject for yeara. 

I would Just Utse to correct the ststement 

made by the lsst spetker when he 

sald that tJre gentlernan from North 

Carollna stated 50 lnrcent of accldents 

wEre s8used by certsln thhgs snd tlren 

$0 percent were caused by elcohol. 

Tlreee tlrlngs do cause ecclclents, but 

not deatlu or lnJufleg. It has been proven 

before ow comrnlttce that lt 18 ths Becond 

lrnpact ol ule occupant wlth the In- 

, terlor of the cBr that kllls and matm$. If 

one ls not buckled up, thls ls when he 

Bets slammed lnto Eomethlng or he ls 

kllled when he ls thrown out of the car. 

Mr. Chalrman, f can remember when 

I plByEd football in htEh Bchool, I pleyecl 

wlthout a helmet. I told the coech that I 

would not pley lf I had to weer a helmet. 

Flnqlly the regulatlona carhe along tn 

our lea8ue, and ilreee rezulailons sald: 

"You wlll DlBy wtth e helsret or you wlll 

not pl$y at all." 

That relulatlon came along becarxe 

lnJurles end deaths had occurred to boys 

who got ktcked ln the heed. 

TTren f had to wesr I helmet. f dtd not 

want to. but I dld. 

Mr. Chalrman, the gentleman knows 

that lf he goes over here to the Na.tlonal 

Alrport and gets on a. plane. he ls golng 

to hBve to buckle hls seatbelt, I;i he does 

not, he wtu not go, 

I notlced recently*thls was B month 

or perhaps B yesr egre couple got on 

at the alrport and satd they would not 

bucEle thelr sea,tbelte, The alrllne petsonnel 

held the plsne and brought t^tre 

guards oh who removed tttem, because 

they would heve been a danger to the 

rect of the possengera on the plane lf 

they had been hurtled through spece and 

hurt pomebody. 

That ls the rea*son we have seatbelts. 

It is the Becond collislon end not the flrst 

colllston that hurte and kills and malms. 

That ls what we ere trylng to get eway 

from. 

I belleve, just as the gentleman doeq 

tttat thls qught not to be connected to 

the lgnltton system, I will e8ree wlth 

thet. 

I will say this: If lt ls just e buzzlng 

system and one wants to listen to thf,t, 

he can go ahead and lislen to tt If he 

wants to, or he cen buckle the seatbelt 

anrl get away from that, under the sequentlel 

syst€m, &s suggestcd by the gentleman 

from Callfornla,, 

Mr. MOgg. Mr. Chalrman, will the 

gentlema,n yield? 

Mr, STAOOERB. I yleld to the gentle- 

ma,n from Callfoffrla, 

Mr. MO88. Mr. cha.irms,n, I would Just 

llke to meke e corfection in the statement 

of my good friend, tlre gentleman 

from Cellfornia (Mr. RoussEl,or), who 

implled that thls w$s some bureaucratic 

conspiracy which brought flbout the interlock. 

The lnterlock was brought about over 

the objectloru of the Department of 

Transportatlon as a result of the visit of 

the presldents of two of the major manufacturers 

of a,utomobiles wlth the Presldent 

of the Unlted Btates. ond at a sub- 

Eequent meeting attended by Mr. John 

Ehrlichman, Mr. Robert Flanagen, and 

another Whlte House alde, the order wH,s 

lssued to the Department of Trarrsportation 

to so *long wtth the lnterlock 

rather than the alternatlve eystem whlch 

the DepBrtment of Tt8n8portstlon hqd 

unaler studJr as an lntermedlate devlce. 

Now, Mr. Chalrmsn, that ls the fact. 

Mr, ROUS8ELOT. Mr, Chalrman, wlll 

the genueman yleld? 

Mr. BTAGGERS. I wlll yleld brlefly 

to ttre gentlernen from Californle. 

544 Vol. IV

Mr. R,OUEBELOT. Mr. Chalrman. f 

would a+y that th8t ls snother exsmple 

of ebwe ol power. 

Mr. MOAA. Mr. 

agree, 

Mr. lvnIERS. Mr. 

ggntlema,n yleldf 

Chalrman, I qulte 

Chatrmen, wlll the 

Mr. STAC'GERB. I yleld to the genileman 

from Indla.na, 

Mr. MrERB. Mr. Chalrman, I wlll 

egree wlth the gentlemen thet probably 

the seatbelk and lnterlocklng devlces 

sometlmes help people who drlve and prevent 

them from belng lnjured ln sccldenk, 

and sometlmes they cen be ssved 

by these devlce8. 

But why do we not keep the dlscreilon 

wlth the lnsurence compsnles to glve propsrtlonete 

rates to people who have an 

automoblle wlth an lnterlocklng devlce? 

I do not know of one lnBurance compeny 

thet ever ofrered such a rate. fttey 

ofier speclel ratea for nondtlnklng 

drlvers. 

9o why do we not Just leave the dlscretlon 

to the lnsurance company and 

to the lnsured? 

AUINDUIm OrEf'm BY rr!. MosE TO THr 

AEf,HOMEHT OFFEE EY r(B, Wtl(al[ tr A 

aErBaTrTmE ron TttE AUTmr{Elrt ot EEr 

BY MI, MOES 

Mr. MogS. I ther* the seEileman. 

Mr. ROUSBELOT. Mr. Chalrman. wlll 

ths gentlem8n yleld? 

Mr. MOSS. I ytelrt to the Eenuemsn 

from California. 

Mr, ROUS$ELOT. Mr. Chelrman, I 

wotrld ask the gerrtleman frsrn gs11fornla, 

does it remove the penaltles? 

Mr. MOSS. The provLslons relating to 

penaltles are not lnvolved in this lBnguage 

ln any wsy that ls now before ur. 

Mr. H,OUSBEIJOT. No penalty lf a 

deeler dieconnectg? 

Mr. illo$g. Mr. Chelrmsn, I must sey 

to the gentleman from Caltfornle tMr. 

Roussrl.or) thst the penalty provlBlons 

arc ln an entlrely dlfierent section of the 

Motor Vehlcle Sefety Act not touched 

upon Et ell by the blll now belore the 

House. 

Mr. ROV9SELO?. Is thls effecfive 

lmmedlately? 

Mr. MOBS. T?dE ts efiecHve lmmedl- 

Slv, 

Mr. llYMAN. Mr. ehstrman, tf thc 

gentlemen wtll yleld further, the Bentleman 

has lanzua8e that says on or after 

Ausust 15, 19?6. why ls that dete tn the 

Slentleman's emended verslon? Why 

would there be rny dete lf the genile- 

Mr. MoBB. Mr. eh8tfm8rr,. r jll,. ll ilT",1'*l,ifrf ;llil_ffi ,,1,H 

dp.,i'*Hl, 

rllt 

cmendfient to the Emengtgnt.ofiered a* f";;';;;* 

a zubstltute 

manuf'ctured 

for the amendment. 

after August ls, 

The 

iiie]i*"r" 

clerk read EB follow8: 

would heve the opuon of 

;;;L*" whatever passive reetraht ls 

Ahendment oftergd lry XIr. MoBa to thi then gpproved by the Agency, thet ot 

smendment offcrod bv Mr. wyMAH F-8 

=yF- s car c/lth seat belk with red warnlng 

stltut€ lor the $mendrnent ofrered by Mr. 116;1a 

Moas: In the Wyman subBtltute. Etrlk6 out -";;:'. 

the amendment beglnrrin' on ll:ie 3 ot page *._._.rIOSS' TltAt ls the 

, 

date the agenCg 

{0 and tnsrt ln ueu trrereoi u*-roil"i"El has aPproved for the lmplementatton of 

"{3) (A) Efiectlve wlth respect to mrtor the p$sslve festralnt system and the 

yohtcle8 manurBctured aft€r the det€ of en- dolng owgy wlth the sequentlal interlock 

Bctment of thls paragraph and b$forG Au- Ay8t+m. 

gust 15, 1970. IbderBl rflotor_.vehlcl! sd6t-t Mr. WYMAN. f understand, but under 

i:i.lf,Tt '1iil,"1?'o'r",1"'Jt 

,lni'"i'il, -;:* ll"" autxntute whlcrr 

-proposed 

i il;; 

lntorloc1 syBt+m, (tt) *ttd';iiy"*;;;itigi;l u"A *hlch the gentleman is amendlng, 

vlc6 other itran a'w;rntn8 ugit deErsnfo to the requlrements of seat belts end lnter- 

Indlcate that safety retts ar-e not ficteneo. lock cyrtems would go ofr tomorrow 

or (llt) wlth anv occup'ntrr.ltll"lil:=: g& or whenevcr the efiecttr|l dEtG 

other thBrr lnte8rBted lap arrcl Bhoulder ls On pSSSAge. 

27822 

Ealety belts for front outbosrd-occupBnta Mr- MOSS. 

dnd top bertg fof other trcupanr$." 

I only deslt stth the pot_ 

tton oithe emendment whtch deelt wlfir 

Mr. MoSS. Mr. ChBlrman, thls Emend- the alr baf,s; I dtd not deel wlth the por_ 

menb does exactly rvhBt the gefltlemtn tlon of lt whlch dealt Flth ttre lnterlock 

fi'om New Hampshlre (Mr. WyHil) BBys Byst€h end aequenHcl llghtr. 

he wants to do, exceptlns that we te*v€ Mrs. MINK, Mr. Chaliman, lf the gen_ 

to a Iater tlme the question of *1r bags. tleman wlll yleld, Ag I Undbratsnd trls 

Mr. WYIvIAN. Mr. Ctrairtnan, if the EmendmenL-&nd I commend the gengegentlelnsn 

wlll yleld, lf the gentleman's 64n for offerlng lt--lt would iender, 

language meaDs what r thrnk rt upon pass'se, B nu[rty the requrrement 

rneans--- of en Lrterlock system, lnstead wc worrld 

Mr. MOSB. I belleve that lt does. _ slmply have the ieqUlrement of reet, lap, 

Mr. W].MAN. r h've no objectlon to and shoulder strape, and the wernlng 

the perfection oI my substltut+.- It w_lll llghts, but no lnterlock system; k thst 

do exactly what rve want to do, The correct? 

technologv on eir bags ls down the road Mr, Moss. Thet r belleve ts correct. 

ahead, and that should be deferred. yes, thet ls correct. 

Sectinn 109 - Occupant Resfiaint Systerns 545

Mre. MINK. If the EenilemEn c/rlt yleld 

stlll further. ln sectlon I0g, psrsgrgph g, 

you hsve e prohlbltton on B denlef from 

hnowlnely renderlng lnoperatlve ln whole 

orln pert eny devlcc. 

Mr. MOsg. trei, lndecd. If the Ecnflewoman 

from Hawall had ilstoned to th€ 

prevlous colloqw, I Eta,ted thet the matter 

of pennltler ls tcken cgre of In another 

aectlon of tJre act. 

Mrs. MINE. Yer. That ts my Doncrrn, 

Blnc6 we e.re dolng rway wltlr thle devlce 

ancl the requlrernent ot thlc devtcc. 

Mr. MOafl. That eonflnues In the 

llmJted devtce tlrat would be Derulltt€d 

under the wymsn amendnrent. 

MrB. MINK. Tlrerefore, ln ttre lutomoblle8 

th^Bt currently havo thore lntertock 

Eystems, wduld thcy not tre reetralned 

lrom eltcrlng In Bny wBy tho 

vehlcles In order to eonfornr? 

Mr. MOBg. Ti'rat ls correct. ln sutomobiles 

alregdy hrvtng the Interlock. 

Both under my la,nfusge and under the 

lsnguase of the .gentlemsn from New 

Hampshlre, they would be restratn€d 

fmm rendertng the devlce lnoperable. 

The CEAIRMAN. Ttre flme of the rltntlems,n 

hes explred, 

Mr. Wln{AN. Mr. ChB,lrmsn, I rnovc 

to strlke the necessery number of words, 

Mr. chstnnen, r will not consume the 

5 mlnutes. I JuEt want to rneke thls one 

polnt, r4ttr the gentleman from Catttornla. 

llre gentlcmen has proposed to 

stdke frorn my eubstltute on opilon thet 

WBB tO epply tO pas$enger cErB mEnufecr 

tur?d a.fter Au8ust lE, 1026, for buy€rE to 

tske elther the passtve restrelnk that 

mlght then be epproved or lntegrated lep 

and shoulder seetbelt.s. front and rea^r 

seats. The genUemen Btruck t,Llst out. It 

must be fof & res^son. 

Mr, MOSS. Yes. 

Mr. WYMAN, Th6 nrtt part ol the rubctltut€ 

E^c smended by the gentlemen 

from Cellfornte pfdhlblts the tE:nlHon 

lnterlock Bnd prohlbtts the Bequenilal 

w8rilngi ty8tcm, ao we end Up Wlth cars 

wlth Eea,tbGlt8 ond merely e ltght on the 

dorh thet rBys the reatbelt tB not festened. 

Why dtd ttre gentletnan strlke out 

th6 optton to EFply to carr mrnufactured 

eft6rAugurt 15, 1976? 

Mrs. MINI{. If the genfleman wlll yleld Mr. MOEE. Beceu8e there le E pend|nE 

further, I would EuBgest thBt thst woutd regulEtlon, whtch slready has been pub- 

tre most unfnlr, ll wE are les8entng ilre llshed, on whlch comment hag be€n rc- 

Fequirernent Bnd thBt lt shoutd be por- eelved for the pa"aslve restralnt system 

Blble for the dealers that now hqve these to beeome effectlve on th8t dete. 

automoblles to rnalEe the tame EdJuBt- Mr. WYMAN. f am curlour now, bements, 

to be lncohpllcnce vtth tJre law, csu8e lf there ls one thlng ln the world 

Mr. MoSS. WtlI the gEtfleworllau let that I do not wgnt to do or to be tesponme 

cortrrnent tfiat w6 AAe. not here at- Blhle for, lt ls budenlng the car-buylng 

t€mpttng to be fElr; we Brt ttternFttng to Amerlcsn publtc wlth gZ00 or 

do the posslble. ij00 more 

Thet ls sll we are trytnS for an Elr bag for everT esr they buy sfter 

to do. 

10?6, I went to rneke sure that they have 

Iltrs, ItfiINK. I Toulil slmply llke Lo s,n opilon to take e car wlth eeatbelta or 

stete that I woultl llke to ofier en amend- an alr beg or whatever else technotogy 

ment to mske lt porrlblc that ttre de&lerl msy then come up wlth. f$ the gentle- 

would ndt have to cornply wtth the lew. mD,n suBBestfrg that ears after that date 

Mr. MO88. I belleve that would bo Bn are goln$ to have to hnve alr bags, that 

amendment not F€rmlttdd undu the they are Eotng to be mandfltory? 

nrle. 

Mr. MOS8, Thot ls correct, 

Mr. E|'[AGOER8. Mr. ehBtrmsn. Tfll Mr. IrVYMAN, If thet 

t'he sentleman yleld? 

is so by regulstlons, 

f fiil have to lnslst 

Mr. MOBB. I yteld 

upon the lan- 

to thc Eenflcman gusEe of my orlglnBl substltute then Bnd 

from Wcst vlrgtnlc, 

make thls En optlon. 

Mr. EIAC|OERE. I thftlk tfiG tlntla- Mr. Mo$$. Thg genileman 

rnEn for ylcldlng. 

cfin do 

whst4ver he pleeses. f am 

In 

rherely at- 

enewer to thc BihflerpomEn from temFtlng to cl*rlfy srhat I Em 

HBwsil, 

dotnB and 

lndlvlduala can have thh m8de why I em dotns lt. 

lnoperetlve. 

Mr. tlAZEN. Mr. Chatrman, wlll the 

Mr, MOSS. An lndlvlduat mBy dlseon- gentlemsn yleld? 

nect, 

Mr. wyMAN. r yleld 

Mr. BTAGOERfI. 

to the genilemen 

Therc would bf, no 

law 

from Texe^s. 

aeelngt lt, 

Mr, MO$S. Tlrat 

Mr. I(AZEN. 

ls 

I thenk tfre genileman 

correct. There tg 

for 

yleldlns, 

none now; Ulcrt ilrorfld be none under 

thls, 

If I understand 

elther 

thq 

dle Wyman rrnendment 

senileman from 

oi 

the modtfleetlon proposed 

Cellfomle-end f may be *ron8, 

W the 

and 

Mosg 

I 

Bmendment, 

am 

The lndlvldual 

aaklng for 

rntry 

th$ dlscurslon 

dlscon- 

for thc 

purpore 

ncct lt, End he may do so wlthout pen- 

of cledicatlon-the gentlcrnen 

elty. 

tr proFoBlEE that thts law be subgervlent 

VoI, IV

to a pendlnE regula,tlon rather thEn to 

nrake thc re8ulstlon subseMent to the 

l8w; Bm fcorrect? 

Mr. WlIllAN. Ttrat ts eorreet and thet 

Ir what I was trylng to rtrclghten out by 

the colloquy whteh Juet took plsce bctween 

the Eentlemen end myself. I do 

not wsnt to drthG out frorn my subrtltute 

langue8e that wlll BlvG c8r buycfl Ol 

cErB manulgchutd cfter AuEust 16, l0?f 

sn optlon to havo dmDle seat b€lta tn 

thore cerg, wtrlch irc Eolng to b€ lmO 

Of more lower ln cost then th8t snrrre cBr 

equtppg6 wlth an alr beg, 

The CHAIRI{AN. The questlon |t qn 

the amerrdment ollered by the Bentlcmm 

from Callfornta (Mr. Moss) to tJrG 

Bhendment ofiereal by the Eenilem8n 

filUr NeW ffArnpsh|r'e (Mr. WI"M^r) Es 

E iubstltutc for the amendment ofered 

by the sentleman from CotlfornlB (Mr. 

Moss). 

The amendment to the rubriltutc 

tmendment for the amendrnent war relectea. 

'rhe 

CHAIRTv'AN. The questlon lr m 

the amendment ofiered by the Bentlernsn 

from New Hampshlre (Mr. WytrAH) 

Rs c rubstltute for the amendmelt 

Ofiered by the gentlemnn from Callfornls 

(Mr. Moss). 

The questlon was teken; end thc 

Chelrman announced that the ayer sD* 

F€Bred to hcve lt, 

f,TmTDtE YoIE 

Mr, Mogft. Mr. Chelrmen, I demnnd 

t rccorded vote. 

A recorded vote was ordered. 

flre vote wss taken by electronle dcvlce, 

Etld there werFsyes 319, noet {0, 

Engwered "preoent" 2, not votlns ,ll, aî 

tollowr: 

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Sectinn 109 - Occupant Eestraint Systems 547

35495 

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Wat6 

Whtlcn 

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D8llumr M66ds 

ANSWERED 

'PR,ESENT'L4 

LehEAu Parrla 


October 15. 1974. 35634-35637 

Mr. STA(}GERS. 

Abdnor 

AlexAtrdBr 

Audreyrs, N.C, 

Beurd 

Rletalk 

BoUIEB 

Bra8do 

Brovd, Mlch. 

CErey, N.Y. 

chtdholIn 

Flynt Prssmatl 

Clr&y Ferrp€r 

oub8er Fod€ll 

Guutsf QuLUstr 

Hanne R4rtcI 

Han8en. Wa3b, Iteld 

Hdb€rt Ldbir8o[. N.Y. 

JorreB, Tenu. Eooney, H.Y. 

Llttod F'oY 

McHpdddr[ 6houp 

Colller 

MByna Etuch€Y 

Culver 

DavlE, gt. 

Mlcb8l 

Irlffirbddd, 

l'reen 

wlggl$E 

DlbE€U 

Du.lskt 

ceul. 

Muphy, N.Y. 

WUllsEB 

Youn8, gr, 

$o the amendrnent offered as e substltute 

for the amendrnent wao e8reed to. 

The conferees consldered fiiost CEre- systetn-s currently permttted as optlons 

fully the provtslou on oecupant re8trBlnt by Federol motor vehtcle nnfety stand- 

systems contf,lned ln the House-passed ard 208 could contlnue to be ln-qta,lled ln 

bill. The Eenate blll contalncd no pto- motor vehlcles. 

vlglcn on thls subject. r belleve we have To establlsh dn dCcupent restralnt 

rtanhed A cornpromls€ whlch meets the syttem other thhn tr rBfety b+lt system. 

basle obJectlves of both bodlcs. 

the Becretary would flrgt hold a publlc 

The conferencg lgpott would requlre, hearlng on the nroposed etendnrd. 

ar dld the Hotrse*pnssed btll, the ellmlne. eohgrcBs then {sould hf,ve 60 dny* ln 

tton of the safety belt lnterlock system whlch to dleapprove the flnBI BtandBrd 

and any conttrruous buzzer from the by concurrent resolutlon. Due to the 

agene$ standard wtthln a maxlmum of Ercat pub[c lnteregt ln thle provlslon, e 

l?0 deyB after enf,ctment. Bofety belt more tebhnlcBl explanatldn ls contnlned 

gystems and other oecufrEnt restralnt later ln thls statement. 

TlqguNrffi, 

ExFt^l{atroH ot oocwaM lI- 

BTBJ|IHT FBOVISIONd 

Ttre conference substlbqte adds to tlr€ 

Netlonel TTaflc and Motor Vehtcle 

galety Act of 1986 e new s€ctlon 126 

whlch dea.ls wlth occupant restralnt syrtemo 

tor moto! Yehlcles, 

atvt^BloH ot lItETL!{o ltllfDllD 

Subsectlon (a) of the new Eectlon 125 

requlres tlre Beqretery of Ttangportstlon, 

wlthln 60 days atter the date of enastment 

of the blll, to amend the Federal 

motor vehlcle eafety standerd for occupnnt 

crs"Blr protectlon-No, 208---+o ss to 

brlng thg standsrtl lnto conformlty wlth 

the requlrements of subsectlon (b) of the 

new sectlon 125. The amended standard 

must take efiect wlthln 120 days after enactment 

of tfr€ bul. For purpogg6 gf sectlon 

103(e) of the a"ct, tlre requlrement 

of a 120-day efiectlve date would constltute 

good ceuse for maklng the amended 

stsndard effectlve before the expl-r&tlon 

548 

of the 180-d&y perlod B,fter prrEtutg&tlon 

that sectlon 103(e) slould otherwlse regulre. 

Lutrr^tror{B ofi ocgwNT alsrB.flHl 

ETIIfDAEITd 

Sectlon 125(b) sek out lllnltstjoDs on 

motor vehlcle safety sto,ndards prescribed 

under sectlon 103 of the act whlch relate r .i 

to occupant rcstralnt systems. After the 

efiectivg date of the smendmenf prescrlbed 

under Eubsection (a), the follof,Ilng 

timltetlone would a.pply; 

Ftrst. Buzzerg and Interlocks. No Federal 

motor vehtsle srrfety standard m&y 

have the effect of tequlring-nor mt]r lt 

provlde ttrat a manufacturer ls permltted 

to cornply wlth such standard by meang 

of-any'contlnuoue buz.zer system deetgned 

to lndtcate the sefety beltB sr€ 

not ln use, or qny eafety belt lnterlock 

eystem, 

Becond. Nonbelt Systems. subiect to 

the exceptlons ln the lollowhrg psr4- 

Vol. IV 

ii,

ErBph, na Federel motor vehlcle Bafety 

ria,rrderd respcctlng occupant restralnt 

systems may havs the efiect of requlrlng-nor 

Elay lt pmvlde that B mBnufacturer 

|r permttted to comply wlttr euch 

etandErd by meeru of*e nonb€lt syafem. 

A "nonbelt syetem" ls an occupent rertralnt 

ryatem other ths,n e belt rystem, 

ITCFIT"IOHA 'TQM LIUrIATIOH OH I{ONBELT 

SYATEUA 

Bubsectlon (b) (3) proyldes lor threc 

exceDtlons from tfie lLurltatlon respecflng 

nonhelt Bystebrs*but not from the Um- 

Itetlon respectlng lnterlocks and buazers. 

The exceptloru ere as follows; 

Flrst. Nonbelt aystem opflonsl wltb 

manuJarturet. Ttre flrst exception provldes 

thet ths limitailon on nonbelt iystems 

doeg not apply io e stsndard whlch 

DrovLles thet e msnutacturer may opt 

to courply wlth suclr rtandard by equJpplng 

motor vehlcleg menuJacturea ty 

htm wlttr a norrbelt, eyst€m rather ths; 

g b+lt rystem. 

Becond. Oral comment and gubmjs$lon 

to COngroao lor lnltlal nonbelt rts,ndard. 

The secoud excepuon provicles thBt tire 

ilmltetlon on nonbelt sy6terDa qoes noi 

apply to aDy Btand8rd whlch the Becretary 

electa to pror4utgste ln accordance 

with th€ procedure tpecifled fur Eectlor 

l25{c), t'nlesc the atendard ts dl$epproved 

by botJr Houses of Congxegs by 

concurfent resolutlon lD aEcordsnce wlth 

eectlon 125(d). 

Tblrd. Ftevl8lon of lDJtIEl DoDbett 

Btaudard. The tbird exceptlon provldc$ 

thFf the ltnrltatlon on nonbelt ByBt€tru 

does not Epply to a Federal motor vebJcle 

safety standard lf at the Ltme Dl 

promulBEtlon oI such standard (t) the 

60-day perlod delermlued under section 

125(d), has erplred wtth re$pec! to arry 

previeusly prourulsated etandrrd whlch 

the Secretary has etected to promulgetr 

ln qccordance wlth section ll5(c), and 

(Il) bot^tr Hou.ses of Coxrgreae have not by 

concufrent resolutlon wlthln such 00-day 

perlod dlsapproved euch Drevtously lrromulgated 

BtElrderd. Ttre efrcct of thls 

exceptlon ls to leave DOT free, lf a nonbelt 

occupent restrt|int stB$derd h&s bIreBdy 

been pfofirul84ted under the provhlons 

of ceqtiou l?S(c) Bnd iJ Congrcus 

tr.sa not cllsapproved thc standard durlng 

the 60-day periori under secilon l?F(d). 

to proEru$Ste a DeW nonbclt standard 

or to arnend the prevlously promulgated 

one, wlthout resortlng to tlre proccduls 

under sectlon l?s(c) Bnd wrthout havlnC 

to eubmit the new or smended stand- 

Brd to Conffess for dlsapprovnl. 

It should be noted thet the provlslons 

of sectlon l?5(b) wblclr refel to A Etendard 

whlch h€,s "the EysteH but sIEo a pertormance stsndard 

whlch as B Frscilcal matter can only tre 

met by use of that sy$tern. Thus. if an 

occupant restfsint standard requir.es 

pesslve restreLBt$, wNch as s practicll 

matter can be provlded orUy by Hu sir.bag 

or other nonbelt system, then the strrrrda1$ 

woufd be regarded Bs havirrij tiio 

efiect of requirlng a nonbelt 6ystem, 

elfec! of requlring', B 

particular $ystem, me&D not onjy a 

stalrdard qrhlch by lts terms fequlres the 

.I'ile 

provlslons ol sectlon 1!S(b) wlrlch reter 

to Bt4ndErds whJch ,.provlde tll8t e 

mBnufscturer la permitted te comply 

wltll B Btsndard by nreens of', q particular 

Eyst€m, refer to DeT'g current practlce 

of provldlng rar s ,.sranufflcturer,s 

optloD" ln B Bta.nds,rd. Such q$ olrttoq 

D€rmlt8 e manulacturer to conrply with 

e stsndard by menulacturlng the motor 

vehlcle ln a manner wtdch complles wlth 

ong of ssyerBl a,Iternntlve requuern$rlQl 

trotour Trolr ot f,fitlrr. [ottrEf Jffi36 

trJlrrDrtD 

Eubmctlon (c) descrlb€! tho procedura 

thlch the Eecretary lnEy el€ct for pur:pooea 

ol pmtnulggtlng s ncnbelt Btssd* 

crd. As noted abow, thla procedure need 

not be followed ll B prevlously promulgated 

gtsndard was prescrlbed undcr thh 

Dmcedure, and tI thst prevlou8ly Dm* 

Ellaated stgDdard was not dlsapproved 

u$der eectlon 125(d). 

Flrst. Appllcablllty of cectlou 103. Ttro 

procedure generall5r requlfc! tJr8t thg 

Etandard-settlng mechantsn ln rectlon 

103 of the act be followed, exeept as 

othefwlss provlded ln paragtEphs (2), 

(3), snd (4) below. U a atandard pru. 

hulgated under secttob 12S(e) Bnd not 

dlsepproved under rectlon l2$(d) dld 

not meet the r€qufefients of gcr.tlon 

103, tt would not be valld. In Farttcular, 

tho efieetlVe date pmvlrlonr ln sectloDr 

103(c) End (c) of tlre Ect rEnsln appUcabls, 

except that, of course, t gtendcrd 

fot whlch the Drocedure under tlrLr sectlon 

waa elected codd not take efcet 

before the explfatlon of the 00-day 

perlod under sectlon 125 (d), 

Aecond. OrBl commente, A modlncs- 

Uon lB ma.de ln Ule notlce End cotnment 

requlrementa for lten{lard-EEtttng; DEIr 

'Ir requlred to pennlt tntdr€st$ frgrsohi 

to predent grf,l pr?seDtstlon of tlhel| 

commehtB, rcT, ho$ovof, vould ttOt bc 

fequlred to F,rovtde sn arlJudtcctot? 

heBrlng Under sectlons 658 qild Si? 0f 

tttle S, Untt€d gtBt d Code; and Judlctdt 

revlew'ot I strndard promUlgutea tndtr 

the sectlon 125(d) Flrc€dure would not 

bo uflder the "substs"uthl evtdence'r 

mle-slnce the eSency heartng 18 not r0qulred 

to be "on the recot{.' A hetrlrrt 

held before tJre dBtc of enectnrent worfld 

not satlsfy the tequlrcment lor orBl 

preroDatlon, 

Thfrd, Congresslonel tnput, Thd 

clralmen and rgnkhg Flnsrlty meh- 

Section 109 - Occupant Restraint Sysferns 549

.9J6,97 

bere of the Eoilse Intcrststt Bhd ForeEn ..BGlt, 

rystem" lf, alefrned hs htr occu- 

Commerce eohnlttee entl the Benete Dsnt rudtrulnt gyrtem @nslsttng ol Ir. 

commerc$ comrtrlttee Ere rcqulred to b! tfsrst.ed lap a,nd shoulder belts for frcnt, 

notned ln wrltlng o( FItI_ 

propo*ed oritUoard 6ccupents Bnd lup belk for 

rtanderd to whlch ftctlorr r?6(c) BpruG!. other occupan*. wlth respe;t to: Flrrt, 

Any Member of congre8s mey maks En notor velitcles other th-an paEEenger 

oral presentatlon of dai*, vlemt or vehrcles. recond, converublcd. Cna tnfrd, 

*ffillr,"ncmrltsl 

ro corsrGn. ^* ffij,ftY*tH".l$l"J-ktH, jf Tl"H 

dandard promulgctd pursuatrt to.fgq co*ritf"e of iap nett, or ls,p beltg comtlon 

126(c) ls requlred to bg hsnrnttte4 UmeA i][tr detachcUte ahouider beltg. A 

to congrear, and to ths chf,lrmon an(t [g61s1'nlrrad gvetem, cmnbtntng an att 

IlilHlf FHffi tsTffTrf ;Hffi; 6"**"iiic i tar 6eIt, qroutc not d; ; beft 

DBrs,gfgDh. TTre tc,nn ,,occupent fie8trEtnt tyktem" 

ffiarrrdetr. rt Ooililr|r or ilttr|! ||oililrt mrAJ|E A cyttem the prlnClpal pUrffig Of 

rr'arDlrD vhtch lg to assure thf,t occupa'nts of a 

Bubaecilon (d) ermt*llrr fra *tt$ta". motm vehlele rematn ln tfielr aeatc ln 

mgg';'*iruffi Hiffiq*;Jfi #flr#rH#H 

(c) cs'Dnot b€come d*ttr T: 4{Tg F_9 " 'i'riJ 

*r* .:cfiilnuous buzzer,, ne&ns e 

nrut Dcrtod of G0 calendrr devr-gf a!-n' uudii Jirt*r'-ti;il;;uz"e]'*-rtt"rt ondrttnuous 

se8ston of congrEss *t"r. !T: ;m orrly durtng ttre a-eeconc pertoa artdite 

of ltr tnrrfiilttsl to gon*r"$r' bo4 "r ttre igntttorita tgrned to ihe ,.stsrt" 

EouEet ol eong|tess p|tt a confirrftnt d!'oh'posltlon. 

resolutlofl dlsepprovhg ttrG ltsndsfd. If .avffotrrr ' r'o brscorlrlcr [rrril{rrr ArD 

both Houseo do not pall tUEh E ;eSolu- 

Hffirt! 

tton durtng such perlod, flrch' itandlrd |1lr€ 

co;nference gubEtttutc contglg tgo 

thall not be Etreettve untfl tlr€ etplretlon dddltlotl8l provlslonr wlrtch are retstrd 

of the d0-day Fertod or ilntll a Intdr dsH to sectton 12$. Eectton 108(8) (2) (A) ot 

spesmed h tlre ctanddrd., Bccttohs' f08 fiig ant4dded bv_-sect'loF--193(s) of th€ 

(c) and (e),worrld (e).wouldapply 

to,the efiectlve arbft,tiut+-senera.lly Prv0rqrl4 prchlblts rEuqE(rrll rundertng 

T:::Ygt-15"[Erurv 

**l"lg,:*if r#{iFalJiuriif il-ifi P"ffiTH,"*H:*" jfr1T"T"iffi1ff"'*t 

60-dBY feflrtrement, 

at{r. Flectlon 10t(a) (3) (c) cont*lil an 

JOLCTAL r$H3r 

E*ceptlon fro'n 108(s) (2) (A) whlclr pcr- 

Bubreetlon (el FrdvltteB that afry rtsht mltl rertdertng lnoperative of any lnterwlilch 

arty XErEon nrgy have to obtaln Iock or conttnuous buzEen Flnce thls ex- 

Judlctal revlev ol a Ftderal motor ccptlon doer not overrldt rcctlotr 108(e) 

vehlcle Eefety Bts,nd6rd ls not lmpalred (f ) 

by Beqttorr llE. 

Ddrlrltltfttrra 

|Idns refe6 b'6ltb- 

(A) of tho act, whleh prohlbtt{. Bnd 

[o torl,h, ot B vehlclt whlch does not cortrplv 

wlth a danda,rd, o turtlrer exceptlon 

Sfbsectton (f) detlnes terms us€d h ir FmUaed ln Beetton 108(E)(2)(D), 

rcdflon lzE. 

'BBleti 

whtch Dermtts s deBler to dleeonnect eny 

trdlt tnt+rlock" Ig deflned as firterlo6h or continuour buzzer at the retny 

ByEt4h aleslgned to-prevent st$rtlng quest of the purchEset of the motor 

or Op€ratlor of T Eotor vehlcle U ffie vehtcl6.Bedtlon111 of theblllmakeathLs 

o? morr aecups,ntl ol such vehlcle Ets not last *ceptton sfiectlve cln .the dete ol 

enactnent. 

Mr. BR,oWN of MlcblEBn. Mr. Bpeaher, 

wlth tespect to the lnterlock ryetem, 

doeg tJre conlerenco reFatt only rpeak 

proepectlvely wlth reEa,rd to new automoblleci 

or does lt cover the Interlocf 

systen that ls on exlsttng eutomoblles? 

trfr. BIIA'GOE&8. We say ln tbf btU 

tirsEffiTffis a i97{csr can teis 

It to a,ny tlsaler snd havg lt t{,hen out 

rlght pow, or IuEt st rcon S{ tlrr blll 

p8slBs. 

Ifr. BR,oWN ol Mtohlgsn. I tb$rll the 

gsstleman. 

ciu 

WUI tJrs gsntleEan Ylold stlu ftrtu€l? 

Mr. STAgOEf#t. I yl6ld further to ths 

g€Etlemaq, frqm Mlcblsenrdr. 

EROWN of Mlohls8n. th€ o$riler 

ot e lg7l Eutollobllo E4y t8ko tt t4 Bry- 

OD€? 

Mr. BTAOOEnE. Yos. 

f&. FHOWN of tr/tlshlgen, Iucludlng 

E n6w car deEler? 

l[r. ETAoGERS. Ye6. 

Mr. BROWN of Mlcldgan. lIrrt wal |[ 

tha Sonst bUl, but Dot t$ tho Eotrm 

Yorsloni tB tJlet cort€ct? 

VoI. IV

. !{r. BTAClcl:R.g. I trE not ccrtstD of the Inan&ger8 on tbe pBrt o! thc 

rttout, ths,t, but we do Efiy ttret It m.Ey b€ llowe, such a eltuattou ",irrfo Orvetop 

dons by Erenujafiturer8, dlEtrlbuion, n6s through promulgeilon oi a stsnaard *-qq 

d_eEIgrE, Bnd Eo forth, eud lt lnclUd€E qulrlng or perDdttlhg E pqsstve krclt ryr- 

Cverybody. te.ro to become efrectlve, fotlowed -by 

lft. BROWN of Mlchlgen. I thrnlq tbo DroEttlgatlon of En a|r bBg standard- Ii 

3e_ntl€trr8,n very mucb. 18 my under8t$ndlng th-a,t a passtve beli 

-- Mr, DING-ELI,, Mr. BDeaEer, I ind lq syst€$ can !o 

perUtttca under exleHng 

{s. t*mrt langiuege a Bent€nce wHch nflgs and that q passlve belt tyatem-i 

tllsturbs rue ln that tt 6eems to gpen g1s wltJrout e lap belt would custui" Es 

posslblltty of en elr bag stAndard 6g4g nonbelt aystem. 

finposed wlttrout any opprxtqnlty 

guch 

foi 

B procedurs ls clesrly lncogsistthe 

Concres$ to pass on lt. 

ent wlth tJre ileslles ot thts Horrat and 

The specEc laasusge to whlch 1 rc1s1 not-ln accord wlth t.Le lntent ol tb8 

appeBrs at page 34493 of the CoroBEs- conferee8. Consequenuy, I Bm pleased 

8ror{rl RrcoaD of Octobsr I EDd tEqdsl 

thBt the Chs,lrlnen of the IIoLrso msn- 

- Obcr t boD-bclt ry8t6E tr pGrDlttrd to rg-et-t- efnrms tJret Bny glr bag Btsnalqral 

D.oonr6 atricttya, tb€D turrh6r c,brDg6. 1a w.hlch _msy be DroEulgat€d by DOT 

9oflD+! rtEtr8tEt Btand|r{r worrld not br !flIl, when Droposed, be rubJcct 

nrbl.dt to dr.*Dpro"rl 

6 tbi 

ggnnroval-n.6cediid;dredd- 6i 6; 

It lncorrecily tnterprstsd thgt lasblll 

BDproved bv ttrs conlereet. 

gilAge could Uiwart tire ae*a-rif E" --r?tu-g.leqsed thst fllg Sentl&menrrc& 

Congress bo review and, tfippro;rb6. q?[E vtrS-h'lu (Mr. Sraocrns) agrees 

dlsepprovo a "tanderd trirD.stfi[;tr b"ft IR 

*9, ttrst suctr a procedure wou-ld 

on our constltuents, Jt tfre hnnrec"l; 

no[jB ln Bccord wltb the lDtent o, the 

rrot read ln the clear USbt of th-t lnlint 

conferees or the deslre8 of thte bo{y, 

Mr. WYMAII. Mr. EpeaIfirr I Ss CIld 

to s€6 thst tJre coDloreel hayE EtTfEd 

out both languege AJfd Elt€rnttlve!'to 

thg thorny dlleuunag preeentad by thg 

rdrtusUy unsntrtour DIOtElt Ot 'thll 

the fleld of passtve restrElnts. Alr bg{t 

entbuslast'E sre chgsplonlDg b e*pen' 

stve alr brs protectlon tl Erudstor" lr 

1977 Bodels, But tho problem hers lr 

manltold slnc€ E|rbrtr do not rdrnt 

Eouse agelDst ths DGpsstn€Dt of TTrElt themselves to erq&ller vehlslas rnd lt 

portetlosl tetulatlon rcqutrlDs r sstt- rnay well b€ thet rlfi end ad$trhlltt 

belt-trnltlon htcrlocls Tbr raaulthg hr Esy b€ conilltlonr Dr€r€dmt to BpDro- 

Gonv6Dlonc6 to Assrlo8'r notortng Dubprlrte drb*r rerrtlgtlos, crDcclelly at 

llo lrom havlng io buctslg W lptore you 

pould stgrt your tlre ma.ndstolTr lev6l. A lurther trouble- 

caf to Eoye lt tron o[o 

liall to Enother lu your 

some 

own gBrrge*or 

faetor fs that BlrbEsB provlde pro- 

h8vlDg 

tactfun 

to 

only agalnst 

buckls up a 

coUlslors In tbe 

bEg of croc€fles oa 

one 

lf-to-l 

of tJre front ssett 

lrass es tho clock. they do not 

ll lt wslghcd mors 

thrn 6 FourdFthls rort qf thts8 ws{ 

Drgt€ct e,sslllst rollover8 or EIde [npacta 

rldlculous 

sveu wlth ths 

end tDE Congfsfr 

sddltton of 

bar now, 

a atngle 

tn 

reat- 

rcsponss to 

belt. Ao there 

the 

|r much 

overwhFlntry wlU 

to be worked 

of the 

out 

pubuc, to prot€ct 

cnded 

tbo 

the seatbelt 

motortDg pubus 

lgnltJon lntnr- 

Eld ltr 

p888eEggrs. 

lock onco and for sU. It Bbould b€ rlcocnlncd 

thst lt was never 

Ald 

a creeture ot 

wltb ths Frlco ot csr8 gotng 

CoDEEeES to st8rt wltJr 

hlgher and blgher lrom aU tJre eadgetry 

I slr gled f was ebls to be belptuj la 

bebs tupo8ed on tha lDdu8try by €}ov- 

thla regsrd as th€ prlEc rponror of tbs 

srDDent regul8tlon lt Bhould be obvlorrs 

lut+rlocts proNbltton. Idt lt b€ remeql- 

eVen to tbe most enthuslastlc restralnt 

bered by reguletorY agencles that rle are edvoceto, tbnt alrbsea thgt erc very 

sll p8rtner8, not adverEsrles, end rhrt Erpellalve, oughi Dot io be made rnancls- 

snythtng tlrat lB Eo costly rnd Eo tory squlplnent udce they 

funrr*- 

ere the resl 

mental as e regul*tlon requlrlng alr ra- 

Eruwet. thst ha5 Dot yet beeu deterserobly 

llno lurrotlon for ihs cntlrs nuto- EID€O 

motlys lndustry both trr tbs Unlted Moenwblls onc thtns ls cl€ar by what 

Btst€s Brd abroad lnsoler aB tbs tndus- h.BB b€en a+compllshed by ttrle Consresg 

try tbero rolrsdule.r Ingnrte tnto tlro tn the leglslBtlon now bslore ur. Eest 

U.gJl.; guordd rcqutr€ coEsgltstlon rltt bstts aDd barneusel are ell motoflsts crln 

end epDroval of tfis EDproDrlst€ ovsr. be tequlrsd to bW. No lenltlon tnt€r- 

iBbt sorubtttatr of th6 conllflr botorl l,ocIs. No fancy vlflng. No eequenual 

It h l$rpleE8nt€d. Buch E procedure U werntDg By€tc|rrr. Atrd thll la ar tt 

assured under tho provlalons ol tbla con- Bhould b€. 

terence report. 

Hopelully Eost Aracrlcan drlvers wlll 

Ws do not krow wbrt llet bhead ln buckle up volrutarlly. Il they do not aud 

Section 109 * Occupant Restraint Systens 551

t'lr€y cDd trp stt.h th*t steerlng wheel ln 

thelr stomecb, t[st wlU bavo rc$ulted 

trou,'thslr qwn dgclslon tg thglr awtr rG- 

83et -+ut ttrfs too lr E3 lt Ehputt hr |E I 

still-free Ancrtp8. 

iillotrs a3 tt does not rglttr to tbe Uver 

nnd rstetv d otlren tt lr m part of thc 

ADprwl,Etton ls due t'tre confereea who 

l&bored long Bnd mlsht|ly to put thls 

coirlerencg toscther, TIrs BaEc Eplrtt of 

taqetherpeEs as we eDcour&ge educatl,ou 

ln th6 volu-ut'ary uae of ceetb€lts and 

haraeeses, and th€ development of Eddltlqn4 

drtver snd psssenger prsttgtJons. 

proptr luDEtlffi of hlrosuclrEy to FE- l,B the SoBl of Bll tho.ghtful concerned 

$rlrg our peoDlE to do thlnlB El&ply bs- Anerlcsns ln thls Hatlou on wheelg lu 

cflrlo lt la not cood tor tibpm. Thr gm- whlcb B'eny llves ars sesdle$sly lost tn 

ttlhrtl,on Droylde! othsTrlso, tor yhlch trgfnc aooldentg. 

sc $ould GaEh end gvoryouo br prrr- Mr. BpesEer, I urse sdoptlo$ of the 

tcrpdly srlt€tul. 

oorrlerrnco teporf. 


House Report 93-1191, Pages 39-4f and 49 

gECflON T. 10, SArETY B':T,T I.T*TENLO(:II OEITOI{AL WITH PURCIIASER 

Section 110 amends $ection 103 (a) of the Act hy adding B new pf,ra,graph 

to pror-ide purchasers of neu- rnotor vchicles au altcrnative to the 

infeiy belt ignition interlock system for occupnnt crash protection. 

In-anv ruodel yefl,r in whitlli a rnotor vehir:le mallufecturer is per' 

mittecl to eonrply u"ith a Federal nrotor vehicle safetv standard rellatins 

to oc(rul)ant'restraint systelns by installing safetv belt interloclts no 

iiotr** motor vehicles rna.nufactureci by liinr, sitch manuff,cturer shall - 

be permittcd to corrrply with such stenda,rtl in such model year by 

erluipping new motofvihicles with a scquential warning systcm. This 

scque,ntial warning systeilr rlleftns a, sYStcIIr (rrteettng tlrc rcqutretnents 

of 'standartls untlel' {.his section) compriscd of an integratcd lap encl 

shoulder safetv belt anrl a sequential rvnrning dcvice. I.rr qddition, 

rnotor vehiclcs equippecl with-a safety t,'elt i}terlock shall not be 

deemed to have cilrnplied with sutth standatrl for trcupnnt restrnint 

-cvsterns unless the manufacturer of such vehides also rrtnkes availnble 

to lnrchasers rnotor vehiclcs equipped with n sequentifll war'Iring svstem. 

The Ferlertrl motor vehiclesnfety stanrlnrcl for oet:upant restraint 

svstcrrrs shu,ll bc amcnded so as to bc consistent with this pa,ragraph. 

Srrch unrenclment shall take effect not Jtr,ter thsn g0 days a,fter the date 

of cnactrnent of this paregraph. 

'Ihe 

rrurposo of this aniendmcnt is to o{fer'})urch&sers of new mor,or 

vehiclci thc protectiolr of nn integrated lnp nncl shorrlrler srrfety trelt 

systern v'hile permitting two alternntivc merns of irrrlucing it.s rrse. 

The safetv belt ienition interlock Bv$tem was first pernritted for model 

vear 19?4"motor"vehicles as one of []re methods of ^comnliancc "F with the 

ederr.rl Motor Ve}riclr Safety Standa,rrl on occupnnt crash prot,tx:tion. 

The other ntethocl of compliancrc involvcs u$e of alr &ir bagr rlr other 

re$traint svst,(-rm$ rvhich is'not currently instnlled in * significnnr, percellttrgo 

of ntotor vehicles. 

lTnder tlris amettdtnent thc purchaser of a ncw mofor veltide, would 

bc pcrrrritted to choosc cither 6f two snfety bcll use-indrrcing systerns: 

tlre ignition interlock system or the sequcntitl warnittg device. 'I'he 

552 

VoI, IV

sequentifll Sequen_t]flI warning_dcvice wflI'nlng (tcvrce would_have-to \y0uld hftve to meet me€t requirenlents reqrurenlents of the 

federol motor vehiele srrftrty stan

nittcc's b'rrsic prxitiorr that thc.lifr: nncl injrrry srur'ing potential of occultatrt_ct'ash 

plotecltiorr sy$telts is of greates{, irnportirncc to thc rrrotoring 

publie. 

lrr.NoRrTY vrElvs oN ILR. 55?e 

The National Trnffic and Motor Vehicle, Snfe,tv Art, of 1gS6 has been 

lrourtd long enough to do,monstrate tlrat it is a mixt'd blessing. A flood 

of regula.tions hnve bccn promulgated regarding 

srrry. sltry, fn rn the rne latte.i latl("r category cfl,legory is ls thc tl]c notarious llotorlous interlock lnterlocl( system $ystem trr o{} corrrlrel corill]el 

the rme of sc.nt belts on 1$74 mulel cars. To sa,y tlre v*er.v lcast, it ]ias 

"snfety', feiiures for 

succeiding models of autbmobilis to heiold to'the Airerican public. 

Snrne of fhese regula.tions lrave made some sensc. Others ano unneceslot 

cnhrlnced- the popularity of seat bclts nor-the likelihood of seat 

lxlb_usage. If popirlar oplnron is anv guida at all, the $ystem hils engerrderod 

only a iompletc rrntipathyioward seat belts aid the regrrlatory 

system which-pr:pct,r'ttecl .tha systern. -expensi Resides tr,eing a drearlful 

nlrl$rlDce., nuisrrrice..- the r,fle lnterloc,k interlirck system syst is -an ve nuisanr:e'which every 

autornobile ir,urornoDlre purchaser purcnas(]r must mus[ pfl,v ror for regardless. rega,r(lles$, If lr such sltcl] drivers drryer's rr-erb ]Tere 

inelinecl to usc sea.t bdts lle,forn the.y rvill probably continue to do so. 



Senate Debate-Section I09 


September 9, 1974, 30428 and 30429 

FEDER,AIJ-AID HIGIIWAY AMEND- 

MENTS OF T9?{_A1}IENDMENT 

Axft{Dxtftt lto. lttl 

(Ordcftd to bG prl'||tcd Bnd to lle on 

the table.) 

Mf. EUCI(LEY. Mr. Presldent, today 

the SenaDor rrom Mlgsourl (Mr, ErclrroN) 

End I Ere submlttlng En amendment 

to 8. 393{, the Federal-Atd HlShway 

Amendments of 19?{. I send lt to 

the desk end ask that lt te prlnted. 

Mr. Presldent, by way ol lntroduetlon 

I wonld llke to exFlatn to my collengueg 

that thls emendinent ls e substltute fof 

g, 3840, p blll that Eenator E^cr.Eaor 

and I lntroduced tn July of thts sesslon. 

Ttrls a,mendm€nt lE $tmply a more comprehenslve 

verslon of A, 8840. 

Mr, Presldent, the lnt€nt of ouF 

smondment to 8, 3934. the Federel-Ald 

Hlghwey Amendments of lg?4. ls to revoke 

the Federrl motor vehlele sefsty 

standatd whtch requlfes a cafety belt 

lnterloek and buzaer syatem ln new sutornoblles. 

Briefly stBted, our amendment 

provlde8 the followlng: 

Flrst. Upon enaetment of the pruvlslon 

VoT, IV 

4p

It would repeol the Dencrtment of TrBnlstr8lnta woulal hsye to flret wrclergo pubportatlon 

standsrd requlrlng B safety llc heerlngs Bnd then be Eubject to ap- 

belt lnterlock systern Bnd buzzer system proval by both the 8€nate ond House 

a.B mandatory equlpment on new auto- Commerce Comfiritte€s. 

moblles. 

Glven thet the atr beg system rs e-x- 

Eecond. It would contlnue the et8ndp,ectcd to lmptrct on the consumer ln the 

ard whlch requlreg thBt EeEt belhr trt arnount of between 

provldcd 

S3 to tS blllon End 

ln every Dew cnr and would conslderlng the lact thet research 

permlt 

Bnd 

the D€pftrtment to trIso requlre developrnent nre not far enough ad- 

e wetnlng llght to lndlcate that seat belts vanced reallstlcally for DOT to mandate 

should be fastened. 

thelr lrutall8tion In Bll slze 

Thtrd. 

vehlcles. f 

It would requlre that any new feel confldent tfiBt in this instance flnal 

stAndard other then those meniloned ln congreeslonal review and approval 

PBrEgraph 2 would 

of 

hsve to tre epproved 

such regulatipns prlor 

by the F{ouse 

to enactment la 

and Senat€ Com- not Onlry warranted 

merce 

but extremely 

Commlttee$ sfter publtc 

de* 

hearlnBE ElrabIe. 

had been held. 

M.r. 

Fourth. 

Presldent, 

It would 

the 

authorlze 

Senator 

owners of 

from Missourl 

automoblles Elready equlpped r,\'lth 

lE lnadvertently absent, 

In- 

end I +sk 

terlock and 

that 

buzzer 

remerks he prepared 

systerns to dlsconnr:ct 

for dellvsly 

todey 

these systems. 

be printed in the Fhconr follow- 

Whet prompted me to slter my posltlon 

lng the text of our Bmendment. 

snd address the ls8ue of pesslve re- 

There belng no objecHon, the amendstralntc-elr 

bsBs, End Bo forth-was tho 

ment and statement was ordered to be 

reallzntlon that 

prlnt4d 

lf we were succe8Fful tn 

ln the REcoBD, as lollows: 

nsvoklng the mandate of an lnterlock 

Atdrl{Dxlrirr No. lg5l 

and buzzer, Congress wouJd have lefi the Qq pego 20, B{ter Un€ l+, lD|€rt tb6 {ol- 

Depsrtment of Tra,nsportatton wlth only lowlnt; 

one reellstlc optlon-that ls, to push for 

ASTOI.OIILE g^'trTY DTAHD/I',DA 

the mandete of Bn slr bag s.s an occu- ErE. l2g. Eicrton l0g(8). ot th. Hrilolrrl 

pant restralnt sy.+tem. f thu^s dtd not TTrE6 rrrd Motor vlhlclb gsr6ly Aet ot l$0o 

want to be responsible for forclng upon lr rtllgndrd by tnffirtttrg 

,. ( r 

" 

) Bft.r 

..Erc. 

l0g. 

the cohsumer an elr (r)" bag whose esil- r|ld by ErldlnB at, th6 end thGrGof thr 

meted cost funs from $200 to $300 per follovlng n6w pa,rsgrsph ; 

"(f 

copy, whlle attemptlnE to llft from the ) (A) Etr6ctty6 wlttr rrrpEct to hotor 

voblclaf marrul0,cturnd shoulders of the Amerlcsn cltlzen stt€r th6 dat6 of the 

6nstE6nt 

of thl8 par&gfaph, 

lnterlock Feclorsl motdr 

and buzzers whlch cost be- vEtrlclr a8l€ty Btenduda Elay tlot (exccpt sl 

tween $50 end $I00 per vehlcle, 

otbcrwls€ provtded ln rubttltgrlpb {B) ) 

At the seme tlme, I felt that Congrear 

chould not place lTuttg_ tirt rny such vehtclG & lqulppeA 

ltself ln the posltlon (r)_wltb r 8bf€ty bBlt l$terldck syattm, ittl 

of wrlttng safety standards wlth respect stth rny wBtnlng devtci other thin a waru- 

to alr bagg. f feel thei lt would be rnther r$8 ll8ht destgned to lndlcare thst sqfety 

preclpltoug lor bGlt rbould Congress be 

to Bo on t8stencq, record 

or (ut) wtth qni 

ocduprnt for restratht or egalnst &lr eystem bEgE othor 

Elven the fact 

ttlan Int4- 

thet trrt d lal) flnd BhouldGr trfaty 

four mEJor b€ltE 

U.g. msnufacturers 

for 

lroEt outboard occuparrts en

voblclc sslety stbndard proftulgstcd prtor 

to onlftEent ot thls peragraPh." 

ETAfEraEHr gt Btruton THorarE F, E4curox 

collclrsE EIlout,D RrvEw ar EAGE 

Mr. Prc8ldent, E€nstor BucLlGy End Inyr6lf 

arr subqlttlng aD Etn6trdEnnt to 

B, 903{, th6 Fsdorel-Ard HtgbFry AsoDd- 

D.$ts ot l0?{. 

Mr. IttsldGut, tbE sEond&0[t l! a modl' 

[6d vorrlon of B, s8{o whlch would r6vots6 

cllotlng trlqcrrl motor v6htc.Ic rtarillirdr r.qulrlng 

tho r8toty b6lt lbtorlocl r[d bu!6r 

ryrtcm8 ln b€w rutoruobllis. 

Brl€fly, tbo rdlcndhGnt f,'lll provldo thr 

lollowlltg; 

1, UpoD on8ctF.ent ol tb6 provtslon lt 

would rcpoql th6 Dopartmn$t of TfablPortatloD 

stED.ltrd ticlulrurB r t8lcty balt lhtulocl 

EyEteE End buffir systcm E8 Esnd4tory 

cqulpHent ou rrow autornobllos. 

2, It would contlnue the stsndErd whlch 

requlroa that Beat bolt8 t'6 provldEd ln ovary 

now cEr Bnd would permlt tho DcpartEont 

to also roqulro a warnlng Ught to lDdlcato 

thai sebt b€lts sbould bc le5t8n6d. 

3. It would requlre thst a$y nBw stsndqld 

other ths[ tbos€ meDtloned ln para8rBph two 

would have to be Bp[rroved by th€ HoUEE End 

Eenqt€ Cornmarce Oohmlttdss Ett€r pubUo 

hearlngE. 

4. It would Euthorlze ownera ot autohobilee 

alrdEdy equtppert wlth lnterlock End 

buz%r gyEterna to dlscoruect theEd sy0tem4. 

Tho BmenilmBlrt lE dlfieront from the orl8- 

Inal bul prlnclpally llr that lt would requlr€ 

S.n6to end Hou$6 Commlttee8 Bpptoval ol 

bny future occupant rostrBlnt syatem etand- 

Erd tlelof€ lt take8 effect. 

Mr. Preslderrt. lt ls not enough that con- 

Bresa urrdo ths pfoblems creat+d by ps8t, Ulc{ncslved 

Bafety regulatlor8. It 6hould, a^saur6 

th6 Amerlc4[ people thEt no BlmllM atdrrdsrds 

urul bE promul8ated ln tho luturo wltbout 

a tull publlc bobrlng snd congr€rEtonsl 

16vlew. 

llven b€lore flnBl congro88loaal eduon to 

rovoka tho lnterlock flnd buEz6r rtrDrlard8, 

tho Departuront of Ttan6port$ilon hla b6gun 

puElrtn8 lor B mEnqBtory Blr ba$ tyEt€E 

b€glnnln8 wltb l9?? model csrE. 

Mr. PrG8ldent, ss I perEonsl msttdr, I b6- 

Udv6 tlroro lt |I$Fr€balvF cvklcncd thst thE 

alr ba8 cbn Bsvs llv6d &lrd Fr6v6ut lnJurl6d. 

But hefore wa petrnlt tho D6partruent to r!qulre 

ln8telletion of Buch B Eyatam oh $ll ne$t 

cbr8, af an astluuttEd co6t, of sbout lSoo pGr 

dopy, I bollsvb thoBo who hBv6 quoBtlonod 

ths elfdctlveneEB of tho systern Ehoulq b6 

Slverr Bn opportunlty to preseut thalr vlewE 

Errd to Eug8ut Eltcrnstlvo gy8tems ltr tl.6 

conalderrtlob of the two oo$Brsslorral cout- 

Itrltt€eE concefn6d. 

In Bh6rt, hBvlng beert bufhsd by th8 lntsr- 

IocI( B[d bu?#r systerrra, th€ Arnerlcan pEople 

Bnd tho Cot|gr6s w6nt td be darDdd 

aure li do8en't happerr dgEln. If w6 El€ golng 

to edd SSOO to tlre prlce of n6w cars whlch 

la already $500-S600 abovs lBEt year's silcker 

prlc$, we hsd better know whBt we arB 

dolng. We hsd bett€r know ths,t there lE not 

a ctreaper wsy of provldlrrg th€ B$m6 Frot6ctlou, 

T'hlB provlalon of the Buckley-Eagl€totr 

auleltdnrent dlflers from th6 provlslon recently 

adoptEd by tlre Housa. T'lre House 

ooo 

&mendment B€6ks to precluda thc Blr bag a6 

mEnda,tory equlpment on eutomoblles, tequirlng 

ttrat such equipment cBn b€ ofiered 

only 6s an optlon to #s,t belt8. 

ctur N€ndrnent 6e€ks to cvsrd the pittBII 

ol trylrlg to wrlte EtrtndrrdE whtch dre htghly 

technlcbl dnd better lett to the orpert8. In- 

8tesd, it provldos for flrrBl congre6alonBl revlew 

atld Epprovol of strch regulatlons belorE 

ttrey csn tsk€ effoct Bnq I thlnk vE owo tbat 

much to the Amcrlcan peopls. 

Mr. ProBldent. Bn edltorlEl ln the Wall 

Sttaet Journal tod*y rnBke8 tlro ltlrportant 

polnt tbflt reBulBtloro such Bs tbo8d r€qulr- 

1[g the ltrterlock and buzzEr sygta$s Bfe not 

only expen8lge td con8unlera but hbftnful to 

the overall Eosl of Buto 6stety. 

Tha cdltorlEl ststcs: 

'tblr 

kl[d of ovorr6achlbg rggulctlon l! 

Eot E€r€ly GxpcDdvc, but dan86roua to th6 

csulo lt trleB to !.rvs. Pollclos that lbsult 

rrrd *n$oy thr Dubllc brd rt lGs$t bcttrt 

d,cllvir tbr clelmod bGnstrt6, or th6y wlll 

glv6 ove[ tbo crura of rstity I bEd Eilrlc." 

wltb our n6w provlrlon, Ecnator Buohlay 

aBd f tr. ettcmptlng to Brlvs8o th. Sood 

c*uro ol |stoty by rôauftng thrt wr do aot 

havo r ropotltlon ol tlr6 lnt rloak &nd buu*Gt 

rtturtloD, ThE orrly \t8y 'i,hlt can bs dorG, 

slrort of requlfllrt congroer to wflt€ th6 

Itrsdrrd ltstu, b to provldG for B tevl€w 

procd(luro rnd thrt U whtt our lmindm6nt 

clocr. 

Mr. Pr6rtd6nt, I l|E thtt my lrttcr to th6 

Wall 8tr€Gt Journsl'! 6dttorlsl raeponea be 

prlntrd ln tbo ItrcoED. 

T'h6 l.ttir || r.lollowE: 

ll,.ttGrr to th6 Erlitorl 

BEil^Tol' E/tar,DroH R.r6PoHD! 

Eitltor, ThB Wd,lI Etrcgt Jouna,l: 

As rpon8of ol a blll ln tlro Eonats to mak6 

Etstbelt lDtorlo,o*,8 arrd buE*rr optlonBl 

ratbef tban mrndttory, I firuat takt exc€ptlon 

to tb6 

"EeEulctory 

poltrt8 rslscd ln your edttorlEl 

Ov8rklll" (AW. lE). WhllG you 

stat€ that tlre burEar |.i edrpld lnduccmoDt 

to buckle.up etrd thr lntErlock Bystem "BlEply 

s Srbtultou! Ursult and snnoyance," th6 

Grldcncc b EII to tlle contrary. 

Tbo lDsursnco Instltutr tor HtghwEy 

BqlGty, ln tho moEt Drola86tonal Btudy ol th6 

subJsct y8t undortakon, lound thst th€r6 

wa8 no rlgnlflcant lncrea^Bd lD s€dtbelt u66 

lD csr8 oqulppoa uth ltrnte and buu6r6 reletlvo 

to thos6 wltfiout Euch Gqulpment. lttey 

cotlcluil€d that busEera wcro "B pubuc hEslth 

lallute." Mor6ov6r, for l0?{ thodel carE 

oqulpp€d wlth lnt6rlock8, th6ro wa.s E sub- 

EtantlEl |Ilcr€aso ltr B€atbclt uBEe. W6lt over 

hslt of th6 drlvcr8 obBsrvod, however, hBd 

pBrtlrlly or complct{ly clfcumve$terl thn ByBt 

llu, Only two-tlrlrdr of th6 way throu8h tho 

r|Iodrl yaar. A.s tl.Elo go,€! oR, undoubt6rlty 

mora of tho86 IntGrtoclr wtu bo dlsconnsctnl, 

Undcr my btll, theso lntdrltrk8 Etrd buzzcrs 

would rtlll hevo to b6 o!6r€d by manutactutcrr 

aE optlonsl oqulpmoht, snrl rlo pffiitlon 

l! takru on th! r!-y6t unproyen pbs8lvo 

reEtralnt sy6tcmr. Irp snrl Elroulder bBlts 

$rould, of 

'But 

cout8e, cobtlnuo to bo mstrdatory. 

tho lntcrtockE lnq buzzors Ere & cl6qr 

examplo of wh€r6 th6 l€dorBl Eovernmdnt hH 

frtt€mptbd to lrhpo8o ttr trllt on the d,ectalous 

ol qn Indlvldu8l whlch afect only htmEolf. 

Vol. IV

hFth6rhor., lt lr 8n fttoEpt whl{:h hr| 

ld.tled ht B not tDmnstd6rtblG cost to th6 

put)llc ln t rtn8 ol tlrna, money snq 

lg8ravEtlon. 

THoxAa F. EAcr,EToH. 

Unlteil St4ter S eflatE. 

Congressional Record-senate 

Septemher 10, 1974, 30557 and 30558 

lBonator E8glstoh't r.port oD srtbcll 

uaage lE corrsct. A frtrthAr edltortBl on ttr6 

BubJect epFle8rs taduy.-Ed. I 

EENATE RESoLIITIoN igg-guBMr8- to emend tfir Frdcral Atd Etghwey 

sroN oF A IiESoLIXrION RET,AT- Attrcndm€rt| ol fel{ wlth s psovlrloE 

rNG'nOEIOHWAYSAFEIrYSTAND- rtmllrr to tho WyErn nneudnent. I 

AA,DB boll,ew that sush as cfiort b lU-ldvltGd 

(Irererred to the commut€e oD c.-- HJHlbfiI$i,JitrbffillJ."#-jilH:: 

Mr. MAGNUEoN. ra3. piorrgenr, t SfotX'"TH*rf"*i"ff F*l?ffiyrf;: 

Derce.) 

rubmlt tpdsy, Eloru wltJr my q{ozuq 

Mr. 

iifrdt c" Conrnlttee. Accordlnsly, J 

Hrlrnr ol Indlane, _ Mr. Moge 

gis,h. 

ot ifin-tl ofier a moHon to ta,Ui-e'ini 

Mr,.HAnt ol Mlchlgan,. gnd fft. -aio*rrOi1ent 

on tJrs grouxds of pnproper 

Ertvrlre of Alasks, I r€Eolutlon Lo erprsgs iGfrat*foo. I' the EGnate flnds lr reces_ 

tJre BeDso of ttrro B€na0c on the lseue ol iary to So on record wltlr rGBBrd to ths 

rEstrelnt eystems. Several we€E! Bgo tn fniErtoc[ systern, I woulct propose tJra! 

the House, Congressgren Wrrulr eroposed 

;ciGr le ta*etr in the rssoiutt-on ilrat I 

on ths floor &n Bmendment to et [in* c*poruonad today. 

ldotor vehlcle BBfety Acr whlch qguld ---MI. iiinrru. rrr. presldent, 8,8 chatrhave 

tJrr efiect of ltmttlng tJre opt|o$r *ur, oi tt u gurfsc,e Tramportaflon Eubor 

rhe DeFerrmenr of 1:]t-ns.ryrts!1"." ;;d"-ind, i h*t; iotiow-eo 

slth resard to motor 

wttu sreat 

J*+"]* 

Egety il;;;si'anO h_aepth 

rteudsrd! relatlng 

ecrutrny the devel- 

to reatrelnt 

^y_"F*e": il;Ai of varlous restratnt 

f thhts lt wa,s unJori 

syetems. 

House chose to proceetl 

srtJrout rhe beneltt or heTrtffif H"H: began wtth ttre tnclwton or Up-bilts. 

mltt€G corrsrderauol. nrti?". i"h-";;H;: 

t19 

4" 

etandsrals have developed, we 

mant surtsc;dor tn* oo;:':,-T:.--i;:::--- now have B threo-polnt lntegreted b€Itand 

lr ru.t nor recelve ,nl'"i,ioiti tfiffi ig,i"* wtth e rcqrien0st gnluon rnterereflon 

to whtch Batt€r8 -' +L,- s*ts+ *---' rw}. 

tuale Bre Eccrrstobeal. 

wth tb€ advantnge of 10-30 hlnd' 

It ls for thts reason thet r am oospon- 8l8ht' r-thrnk Es 8ll Erc wlllttlg to admrt 

Eorlng thl8 risotutlon. fir" Eonilit-ti" thlt.rtrlltal€0 havo bceu mads' But the 

on Co-nunerce hgs, for O Vlirrg,-do-rUtoi.iJ 

s|tnple frct rema'lr$ that the vBrlout 

the progress of Ure Oeveiopm6ni of v*tl- rcstrslrt eVrltEr requlred by tfi0 Dc. 

our iest-relnt aysteills. Wd-frsv" co""1g1" nartnent ol TraDlDortstlon bnvg taved 

co'sulted rrtm omctals of the nepart-_ Bnd csn contlnuc_to Esvo Eatry thoument 

ot TlEEsport8tlon at our arinuil qryl.SUY4. It6DsDartEentolTt8nsdvlisisht 

hitsrtisg iaciidfirs i|! ;fl1fft ;Prtstlotr estl$stct tbst thc tnteilock 

and accepteblUtv oi varloru reatrel4i - aygtem alone' Vould BEv€ ?,000 llYer Det 

elt+nrsttyes, 

yeer snd prcvent 3{0,000 lnjurles. Ttlc 

Tbe liyyman pro9o6al rras ts.cked or tu Dcpartment' furthar e8tl.Estes thst B 

leElslatton whfcn AnenAs thE N8tloqsl p85sl'vs re6tr'f,lnt syEtem, EUOb 8s en 8lr 

TTEflc rJrd Motor Ve.blcls gttety Act of cu8hlon, ln conjunr'tlon wltlr f, l8p belt, 

1966. Tlrs Een8te pass,cd BlEllEr-leglsla- woqld 6sve 15,600 llveE Lll[udly end pretlon 

e year *o4 {trqtt ago. The Sflut+ YGU-IrP[UlontnJsler' 

nas riq-usct,ed a confereuc; o[ tUe llouse -Ifr: 

ftcddldt' scvCttl w€cka afro' thr 

strre"ailinf t; th6 ScDEi€-lsslElBU""; 

Houre conrldered Bn rmendment on tho 

tniconf"ieos hst6 bssna:Jrril;--i 

floor vhlch' ln mv oplnton, would wreats 

tho rtrnfis of tbe S€mts 

havos 

s:iE::a=* 

wltlr tJra Depertment'r cfiorts to 

EorE! 

reducc-thtr Nstlon's level 

Cohmrttgcr b&v€ #ffi;'td;-t" 

of hlghwav 

p'*pnrittonrortnic"nr-"ilt*--.iffi ril;?[f, lt1?"T}"*t&H,.ffi if :#:iy"Y":# 

tcG, 

r underFrEnd thai rherc 4l ge Etr-_ ef- l"f- iy"u-""ltfilfi"jl,--jlllhll J$r.,t 

fort by goustos| Bscrsry a,nd E^srrror irr* udhitfo", the DcpBrtment qorila be 

Section ng - Occupant Restraint Sy.sterns cDt

prohlblted from BeklnE pasglve restrllnt 

eyetema Btandard equlpment on motor 

vehlcles. 

StmtlErly, Eenatorg EucBr.EY and 

Eacrntorr are clrculatlng a draft of an 

s^nendmetrt, wlrlch ln my oplnlon, wouldl 

co8t thlE NBtlon thou.sands of ltv€s. Under 

th€lr propocal, the Interlocl svstfm 

$0558 g4$!{ rs.londtr.be meridltd.. fitd the 

dnly wtfnln$ C'rtem that would be Dcrml88lhl€ 

would be one utlltdn8 a, USht. 

It lc crtlnrted, beecd on,prevlout [elt 

u88de stBtl8tlht tJIa+, lhp:and shoulder 

belt uae*e would fall to l?sr ilr8n E perr 

cent uhder such a rcheme. At objecilorfuble 

aa tnE ht4rldck eysten tr, lt has tn 

fEst, h8d the destred efiect: To fatEe th6 

level of rrfage of the lap sfid rhoulder 

belt. Curr6nt DcDsrtmtlrt of Transportatlon 

ertlmatei BF0 that between E0 

r.nd 60 pcrcext of motorlstr tn those vehlcltB 

equlFpcd wlth ths lntprloeh syttem 

utlllze the lap and shoulder bclt 

comblnctloh; 

Mr. Presldent, I frbnkly have nevw 

been sn enthilttssflc.edrtreate.for ure 

Inteflock. DesFlte thg devtrrB8 fut teflfl.s 

of llves fird lnjurtes thet'thc lnterlock 

hE8'bfiotdcd, I, undorBtsnd. wW msny 

Amerlcd.f,B are opFosed.to tJre systcm. It 

lr vlewed As "6errlye";-es .,blE brotherlsm". 

The td€,& of the Federal Gwernment 

forelng thE uc df e seat belt syltem 

through tllle ftrtfrlock ts repuBhr,nt 

to msny; 

Puf,thcrr the lntcrlocE. TEs E sygtem 

whlch wet sdvoca,ted by, the autornoblle 

tndustry as .tnt€rlm mea,sure unill we 

could achlcve edequBte Fs$tve restralnt 

t€chnology; I flrmly bcllevc that we mu,st 

focus on p8sslve protectlon for the durple 

rc*son lihst no r€stratnt,qystem ls ar.ry 

, 

good ufilet8 lt ls u3ed- I,hs.ve concluded 

thst. ns cornbtnEtton,.ol,bttazEt',, Itghta, 

whlatler. Inteilocks,, or u,ny other gedg. 

ctry wlll tchleve ,the sa,nre level of restrBtnt 

protectlon as o Fasslve sygtem. 

. The :. Buckley-EEgleton . amendment 

von]6 requlre appmval by the Eenqta and 

Ifou8e Commcree Comlntttee$ of any nGw 

motor velrlcle set€ty stendnrd .relstlng 

to restralnt systems before lt could beeome 

efiectlve..I.trnmkly feel that euch 

a requlrement g tll.advtrGd. fhe Department 

of TransportEflon le rull tn the 

proce63 of revleln8r tho gtandsrd for ps8slve 

restralnta. I belleve that a pfovtslon 

slmllar to,thnt,whlch ls belng :proposed 

would place ruph.a cloud ot unoerialnty 

over the. regulotory,.proceas and lnhfbtt 

the development o{ n€ry tccbnology and 

the procurenrcrrt of the nec€ssa,ry hsrd- 

ware by lndustiy, 

nrrther, lt seems..tormu ihet lt crectGd 

a bad precedent for dbnsre*s to oxarclse 

s progtamed-ln veto,over. the actloru ol 

re8ul8tqry agencles. Il; aftetrthe Dep8rtment 

acts, Congressr l.c,4tls*ilBfled, thc 

lstue can be +o,nsldored.at thst polnt. 

Tte Senate, or,.Iloure domrnerce -Connmlttee$ 

ahould not lre turned Intd a reg, 

ulatory agency. 

fire ttsolutton whlch I em coeponsorlng 

addresses the tssuee $hlch I hsve 

raieed. 

Our resolutlon la rsmnelvo to the courplatnt 

of "blg bmtlrerlsri.f'It would expfess 

the setrse.of Ltrc Sqnst€ that purchgs€rt 

should be ofreted, tJre opttoir of 

orderlng an .lnterlock overrlde devlce, 

Eech llme the drlver wanted to stert hls 

c&rr he could.push e button wlrlch would 

deacttvatq' the lnterltrlr ryrtem. 

T[uo,..Ior,,thoee who'object to the 

"co'erclvencsd"' of the intcrl'ock, .lt could 

bo bllpar8ed.by a concclour declrlur not 

to teke advantage of the restrelnt protectluru 

Thcrdecleion noti to use ttre,httr, 

h(tqrevcrr'gEuld not bf: out of forco'of 

habtt. 

T?rEtro thould be llttle o,r no added experue 

to the eonsumet for ttre overrlde 

optlon, Manufacturers have already prraurEd'and, 

deFlgned Into 1975 vehlcles the 

lnterlock Blectmnlcs. Vehlclet wtth tnt€rlockt 

hnt elrc8dt,equlpped wtth En 

ovorrlde swltch whlch ls now locat€d under 

tlre hood, Therefotr, no ddltlonal 

hardware or technology would be needed 

to pmvlde;thle optlon. 

Wtth rcgard f,s pssllve rertralntr, tlre 

;retolutlotr merely exprtssed the vlew ttra,t 

any type.of lnterlock o1 warnlng lystcm 

ehould bc an lntertm measulr and that 

the Depa,rtment ehould make Dagslve rc- 

BtrElnt! rtsndard eqdpment, Tht$ ap" 

proae.h pregerves the optlong of the Depgrtment 

of Transportatlon and w|n not 

lnhiblt the development of new technology. 

' 

Fhs,lly, the resolutlon urEes the lnsursnee 

lndurtr? ln coopers.tlon wlth gt8ts 

.lnsuranc€ rrEula.torr to estebu8h euto lnsurgncs 

Drcmlum rater whtch refleet ttrc 

rtla,tlvc lnJury reduclng charectcrlstlco 

of varlous restra.lnt syEteh.e. By so dolnE, 

we would be urstng ttre use of free market 

forcee to gulde corxUilerg ln selecttng 

betwcen varlous optlonal systema offered 

by rnenu{scturefs, 

Mr, Ptesldent, I would ut.se'.my oolleBBuctnot 

to get lnto the hustness-of tctttns 

ddfida"rdr bg stetutr as the House 

has done wlttrqut carcftil dellh€raHorr. 

We heve creoted end fundEd tlre NatlonEl 

Illghwey Tf6frc gafetyj Admtnlsh€tlon 

to develop Gxpertlse ln thlr arua. We must 

not strlp thEt Egency of the flextblltty tt 

needs to properly.lnplement the 19g6 

Motor V,ehlcle ga"fety Act. 

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September ll, 1974, 30836-30851 

Mr, BUCIILEY, Mr. Presldent. f csll 

up amendment No. 1851 Bnd ask for lts 

lmmedlEte conslderatlon. 

The PRESIDING OFFICTR,, l.lre elerK 

wlll state the s.mendfient. 

The asslstant leglslntlve clerk reed as 

follows: 

AUTdUOEILE SAFIiTT STA}|DATDE 

8r,c. ls3. acdtlon lo3{r) of tho Nrtlorrl 

TrBRlc end Motor vehtcle gsfety Act of 1960 

ls emendcd |ry lnserttnB "(l)" 

after "src. 

103. (f,)" idd by fiddlnR ftt th6 cnd thcredf 

th6 lollowlnE n;w pErftFrf,ph: 

"(S)(A) 

Etle.tlve wlth rAapect to rnotor 

vchlelce BlEnrrlftcturcd after the datt of rflactment 

of thls pcr4gr8ph. FederBl motot 

vehlclE EAfety standBrdE mf,y not (6tcGpt sr 

othcrFlsd pro"lded trt EubpBrffgrRph (B)) requlre 

tlrflt iny Brrch veblcla be equlpped {l) 

wlth 6 salety belt Int€rlock EyBtem, (tt) wlth 

rny tr'afnln8 devlco other than a wnrntng 

lltht deBlFnEd to tndlcs.tr thrt Bf,fety beltr 

rhould b6 fe.stened. or (ltl) tlth any occupgnt 

rcftretnt Ey$tArt? dthcf tlrtrn ,nteFrat*d 

lFp intl sboulder snfetv b6ltr lor lroht out" 

bdBrd, orcupants End lFpbeltr lot Othtr mcu. 

pEht8. 

"(B) 

Efrectlvc wltb resp6ct to motot vrhlclei 

mRnufMtttred Eftef tha dota of en- 

&ctftent of thts F{rrsFrRph, th6 SrrretAry 

shBll not promillqnte trnv FodCfAl motot vthlcl6 

sRletl' 3tfi,ndflrd requtrlnB Bny orcuprnt 

r€strRlnt Eysttm. or wfttnlnB Bl'Btem ln connectlon 

iherewtth, except Es Suthdrlxd ln 

Bubpf,rilErsph (A), rrnttl Efte? publlc h?f,r- 

Itrftd wlt,h respect thf;reto end Bpproval dl 

th6 propdEed stendf,rd by tesolutton of thi 

Cotnmtttee on Cdmmercc of thc Unlted StAtrs 

8fnftt6 6fid th; Cornrnlttee on fnt€rstAt6 

and Forelgn Cornrnerce ol thc Ilnttcd Stotec 

Houge ol IleprgE6ntEttve6. 

"(C) 

l.lotwtthstfindtng any pfd?lrldd ot 

Feder4l law to the cdntrBry, arry rBlcty belt 

lnt€rlock By3tem or audlble watnln8 devlcd 

Itr connectlon Elth EAlety bolt8 InBy bd render;d 

lhoperattve to the erteht Such ryrttm 

ot devlce wBs requlred by a F;dcrf,l motor 

vehlcl6 BRtety rtnndard frmmulgdtGd 

td tnactment of thlr para8riph,". 

prlot 

Mr. BUCKLEY. Mr. Prerldent, I exk 

unanlmous consent that Mr. FrEnk Ma- 

Fulre ftnd Mr, IJeonard Eafnr ol ftry Bto[ 

be extended the pr{vllege of the tloor 

durlnB debnte on thls metter. 

The PREEIDING OFETCER, .WIthOUt 

obJectlon, lt ls so ordered. 

Mr, BENTAEN. WUI the Eebator froE 

uelFTEiFGItlEb 2 mrnutes ? 

Mr. BUCIELEY, Certalnly, I yleld. 

Mr. BENIBEFI. Mr. President, I hBvs 

bevlewed the amendment ptoposed by 

g€nstors BucxrEy End EAcLEroN. 

I should trlake cles,r et the outse0 thet 

thls tr not E mEtter before the Commlt- 

t€e oE Fubllc Work^s. The subiect m8tier 

of the amendmeut ls witlrin the provhce 

of thg Conunlitee on Cornnrerce, and I 

wanf to glve tJre rnernbers ot th.at commliCee 

who rney be on the floor the bullt 

o( my tlmg ts dlscuss lt. 

Therefore, there ls no Publlc Worka 

position on the emerrdrnent, end I do not 

speak for the comrrrittee irr thls lnatance- 

My persorl8l vlew ls that the Eerrfltor'B 

aJneudlnent is a reasonable one. It retoins 

the warnlng light whlch wl[ stgnal 

when a seatbelt ls not on. It does not 

preclude the air bag, but sugge8ts congresslonal 

revlew of regulatlous SfiecflIrg 

It. It makes oDtionel the interlocf and 

lrrzzs3 sysfss now reqqlred otr pfiesent 

ButoBobll€8, 

The HouE€ has overwhe[nlnAlV tup. 

polted a meBsule more strlngant ura,n 

thls one, and the edmlnlstrEtlon hsg lndicetod 

tlrst lt ls rethtnllng the lnterlrcE 

questlon. 

As I lndlceted, I wlll Bupport th6 

anrencuuent, whlch puts the geuBt€ on 

recorri on thlE ls$ue, but I wlU yteld to 

euy member of the Commlttce on Com. 

merce who wlshes to speek [r opposliloq 

to lt. 

Ths PR,ESIDINO oFFTCER,. The Serr. 

ator from New York l5 recognlzed. 

Mr, BUCIilrElr, Mr. presldent, a.s tht 

dlsiinEdshed Senstor from Texes haa 

stEtad, tho purlGse of tNs Bmentlment lg 

to ellnlnatc the nrandstory tgnltion ln. 

i€rlock and brizser systern, whlle lesvlng 

s wBrnlng llght on the dashboard to lndt. 

cat€ tbst ssfety belk chould be fastened. 

Concernlng the lssue ol alr bsgs, the 

Ianguage of tJre arnendnrent l.s auch that 

prlor to elr bags belng mandated by the 

Depertmsnt ol Thansportailon, lt woutd 

be necessary for the $enate snd Houss 

Commerce Comftitt€e to hold pubtlc 

hearhgs; and la.sily the msndeilng ot 

Euch Bs,fety standards would then be sun* 

Jert to Epprov&l by both comlnttteeB. 

Mr. Presldent, I feel very stronaly that 

aj5 a rule, lt tB :rot ln Ere publlc lnterest 

!g place the Congress ln s poslHon of leglsletlng 

spectflc automoblle satety etandstds. 

In thls psrtlcular instance. however, 

I feel that the pub[c has cleaJly 

expressed lts deslre to have the mandst€ 

of an lnterlock a.nd buzzer revoked. 

Mr. hesident, I a.sk urranlnous con- 

E€nt to ad

HnusKA, EJrd Mr, Tnnnxoxo. lte IJaw 8$-5$3-whtcb Buthortzedl tlr€ 

Mr, EAGfIETOI:. Wlll the Senator establlshment of Federal ssfety Etsndr 

fleld at thst polnt? a,rds for motor vehlcles and tJlelf compo- 

Mr, BUCIil,EY. I gladly yleld, nent parts, Thts leslelatiorr sreatly ac, 

Mr. EAGLE'roN. Mr, Presldent, I ask celerated the Federal Government'E EtrtuuJrlmous 

consent that tJre natnes of tivliles concernlng auLomoHve safety 

the followlng Senators be added ae co- resultlng ln the Department of T!flnssponsora 

to the pendlng smendment: Mr, portatlon admlnlstratlvely determlnlng 

ErnrrNla, Mr. HoLLr$c8, End Mr, ERvlN, speclflc safety Btenda,rds rather than 

The PRE"9IDING OFEICffi. Wthout Congress legtsiatlng such standards. 

obJectlon, lt LB qo ordered. There l$ generafag"eement thet such 

Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. President, the shtndsrds are upproprlately metlers for 

manafler ot tfie blll ylekls the remsinder reculatory ectton by the Depqrtment ol 

of hi.s ttlrre on tJll,s fl,mendrtrent to ttrIs Ttd,nsporta.tlon. 

Benstor from Indlana (Mr, Hrnrrn) of Fbderel Motor Vehlcle Stendard No, 

the Commlttee on Comrrlerce. 208 currently requlres motor vehlcle 

Mr, BUCI$.EY, Mr, Presldent, so that mgnufactuters to provlde s Eeat beli lgthlE 

smendment may be clearly under- nitlon Lnterlock svstem ln aU car8 man- 

Btood, I ehould Uke to su-Erfirartzs lts ufactured efter August 16, 1073-e de' 

salterit provlslong. vlce that prevente the englne from be' 

Flrgt. Upon enaptment of the provlslon lng stgrt€d untU botJt the drlver'g and 

It would repeEl ttrre DspfftmeDt, of Trarrs' frorrt pasnerrger'8 sestbelts and stroulder 

portstlon ttanttard requlrlng e Egfety belts Bre fastened' I mlght add paten' 

belt intrerlocts system arrd buzzer systeE thettcf,.lly thBt becau.eo ol ttre lnevltable 

as mandatory equlpment on new suto- mecha,nlc&l feilures ln the€e systeutg, 

mobile8, ofteq the drlver bqs Etra,pped blurself ln 

E€coad. It would contlnue the steJldard and still caDrrot stBrt hls englne. I know 

wblch requtres ttlst reat belts be provlded of no slnsle loterventlou by Clovernnent 

In everf new car a,nd would permit tle lnto the llvee ol lte cltluess that l,s more 

Depar[ment to also require a warulng unlversElly re8€ntfd than thle requlrelisht 

to Indicate that seat belts should ment lor lg?4 model c&rs, one tfiat dicbe 

fastnnetl. tates tlrat we shs,ll not Btart' our engllre$ 

Third. It woulil requke that Bny nsw untll we atrap our8elves tlrstandarct 

would have to be approved by Whll€ mo$t A[rerlcanq tend to agreo 

ihe HauBe Bnd Benete ComElerce com- that the Federal Government hss s,n apmitte€E 

after publlc hearlngB hed been proprla,[e role ln tn8urirlE tbe manuJscheld. 

ture of automobllee t'ttat are Eete, tJrere 

Fourt.h. It would euthorize owners of ls an equa[v $trong ooDs€nsuE that ths 

Butomoblles elready equlpped wlth |ntcr- Federal role is pushed too far ln both 

lock End buzler sy8t€ms to dbconrrect' ca,ses where the lgnltlon lnterlock s,nd 

these systems. the buzzer are mandated as standard 

Mr. Presldent, tt should be made clear equlprnent on e cs,r, These safety standtfiat 

we are conslderlns here todey the ards are devlsed to lorce an lndivldual 

merlts of devlce8 that cornpel the tasten- to take certaln precautloru even though 

lrrg of neat beltt-tgnltlon int€rlock$ and [hose precf,utlons afiect orrly that lndlbuaaers-Ee 

well as those of occupent vlclual and not the eefety or health of ,r ii 

restfa,ht sysL€Irls; nernely, p$slvo rG- third paftles. 

Btrelnt6, Elr beSg. I state emphatlcally that I have no 

I do not meaD to bela,bor my point but lntenilon of rnlnlmlzlns the lmportanc€ 

I do feel ttret for the BaEe ot under- ol Eelety, nor the lEportsnc€ of Beatstanding 

whot the BmendEent wlll end belts a$d torro restralnts, but nelther do 

wlll not do, l0 tB lmportsnt to m.ake the I telleve that we cEn promote automodisUnctlon 

between etandard8 that have tlvs measrrre8 th8't would eUmt$ate aU 

become m&ndates suqh as ttrs lnt€rlock freedom of cholce ln Breas that do not 

arrd buzzer aDd those Btsndsrds thet are efiect the publlc safety. 

stlll ln draft form such a^8 th€ pas8lv€ I recommend the use of seetbelt8 but 

resirclrrt, elr bBE Etsndard.s, I strongly condemn tfiE adrnlnl$tretlvs 

Mr. Presldent, I wlll flrst present my mgncl4te of an lnterlock whlch forceg uE 

crltlclsm ol the lnt€rlock and buzzer and to we them. I vlew Buch coerclve measthen 

proceed to the quesilon of alr baga, Ures as the interlOck as a,n lntolereble 

In so dolng, I would like to begln bV usurpation by coverrunent of an llrdlbrlefly 

srunmgrlzlng the role that ihe vldual's rlghLs rurder the gulse of self, 

Federnl Government hss played ln th6 protecilon. one ehould alto tre gware ol 

area ol motor vetrlcle safety, ttre reaent reseBrch Derfofmed by the 

The second sesslon of thc 89th Con- 1rl"U.unce InstltutQ faf Eti$iiwey fia,tety 

gress passed the National rrafEc and whitch has conflrmed thrt, buzzer-llshi 

Motor vehlcle ssfety Act of 19d6-Pub- svstems do not aubatantlally tncreuse 

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belt q"o. Ttre dr{ver uge rets wa{ g6 por- f, therefore, do not wnnt to see Con. 

o€nt ln 10?2 o,EIt wlth.w8rn;lIlg eysi€m" gress plEced ln bhe postilon ol lorctnB 

arrd 23 perceni ln thoac wiifrJirl -tEI 

irpon the consumer sn alr nac wttos"e 

ayEt€m. esllmeted co6t runs lrom l?00 to tB00 

New Ineursnc€ Instttute lor Hlghway per vchlele Rs I substltute for lnterloek 

Bafety reseffclr also found thaf even anrl buzzer systems thst cost between $80 

fhough belt uso !q lgnltton tatcrlock nnd $100 per vehlcle. Thus, I feel that 

equir)ped rs?4 Eodel8 fulcreased stgmtn- there is a verv real need to assure the 

cantly svss usage ln l9?3 and earller holdlng 6f prrbils hearlngs betore alr bagi 

cars, roughly rl? perrcent of the

Mr, Presldent, I reeerve the remalnder dreds more llke them. 

of my tlme. I person8lly belleve every drlver should 

Mr. EAGLE'ION. Mr. Pregldent, wlll use seatbelLc, nnd I belleve they should 

the Senatoryleld me l2 mlnutes? be encouraged to do so. Ttreh use clearly 

Mr, BUCI{LEY. Mr, Presltlent, how helps mtnlmlze lnJurtes sustelned tn acmuch 

ilme do I have rem8lnlng? cidents end lt ls In the self-lnterest of 

T'lre PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- every drlver &nd pa86enger to wear them. 

etor from New York hes 23 mlnutee re- yet every drlver of B new cer must noct 

malnlng. He ha.q used ? ol hle 30 mlnutes, contend wtth "blg vlde a mechanlsm that wtll make surc Mr, Preeldent, the nulssnce factor of 

that we do nof preclpltately move to an these devlces ls well documented, I would 

alr beE system that vould cost ,t300 or refer my colleagues to my commentg ln 

more per copy unttl the reaEons justlfy- the Co$onr$rolrAr FBECoRD of Augx$t 18, 

lng lts lnstallatlon ere fully elred, and 19?4, whereln are prlnted more than a 

untll Congress has had the oprrortunlty dozen lettere referdne to problems wtth 

to volce lts approval or dtsapFrrovel ol lnterlocks. Slnce that tlme, both Eenathe 

proposed meeBure, tor Bucntrv and I ha,Ve recelved hunbrother" 

sltttng on the 

Mr. BUCI{LEY, I yleld. eeat next to him-preventlng the car 

Mr. EAGLETON. Mr. Presldent, I am from rtartlng, Boundhg raucous buzzers, 

pleased to Joln the Senator from New and flashlng red llghk. 

York (Mr. BusKLEy) ln the sdvocay ol Ftom the area. of completely voluntf,ry 

thls Bmendment No. 1851, whlch |8 Blml- use of sefety belts we moved to llshts 

lar to n blll (f'. 38{0) lntroctuced by the and buzzers on January l, 1972, It soon 

dtstlngulshed Bengtor from New York becsme clear thnt slmple buzzer-llght 

snd mygelf a month ago, wtth a host of Fy8tflns dld not lncrease enfetv belt use 

co8pon$or8,andwhlehhasbeenexpanded verl mnch' lf at aU, 

further totlay. 

The next step was the move to lnter* 

The other body of Congress already locks on the lg74 model carg. 

hsg FdEsed by alr over.whelmlne mer8ln These CSrs lnclUde vhat are called seof 

389 to 49 an amendment bv Reoresent- euentlal loglc syst€ms, Tlrey requlre oe. 

Ettve WyMArq. whlch wa.s tnt"enaid f6 sd- CUpents flrst to slt down, eompletlng the 

compltsh the EEme result Es the BucEley- - flrst half of tfte operatlon, and then 

Eagleton emendnent, 

buckle up to complete the sequence, 

Brtefly stated, the measure pl6posed Tt:ese are less susceptlble to clrcumvenby 

Senatoi. BscRr.Er' and myself *o1116 tlon, and mote people are buckllng up. 

reVoke the exlstlnE reqUlrement for BeBt- , But DOD push€d the matter even furbelt-lmltton 

lnteiloeli Entl buzzer syg- ther and added the "no-start" 

feature, 

teme on new ears, and wolld provlde [he whlch lnterferes wlth operatlon of the 

me8ir.s whereby the publle could est trh* car.end has arOUsed the anger and fnU. 

Bpproprlete questtorrg before future 4e"g- tretlon of mtlltong of people. 

ly devlces are folsted on the buvlnc I am qulte certnln that qost people 

publlc. 8re not egalnst eafe0y belts, but they 

Over the month slnce we lntroduced vehementlvoblecttotheno-st*rgfeature 

our blll, I haVe recelved An overwhelmtnE end the buEzer. 

and gratlfylng recpoilte from the eltlzena Mr. Presldeht, these lnterlocks ere not 

of my State, ahd from mony other 5X61ss wented. In addltlon to the mall that hse 

aswell.Thecommentshavealmostunan- been fecelved. I would llke to Clte a relmou8ly 

fpposed the lg:nttton Interlock cent survey by the Chtcego Motor club' 

whlch has been requlred on all new cars Out of more than a thousand lntervtews, 

beBlnnlnswtththelg?{nodelyes,r. llhls onlv 15.7 pereent sald thev approved of 

Bystem prevents the Caf trom bctng seatlrelt lnterlocks. I wondet how mf,ny 

Bt8fteituntlltheoceupantsheveetrapped of that small group wottld In fact purthemgelvea 

lnto tlro car tn a preelso s6- chase cars wlth lnterloeks as optlonel 

qucnee. Intettockr and buzzers havo equlpment, had they known the addlchown 

themselvet to be a gross nulsance, tional cost of these devlces. 

expenrtve, ond lnefreetlve. Morr:over, they Tlre eost 13 not lnconsequentlel, I1f0 

often eneoutaFe oppoglte behavlor f1g6 complete passenf,er restrftlnt systemtha,t 

whlch ts lrrtended bcCauce meny whlch lncludes belts, buckle8, retr0"ctors. 

people put an end to thc nulsance by llehts, end buzzers ln addltlon to the lndl8a,bllns 

the system, eeatbeltr End Ell. terlock cltcultrv-lg esflmated by ttre 

Any one' of there reasoha shorld be 6UI- ll{or_Amerlean manuhcturets Bnd the 

flctent for the ConBress tO r.eFeal what U.Sl. DepBrtmerrt of TtenspOrt8tlon tO 

the Depertment ol Traruporf,atton tras c_lFt betwe,en s90 and illo pef vehlele, 

done bi admlnlstragve A&tston. TEkeD They fudher estlnete that at least e 

together, they present a cornpeUini csd thtrd of thls cost, pmbsbly Eround $36. 

toi fnurieOiite ronsrderaiioi-;fi ' ' ---- H: represents the lnterlock whlla ths rert 

proval of thtJ meaÊure. 

ls for the eeetbelLs Bnd related hBrdwEre, 

562 Vol. IV

Multlply that flgure by the 10 mlllton or Tho buiEGr-lt8ht syFt€m cur oDly bo de- 

SO ButomobUes whlch slt pfoduced each rcrtuoa rr r Publlc hesltb, lf,llu6. It lr urryear 

And yog Bre FoOn talklng Ebout dect- Ukely that lt wlll contribut€ to a roductlon 

if-on" tnv6fVinC bgllong Of dOllan. 

LE oyersrl froquency ot E€vertty of tnJurles 

- r0f3e Mr. heerdenr, tr'* iszl *_;;i"*r *r* ff**i",fiHTlH1"fJX1ilH"ff;f,liit 

s,Iready oi-f€ Etreet. A rollllon of thon io, *o*, veb.tcla Etaudards. 

bavo entered the producilon Uue sbco 

o|rt' nU iil*tniioOuceq. ng tbl davr io . 

M.. Presldent, r thtnk tttese resulk are 

nv, tne naiqfaituriii-ir"tf"ue to-;m: hlehlv slsnlflcant. AsB,In, I would refer to 

AU'ce ihe tnterlocg-sv"terms-fo;-t""tfiil- my remarks of August 13, where tlre con- 

6on on nsw cpru.-ilmTjA-tn"t-t flti- cluslorn from tJrese two lrrstltute studles 

locks could bc disabiea il rh" ;ta;;- 

Ere rtprlnted. 

tlon llne wtthin f0 clays of a Aicriif-on to The Department ot Trerrsportatlon 

, 

do so. CBrs alresdy produced could havi nffi estlrnsted 6eatbelt usege at rorrghly 

the system;- AgioioiJfu-UJ-A-*iftt the sa'se rates &s the Insurence Insti- 

Fhlch c'nnot now be Oone. W1go t;fil 

for 

]lt* 

Hlghwty Safety. firey estlmate 

csrs would contr.ruJ-to*i;;*'iffGfi that belt u$ace would stabtltze at ebout 

clectronrcc rrntU trre en$n$itnt-cl*Dsss 50 percert lor lep gnd shoulder bclt3 

are- Bidi-oodn tft tGl- rt-f,fi""Effii together' 

they would no longer be'lnstalfeC it tll. . 

In a report to t'he Net'lonal H8hwry 

Ttre revhse, whlch are substsn'Bl, io*U 

Tramc Eafetv Admhfstration ol DOT, 

th;n bcfiildd on to tfr* car buyer. 15g pntnlon R€search Corp' coucluded 

would undounteOfv Jeii-'titill''rit"rJ thst usase of belts ln cals wlth lnterrranufscturere 

navl tortierm-ci"ti"iG lock ByBterns wns etailstlcelly Do mor€ 

vrilrf herruunnil""_q"-_Lt_g*_r_*-*ff;tfr :,tffi"_HffiiHffiXf,"Hffil 

qulck\r ll we are to save consumer money . 

dg weli ns further Bsrravailon_ 

end Ught warning devlces. Thlg study 

Tho tJrlrd r*u" T"-.,ili[fi*ness. the 

was conducted on rental cars ,fl Ca,trada 

verr few lettcrs f h.ff;;;;i;;i-G;;: 

18.3t 8pr{ns. 

poslilon to my blu "t""i-wttrr-tni 

Exneflence to 

*- 

dsts wtth these vArloua 

iUmptfon tfrit-nuizers and tnterlockr 

wernlng 

WtlI 

svst€fi$ has been dlscoursglnS' 

iied- io t;lr--unJversal 

Mr.. 

searbelt 

President, 

u'e*a 

I would norv like to dle- 

. 

Olut rcduotDs Criio --- iii-falnl lliitfr" GE --crrqs 

how our amendment will seek to 

GfurtEl-- 

remedy the Droblems alrea'dy creat'ed 

The fadt ls that co^slderable ouesqon 

aud to avold those which mlght occur !n 

has been rarea auout ttr;;tr;fi";;E; ol tiru future' 

these sy$t€rns by several recent studles. 

ThLs arnendnrent would do the follow' 

Irr resealch conducted ror ilii insuranc" lle: 

IrEtltute for HlShwty Brrf,ety. Drs. I,eon EurnlnBte ttre exlstlng requlrement tor 

S, F,obertson anO Wittiam ifi4don, li., tgnltion llterlock a.nd buzzcr systenra; 

lound that reatbelt use had lncreased Permit m8nufacturers, de8'lerE' 8nd 

stgnlflcantly ln "rr" uqUfppeA 'iittft ln otiers to dl,sconnect suclr syatems OU 

lntcrlock devlce. F\rlly +t irirceni ol th; cB{t whlch Flt€Edv havs therq; 

drlvers, however, lvere not wearlng seat- contlnue t'tro exlstlnB requlrement for 

belts st the ttme'oi oU.i,**ifo"-.'a"il;fr;r Bufety b€lts sJone ln passenger vehlclesl 

ll percent were wearing lap belk only. ano 

e-pparentri, more tlran h*lf of the rlrlvfi'eqtrlre 

the DepErtment of TrEnsporers 

nad to"rid *avi [o aG;;d;";';r:"li_ tattgrr to submlt any future resulatlong 

cupvent the system, leavins--ihino*1"*" deallng with occupsnt restralnt svstetrrs 

unprot€cted oi only' pa.tfarff-pro*t"a to Dubllc hearings before implerrents'ln 

ilre event oi an a,ccident. ri b€ars r,o3- tlon. 

hrs also ttlst tl1e tnterlocl ivili* i;a* 

thLe amendment ls not lntended to 

mandatOry .qulp**.tt was less than s $upersede elther the Judlctal revleW 

V*ai ota rifreriTfre stuOv wee pCrformed 

procedure of the Eefetv Act nor ls lt fur- 

It halt of the owners of Euch cars hrd 

tened ln any way to dilute the rlghts ot 

BlreB{y found a way rround the system, lnterested partles seeklng Judlclal revlew 

one has cause to woncler what the studle8 of the Secretary's ectlons taken pursuant 

Wlll Bhow aleai hen"*. 

to sectlon 103 on the crlterlB that such 

On automobUes cqull)ped 

actions must be ressonEble' prastlcable' 

wttlr seatbslt 

bussers and llghts only, lg percent end ststed ln 

ot tlre 

objectlve terms lt Is the 

drlvers observed were 

,ntent of our smer)dment 

found 

that the 

to be weerconlng 

seetbelto, Ttrat compares wtth 16 per- gtess and the public merely oversee the 

ceit or nri drrve." orreraung vehicres P"T:ltffl;l ffji:H"?ifl."tfil,:H ;itrdlr' 

wlthout a buz,zer system*e dlfference 

which tJte researchers founcl wss not gta- 

remalrr ln full lorce' 

rusucarry srgnrflcent. rhw, accoror"ri-t ,*$ffi1;*t:,IlJl.1"lr'"1i1fr1,:x:sfll 

tlre authorel 

Section 109 - Occupant Restraint Systems 563

lne the tlme thet these blllt have been 

under dlBcusslon, a number oI questlons 

have been ralsed regardlng the effectiveness 

of the co$t of varlous sy$tems. W€ 

certrrlnly lruve morg dntn uow Ebout BeBt 

belts and lgnltlon lnterlocks and buzzers 

than we had 2 yeers ago. The informetlon 

we have todly shows the errors 

made tn previous declslons. So fEr those 

errors h.eve cost a, moderate amount of 

money-and I use the word "moderEte" 

only ln e relatlve sensFsnd they heve 

caused a great deal ol annoyance end 

proba,bly sorne hatm. 

The l*st requlrement ln our smendment 

wlII, f hope, brlng to lleht whatever 

questlorrs people mry have In the 

future belore n€w devlces a1e hung on 

cere. Thelr true costs and beneflts should 

be known End dl$cus8ed. before dectslons 

are made that Involve bllllqns of dollats, 

not to mentlon thc sgfety of lndlvlduals. 

f cert8lnly expect tho Department o! 

TrensportEtlon to thlnk long and hard 

about lts ncxt pfoposgl for an occupant 

re8tralnt Eystem, a.nd that Urey wlll conslder 

ell of the posslblllties. The flnal 

pari of our amendment would encourage 

them to seek out sU of the fects. 

Any dtggusslsp of occupant restralnt 

systems today must touch on the alr bag 

whlch ls nou, m&ndated for the 197? 

model year. While the alr bes has many 

good feEtures, and has thown lts worth 

ln many tests, s nwnber of lndlvlduals 

hgve ralsed questlong sbout its eflecttvenes$ 

aud cost whlcb should be Bnswered 

before lt le mandsted. 

A major factnr lt cost. Compared with 

S100 ot 60 for current belt antl Interlock 

systems, a mandetorT f,lr beg would cq6t 

t210 to $12$ per car ln today's prlces. 

U Btr bflss were to sdd up to t300-tn 

1977 prlces-io ttre cost of cgrs, and lf 

ttrey bwden the consumer wtth addltlonel 

hldden costs-hlgher lnterest' costs 

on Buto loans, lerger melntenance bllls, 

hrcreased Federel f,nd Ftete exclse, egles, 

arrd personal property taxes-I bhink we 

would be lmmelng B very substantlal flnanclal 

burden on our constltuenLs whose 

purpo$es a.lrea{5r Ere urder Bs$eult from 

all sldes, It would be an unconsclonable 

|rnposltlorr. sven greeter then ths inter- 

Ioclc. 

Another questlon thet has beon relsGd 

regardt the appllcablllty of the alr bag 

to totlay's small carq. In a aubcomDact, 

a pas66nger mlght strlke the dashboard 

before the bsg had tlme to lnflate, It tB 

estimated thst by 1977, the proposed det€ 

for lmplementatlon of the alr bag, some 

30 percent of the new-car market would 

conslst of compa,ct end Bmaller ca,rs. certaturly 

thls lssue must be sddressed. 

Further compllcetlons thst hEve been 

Buggested regard d-rlver8 who smoke plpes 

564 

or weer eyeglnsses. f have been told that 

a rapldly lnflatlng eir bag mlght cause 

inJury to ttrese drlvers, which would not 

be the cese wttlr a belt systegr. F1nally, 

ln rollover end slde colllElonB, even the 

proponents of alr bags state that they 

6,re no more efiectlve than a, properly 

worn safe[y belt, and ln cert8fir case8 

mey be even less so. 

I do not raise these point6 to cBst 

Judgment 04 tJre elr bea, I belleve thaf 

testlng and development on thls end 

other eystems should contlnue, Personally, 

I wlll rontlnue to wear my seatbelt 

whlle these studles go on, and untll thelr 

re8ults cen be analyzed by thc Natlonel 

Hlghwey Traflc Sntety Adnlinistratton, 

trsnslatad lnto proposed etendard-B by 

the Departrnent of Trarrsportatlon, and 

revlewed by ttre public 

I thlnk lt mlght make sense also to 

explore ways o! lmprovlng eafety belts 

and encour&ging tfielr u$e. We can look 

at the exlxrlence ol Australla, where 

pa,$.qege of laws requlrlng the use ol seat* 

bells was dramatlcally efiectlve, despite 

ttre a.dmlttedly lmposslblltty of real enforcement, 

Without funposlng any flnanclel 

burden on the poputatlon seatbelt 

use ha.s rlsen to between 80 axrd 8b percent, 

occupant tleaths have been reduced 

25 p€rcent, snd Eerlous lnjurlee are down 

3S percent, And these resulk haye been 

bchleved wlthout lnt€rlockg, or buzzers, 

or llehtg. 

Safety belt use lac/s have spread to 

several other countrles, and last year 

between 2S end 30 State legislatures were 

Esked to entertaln their passage. 

Alternatlvely, tlre Department of 

Transportatlon may choose to propose E 

more senslble remlnder devlce that 

would not lnterfere wlth ihe stertlns of 

the vehlcle. For example, they Bhould 3ffi40 

ilrmly resolve to attacti any guch a remlnder 

devlcr only to the drlver and not 

the passenger. That would permlt a bag 

of groceries or a favorlte pet to rlde unhErnessed 

without Bnnoy&nee on the 

rlght-hend seat. 

f believe we can ma,ke I reasonsble 

effort to Induce Ereater use oI safety 

belts without forclng them unduly on our 

people. 

T'he proposed amendment E'ould prohiblt 

starter interlocks on cars, as well 

as other warrring devlc.es except an lnstrument 

penel Ught. I thtnk thls mugt 

be done, lf we are to be responslble ta 

the dcsires of our constltuents. 

It elso provldes that the Depattment ol 

Transportatlon may Frropose new re$rl6tlons 

for occupnnt restralnts and wernln8 

devlces, but only efter publlc hearlnBs. 

We wnnt to a,vold a slmllEr sltlratlon 

ln the future, partlculs,rly when 

much hlgher stake8 Ere lnvolved. 

Vol. IV

_.And thlrd, It would matre ieBai the 

dlsssnngsllng of eny tnterlock oi wamln8 

devlce currently ln cars thlt are on 

ths htghwnys !od{y. 

Thl,s amendment would glve the Depeftment 

of Transportailon eUbstenilal 

leewey ln lts efforte to lmprove motor 

vehlcle occupftnt safety. And lt would 

glve the public on opportunlty to review 

the Depaltmcnt's efforts before tlrerc ts 

constltuent observed, lt wns the safest 

ride a turkey ever had on the way [o thi 

oven. 

any chance of lmpostng rldlculous, lrresponslb'le, 

or cosily end lnemclent ByB_ 

tems on the Amerlcan publlc. 

- In n0 way would thls proposal lnterfere 

wlth the rutemaklng or- stena;rds_ 

qrlttng Buthority of the Departmeni of 

Tronsportation.If anythlng, lt would entlance 

the Department's 6blllty to 

achleve lts mlsslon, wlth the aAAtttonai 

rnput of public concern and thinklng on 

whet ought to be offered them. 

- Mr. Fresldent, I thlnk our mtgslon ls 

cleEr.-We rnust grant rellef to the mo?or_ 

lsts wno cannot eblde the lnt€rlocks. 

- pe rnuqt assure that the publtc * 

tn the 

future wlll have some volce In what is 

lmtrosed on the people, 

T'hen the dlsHngulshed 'I-ex8^q 

.q4nator from 

(Mf. TOWER) haplrenecl Into tlfe 

Chnmber, He has n dachihund, ne-pu[i 

hls dachshund on the .sefi,t. It ts her'd to 

strnp in o, humBn belltg, Mr. presiAent, 

but n dnchshund ls drmnarrty frerA io 

strap lhto one of thcse seat bllts. 

rt ls Jllqt aslnlne. It Is one of lhe 

peopk 

thlncs 

resent most nbout offenstve, 

ptd 

strjl 

hlB brothcrlsm. 

*l htg_ thought that our vote on AMr'Ir,r&(tto.sa8. 

the most bl0,ttrnt example 

prrr Dll- Dlgtrrertsm f had encorrnterect, unru 

we. came to thls sent belt lnterlock 

sltuatlon. 

.. 

f do no! know of anyone who delends 

It 

-ln terms of lts sefeiy, Some scem to 

defend lt ln terms of lis Inconventeiree. 

. I +:F the_Senslor frorn New york lf 

he_ w,U yleld for s, que.cuon. 

Mr, BUCKLEy, f am Etad to yteld. 

__Mr. ,ltAGr,F."TON. As the senoior-iinm 

New 

.York knows, the 

genate 

cnnr.mon-of iiie 

eommerce Commlttee .Mr. MAclyusore). 

end others on the tommi,rie 

C-ommlttee_ object to certain provlstons 

andprocedures wlth resard to ihe B;;t: 

le]I,-[jagleron..amendment. Whlle we do 

lo_t-ls.*J 

wtth hlm, we are wlluns to 

T1I-..-.few changes, whlch I shnlt ius- 

EeBt to _the Senator from New york. 

^_TIg lrrt of these clranses Involves cnange 

a 

ln len8uege, as follows: 

--O1.p"g* 2, Itne I3 of th6 n6p114-ent, strlke 

Ell Efter the worrl ',therero.. 

trrroricla lli;TO', 

and lilfiert In llcU thereof B pertod- 

.Tltft ls teehnlcal lan4un4. whlch 

rnlght submlt 

f 

latcr, lf I n"u" t;;';;.: 

rnlsslon of the Senator rrom Wew yoil. 

r_rrr es.sence, s-hat that ]angunse qo,would u.ould 

be to nmend olrr provlslon re_ 

_q]iltl]tfI 

Lhe frpproval of lrt):rroprlate comml,Lrees, 

and would matntain tfre -iJ_ 

_qy]remelt for publlc ir.ailng.s rn 

varrcead- of setilng flnal rules. 

. Sf,cond. we $'ould m4kc clcAr our ln_ 

9tllto5, 

The Sennror rrotn rr76.shllsio. 

tlvtr. 

-tvi(GNVsoH) hAS fOI.sed the point 

!h.t! !ryo dlffsvsrrtr conference commlttees 

TlFl! 

be constderlns sear bclt sta"inial 

concurrenily. I would susgcst, tf the 

at()r 

_4en: 

from New york werr: u,illlne 

cept 

to ac- 

lt, thEt perhaps, atter piop# je'_ 

bote, we c,ould havl rr rollcall vote on 

lll" lTon{rySnr and hope thnt rt worid 

lql::.noeefuuv re8ound,nrly And q'e must take BteFs to e8sure 

progress 

that 

ln hlghway safety endsavors li 

not lrYrDfded. 

. 

so. we thin 

mlght reconstder the vote on the amendment. 

Thls proposal wlll accompltsh these ob- 

Jectlve.s. 

- Mr. fteBldent, I thlnk the case on the 

nuzzer-lnterlock system has been nbun_ 

d-ently made. troth tn prevtous dlscu*slons 

on thls floor betwben ttre Senetor 

from Nev,r.york and myself, ;;d ;t tn; 

conesponclenee thet Fracileally evety 

Ii,1e_m!er of the U,s. Senate hL reculu"i. 

Thts ls a girotesque example of bureauc_ 

.racy run Emok. It lB one of the most 

rudlcrous eoncoctlons ever devlsed by 

mortal. ryan, To be buzzed to denth 

you get 

a"c 

lnto your cer, to be tnterjoclriJ 

wnen It Eometlmes does not work, to hnve 

tO Un.ttrap yourself to oFen y6ur g*rsge 

floor, to have to strEF yourself up-agatn 

tf moJe the e&r tnto the gerage 

qoor 

once the 

ls open, End then Unstrep youruell 

Eo ctose rne door, ls a verltable nlght_ 

mate, 

- Ttle cases are le8ton, Mr. pte8ldent, of 

nop non6en8tcal thls aystem ls. The Otrun8utsned 

genator from Vermont (MF. 

BTAFFoRr) _End r e*changed drhe ;;driences 

on this subject on the Senote-floor 

a few weeks ago. He told me of a per_ 

-8onBl experlence In a rental car Ir| hls 

nome Etete on e weekend vistt. When 

pu.t 

he 

hls hand on the sent ne*t 

qnver'B,se_at, 

to-iii'i 

the thing went berserk, and 

he had dlfficulty stoprrtne lt. 

. I.responded by telling hlm about my 

nEpless consiltuent who, on lnstructions 

of his wlfe. was sent Co the srrpermarkei 

!9 bYV __The 

I turkey. He then had io strap tn 

[ne turkey to drlve home. As the poor 

Senate. thus hovlnry spoken, spoRen 

and 

wlth cllrlty, the eonferenee 

t.g 

thac 

currently golng on betq,een the 

speettvere- 

CommerTe Comftittees of 

gtess 

Con_ 

could contlnue lts work and, ln a 

sense, by a record vote of ttrfs'bodx 

Sectron lAg - Qccupant Restrs.int Systems 565 

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would be lnstr-r.rcted as to the Eenate Mr, coTToN. WelI, speaklnq as anpo$ltlon. 

other member of the eommerce eom- 

Mr, BUCI{LEY. It would be the undet- mlttee, I lUst want to sny nrost em* 

standlng of the Serrator from New York phfitlcally thEt I would hope that the 

that the purpose of the q,djustmetrts In Bentrtor would not PUll hls punches one 

the procedure that he desctlbes lS to slngle blt. I hope he makes thls amendellmhrale 

posslble objection by polnt o{ ment Just as strong ag posslble, 

order of the dlstlngulshed cha,lrman oI Atthough I have the greatest respect 

the Commctce Commlttee so that .we for mv fitends on the Commerce Cbm- 

mav, in fact, record posiilverv ih* Jlly 

mttted, tf any one of them has attempted 

of the $enate and that would. ln jfr9ft: to mantpulaie e cftr wlth these devlces, 

be the equivalent of Instr_ucflo.n 

19 !h9 f cinnol tmagtne that they would wani 

Serlate conferees to consldcr the House to siind on ;eremony or delsy ln arr-y 

Irosillon. wav the full force end efrect of the 

""H],fi*""Jffp*J1""r"ti"o"*rililiyo r"il; of rhe senabor from New 3.?8 

ffi+ttd'"*r 

Farlianrentary question. 

I thlnk that ttro stronger thls amend- 

Thg Amr:ndment I n?ntscn-qnd I 

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the 

would hope he acceptsaiT"ii-tiliirr:i 

better' Never ln mv llfe heve 

lt:l:i-' 

substantively the tansu;Jffii #"-# 

I^seen a sreater demonstrs'tlon of wht\t 

r,o-ir,Jrnsuirc

There was nothing, no change, whlch 

has been prolrcsed to thls amendment 

that would wes,ken lts efiect vls-a-vLs the 

lnterlock system and the buuzers, I Bs- 

Bure hlm of that. 

We u,lll yote on I procedure for hav- 

Ing a vote on thls matter, but we will 

Bt thls polnt that they be tncluded ln tull 

In the REcoRD. 

There being no obJection, the edl- 

torlals and letters were ordered to be 

printed ln the Recon-o, as follows: 

IFrom the Ws8hlDgtoD Star-N6Fe, 

AuB. 16, r9?rl 

then rescind lt so as not to hevo the 

IN6uITE8'ABLE HooKUp 

$am_e mat[er golng ttrrough two separ4te T1r€ f6derHl reBularor8, wlth thetr uncanuy 

conferences. ThLs ts merely a procidurel knack lor ovErdo[rg averythlltg, 6illl haveA,t 

vay of accotrunodBtlng the comrnerce Eottotr lqto our bomss wlth enforc€Bbl6 ruloa 

Committee. 

lor Uvurg the bettar ltl6. But they Euroly ar6 

Mr, Prestdent, f Bsk rutanlmous con_ ln our cBrs. wlth faucoua buzuerB thst wtll 

Bent fo Bdd tJre name of the dttsttngulshed not be (lu16t uEtll wo'vo bucklgd up lof 

E€nator trom Vlrglnta, (Mr. Wrlirru L. b$Ioty. ThlE lB EU rltbt-wo sro u8€d to lt, 

ScorT) as a cosponsor. I yteld tO flu8uy, tlre and Ben- 

tlro ltleEsvtug beneflt ol Bdat 

stor 2 rnlnutes. 

b6lta l8 uDderrtablo. But thE re8ulatofa bavo 

ThC goDo FREBIDING ono 6telr too far wlth 

OFFICER,, th6b tr6w..tgnt- 

WTthOUt tlolr hterlock" sy8tam 

objectlon, It tbqt, pr6veDts 

ls cO ordered. a car 

The Senetoi troqr b6l.Dg stf,rtad ubtll tbo bclt t3 fEst8n8d. 

from Vlr8lnla h recognlzed for I mln- Tb16 annoyBncE, ltorn utcs. 

[Il lndlcailoDs, EIEply 

wlll not bs tol6r8t6d by the drlvlng pub- 

Mf. WII,LIAM IJ. SCOTT. I would qrts llc. There ate, &lt€r Bll, occ6,Elorrs when a 

lf t'tre ranklng member of the commtttee cBr rnuat t)o Bterted vefy qutckly (to avotd a 

mlght grant me an extra { mlnutes. pdrklnS-lot nrugglrrS, for oranrplO), or when 

Mr, STAF0RD, Mr. presldeni, f qm th6 IBmUy dog f ldlng ln tbs troht aest roluds 

very glsd to yleld En Eddltional to b6 boltsd 

4 nrtn- 

tn Eo that thd c8r c8n rtart. 

utes to the S'enator Oihor &Egr[vtrtlorls lmm corna Vtrglnla. 

rde,Clily tO mlnd. 

but ln El)y ctrbe the meslage hBB 

Th€ FR,ESIDING Bott€n 

oFEICER, firo Een. throuBh to Coilgfess tb&t tb6 homelolk8 6to 

etor trom Vtrelnie ts ylelded 6 mlnutes. ted up lvlth ttrls lnvorrtlon. Bo th$ Houso 

Mr. WILLIA.lfi L. SCOTT, Mr. hESI. passd an slnendment, th6 othsr dsy to mrk6 

dent, I eppreciabe the Benator's yteldlng thE lnt€rlock optlonal rsthBr tharr urbnd6- 

tuo tlne, I rlee ln support tory on 

of the new emendl 

cua. 

ment. f enjoyed thc comment The gerrate 

of the dls_ 

would do well to concur wlth 

tlnsulshed senlor that, we thtnk, trnd BenBtor ElEo wlth froB fl HorEe provl- 

New 

Ilampghlre (Mr, EloD rovoklflg tlre urands.tory lnstBll[ilon 

Corrow) ol 

on the words he alr bag8 ("prsslv6 restrBlnt sy8tems',) ou 

U{ed tn deflnlng thls Bctton ot dolng ewey Ig??-modal ctrrs. Ttreffi, too, would be op- 

wlth regulatloru that do not permtt i tlonal-st Bn trHmated cost ot Bome D?o0- 

p€rson to sts,rt hla eutomobue wlthout undcr tlte HouE€-approved plau. 11 s6gms 

hrvlng hls seatb€lt fastened, 

Bpparent thBt f6W p€ople, given a cholce, 

Ccrtalnly, we all belleve would bi ln sefety, ln I buylnt Eoort 

I 

nr rogards Glthcr 

thlr* Beatbelts tb6 lgnltion sre very beneflclal. l.utsrlock or But 

thB alr bag, whtcb 

would 

I, too, hava hed lnis,to voluurlnouBly Bn experlenc€ with to prn; 

rs- 

drtv;; 

garcl to- h_18 EeAt 

to UpOU fBsletrlllg Collt8lon lmpBct. 

the Bea.tbelt whlch I WhBt's 

rrlut+d to the genate noGdod la goms passlvB prevlously. 

rsstrelnt 

upoD ths ro8ulstor8, who would cotrvert tho 

My wtfe and I were tlown tri Danvllle. femlly cal tnto EoErBthtlrg reEsmbung A, Ilttlo 

We stoppsd 1qr ges, and, of course, turned JBll on whc6l8. 

the nrolor ofl and could not stBrt the car 

agBln, a new cBr wtth 2,000 mlles on lt. [Froru tbc Wrrhfsfito;;t$-N6wE, August zl. 

It tool, ur ov€r g0 mlnutes to ngure out 

rs?{l 

how to get It stertcd. 

Il*pql. F?ox ffff!f,.Lcf.K$ 

We read the merrual, lt Eald that wo 

(By JsEeB iI. Itflpqtrtck) 

could lrlove the eearshlft lever beck and 

lloura 

lorth a few tlmes nnd that mlght cqrrecf ..Ttrr 

ot Rtp1s6n1.atvg cgught tho 

bloaDtauuld rplrlt lart weck. In a b'uret oi 

It, It did, a,nd we got honre. Comlng froru ovrtnowlDg tepntmsnt, th6 Hou8d turdgd 

Darrvllle back to I'BtrtBx, I dld not turn upo_n thr_Dopertmont ot Tt&uport$tton Just 

the motor ofi, I was afrald lf I cltd-and ra th6 colonl8t turDod ou olcl ltlu8 O*lri, 

It was nlglrttirne-thst I would not bs ft wu & ttow Amorlcan R€voluflod, *"A f t wi r- 

eble to get it sta,rted agBul. 

wond6rfully wglcoma. 

T4kon 

Thls, to me, ls by ttsdlf, ridiculous. 

th6 Houe flctlo[ rnay 

It just E6€h trlvlsl. By a seems votd ol 

that some of our publlc 

3g? to {9, thr Uou; 

ordorid rE Gnd to th6 DC/f,r maddenrni officials feel ii- 

thst citizerb do not hsve gulrcrDtnt thrt $rw rutouroDlll ionrr 

the lntelligence to decide for thernselves oqutppgd wlth D ffiat bclt-ttuliloq lEtsr: 

whether or no[ they want to wear thelr lock ai.etdm. on ffly Ecal€ ol veluts, seat bcltd 

seatbelts. 

rants tomerdbtrt down th6 ltn6 froB thr 

Mr, Pr€sldent, I would llke Msgna OsrtB. 

to comment 

on a series Y6t tho 

of edltorials Hous yot 

Bnd some hE much syhbouo 

con- vElu6. Th6 DOT,B 

stltuent lDtdrlodk letters decreo lE e on thts clsmtc 

subject and BBk ma,nlfestatlon of 8lE Brother goyernmant Bt 

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work. Becau8d SdmE cltlz+nB rnay Dot yot 

havo Bncounterod tlr6 decro€ ln ectton, perhsp8 

lt Bhould be explalned that the lrrterlock 

wB lnvented. by th8 6Bne alovlllsb 

goniua thet ln tlms8 prrst contrlved thumbacr6wa, 

the lron metden, add, the rsck. Th6 

lnl6rnEl devlco prsvent€ I ltrotorlEt lrom 

gtarttng hl8 cer uutll a proclEe sequeflca ol 

actlond hBs besu complstad.'fbe devlco ls er- 

FenBlve; lt ls subject t,o eon8t&nt malfrtuctlon; 

lt 16 unlverEBUy deEpls€d. 

why hE3 a bdneyolont Soverntnent EBddled 

ttrlB lmpo8ltlon upon th6 peopl6? It lE b€c8usG 

E bonevoleut govetrrmaDt beUBveB lt 

know8 whBt lE be8t for tbe p€oplB. The 8ovoment 

Flll compel the peoplG to be Eood. 

Ftg Brother l$ wetchln8 over ua. 

Whst thr Eouffi sBld lsst w668, ln lan- 

EuaEe tlocretsry ClBudB g. Brluegal ca.uttot 

firl8und6r8tand, ws: To hell wlth BIg 

Brotberl Tbc IIow Bctlon, te'E6u s Bn 

ilnondfiront to an omnlbus notor v6hlclB blll. 

eleo would prohlblt th€ alrba8, or pasclve 16- 

B[ralrrt ddvlcs, now rclr6duled for rralldEtrry 

lnEteuouo[ ln tb6 ls?? model ye&r. 

BBcsuao of th6 paillBmentsry sltustlon, tho 

I{ouE6 asoEdment may not SurvlvE B confararcg 

oomryrltt€e. But the BcnEte, hbpplly, 

tB ln B mood, of Elurllsr r€belllon. o[ July 31, 

Nev Yotk'B con#rva&lve genstor James L, 

Buckley lntroduced a blu to EccompUth tsub- 

BtdbtlElly tba Bamo purpo8€. It tB part ol 

blb cobubulDE $fiort, bo 8$td, "to rBrnov6 tIIo 

gr$plflE hBnd of lllg Brothcr Soverntrrout 

from the llv6s ol Amerlcan cltlrcrl8." 

Buckley's prlnclpal cosponaor on ths blll 

lB Bet|atdr Tom Ee8loton of Mlmuurl, & 

prEctlcltrg ltberal who ws brlgfly George Mc- 

Infurlatlhg lhterlocFB EJ E compulrorT rsqulrement 

lB only E flrot atcp. Plonty ol other 

btep8 remsln. 

IWAVA edltorl8l fio. 8?-?4, for btmdca.st, 

Mby I 19?41 

TEr BvarAucnATa BtLr II8 Ao^ttr 

(By Arthut w. Arutrdel) 

Irr the lntereBt6 ot cuttthB blt pollutlon' 

th6 Govetnmcnt hs leYel;d I number of 

Irf,tErtatlt ndw EtsndBrd8 ob th6 Auto fndu8try 

ln recent yeaF8, But U you ere Emong 

tho3o who hRvo bouBlrt s DBw ceJ thl8 yoar. 

you trBvo run lnto Eomothlnt called the l8ul' 

flon lnt€floclr whtch Go"efnment 86fety 

People requtrB now to keeP lg?4 models lrorn 

evcn atertlng unlbs8 the drlver and lront 

f,'L$enger have buckled tbelr sost belta' 

Well, wtth thls they have ln tho nnme of 

aalety Eone Just onc tm much. 

TherA tB, of cotllaF, good ovtdonce thBt 86at 

beltE rcduce lnjurle8, but I lor ono rebel Et 

tho Contreptlon, thls ldeB of the Govehltrcnt 

forcldE me to us8 B stst belt tn order to 8te'ft 

rnd dilve firy cBr. I want td Eske thd decl' 

alon, not ffimo EogornmeDt technocrat' 

whether or not to put on B EeEt belt tor my 

own sarety. And I went to know that lt my 

wlf6 ls threetened by tomo punk or tf E chlld 

lB do8per*tely tll or hurt thBt Ehe dbn Bet tn 

tho cnr end qutckty drlvo wtry' We hEve El' 

reEd.y reBd Bntl hotfd oi enouBb homl 

Etorle8 ol the8e Bltustlon8 and othor8 df pe 

pl6 wlth ssnlltlvo thouldcE or skln condl' 

tlonr who cBrrnot 6YGn drlvr thilr cfr. 

Qovetn'e vlce-presldentl&I cholce. Th€ two 

aponsra hEvo beeu Jotned hy 13 othor 8e[8tort 

wlro$o pFUo€oplrloB rsBcb Mros tho 

sp€ctrum. ArnonE thoEa rtrglng thBt ilre lut€rltrk8 

b€ medo optlorrbl llrEtead of com- 

Itulaory bra Euch llb€rBl l)emocrats 8a Nelsou 

ol wlBcon8ln aDd Cburch of ldaho, hnd such 

cousrvatlve R6publlcsn$ &B Helrna ol North 

Onroltlra arrd Hruske of NebrBskE. 

BacBuffi of ttrB Etfong blpartlssn Eupport, 

Buctsley snd EBglston lnt€nd to ofrer thelr 

blll tht8 montb aa I floof anlendm€nt to a 

p8ndlaE pubuc work8 blll, It wlll be e popu- 

Iar Emendhent, cohhandlng the same overwhBlmlng 

vote ln the S€natE thBt Congresme.n 

Loul8 Wlrmgrr'e amendmelrt cofrronded 

ln tho HouE€ Isst wesk. Il EU gffi 

wbll, motorl8ta mBy aoon fe8Elu s meMurs 

dl IErEorraI freedom. Htru8luJah I 

Both Buckley and Eagleton bBve mad6 lt 

cl6u thBt tboy do nol, oppffi requlromanta 

J0842 h*vtnr td do wlth product uf6tt s6 dltttn- 

Bulih6{t from pGraohil sEf6ty. In thr EBnu- 

Iacturg and t8l6 of Butomobllir, aB ln othor 

lleldr of lntGrrt8te comrnsrce, thn lGglrlitlyc 

posrr oi Congte$ rurrly GrtEndf, to thc pFtvGntlon 

ot tnvlslblG holirds. BIB ErotharlrE 

h BomcthlnB ?lsG, 

"ff freodorn l| to hav6 tDy mof,nlng ln 

thli couniry," EEfilGton isld, 

"tt 

crltBlnly 

murt cncompars th6 riBht df iD thdlvt(lutrl 

to lned hh 1116 ar h6 scdr flt, ro lonB 16 lt do6i 

not lntdrfcrG dlrectly wlth th6 Blmll6t pur- 

Bult by oth;E." 

On thBt vltal prlnclplc ol E lrra ,ocl6ty, 

conservRtlver and llberalr bllh6 cBn i.ud 

rn8ny sreaa ol 6Ere6m6flt. wtpln8 out th6!a 

Whtt6 tht8 Ey6tem 16 d€ElEnGd to toll $nr' 

teur tlnketlng, tt cBu b6 cBhceled out by i 

BklUed mech;ntc, Bnd thGrc wtll bd E lot ol 

cancellng. But why should peoplo hsvo to 80 

thru thlB 1I they cbn't ot don't vBnt to uf,c 

It, pBrtldulBrly wtth tho fuol Eltustlon draqtl' 

celly lowertng trsvel tpeed evtrywhore. 

Ii ts ett moie ovldenca of smethlng publlc 

oplnton poll8 aro flndlng ln th6 r656nl,ment 

of B great many Amerlcan8 feeltng tg pBY/nt 

pushid atound by forces outBlde thclr control. 

TtllE thtorlock 18 Just Eohrg to lnctdeL 

lErcoptlon8 ol ttre Govorhttrent BB hn opprot' 

iot aird Bhtsgontst. Af,al lt JuEt wlu lnt+n- 

Blty trn Btre6dy Erowtng dtsi66poct for lEw. 

'ihese 

devteea co8t trround t60 s cBr' and B 

Eftat deal tB betn8 pBtd td llrechBntc6 to by' 

pms tht By8tem Bhd lor rc'pBtttn8 br"akdownt 

of the complex sPparBttla. 

I( the Govornment wantr to do 6omd conrtructlve 

thlf,Bs on ruto rf,foty, tt ihould do 

tornothtnB Ebout atrn8€rcur, unclGf,r dnd 

bEdlv Dl&c6d roed slRtt8 ol d6Yclopln8 slmulitors 

ior u86 rn trrtntnS ind llcGnrlnl dllvrFl' 

rnd touBtrcr pchrltttcr iBrlnrt druhk dtlYclr. 

But thof,e dovlcer to Protcct uE lrom ouf- 

!€lvss are BtmPly gogotnrnGnt gon6 b6fl6rh 

wtth lt8 Power. 

lFrom th6 gtrstJffirdtrc (Va,) Diltly 

Pro8r1ffir Apt. rr, 19?41 

TH! IUCril TO PrE5o$Ar. RrsE 

(lr!6rr of l0?rl Erod6l sutomobtl6i hivG 

dlBcov6red, t{r th6lr dlBmay, r novol Ind Dot 

alto8ether pleE8tnF iddltlon to th6lr gl6ah. 

lng new IBnC yaeht8, 

Ttls Eddltlon lr f, BovctnEdDt mandatdd 

oontr&Ptldtr cEll6d r !68t-bolt htGrloct. It 

h;i slro b;en cf,lled E nurf,bct ol otlror 

t'hlhEr, Trry lBuf of thern compltm6ntary. 

568 VoL IV

tlte 

tntrrloctt u r Bwltchlng sl.chrnlrm bcltr, t''r ttcogntEa th8t tho rtgEt to FGt- 

thst, prov6nt6 thc cal from belnt itrrtcd untll ronal rhk Ir rn crrlted rlght. 

thd !6it bClta Ot ftont i6rt pt8rGnBcr8 rro It Elrould b6 honortd by th6 rcpcrl of thG 

filta[6d. Any rtt Erpt td Btirt nutomobue8 liw EquhlnB thc tnrtallhtlon of B+Bt-b€lt 

cqulppcd wlth thc8e dGvlcor prlor to 

'buck- 

Int6rlockr, th6 buzzlnB and tlshtn8 of whlch 

llng up'will rctlvrte Jurt fibout 6v6rythtn8 Ir mpugnant td €9ert red-bldodc{ AEcrlcan. 

ln th6 vchlclc orcept tha rnotor. A buzzor 

buzzlr lndlBn;ntly. ltghtr flA8h r, dtr6 wtrrnlnE 

whll6 th6 GnBlnG remalns Blt6ht. 

lFrom thc Rlchmond lt6w8 Il]rdit, July 9. 

Slnco on lf,rgG models the sy8tdm lE con. 

rs?41 

' 

trollatl by thrr6 lwltched lffiatrd Undfr 6Bch 

FroFrrl{o rEt frffitrfft 

Eectlon 6t ttt6 t?ont E.at, wtden th6tc srd oDIy TDt IntirE|uoDrl A|'ocratlon dl CblGlb ot 

two paa86ng6r6, th6s6 two murt slt TGU wtth- Pollci lr complilnlnE ;bout thc ltrnfilclcncy 

ltl thelr own tcrrltory leEt they Ecttvata th6 thit th6 l[tGrtodh ryst tn. mrndatort On rrl 

iwltch undcr th6 thlrd Be Bt, wlth neF6. 1974 

JBf,gltng reBults. 

Atl of thls ttrlkeB uB u beltrg aomebow 

un-A$torlcsn. 

WG aie not oppod€d to sest b€lt8. BtBtl8ttcr 

ernply documcnt the tRct thst th6tr ura does, 

lndeed. redtrce th6 tlsk of tnJufy or il6th 

lu cda6 0r Bn trcldent. 

But th6 use of aeat t)61t6 or th6 cholce Eot 

to u8e them tr B purely prlv6t6 lrEtter. Tht 

cholce Bffccts no on6 erEpt tb6 ptruon 

mAklnE lt. Unllke maltv othet Eatety frRtufe8, 

Euch f,s Edoqucta Ughtlng end Bood brhkeE, 

tlr6 rott belt hEs no lhpect on tbe Bf,fety 

of otharE usln8 tho road. Indeed, therc trrtr 

ca3€g where not trelflg EtfBpp8d lnto plBca 

sav€d tho llvs of bccldfnt vtctlmB. 

In Bny event, ho one except the Indtvlduot 

lnvolvod ls Eltccted tn the sltghtEst by that 

peftdn'r decl8lon to uB6 or not to uB6 the 

E6at belt. 

Thct6 t8 no objectlon to |t. buEftr ot TrErnlnB 

lt8ht psslvely remlndlng e drlver thflt 

hl8 belt ha6 not barn fEstened. gome pdoplg 

want to bG Bo remlnded. If they do not waut 

to be, thcy cBn'defeBt' the nlErm sy8tem by 

lstdnlng th6 belt bohlnd thern and sltttnE 

on lt. 

But th6 manutacturor8 ot th6 lntrrltrtsr 

hBv6 put thelr collecttve elsctfonlc Fentu8 

to work to d€feet th6 defetrterr, rnd hBv6 

b€en rgBaonably auccessful In ilolng Bo. 

For tho govrmth€nt td uEert e rlght to 

lrnpoat r pffiltlve sEfety requlrement otl sn 

lncltvtduBl ln what Emounta to rn ortrn- 

Blon ol hlt own hom6 strlkoB ur f,f, extr?mdly 

alahgGfoui dodtrlno. 

wlll thcrt ntrt b6 B lhs tequtrtnB lrrrd 

hatr *hll6 chEnElng E spBro tlre? Mu6t lntul8tod 

bst8 bo worn whU6 chf,ngitng B ll8ht 

bulb? Wfll ther6 bo governmeht mf,ndBted 

mBtd ln Bll showef8 End bBth-tub6? 

Wtthh the cest-bslt tnterlock l8w tr thc 

toed of government ptrtcrnRllFm gon" tnFd. 

tf lntleed lt hrB not bltendy done Ed. 

on6 of tt.e bdalc Amcrtctrn rlghts, vhlch lf 

not tmbedded ln th6 ConEtlt\rtlon tB c+rtalnly 

lmb+ddecl tn thd Nstlohal Fsychc, k 

th6 RlEht Td PerFonEl tlsk. 

It was tho unlettated excrclse of thtd tnberent, 

lnBllenEbl6, and glorlouEly etctttnB 

rlght th8t m*d6 tht8 Republlc grtat. Tttc 

propen4lty ol I EreRt people to teke rl8ks led 

to trluraphs ol trchrtology, llntnc4, lndustry, 

srt5, pollttcs, Eport.i, leBflrlng and 6vcn tho 

ArrEtlcbn Rdvolutlon ltBelf. 

Tha wort wo\rld hRtdly hivG b6en won lf 

ouf torelstheB hf,d been requtrcd to attap 

tb;m$6lveB lnto thtrtr Rf,ddlei tnd Cohgftogr 

Tt8on6 tn otdGt to mtkc i Fovilnmont lnftillid 

burzcr 6hut upl 

l\Ihtlo wo urga thG volunirtTr ura of EGat 

yehlclr8, lmposer on pollc6m6n, 

Ono pollcrmrn rolEtil nn lnBtancb tn whldh 

h6 left hli pstrol cf,r lor i toutln6 ch6dk oD 

6 bcnk. R6trtrlrlng to ltla dfir, h6 h6srd i dbdt 

abd tiallued thit sortrcobc tn a ptrt6tDg cf,t 

h8d f,hot et r' p.d6rtrtBn. Ttre pollcGmrn rin 

to hl8 car ind turnrd on tho lEnttton. Thi 

G$Ettl6 dldn't rGrpondi th6 poltbomsn thGn 

tctnemberrd thrt ho htrd to fnsterr hls r!tt. 

bdlt to rtsrt bls cDr, Hs reBched for th6 brlt 

ilnd pultod, Antl pullrd. NothlnB hrppanrd; 

th6 b6lt Jf,mmsd. TTrr car wouldn't ltBrt, Bnd 

th6 crr catrylnB the EssBtlant Eot !way. Thl| 

dot-t of probletn may lef,rt the Hitlom,l Etghwey 

Tteflc Bsfety AdhtnfstrBtlon to Grempt 

poucd ce,r! lrom tho flrterlocl syrt4m on tho 

rseembly llne, 

If pollcemcn Er6 gflttlng th?tr heth sbout 

lntlrlock mallunctlon, thc flversge Eotoflrt 

lB blowtng hlE Btrck. In rccant ymrs, potrtbly 

no otlrer burerudi8tlc lDterventton tn ptlvFta 

llf6 hBB e{,u8ed more outrBqe Bnd f rustrotlon. 

Tho lnterlock Eyst+rn requlres thBt anythttrt 

welBhlng ?6 poundr-B bf,g of grftdrlrr. i 

fErson, $ dog, of shatrver-ha.B to tnfr I 

#Btbelt o? thc crf won't rtErt. ColuDrnlrt 

Oedrge WIU tclls rrf the tlme hc bought ru 

oversl44d turkey lor B holtrlty mcal; hl6 caf 

wouldn't BtBrt untll hc buckled ths tuikoy 

tn. Th6 iccompanyltlB shoulder hf,rncr lr r 

dlsttnct dnnger to gnyotrc shortet th6rr lour 

le"t, sv6n lnchcs. Mototlgta eBn put thetr 

Stocerlcs In thd trunk-but theJt chlldrcn? 

Interlock ff,llure EIEo can be dBnf,erous. Jt 

tt estlmated thBt a 3 [E? eent rete-of lDtar- 

Itrk tallure exlst8 tll th6 ryEtem; thl6 tneutrr 

thEt Ls mrny EE 30O,0OO I0?+ ars crn klll 

tbolr drlveH. Ttrr Byitam ts unylelttlngi tl 

the "Elt clown, liltcn Egtrtbelt, sttrt c8r" a6queDce 

ls lnt4rrupt6rl, the Sequenc6 his to 

b€ stsrted f,ll over BEEln. ThlB cnn lttcEn I 

rBl ctrElletrg6 to E drlv?r whose ctr BtLllE ou 

B tRlltosd trBck whllo a trBtn epptoachas, or 

to B drlvrr 19ho ruddGnly stops on * burt 

lbter8tdta htEhpay. ft Blso can h6v. f,wlul 

con8equencea for r woErEn trjrlnF to esctrF6 i 

would-bo &tttnk6r. 

Si+cerfi.l tn+mb€rr of GronB"ass hBv6 lntfoduced 

leBtBl4tlon to tep.al th6 mtrtldrtdry r€qulrt'mont 

for sll tlltorloek ry8tdrfl-but ttm6 

rnErdhct on. Evfry day D€t$tt turns out Dlorc 

cbt8 Gqulpped wlth tha tnt4rlock eystcm, rnd 

motorlsti who buy them flnd thit thcy hntr 

becom6 Blavor td th6l? car8. Motcd"er. lndttllBtlon 

of th6 tnterlock ryiteh cort| En iYGr. 

a8n of i60 psr cBrr ro buyeft ot 

'74 

mod6lr 

sctu$lly h6vo to FEy lor tholr u6w tnltatT. 

Trlth thc lntGrlffik ry8tnm, il wlth othcr 

burdailerRtte mcddllng t$6 fcdel8l Eov6rnhent 

p?dv"! li8au not th6 rervant of th6 

terFayer, but hl! torhentot. 

Sectir.rrr 109 - ()ccupant Restraint Systerns 

rq 

I 

r 

:.j 

i 

t 

f

Tfrt ft{ar'tdcn mcttrr*t' thb rraumonte lor tba comFultDry tlrtsdocts 

(By th6 SeBtbclt ByEt€E OfitrBr.fl CtuldB) r)r!t6r! wert sonlothhE to tbu rfect: Motor- 

. 4 '.trtl "y*.^ aq"-rs""u. to 'oa'r""_r*: fr?oY,1',t#Ht"SffiJlf;-IXrf;o|"i,"-t#r'}i 

turlGr bdd lfvo llv6t. MEnalf,toJy on tu l8?t 

cBrB. (Unlens ' f,tr baB 6qulpped.) - -'' 

( I ) G6t tn yo66 fr1---'iri 

raatcn your lep/atroutaer hrrn6rr. 

iai rr you'Uivj i'ir"ti-aaet-parlinger. 

bri rratuoitt Erurt bc rartonia rlio, or ino 

oar will not Etrft. 

(B) Ir you hsyc r pekf,Ba, handbe8, btltforie, 

cto.,-*ttfhmt ai tUr,-or moro, eatt hrvc 

lpioo only tn tUc ftnt t6it, plsce tho objcot 

oE th6 lrort r6at, ind th6n brEkld th6 pirr; 

ire-lp?4 mpil€lE. Bomo trlotortEt8 ruay rtsk 

tholr llv68 by not buckllEg up. 

_A 

buroducf4cJ 

tb4t ooEAldola s cltlsGn-iud th6 cltlzen's 

!*taao Pbrt ot tlro satlort'r Fotsurctb co,rr- 

lol Porrtrlt ruclr a sltuBtlon. Eo, Pro8to; Tho 

[Et Eo.! OUt to llotrolt, It ttr6 looll8h motof- 

'|t won't buclElo bl8 bdlt voluntErly, Esko 

lt rmpocslble lor hllq to atart ht8 cBr untu 

bodo€E' 

TlrouaEnds of tdotorlst4 who bouBbt ls?{ 

f6ttBer-Blds bclt, AutdrAobllo tlrod6lb hays rufiorbd grlovouB ln- 

(C) U ydu hiv6 i dog ri'6lBhtnE 20 lbr. convanloncd As s re8ult ol tb6 lut€rlock Bydor 

motG occupyln8 tlr6 peir6n8er roat, buckld 

tht FEr66r1gEr-sldc bclt belord ettcrnFttn8 to 

ltart crl, 

(D) It thc Ptt!6n86F-rldG bGlt lr tlftltly 

buchlotl VhsD you etltl tha Pf,ckf,86, do8, or 

t6trr. Msltunotlon ol tho Byst€m, whlch Bd4od 

at laaat S50 t€ tb8 coot of 6v6fy of,r, wds 6yt- 

dont tr Edhc 800,000 modol!, No doubt rc86 

drlv€r8 hBv6 be6D robb€d, and aoulo lrromOn 

sccoBtod, BE thoy strugElcd to ob6y tb6 "Ett 

ptEerrBarr unbucklc, tbon tibudklG th6 balt 

D6/orc attGtilptLug to rtf,ft ctr. 

(8) 6tart your cBr. 

(A) If youf cEr wont |tstt, trv unbuetttng 

tlrd rebuckllnE your balt (Bnd your Pilt6nBcr'r) 

to b6 rur6 th6 buotla wr fuuy 

(lown, tlstr$ Eoet bertr;rts,rt, c{r,' D/rocodur€ 

to Eeo to Eetoty. A rl€twork t6l6vtston progrsEr 

rocoDtly focure

tbtt s uuhbcr ol B6Dttdr! r,rc vlllrbg to 

l68d B nSht aSstnAt the lntortocl, [4d tbs 

happy re$ult mBy bo B flssl mBdsurs tbst 

would Fut Btg Brother ln bts ptsc6. Il rd, th6 

cBrlss of petsonBl lteodoln wlll bBv6 won ono 

small vlctorlr In A war lor ln{ttetdusl rlgbts 

thBt mffitly hs becn mbrkOd by Br6at, 

dol€Bta. 

lFrola thF Norfotl Lodgor-Bt8r, Mry 0O, f07fl 

Arr Bro ArPErfltNaroNs 

Tbc trtcktug out ot tuto6obll6l wlth rn 

Esdrtmont ol dcvlc6! doslEb6d to do tbtr 

or tbat lor tbr w6ll bolDg ot tbr drlvrr tDd 

othorfl csm6 ln lor auothst pot€nt blt ot 

crltlclEcI th6 otb€r dIy. 

Tb6 rpcdtio tBrg6t wr^g tho sbEo es lt br. 

boan lor oth6r lsy dEd €xp6rt wofflcrFtho 

Inflhtcd alf bag B! I DrBaDr ot cusblon- 

Ing lruman lmprct lD e dolllgloD. A$d tbF 

cfltlc ws^8 a rotlrgcl Alr Fofc6 los€arch !c!En. 

tts?, Dr, Jolrn PBul Et$pp, wbo hu booq lnvolved 

lu much atudy ot how to Frotdct hu- 

Eiulr ftom ruddBr Btolts lu rdecbEdlcal conv€yEtICOs. 

Hd clt€E Edyorsl rtBk Erea5 lu tllE uro ol 

ths B|f bsge*ilro mogt cruclEl boinE tbo 

uuccft&lnty as to wh6ll |llnstloD wlII o{cu, 

It EAy not hBppon when beed6d, Eud lt mBy 

hepporr wb6n not E6od6d tnd tbur hctuiuy 

€us an adcldpDt, 

TIrlA Ir pr€clsoly th6 polnt, rnd lt'E an 0ncorrrrtlEg 

thlng to flIrd B Bnowt6dgeablc IndlvlduBl 

rr8lEttn8 !h6 trond tow&rd tdo esy 

Bccdptance of suiotnatlc BalGty dovtcs€. 

AnythtnB urochEnlcsl cBn msuuacilon, 

and wh6n tb6 potorrtl8l rnalluDdt.lon F0E6N 

tdrlou8 df,nEott or pfoble[B ltr ltE€Il, tt ls 

tlB6 to go Elow. Ignliloru tlrst won't worL 

unl6N B6etb6lta aro l8st€ned, buzz+r syE. 

tssa lor th6 Esjrro purp($o whlch creatd dlttfsdtlon8 

or quoyincs, Elr pollutlon co[trol6 

Whlch Cfln lmpf,lr dtlysbluty when 

tbtnga go wron8 bb.d whlch ca[rlot b6 rssdlly 

(aDd le8auy) femov6d, aII tbls gldgetry 

crE bo bulldlttg a mdsa of trouble8, lDclud- 

Urg Bome aerlous perll0 tor tbo EotortnE publlc, 

Tbo pro+6Sr cs,ll6 for E shor sv6ry onc€ 

llr D whll6. 

tbo$ ptlvrto rutoErobtt6t, 

|t6 tn 4trplBn6 pllot, I r68ll!e th6 trlportaDc6 

0l Eastbelts la Erost Eltuailon4. But to 

fEtaU (or tequlJe mBdufacturera t lrrstall) 

bUiCEOrE, prasurB EeUalilvo devlcgs and lnter- 

lock ayEtarha ao that I wllt wear Ecetbelts 

avory ilm6 f Blt, down tn thd car lr, I le6l, 

u lntrtllgemeDt oD roy prlvB[6 rlBht8 to 

cDoosE to protcct, xrry$lf. 

I hb8t atorle8 about poopla not belrrg [bl6 

to drlvo bocBu8s they bey6 plsced a, bag ol 

BrocerlB8 oa th6 car. ffiBt. It lE thf8 typ; o( 

rulnncs tbat wUl ko€p nro lrom buylng 

B new ce^r lor as lont Es I csn. AU those dsylcea 

Bre cumbarsonre aHd alotrg wtth BlI beg6 

(whlch I don't feel hEvo proveu wortb), aaltt 

coDElderBble cd8t to ButomoblleE whtch u6 

Blready fu tffi expetrslve. 

IJegl6t&r€ flneE for Eot wearlng ffiats bell$_ 

llk6 thos lound tn Ery 1969 Butcf SEylu.x_ 

Dut do uot forc6 mc to w6u thefi- I hope thl4 

tE th6 Fo8luou of your ldtl8lailon. 

DrA& ttf,N^roi Scoill*m"o-r, you ror your 

DowBIett€r. 

Many tlrne8 f 'v€ wantsd to wrltd to exprc j6 

an oplnlon on E aubjact but ltka rDsDy p8o_ 

DE^r Bqi: I bsvc tu8t roc€lysal lrour lrtaft 

"EUl 

BcoUt Aoporti" DiFslsttor, Iit Daa IsDd 

my fuU cllcouraggmdEt to youf Gflofts ltr 

PIevtIt|Ig tDt DoprrtE trt ol nilrrpoftetlon 

fioE fnnorbf lta h.rlra lrt bGlttSbluo[ 

lyrt E tut rlool, oD ur. fba UElt 

ot lny lrrlt6tloE wtth th18 Nod6r-lxsptred 

m&ilt wEa reEctr6d tbo other ntgbt wheE I 

bad to r6lE8t€n tbo sdat b€lt on roy l2 pouDd 

dechBhuEd b€lor6 I could etrrt tho cer. 

Ploaas h6lp EDve uE froE, ouf EovorDlnent. 

DEAE 8!HAToE Ecorrl In your MBfch newElottsr, 

you Etetdd you woio cospomrrng u 

leglglauvo propo8al to 

.,prohtblr 

thq DepAJtD€nt 

Ol TraDaport&ttou lrom lmpstt-lg 

rDBlrd,atdry EBBttElt atBDdard8 l$ yohlcles pr6 nsvcr got Brould to lt. 

16qulrlng 

EtErt€r lutorlocE Ey$teBE." 

I'rn not Bilactly lurtr what, thBt uleaDs. 

but lt prornpts In6 to gtve you rily vlewB 

ou th6 msttEr of fcatbGlts and lbt4rlock 6vEt€u).g 

tu th6 curront crop ot lats-modol cir8. 

Lot mE 6tbrt by syluB tbat lew mBttera ilrakd 

ma tL'el EB strongly s I do about tho rtdlclllous 

rBqukenr6nt8 tErposod otr clilEtru lD 

l.py"l fe6r prGtty 

. 99 Errotr8 !o nllElry gci 

tO lt Tblch ls to sxpre8b very rtrongly a ru-p- 

Port ot tho problblttou lrou tmpmtrrg mair_ 

datoly dGrt b€It Etandbrds tn iBhlclcs BDd 

boDotully do s$ray wltb EtErt€r trrt6rlmh 

8y8t€rxB. 

TlrlA la Wlthout b doubt a btg broilrer 16qulrenrelrt 

aud the rr€xt BLep would bo to do 

away wlth cart Eo w€ would b€ €v6n tbler, 

followod wlth roniovlllg Bll tJiaUr tubs be_ 

cuus mally adcld.ents hsppen there thtrt ln. 

Jur6 p6opls. T8klrrg awBy the frdedo[r oi tha 

peopls lof thelr owrr g(Ed burilJ ms uD. 

Tb€ mai belt hftMgenrent olr the preient 

csr8 hsd a blg lMtor ln ruy not buylut $ rrew 

cqr Brtd wtll ho B, rreBa,ilvs fBctor unttl they 

EfO reruoved or I buy one Wlth il16 lnLelttou 

of l[gtBlllrlE E JumFcf wtr6. 

I wud plcsed thBt VlrglrrlB dld, not pL5b 4 

EtBC€ l4w roqulrlng ssat bslts eId f Els.hed 

tb.a Faderal law woukl removs tho opportuanty 

ot Vlfglrll& frylng sgatD. 

Mr, WTLLIAM L. SCOT-I. Mr. prcsldent, 

the flrst of these artlcles rs a Ws.strlngton 

Star-News editdrlal entiiled, 

,.fn- 

BuJlerrlble Hookup.,' Ms an edltorial 

date{ f,ugu$1 15, l9?4. 

We ako hbve e column by James J. 

Hllpetrick that spebB.$ 

"Freedom 

Bbout 

trom Interlocks." 

Now, r belleve thst Mr. I(ilpstrlek has 

expressed well the senilments and 

thought$ of most of our cltleens. He concludes 

by saylng: 

OD thst ?ltd,I prtDclpto ot e frse fficlety. 

consrvetlvca sDd llberulE ellka cEn nnd 

many ar6u of 6Er€em6IIt. Wlplilg out the$6 

l$turlettn8 lntarlffiLr iB s compulsory 16qulr6Ecut 

lr only r drrt step. plonty ot othcr 

rtapt rGErur" 

Then we hsve E coErmentBrT by e radto-Etlon, 

wAV.d, over In Arun8ton 

County, Bpproprl*tely tltled, "T'he Bure&ucrs,ts 

Belt Us Agaln." 

30f{d 

Secrfon 109 - Occupant Restraint Systems 

671

Thete ls also an edltortel by the Clrarlottesville 

Dqlly Progress, whlch ls entltled, 

"The Rteht to PersonEl IilsE." 

Then we have one from the Etclilnond 

NewB Ifader that ts entltled, "Flehtlne 

the Intetloek," snd ls slso includes the 

geetbelt gygtem Owner's Gtrlde, the Interlock 

Sequence, wlth stzeble ll.st of In- 

Etruetlons on how to operate thls devlce. 

The flmt lnstructlon lB: Get ln your 

caf. 

Nosr, I hf,ve found thnt lf I tlo not get 

In my cEr, r cen tum the lFnltlon on by 

reachlng over the eeot, end I cg,n Btgrt 

the cet wlthout lastenlns the seatbelf,, lf 

I do th8,t then I cen get ln and oFers,t€ 

the cnr wlthout hBvlng the leatbclt 

fe$tened. 

Ttren we have &noth6r edltorlal from 

the News Leader d8ted Augilrst 10, entttled, 

"A Smell Vlctory," whlch urges 

the Eentrto [o ettmlnete the lnterlock 

requlrement, 

In addltlon there ls Enother edttotlal 

entlued, "Alr BEg ApprehenBlon$," from 

the Norfolk Ledger-Star thet also ob- 

Jests to the tnt€rloch system belng dletated 

by the Federel covernment, 

Mr. Pre$ldent, I dtd a.sk that these be 

included ln the REcoRD, and the ChBlr 

dld so, heenuse I wBntfd the Mernber8 

to see lf they do not elteady know Just 

what the teellns ol the edltors af Vtralnla 

ls. 

572 

lnt€rlock. Bydt nrr ro thst I trtll wo|,r rist 

b6lts ev€rT tlm6 I 8tt aloFn lrl thc off lt, I 

foel, en tnfrtnBemdnt on my prlvatG d8ht 

to chooto to trot€ot lrysclf. 

Then there ls one from a real estate 

man from Norfolk whlah lncludes thls 

statement: 

Ttrlr tr wrthout a doubt B BIB EmtbE ltqulr6m6nt 

and th6 nrxt tteP woultl bc to do 

B-wsy vlth cgrr Bo t6 would b€ ovou rafQr. 

followEd lf,ttb rtrhovlDg Blt bsthtub! btceur 

hEny Bcclderrts hEppen there tblt lltlutG 

p€opl6. Takrn8 swBy ftonr the lroedom of tho 

poopl€ tor tholf own Eood butad E6 up' 

Mr. Presldlent. ln concludlng, let me 

ssy thBt we would llke to b€lleve that 

thls ls a Brovemment ln whlch tndtvldusl$ 

hEve some rlghts, a$d lt luBf teetil8 

reasonable to me that we ought to heve 

the freedom to dectde whether qe want 

to wear a eeatbelt or not. 

our offiee ha-q recelved E cotrdlder€ble 

amount of corr.espondence from constltuents 

wlth regard to thls regulstlon, 

I would llke to reed from Just a Iew 

of them. 

A Falrlax lewYer wrltce-_ 

The PR,EBIDING OFFICSR. ThE 8ENator'n 

6 mlnutes have explred. 

Mr. WILLIAM L'. ACOT'[. Wtll the 

genEtor yleld ? addtttonol rnlnutes? 

Mr. STAFF$RD, Mr. Presldent, I yleld 

the dtstlngulshed Senator 2 more tnlnutes 

on the btll. 

The PREBIDIIiIG OFTFTSER,. T']'re Benator 

frorh Vlrglnte le recogrnlzed for 2 

fiddltlonsl mlnutes. 

Mr. 'WILLIAM The PR'ESIDIHG OFFIICEE. The Eena,tor's 

tlme ha^s explred. 

Mr. WTLT,IAM Ir. Bcoff. I hoFe th8t 

the Bmendment wlll be sdopted ln conference 

between the two bodteS, 

Mr. EAGLEToN. WIU the BenEtor 

yleld I mtnute? 

I ssk una$lmoua conaent that the 

name of the dlstlngulshed Benator from 

IIItnolB (Mr. Srpvftsox) be Edded at B 

co6poruK'r to thle amendment, 

The FREBIDING OFEICER. Wlthout 

obJectlon, lt ls so ordered, 

Mr, EACilTETON, I Eddress B questlon 

to the dlstlngulehed Benator from New 

York, pursuant to our prevloils exahange 

wlth respect to the modlflcatlon. 

I wttl ask lf bhere would be obJectlon 

from the dlsttnguished $enator from New 

York thet the fouowlng change be rn&de 

ln the Fuckley-Eagleton amendment 

now at the desk. pnd I wlll send the 

chsn8inc language to the desk. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. T'ITE 8ENator 

from New Yorl,; has n rlght to modlfy 

hls emendment, I understand he ls prepared 

to do so. 

Mr. EAGLETON. I hope the Eenator 

L. FCOTT. Iteedlng: from New York wlll ancept the modlfl- 

f hRvt Judt tecelv;d yoltr ldtcrt 

"Etll gcott cation. 

Rcports" newslettcr. I4t mt hehd my full Mr. BUC'IiLEY, I Bceept the modlflca' 

ancouffiEemcnt to yout Efiott8 ln prevdnt|nE tlon. 

the DepErtmGnt ol TTatrtrFtrt*tlon frdtll ltr- The PH,ESIDING OFFICEE. Ttre 

Fbslng lts lnsflflc srBtbelt-lBTrlttotl syatem amendment wtll be so moallfled and the 

tnterlock on us. Th6 ltmlt ol my lrTttatlon clerk wlll ste,te the modlflcotlon. 

wlth tttlr Ndder-lhsptfrd mBnlE war tcbched 

The a-sslstnnt leglslttlve clerk feftd as 

th6 other hltht whofl I hnd to r6folton th6 

follows: 

ilrttt)rlt on my l!-pound dtchihurld bofort I 

collld Bttrrt the a6r. 

On page two, llhi 13 ol the Emendment, 

rtrlkG eU alt€r th6 vord 

"theret6" throu8h 

Ttren there ls an excerpt lrom e letter Itn6 l0 and hltrt tn ltsu theroof 6 perldd. 

from oh Annandale resldent. and he The PRESIDINd OFFICER, WhO 

sEys: 

ylelds ttme? 

Ar sn Etrplend pllot, I roaltti thr lhpor- Mr. COT'ION. Mr. Presldent, I festen 

tsncE ol Bert belt8 ln rf,rott sltuBtlonE. But my own seatbelt. But, It is Just stlly that 

to lflBtEll (ot toqulro manuftdtur6r! to lD- I should have to fasten the other for 

Bt*U) buzzcts, pfc8auro !€nattlto dcvlcEB t[d s loaf of brea,d and Bome ctree8e. 

VoL IV

It ls probably not a.pproFrlete, co f The cmendment prohlblLs the Dep6rtwlll 

not make thls as n serloug Bugge8- ment of Trensportailon from requlrlng 

tton, but I thlnk thls should be called syrtems unleas publlc heartnEs are held. 

the "Rube Cloldberg" nmendment for the Now, by the word8, ..any occup8nt ltldlotlc 

system lt seekc to ellmlnRte. stretnt sy.stem," f understand you do 

The PRESIDING OFFICEI{. Who not meBn to lnclude sueh things as ateerylelds 

tlme? Ing columns, IBmtneted wlndshteld8, slld 

Mr. BUCKLEY. We should conslder da^shbostd crash paddlng, ls thnt corr€ct? 

that modlflcstlon. Mr, EAOLEION. The Benaior's under- 

I esk unanlmous eonsent to Bdd the etandlng ls corfect, 

name ol the genator frorrr New Hamp- Mr, BUCI{LE"Y. Thet ls correct, 

ghlre (Mr. Corrotl) as & cosponsor. Mr. HARTKE. All rtght, I want to cter. 

I esk lor the year and nays, 

lfy also the efiect of the Emendment, 

Ttle yeas and nays were ordered. ParBgtsph (?) (A) would prohlbtt thQ 

The PEESIDINO OFmCER. Who Becrtery of TtsnsportEilon from proylelds 

tlme? mulgatlng a motor vehlcle safety strnd- 

Mr. HARTT{E. Mr. prestdent, I would Brd requlrlng the lnclurlon of nn lnterllke 

to Address my questlon8 on frfoce- 

Iock svst€m' cxcept aa provldf,d bv rrArrd,urc 

end tnterpretation to the Binatol TrBDh (?) (B) ' Psrogrcph (2) (B) woutd 

from New yorli (Mr. Bucrr.ry) end the requlre DUbllC heErlngs to he held beforo 

benetor from Mtssourl (Mr. E^clrrot{). any new motor vehlCle Baf ety stb,ndatd 

Ttre PRESIDING oFHICER,. Who msy be promulgEt4d requlrlng &flv occu' 

ylelds tlme? 

pent restrelnt tystem or wnrnlng svstem 

Mr. HARTT(E, Mr. presldent. I yleld lnconnectlon tlrerewtth. 

myself Es much tlme asi""rJf.,"i": I;i; __Il-_-tt- 

your underutandlnc that p*mflr.rt 

quesrlon rs on proceoule;;r; 

(B) 

i-;;iJe would 

.TP\IS) 

allow the secret8ry, 

Itke tb set, e llttle-clarld;;1;;. 

l-r 

le-!-eemed 

lt sdvlsable' to promulBsto 

It ts my understanAtn*E-ii,*t nv th|r 

a motor vehlcle ssfety standard requlr- 

Amendment, the Senatoi' f" see[fne to lnE an lnterlock system eccompenled by 

get the Senate on record wlth regard to Bn overrlde feeture l( publlc heerlngs Sre 

restralnt systeme. 

held on thet pmposal? 

Is that conect? Mr. EAOLETON. As the Isnsuege 

Mr. EAGLETON. Ttrct ln coryeet, Thet stands, the Bnswer to the Senator'! 

Ir, I thlnk, the understBndlnE of both 

-the quesilon ls a technlc*l yes. I personally 

genator lrom New York End myself, __ would not fevor lt, and I trankly ao noi 

Mr. HARTI(E. AB you Ere Bware, { belteve that the Depsrtment of Tr*ns- 

Lf iniil-#iTfiilii.1iT.t"'1"^li,H:,,iiffi t".*s,ll1ililhiltilif,l',f l-,*' 

Hi"T'ilt 'll"lli& ftlii-l {'H t1,'"-i-',11 "**l';i* 

; ; ;;;- in* ""*" 

""!'"*'!1fi-es'iiTll':i1"il'llll'i?-li-'*in*l':#il1;o*ttre"-sen*L 

underBtandlnE thEt lI your Rmendment "1?-" 

le edopted by the rollcall'-.-.- 

---L,-- --- rvrr' BUCKLEY' I em not too sure 

has been orderea, ut*t *J"*ll.t';if ii: !Ilt,,r underatood t'he que8tlon' rB lt 

sen*ror rrom Hew vo.rJli'iril 'fiil-il; 

lItI 

lrlhis e'rncndment is sdopted' would 

Irom Mlsrourt wlU mov "l -':-::-',',Y-. the Secretary of the Depprtment of 

End th.t both aenator! l; '.1r'.T1H: Ttarx^portatlon be able to malnteln ttre 

wourd supporr urat mouon i. rl'ii,ti"rdl'i 

bv Puttrns Bn 

i1:"r1ti-"frr::B'fiT"ilererv 

Is that correct? 

Mr. TTAGLEToN. rher r,1 99,rrec!. ro*o';"Trfffrf*u."iilf,:t0ffi":tlflffi$ 

Mr. HARTr{E. rf the 

.mqtlg" 

b.ll iie;tdrns the tnrerlock wrrh the overconsider 

ls suceessful, I fu.rthet ul]deT: 

iidJ optfo" and nave a heertng on thet 

st8.nd that the SenEtor wlll then 

ToJe stand;rd 

to table the emendment..and thet he --tr4i eucgtpy. That would he au* 

wlll also support tha.t motlon, or one to tfroilzeo 

wlthdrrw-- rvrr HAF,TKE. I understend the Sen, 

Mr. EAGLET0N. r do not thlnl. tt wttl ator''rrorn .{laska wanted to be recogbe 

e t&bUnE motlon, but I under3tend ,11"*6. 

after lt ls reconsldered,-,that. the Sen- How much gme does the Sen*tor 

Etor lrom New York wlll wlthtlraw hb wlsh? 

amendment. Mr. BTEVENS. Just a couple of 

Mr. IIARTIIE. AB long Bs that ls F€r- mlnutes. 

fectly clerir, thai lg all rlght. Mr. HART1SE. I yleld I minutee. 

Now, let me ask a que8tlon on..tnter- Mr.STEVENg,.fhu""astatementand 

pretatlon of the Emendment ag lt' now B Bubsltute for the Buckley emendment 

reeds' tha,t I lnterrded to ofier, 

Section 109 - Occupant Restrairut Svsferns |Ts 

I 

I

Mr. Pregldent, most of w ln ttre lap and $houlder belts ln l9?4 c&r8, cor4. 

Senate &re very concerned about the pared wlth eBrller model year8, End n 

sJrnoylng rnd lrrttatlng buzaers end threelold lncreEse ln use of IBp belts, 

trnterlocks ths,t havc been forced on Ttlhereas the average une of lapmtlltons 

of people by the Department shoulder belts h8^8 been 6 percent or less' 

ofT'rensportetlah. 

lt ts about 50 percent in lg74 cars. And 

I em vlry BympEthetlc wtth the f,€oplo yhile only about ?0 percent of all people 

ln Ala.ska -enh iU sround tlre corurlry bother wlth lep belt8, the DOT study 

who heye wrlttsn End telephoned thelr shows that 6,I percent are ushlg tlrem ln 

rtlgpleasure wltlr thts tmpoitttou by the 1974 cars' 

Federel hrrreaucraoy. 

These hlgh ttse ratee can gnly be rerr 

there lE any risv to tnfluence the $fr.ded 

aE slgnlflcs'nt achlevement ln 

motoitng pubfic-to ta"ke frote Jei" tn-f[l highw€'v saletv, because - eetetv beltg 

trsvels iria to us€ ttre iafCtJ UetC re- 

have b-een shown tLme and agaln to be 

stralnts thnt everv errrea Jfniintcai ana Yelv efiectlve ln preventlng deeth! Bnd 

Fclentlflc evldence ln the ssfetv commu- rnJurles' 

nrtv jfrows are extremeiil-riCUve ln _ Jyst-recently, the hlghly reslrected Dr. 

*""-,";f nf,l,f*:g,y,Xtf5y*E1ia,"ft ;1,J.-,thHtr':",".",if, lbfr i,9l#rtl 

toud end dl*ta.$t4fuf U'zsei, and itsc- ol_Nor$h Carollns, read a paper at & 

iiorttc SaOietry-ttrat tnt*-teiea cdth trSu DoT.safety confere[ce ln Ban Franclsco. 

etarttnE aiC obereUon ol trre car8. Hls.study, based on mnss Nortlr Carollne 

I am-tn complete agreeminL wtth rny &ccldent dEta, Ehows & ?o-percEnt overall 

oolleagues that we stlddC tale tmmsdl-- reduction ln death 'or beltett drlverg 

*te acllon to protrtblt mandatoty |strg1- whose c&r8 were lnvolved ln crashes. 

locha, 

Thls was the average overall reductlon lrr 

I EE concerTed, hOWeVer, abOUt ttrO deAths for flve car-slze groUpsl full alZe' 

rrsv we scsomtild $1tr'-lot ilt ;tttv d; lnt€rmediate' co6p4ct' eubcomps6t' ggd 

we w*nt to protect our coDrtltut€nh lmforts' 

from iuture arUttrsry reEiletory aEUoDs, I am convlnced thet we mwt make 

but we also want to c'onttnui i*epltri every-efiorttomalntalnthewcratesob' 

the beneflts from tns h""ea^sod ;-B?e# B€rved ln 107{ cars, I arn persuaded thst 

belt we that h6s feen ofiirveA fn-[il tne most efiectlve element ot the belt 

tg?4 cErE, 

EyFtema ln l9?4 cErs k not the lnterlocu, 

r rhrnk we ehourd b€j:*flL3g1-g t'he 

overlook what hss lilfj|i,x-;:Hlffi:fT,"6:ut -'Fo-iihfs 

hsppened 

-t"-lhu_lf! 

reeeon, I feel 

2 years regBrtllng seat 

trrongly thet w€ 

rui by tr,e mororrne p"ufcl,* 

'.: 

:* 

e€quen- 

-#",T$,H"*hryt:ti,Hl"Tll*i:it*# 

In years psst lt has, gene_t*Ifv f*"+ *tt*-tir*te tnterloaks and buzueru. 

recognlzed that, orlv abgut percent 

-Zj And i do not tfr-fntc ine p-uUUc w11l oUof 

Amerlcans bother to bucEl€ ouf tnp l**t io a ffsnt, pronrfnen[tf snd-strategtbelts, 

and fewer than s percent of uB uge iaity pt"cea onltre tnstrulnent pa,nel, one 

boththelapandshoulderbe.lt'B' not-easity rgnored by ttre rlrrvirr or En- 

In an attempt to rerne{y thle unfortu- other devid, t}ret wllf strral wiren tho 

nste Bltuatlon, thsDepa,rtment of Trq+_s: appropriete belk Bre not iastened Droppartetlon 

b€glnntng ln January of lg?l erty by sn occupant, 

requlred tlut BafGty belts b€ eqrrtpp€d If we do uot mske thle Frovlslon, and 

slth busE€rB snd a llsht on tJre ln8tnr- safety belt wo declines to forrrer low 

ment panel to hdlcate when €sfety p6116 and unscceptable levels, I thlnl there 

were not proDerly fastaned. - c&n be one colBeguence. Ttrere wlll b€ 

Unfortunately, the eyet€m mandsted substantiallv more pre$sure brought to 

by DQT wsa Bo eeslly slrcumvented trhst, bear on DOT a'nd the Congtess for manthere 

vrae ltttle efrect on belt urs. Elom€ alEtory 8Ir bsg8. 

studles showed thet lt tnaressed. otherB r heve volced my concerns ebout the 

th8t tt remalned ilre same. But t$ gny &lr beg6 for Eeveral yeens, In ESny 8,re8.s 

Gaae, no rtudy showed ttrat ssat bGit of Alsske, and ln meny of tlre lower 48 

uggBe ros,a ln e elmlflcgnt manntt. St8'tes, there are tehDergture extremeg 

AB B recouEe, manufactrrre$ wer€ re- l9r sustfllned perlod8 of tlme. No tegtlnll 

quh'ed to tnetdll stsrter lnterlocke lI1 of con$equenc€, no reEl*world documonaddttton 

to buzzere and the ucht_8nd tatlon of alr beg operatlona ln extremely 

to mahe the belt system operate I,equen- low temp€ratureg over long perlodt of 

tlglly tn l9?4 model cars. ttme has been dlone, 'We Cannot be as- 

Without cloubt, Bomethlns ln thet Byq- Sured thst the bags wlU wqrk prop€rly 

tom was efiectlve. For a curr6nt, DOf Whcn t'hey are needed, uor can we be 

gtudy o.f use ratee ln l9 cltles ccrosE the cert4ln tbet they wlll not mlsflre or blow 

country Bhows tenfold lncrea6e ln us€ ol upwh€nnotrequlred, 

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I iir 

I r

Ttrere ls corulderable controversy sur- 

$ou'n(llng the alrbage. Confllctlng clalrng 

are Tado regerdlng their coet, wlth 

manufecturers Btatlng that prlgee may be 

ts Ftgn aê t300. Llkewlse, clalms for 

thetr, etrectlveness r4nge sll over the 

Doard xflill experts ln the fleld Eerlou.sly 

dic-1grF,ehg. 

. For these res8orul, I truDI we mu5t 

take_ ca,re to prot€ct consumer8 egalnst 

Erbltra_ry lmposlflon of airbegs oi any 

otheJ devlce that cannot be shown concltls]vely 

to be better or cost efectivi. 

. M-y rmendment gtves thls protectlo; 

to the_gonsumer. by requlrins'thai any 

regtUatlon or sEfety standerd for occu_ 

Dant restrBlnts wlll gUarantee that the 

srlDomobile purchaser has e cholce ln re_ 

Etfalnt systems---+lther the tlme-tes[Cd 

elr-d nroved aafety belt oystem that costr 

$yu or tess, or the new and yet not ade, 

uuately proved Elrbaa wtth la,p belts, thi,t 

rlray cost.upwards of $800 ulttnrately, or 

B passlve belt system. 

My proposs,l also would protect ffre 

8q_EOToblIe manuJacturer frOm belng 

r9rgqg to try End meet s standard for 

wllch the t+chnology has not been devgotfd 

ot.adequately tested and proved 

erectlve, both lrom aafety and cost 

standpolnts. Ttre pa,ssive systim r"rist noi 

onry mee[ the8e crltefle wltJrln the De- 

P_art.Inent ol TrBnsport8ilon, but elther 

rtouEe of Congress may dsapprove thi 

pIBn Wlthln 30 cslendar days. 

^ Mr. Pfedldent, I tntended to urge th6 

Eenare to adopt thls emendment. It ts 

rfpsorpblg. lt Uxrpose$ no flnanclsl oi 

orner_Durclen on the publlc, lt wfll mah_ 

Pln rugn seat belt us€ rEtes, end wlll 

Ilg__y once_ 

ryd, fol qu oI the lrritaturs 

DUUzEf and lnterlock systems. I g.sk 

lsenlmou consent that my amendment 

be-_nrtltec tn the Rrcono tmmeahtell 

followlng my renarks. 

. _ Dr vlew ol the rtated tntent to resctnd 

thls Bmerdrnent ofiered by ttre Senatoi 

from New york, lf adoDted, I Btluil n;l 

otrer my substltute. 

There belng no objectlon, ttrre arnend_ 

ment wus ordered to be pitntea tn the 

RrcoBD, ac followsl 

___on 

paSo srlDder slrEtdm to lbdlcsto rrbcn, b6lt8 for 

8u-ch_lront o.utboard oacupant$ aro [ot propsrly 

f.atdu6d. 

-(B) 

Etr6cilv6 wlth respoct to Eny Eotor 

yghlclo nralrufsctursd on or altrr Augu.st I6, 

le?o, ruolr rtrrrdardr E[all rtquue thst th0 

purohttor hevt tbe optlon ol havbg ruoh 

yrblolo rqulppdd wrth (r) Th6 oacupint rlrtnUrt 

tnrl remlDder sy8t6m dee;rbed ltr 

tubp|iftltpq (A) (t) f,bov6, or (il) r purt?r 

OccuptDt- laEtrelnt ryttcm ruch s on6 c4n_ 

tLstlnB_ ol f,tr bAgr entl lrp brltr c+pablc of 

opcratlhE under 6rtrcfirb cilmrttc condtttonrqr 

; b-el-t ryttdm provtd;d Estd sylt€Er t6 

lelqlbl6 

9=*q 

(both t4cbn()logrcairy rrnslble 

Bnd ed6t GllGctfvo) by tfra nrpartmcni ot 

1'mnsportsilo[. pitrlv? rrttrrtni ryttem fr 

drnned.E6.onG tbit roqrrlrcr uo rprotic mlu_ 

_u_11. 

, llna , lu.rt tbo followlng: 

Tgbore spproprlrti, 

ThEt r€ctlon lOIl(B) ot th6 Hailonat Ttef_ 

trc aftl Motor VGhloIs gs,toty Aot ot lg0$ tE 

atbobded by rnsGrung 

..(r),' 

eft€r 

.'g€c. 

r0g, 

(E)" an.l by addlEg 8t tho cDd tlrorcol thr 

tollovluE row puagrapb.: 

"(3) (A) E86ctlv€ ylth rspdct to BEy mo, 

tor vehtclo m4nuff,ctuled on or ettri thc 

dst€ of pB8aag€ of thfs s€cuon, no vehlcld 

salaty atandard8 ahail requtro auythlng oth6r 

tlr8n guch vehtclo bs equlppert vlth in oc- 

CUpAn-t t6tr8lrlt systdrn conAlstlng ol lnte_ 

gr8t4d Isp strd shouldor eetety netti for front 

outbobrd occupant€ snd lap b€lt8 tor othor 

occuptlta coEbLDEd Wlth B Edqusnilal re- 

Mllvlty 80846 

on the pBrt of the bccuprnt to 

dlike_Buch-sy8t m operiilvG, gi,trt ry8t€tn wtU 

Bo lnto efi6ct urUe8!. bcfo?o th6 cnd of th6 

nrEt perlotl of B0 cslendar dtyr of conilnu. 

ou8 lrriton ol CongrerB sftai thr df,t oD 

whlch thf plf,n ts traDrmttt+q, clthcr Houi 

adopt! 6, re8oluilon dlrEpprovtnE thg olan ao 

rrcommandcd tnd lubmttt6d. rrro eouilnulty 

of a l$lorr Ir broEcE only by fn ed1ou6mtnt 

of thG CoDBrcsr 6ln6 dfb; und thl df,;r 

on whtch olthsr HouE6 lE hot ln "o.ton Ui_ 

cBuse of rn NdJournment of mor6 thf,n g dBvr 

tn f, dny cf;rtiln sre arcludaat th th6 eomprriitlon 

ol thc Bo-drV i!6rlod. 

(d) 8ub6.cttoil! (;)-(k) ol thb sctioD rr. 

dn;ct{d by Congr6sF 

(1) ar en txGrcho of thc rulcmshtrB pow6r 

ot th6 Scnttc rnd th6 Houaa of Raoriicntstlv68, 

fGdpecilvcly, rn

or dlrrrBrurd to, tht sotlo'n tn$y trot bG lthdw6d, 

Dor [ray rEoth6r titottob to dl!charFc 

tbc cotnmlttds bo did6 f,tb r6sP.ct 

to sny othcr resoluttotr sltb rirpBct to tfir 

s8rf,o sltcflietlve plan. 

(h) whcn th6 ooEunlttrc hit r6poft6d, or 

har bccn dtich|r8sd llotrr fu-frhcf conrlderrtton 

olr * rdrolutlo[ slth rsBpGat to f,tr alt 

mittvc Fl4d, tt tB at atry lCd6 thcrEaft r ltr 

otd6r (6yin thou8b I pllvlouf, tllotto[ to thc 

rBrnc GfiGct hEs be€tr dtrugrecd to) to EovG 

to procecd tb th; corrrldcrsttott dl th6 rarolutton. 

tlrc motloD tr htBhtt prl?tlGBed srd lr 

hot dcbatEbl6. Alr BhondmBtrt to tho rnotlod 

tB ndt tr order, 6nd lt li tot tE ol{ct to [lo"Q 

to rGconrtdtr tho Yotr Dy rfhtch tho motlo[ 

Ir agreed to or dlts8tc6d to. 

(it nebrtt or th6 rctolutlon t| llmlt d td 

iot mor6 than 3 bourt, to b. dtfl{trd oquBut 

bGtTrcn thodr lrvot{n8 iftt thoro oppo.hg 

thc rurotutlotr, A Eotlotr furth.tr to ltmtt dcb6ta 

t! Dot drbitsblG. A[ i'ErendEr6|rt tor ot 

motlon to Ecomhlt, tht rcdolutlotr l| rot |[ 

ordar. rnd lt B lot In otdnf to Boor to rrconrldGr 

tbr !ot. bt ttfob tlro r6roluttorl lr 

agr66d td ot dtrrFc.(l to. 

lltr. BTEXTENEI. Mr' Prealdmt, ar one 

ol the conferees on the pending mes$lne 

that hes the Beatbelt provlston ln lt, I 

want tn stst€ thet I thlnk thls ls e rether 

strange procedure, end I hoPe thlt 

everYone wlll not be mt8led' 

r would be happv to have the guldanee 

of my collesgues ln thls matter. ahce lt 

le eort ol a free vote, I do not' Es a conferee. 

take lt ss sn lngfructlon lmm the 

Benete when everyone lillow8 In adva,nce 

It v'rll be resclnded lf passed. Therefore, 

I wantcd to be cert+tn tlrat the re'cord 

would Bhow the tubstltutB t'trot I would 

heve ofiered tl t'he motlo,n to teble s 

Buckley amendment had not csrrletl, ln' 

order to try to worlt out an accommodstton 

wtth what r conslder to be the rdewe 

ol thoee of uB who bellove that the sequentlal 

iygtem ahould be mnlntelned, 

'ftre only real annoylng featurc ln thrt 

system todey ls the lnterlock. 

Mr. EAGLETON. And the buuer. 

Mr. STE.FNS. The buzzer. ll lt ts not 

too obtruslve a signal, does not bother 

mD: lha,ve & buuzer that Eoes ofi lf I leeve 

my llghts on. I have a, buzzer thftt Epes ofi 

lf I leave the keys ln my ca,r, rb does not 

bother me. But, when you heve the lnterlock 

snd s nolsy buzzer, that bothers 

people, 

Mf. EAGLETON. Will the Senator yleld 

for a questlon? 

Mr. $TEVENS. I am slBd to yteld. 

Mr. EACU,ETON, The Sen*lor ftorn 

Alaska has drlven me home from the 

genat€, has he not? 

Tlre PR'ESIDINC} OFTIICER. TITC FCNstor'$ 

tlme h65 explred. 

Mr. HARTI(E. I Yleld 2 addtttonel 

mlnuteg. 

Mr. EAGLETON. Dtd the genstor not 

express to me one nleht when he drlver 

hls car. he drlves lt In an absent-mlnded 

state of mlnd? ff that be the case, the 

buzzer ma,y not be ofienslve to the dlstlngulshed 

Benator from Alnska, But for 

one who drtves hls cpr ln e total state 

of ready alert. I flnd lt most obnoxlous 

to me, 

Mr. gTErr'ENg, As one who does drlve 

&bsent-mlndedly at tlmes, beeerne I am 

trylng to thlnk of ways to Bntwer my 

Food trlend, I worrld admtt that thc buz. 

zer do€s not ofiend me eg much a! one 

who drlves wlthout hlr mlnd wenderlng. 

Eut I sttll say lt ls the lnterloclq thst 

k oflenslve; the eequentlal tystem tJret 

brlngt about s remtndef to people to 

buekle up, ls the devlce vre owht tn try 

to preserve. 

I have beerr e pllot for 30 year€. f cBnnot 

remember gettlng tnto sn alrplarre 

wlthou0 buckltng my belt. I thtnk thet 

wos Ingtllled ln us when we learned how 

to fly. Whst we need to do ls lnstlll ln 

futute generatlone the concept of tmckllng 

up or havlng some tvpe of pesslve 

restrelnt, We wlll reduee the deEths on 

the road. Wo will reduce the lnflBtlonatT 

knpsct' ol thla (anta.stlc cost to the country 

of these trrJurles and deaths. 

T'Ira.t would have been tlre objeetlve ol 

my eubstltute for the Bueklev Bmenclmart 

had we declded to so the full 

cflrrge. I cgn srcept the fact that the 

Eenete, In efieet, lB BBylng to thg conferees 

to work out somethlttg that meet! 

the eurrcnt mood of the coutltry to do 

away wlth the lntcrlockr and tJro rnnoyincs, 

It therc lr Bnnoyance. fmm trhg 

atEnsl. But we ate not golng to abandon 

ell ot the rafety meqaures thet hsve been 

brousht about' by tJre conrnerce commltt€e. 

under the dlrcctlon of our chattmsn. 

the s€nator from Indlanc end 

otheis-ecfety measuFes that hevc st- 

compllshe{ much over the8e yc8rr, and 

have great pr64lgg for real succeds ln the 

future. 

I ttrrank the Benator for yleldlng. 

Thg FR'ESIDINS OFFICER,. WhO 

ylelds tlme? 

Mr, IIARTIG. Mr, Freslderrt, thlt 

arnendment BtlU leav€B mG very uncemfortsble. 

I do not tntend to Bupport the 

amendment althoush I do not thlnts th8t 

wlll make s ma,Jor dlfference on tJle vote. 

I am fully cognlzant of the Ereat Bmount 

of anxlety that the Natlon hns Ebout th6 

Interlock syltem. I thlnk probabV Dubllc 

oplnlon at Hrtg firoment lg overwhelmlngly 

oppoeed to the contlnuaflon of tfie 

Bystem, But that doeg not lesve mc wlthout 

o great deal of pet8ona,l fe€ung ot 

responslbtllty tn ttrls fleld. 

I have been concemed wtt^lt Eutonrohlle 

eslety now slnce 19SS, I hsve had 

more then my share of expogute to pub- 

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llc dlscontent when we move forwerd 

wtth dlllgence wlth unlropular Esfety 

Items. 

The almple fact of It ts ls tfiet whUe 

thts debste lr golng on, elx people wlll 

have lost thelr llves es n result of eutomoblle 

sccldents. 

The fact ol tt k ls that we could prob- 

Bbly reduc€ that by st lcsst one-thlrd lf 

we havs etrecttve restralnt Byttenu that 

the publtc would use. 

Ttl6 lEct of tt tg tg ths,t thc cott of 

puttlns ln some t1rye of pa.sslve restratnt 

Bystem ls not prohtbltlve whet you condder 

tho totsl cost to the Natlon ol hsvlng 

aome 57,000 llves snufred out eyery 

yeBr on the htghwny, and an eddtuonEl 

2,100,000 requlrlng hosDltallztrilon- 

One compaw, Alletate Ingura,nce, hsr 

been very actlvFand f rray trlbute to 

them-ln promotlng the ps.cstve rrestralnt 

system. The eblllty of the Department ot 

TransportEtlon to promulgBto E pqsslvo 

restralnt standerd ls preserved hcre. 

Ttrat comp*ny ollort E A0-percint Eduetton 

tn thc cost of ttretr lnaurf,nce 

premlum ln a no-fault InsurEncc gtste 

lf there lE En Elr bag tn the c*r, Ttlat ls 

E Bubgtsnttel eevlng. 

The mort tmportant thlng lr not thr 

doller dFn, 'r'hat was the blg sr8ument 

we had ln the Commerce Corfihlttee 

lrom thc very begtrmtng: Economlcs 

vrrsur llfe and humEn rufierlng. 

I lrankly thlnts lt lr annoylng to havo 

to be BtrapDed tnto a seet. But lt ls 

dcepatrtng to see r ltttle bebu or pcruon 

who lg strapped to e bed, b€cguro thcry 

hsvu been tnJured ln en outomoblle aecldent, 

You cg'n go and eee the blood: 

you Bee the ElLrs; End you see the rflet8l, 

And that ls not a pleasant Btght. 

All the Estety thet we hgve heg.rd on 

thls lloor about Feople who heve hsd 

Snnwenc6 dlsapF€sru ver:y r4pldly vhen 

yolr corltlder what we are talldng ebout. 

What we eru telklnc etrout here la some 

way to try to rcduee thnt deeth toll. 

T?nthfully, you ean tulk Bbout "blg 

brctherlam," But "blE brother.lsm" rr tt 

le cnlled, lr not unlque to tlrk dturtlon, 

I-,ook at any ttla of dlseasa ftfl.Eruntsstlon 

prcgremr. II se went to trrtrke an 

IEnIIESCUCS progtam 6[€ctlve, whether 

we ErC rtsht or wroDg end whether 

hunnn rleture slrould bG thrt way, wo 

hEYc to EEle lt nrandatory. 

That ls whet rto dltl ebout smallpox, 

Ttlst ls whet we dltl about the varlou.s 

chlldhood dlseEses, euch as dlphtherle. 

Axd thet ls also whpt we do ln & rrurrlufecturlnc 

pl4nt, We requlrc a man to put 

both hands on e machlne now, wlth E 

as,fety devlce, Eo he c4nnot operate the 

mechlne with only one hend, 

In other words, on ttre whole fleld ol 

Sectron IN - Occupant Restraint Systerns 

srfety, humen neturg Eeeus to requlte 

somethlng to force uE to do what, ls sefe, 

What everyone ls eaylng here ts thEt 

eeatbelts are a good ld6e, but we ought 

not heve them. 

It ls e parsdox, It ls not unugua,l. Tblg 

gen$to floor l,s paradorlcel on a lot of 

tlrlngs, 

Mf. EAgLETON. wlll tho B€n8tor 

ylelcl on that polnt,? 

Mr. HARTT(E. I will be gIBd to yteld. 

Mr, EAGLETON, I do not want s protracted 

exchange wlth the Benetor, bes8ud€ 

I ilo not want to get lnvolved tn 

tle blood Errd gore thei ls about to spew 

forth. 

MBy I Bildress a questlon to the Beuator 

from Indla,na? Xtere ls nothlng tn 

thfu smendment, thEt outlaws seatbelts. 

Ecstb€ltd wlll 6till remaln tn the car. 

All tbls EEys |3 he cElr.not beve the mand.Btory 

buzzer end the mandatory lnterlock. 

Even the Eenator from IndlenB wEs 

about to ofrer sn a,mendment to put anot,tter 

button on tbe d8strboBrd of the 

car. You would push ttle EEglcBl button 

BJrd that would emasculatG the ayr* 

[am. 

Il the Benator from Indiarre ls eo clevout 

tn hla advocacy ol the buzaer, of the 

lnterlock syst€m, qrhy would he even 

Nuggest to Dut I button on tJrat cen Btrtp 

tlre system out ot operatton? 

Mr. HARTT(E. I erplatned that to firs 

Bon^Btor B,t lunch. The button tE trylne to 

deleat the Buckley nmendroent. 

Mr. EAGLSTON. I assume the Eenetor 

from Indlana ls very sLBcere Bbout tht6. 

Mr. IIARTEE. I arn vcr? ElEcere. r told 

tJxe Benstor st lunch about tJrat. I do not 

lnt+Dd to vot€ lor thls amendment. I 

Bay not have voted for the amendrnent 

I h8vo suggested, for the very slmple 

reason thst I beueve we oulthL to keep 

tJf,o lnterlock untl] pasglve EyB!€Es ar6 

staDdard equlpment. 

Auafralla hs.S mshdatory utlltzaUon o! 

seetbelts, and lt hns reduced tJle death 

toU. WhBt we a.re eaylng ls we are not 

€llrnlnsttrg these seetb€1t8. Ttre Benator 

tl elmlnatlne the use of them, however, 

there ere two wayg to tncie.ase belt 

uss,ge. One ls by an [xt€rlock rystem. Th6 

other ls to m$ke a crbnlnal lt€nalty for 

fallure to weer It. I would dot even be 

oppos€d to thet, 

In other words, I thtnk that we wBnt 

to go aheed errd reduco th8t de8th toll, 

reduce .the agony trl Dracflcally every 

Iahlly [n Americe, becslr.8e In fact, el-. 

mq8t every femlly wlll ulHrnEtely teel 

tbe trauma of Bn Bccldent. I ha,ve had 

Hl sgPnY, A member of mY laqrtly dld 

not get to B hospltEl. My sletcr went to 

the greve. Tb6t ts the dttrererrce, It ls not

your t8mtly that' wul be lmmune when THt OvtiBrD! OFfloN-B,t&rNcn{o tHr 

you got th*t telephone caU llr thp middle 

INtrBEsrE 

ol the nlght saylnC tbgt ong of your orn Tt6 na8olutlon whlch I Em. co-EponEorhg 

was lnvolved ln r,n amldent, Bnd thr ec- would raqulrc tbe gollurror to b6 oflEr6d an, 

cldent, was f&ta.l, 

optlonol lntorlocts ov€rrldo butto[, I would 

Then you HsE your8elf a quctuon lllE6 to 

as to 

oxpl8tn th6 rattonBla of thla spprosctr, 

Tho 

whether you 

DoDflrtEEut of 

put 

tt8Esportatlo[ 6ett- 

the Btarnp of fatauty rnatd that thc lrt€fltrk 8y8t6ln T'lu S8V6 

onr Dld you press the button thet kUled 7r00o llvos snnufJly and proveut lnjurlss to 

ene of your own? 

940.000 poopl6. Wlth tho sy8t€m, l6,p BAd 

I havG t€ven chlldem, snd I am con- lboulder belt u8&go bM boon l4cr60.ed to 

cerned &bout all the other chlldren ot ov6r 50%. Wltbout tho tnt€rlodk, lt wtU oEcc 

America. 

8g8l4 tau to bolorr 10%. Ou tlro otb€r h8nd, 

I just say, qulte honestly, t'hat I thlrrh E$try Sbil tbo lutarlock ryrtam to bl ooor- 

thls ts the blggest backwa,rd step ln the clvo and iDEoyLng EDd srguo thst tt srrl&cb 

fleld of automoblle Bsfety ever taken 

of 

by 

the Federal (Iovernment. Yet, I know 

that evtdently the publlc lE determlncd 

to teke lt. 

I hope a,nd pray t'Irat we do not waste 

too much tlme moving towsrd pas$lve 

restraht. Thf,t, ls why I want to 

thsnk the Sen4tor from New York snd 

the Senator from Mlssourl for modllylng 

thelr amendment, because we have not 

closed that door. Ask the people who have 

seen the Btr bsg tr.ork. ABk Mf. Delore$n, 

a former General Mot'ort executive who 

lB E genlus tn thls fleld. He demon8trsted 

to us 2 days ngo how ttre alr bag ca,n 

be effectlve, end how llttle llrconverdence 

ihey really are, 

Yes, I would prefer the alr bags to 

the lrrterlock system; but I ssy, flrst, that 

the ulttnete concern should not be upon 

the method. Make lt as convenlent ae 

posslble, so thai the turkeys and ttre 

loaves of bread and the dach.shund,$ csn 

be plsced on the seat. Flne. But la the 

meantllne. m&ke sure that your wlfe, 

your chlldren, your mother, your relatlves, 

and all bhe people ln Amerlcp u,re 

glven en opportunlty to llye out thelf ltfetlrnes 

as they should. 

In my judgment, thls amendment lB 

coEting u6 more thsn any slnStle appro-' 

Frlation we mske to the National Inetltes 

of Health, ond tlrat ls E pretty serlouE 

charge. I am firlly co8nlzant of whBt ls 

golng to happerr. 

Mr, Presldent, I ask unanlmous con' 

B€nt to have prlnted et this polnt in the 

REcoRD c descrlDtion of the overrlde option 

to whlch the Senntor lrom Mlssourl 

made reference. That wps an efiort by 

some of us to try to provlde some amelioratlng 

conditlons to the sltuation. 

Mr, Presldent, ln connectlon srlth t.}llg 

overrlde button concept, I ask unenlmous 

consent to put the followlng statement 

ol the Consurner Federstlon of A.Berlce 

ln the Rnconn et thts polnt. 

There belng no obJectlon, the materlal 

was ordered to be prlnted ln tXrs Rrconn, 

a,8 lollows: 

"blg brotherbE " 

Our R68oluuob *tt€Epts to Btrltso e b&l- 

Suoe bgtwe6tr hdleldual ftoedom hrld pub- 

Uc strfot'y. By allowtng th6 coDruErtr to ovorfldo 

tho ayrt+n tbil cocrolvo a4oat of tho 

tststlosts lfc byDr.t.ali tbi cobrubor caD, 

cboo!. not to bt protooteo. 8ut t&rt ohold6 

DUrt bO rdfab 6i4h flne hc tldrr ln hLr oif 

rrtbef thrl by foro. of htblt. 

Isurtbar, tba Lnt rlocl now hea r d6lr*t 

rate of *l%. I b.Uov6 rnEily d8l8ht the ayrtoE 

pcrEADo[tly bGosuro of tb6 Bnnotrrsnca 

of bavlat to bucllr up lurt t, rdoy6 thr G8r 

lD t&c drtviw8y or to put tt lrr th6 tE qr, If 

tb€ lndlvrdusl b{| tb6 opportuulty wlth tba 

oyerftdc buttoD to &lnctlvaly d6f68t the sy8t6tA 

whou rr!€ lE lD.con,vnutcnt, tlr€tr pgrbsp8 

h6 TUI bud&lc up lor bl8b$ay drlvhE. Tburl 

u.Dukc tbc Euc.tsl6y-Ea,glctou rppro..b rFhor. 

tbcr6 Ir Do Gfloctlvs riELuder to ur6 belt 

ryBt6rb!, our Bpprorab yould Dot bayo tlat 

d6trlm6Dta,l €fioct ou pUbllo !8tety. 

Iu Bhort, f ceanot |.u gsod corr8cleuce support 

a provlrlotr whlcb would klU ?,0OO 1160pI6 

por y6tr ead lnJuro 8{0,000. Our n8solu- 

Uou would hav6 thr Gf6ct ol trylnt to nralntslE 

htgJ|r rat6 ol bslt useg6, but, woul.t dso 

ruow E fr06doD ot cholcG. 

Br^ftxErt or ColrsuMrr. trtEsrB^rlo$ ot 

AldtBrc^ 

CoDsum6r FailerBuon ol Asorlca whlch 

ropfeaoDts tb6 lnt€re8tg ol ovlr g0 mUuou 

coraumEra througbout tha Nsilon, rtrontly 

ondoruos Cbalrirrl4 Mag'l.uron,E ameuqmsnt 

to crdsts I pu8b-buttou byDafs to s€rt belt 

lntorlock Ey8tdnr8, qud to requtr€ roplBcGmont 

of thls sy8toE wltb 8lr bags boglDulnt 

llr 1s77, 

Th6 b6n6llto ol tho lDterlock Bnd Blr beg 

Ey8tordB to tho oobsuBer hav€ beeu emply 

ddhonatrqtBd-ltvod rpould bs 6aved and ln- 

6uranc6 rate6 trould drop Eub8tanttslly. 

Thosg locts r€nrrln undbputEd. Tho Lseuo |[ 

contbv€ral/ lr whetbor the8o sBloty Ex'EteEt 

rbould bo ruqulred or Blnrply 

"opitonel 

extril", 

Bdd6tl tO ttro bE.E! prtcs ot the automobll6. 

A! Btandard Bqulphcnt they woulrl 

b6 pioducgd r8d uull.Esrl on E larger trf,Io, 

thur lowbrlDt tbo cost p6r untt B|ld lowBrlnE 

untyBt88lly lor sll owrers ol new carr. 

Aa 

"optlonal 

ertrar" Conaumel! lftth lo\f 

lacoElol wsulrt bs tEmpteal to fej8ct thl8 

Ealoty qqulpmoEt thur Endarrgsrlng ttlslf 

Uves, enil tbc llvcs ol th61r lahlllo8 snd 

EUOEta, 

Vol. IV

t0848 

Fot yeffr tbo FA/| brl rcqulrad Lha werlDg 

ol Bobtb6ltt h rrrpblll tlurrng tokeofi atd 

landErtE. Mlhdlul ot tb6 rttlr8 tnvolvotl, coul\rlllers 

bsvo Dot complr|[cq, IIow6ver, qeatb4 

Brrd lljurlffi resultlng lrom Eutomotrll6 Bccldents 

lar outDumbor tbold rcrult$B lroH 

slrPlano mlrhbps. IIow can tb6 Foderal Juttfy 

requtrlng seat b€ttr h th8 former ;es6 

Ehd not lD th6 latt€r? 

OEo of tho moEt T1y6aoB6 rffpotrtbuttt86 

of Oov€rnmant lE to promota th€ 

..hsattb, 

|elcfy BDd lYoltsro', ol tho clilEos8, con_ 

t\rEret Foder&tlon ol Amerlca vlew8 sDy yot€ 

agalrt thlE lmportant egl€ndment sa a 

8fav6_ Ebdlcauon ot B log|llrtot3 r6Epou- 

.lbUtty. 

ldr. HARTI(E. tf tJrere ls E nlghtmsre, 

Es the preserrt lnterlock syatem and the 

aeetbelt 6yst€m hgve b€en descrlbed. that 

nlghtrnsre ts not nearly ss bed ss a nlght 

tn a hosDttal. 

The FR,ESIDINO OFEICER. Who 

ylelds tlme? 

Mf. BUCIftEf. Mr. presldent, how 

trruch thre do I have remEining? 

The PREAIDING oFFrcER.-The $enetor 

lrom New York hes 6 mlnutes. 

Mr. BUCrrr.Ey. I fleld my8elf B rllln- 

Utes. 

Mr, PresldE:rt, I eil aware of ths co[corn 

and the slnccrity of the conceln of 

tho Benetor from Indlana. But f belleve 

that a free lndlvlduel pnd a free soctity 

presuppos€ the laci [,ha,! hrrmes bet$gi 

Ere mature enough to look after tlrelr 

own Urt€rests. I belleve that the role ol 

Clovet.nltrGnt ahould be to m4ke Bure thEt 

g4g Indlvtdual doeg not harm anotlrer. 

If we are to have Government aa8ume 

the role of protectlng every tndlvtduat 

Bsa,lnrt everT rlsk, then prqy6spr we wlll 

ree the (lovernment-cnd I em not tecetlous 

about thh+utlewlng mountaln 

ellmbtng, outlawlng pleasure f,ylng, outlawlng 

Evel Knlevel ln htr tdloilc stunt 

of the past weekend. 

I b€ltove that the wa,y wG mect thr ob- 

Jectlvea of the Benator from hdlrna ls to 

requlre thot thone Be8tbelts b€ ihere, regulre 

the llght whleh ls a remtnder, and 

then educnte. I believe thst the Frocess 

ol educatJon ha.s done more to get peo- 

Fle to undetstcnd the need to protect 

them$elves and protect thelr familtes 

wlth ^seatbelk thsn all the ssdgetry tha.t 

Bo lffltEteB s,t lef,Et b0 percent ol the 

consumers In thls country that they flnd 

ways of ctrcumventlng lt. 

Mr. Presldent, I ask uhanlrtlous coneent 

to f,dd the name of the $enator 

from Oklahoma (Mr. Brnrlrrr) 6"8 s, co- 

Epon8or of the amendment. 

The PRESIDING OFTTCER,. wlthout 

obJectlon. lt ls so ordered_ 

Mr. DOMEIIICL IUT. Frestdent. wtll the 

Benator yleld I mlnut€? 

Section 109 - Oecunant Restraint Svstems 

Mr- EUCI{LEY. I yteld 

Mr. DoMENrcr. Mi. prcstaent. f 

ehould llke to address these remarks to 

the Sens.ror from Indtane, 

Althoueh I have not totslly mede up 

4y mlnd wlth reapect to the Benator 

from AIe,ske'B concern about the buzzer 

Byst€m, let me euggest to the Benator 

from fndlsna, for thore of Us who hBve 

Iarge femllles end heve r genulne concern 

for the well-belng of those who 

travel ln a.utomablle8, thEt perheps the 

Benator ls forgetttng thtt tf oneroue reatrlctlons 

ate lrnposed of ttre type we 

have had explelned here today, whlch 

ere so rldlculous thet they become almost 

tomethlng one ccnnot ltve wlth. one 

mlsht try to flgllre out what the Amert. 

eRn people Bre golnB to do about lt. It 

lppearl to me thst we Bre gotng to get 

less efiectlve use of seetbelh bv the ittltude 

that the Benator lrorn Indlsne 

descrlbes here than E reallsHc one. 

T?le PRESIDTNC} OFFICER. T?re ilma 

of the Eenator from New york hns explred. 

Mr. BUCKLEy. I yletd I addtilonat 

mlnute. 

Mr, DOMENICL Teke the case of ttre 

farmer ln my State who ssyg, ..f,m not 

golng to uae thBt system. I'm gotng to 

flnd B way to get rid of lt. It's sbsurd. 

f'll flnd some mechanlc who wlll dlsconnect 

1t." Thot fellow ts apt to use no 

seatbelt. 

The polnt f meke ls thct tho8e who te€l 

a.s does the $enetor from Indlana have 

Just es good Bn ErTument. that to have B 

rldlculous klnd of sefety devlce lmposed 

on the Amerlcan people lg no assurance 

that they a,re golnE to use lt. To tJre con- 

trery, B reasonable devlce that glves them 

the lncentive to do lt themselves, rather 

than the lneentlve to fln{ weyg to evold 

It, ls probebly, ln the long run. far more 

celculeted to h*ve more people use seatbelLs 

than the system that the Benator 

from New York, end the Benator trom 

Mlseourl tre trylng to tet out of our 

cBrs. 

Mr. IIARTE. I understand the tn{tstlon. 

I urderstand th8t people are tryInE 

to beat the system. TTrEt doe8 not make 

It rtght. Thet ls all I can say, 

In other words, we lorced the manute.dtureru 

to glve ihem a collawlble steertnE 

column. We lnstltuted all these stendardr. 

TVe have forced tlre gtandards to 

be chgnged. We have been worklng on all 

these thlnss ln the fleld ot safety tlnce 

1966, a^nd every stelt of the way there 

has been the same type of gpposttlon 

whleh hes been hammered out. But the 

lact le that lf you want to have fewer 

579

peoFle kIIIed on the hlghweys, you must 

have strong leglslatlon of thlg klnd, 

Mr. GRIIFIN. Mr. Presldent. wlll the 

gena,tor yleld? 

Mr. HAF.TTIE. How much tlme does 

the Senator deslre? 

Mr. GRIFTIN. Two mlnut€s. 

Mr. HAH,TI(E. Mr. Pre$ldent, how 

much ttme do I heve remalnlng? 

ThE PR'ESIDING OEFTCER, fire Senator 

from Indiana has l0 mlnutes 

remaining. 

Mr. HA-R'TTrE. I yteld 2 rnlnutes to the 

Senator from Mlehlgan. 

Mr. GRIFFltN. Mr. Presldent. the noted 

Eupreme Court Justlce trruls Brandell 

once wamed thet we should be "most Befety, health and envlronmentEl ptotectlon 

are lmpottant and commendable 

EoBls. But ln strlvtng to aehleve these 

goBl*q we carrnot repenl ttre fundaF 

mental lows of economlce or eompletely 

lFnore the llbertle$ of people. As the Wall 

Street Journal recently suggiested, edl. 

torl&lly. tfie Government ouEht to trest 

"drlvers 

as adults," 

It ls Interestlng to note that perhepr 

the greatest degree of drlvlng safety h8x 

been achleved solely by lowerlng the 

speed limlt to 65 mlles per hour. 

go fa,r ln 197{ there have b€en 6,000 

fevrer fatalltles than lor the corespon(llng 

perlod ln 19?3, or a reductlon of 

on Ebout 20 percent. Thls should tell ug 

our guard to protect liberty when the somethlr8 Ebout the wtsdom of ever 

Government's purposes sre beneflcent." more eoBtly *nd complex Governrnent 

Thls warnlng ls partlcularly approprl- regulatlon of the de$Ign and ma,nufacate 

ln connectlon with our prlnclpal form ture of automoblles. 

of transportatton, thc eutomobtle, vrhlch, Fortuns"tely, the llouse ol Re$resentt' 

with the help of the Federel Oovern- tlves has already responded to commonment, 

ls fegt becomlng E Flube Goldbergsense by votlnC to refreal the tnterlock 

like controptlon evaileble only to the stands,rd and by an overq'helmlng mBr- 

rlch. 

gln of 339 to 49. Hopefully, the Benate 

the best, or perhaps worst, exomple of slll follow sult by epprovlng the lr€ndlng 

Government meddilng la the seat-belt Buckley-Eacleton amendment, 

lnterlock system. The drlvlng publlc ls Thls amendment &lso provldea for a 

cles,rly turned ofi hy thls Government- furthet rer'lew of the proposed Federsl 

mandated devlce for turnlng on thelr stand&rd to requlre ps.sslve restralnts- 

cEfs. 

or elr begs. Althoush the Del)artment of 

In nry own State of Mlchlgan, o mr- Tran$portfttion has coneluded thEt' elr 

vey conducted by Moior News magnzlne begs could save a.s mnny as 15,000 llveg 

has revealed that an overwhelrnlnB ?0 

per yea,r by 1985, they wlll elso add et 

percent of the drlvers polled nre opposed Ieast $200 more to the prlce of new cars, 

to the lnterlock system, 

And questlons ,qt'lll exlst about the pro- 

hterestlngly, durlng hearlngs before tectlon they would afford small cBr drlv- 

the Senate Commetce Comrnlttee earlter ers, not to mentlon thefr efrectlveness 

thls year, Eydney Terry, a vlce presldent ln slde and rollover nccldents. In (act. 

of Chrysler,Corp,, lndlcated that con- the proposed DOT sta,ndftrd would re- 

Bumer concern about the lnterloek 

qrtlresys- 

seRt belts pIuE B sequentlal warnlng 

tem even exceeded concern about gaso. system-that ls, lf seat belts are not 

llne mlleage. 

fastened. B butzer wlll he actlvated tf alr 

Ttre lnterlock ls more than B nulggnce. bass do not pfovlde suff,clent protectlon 

It adds et least $50 to the prlce of a new ln such accldents. Thls latter cost would 

car. and poses E real safety hazard when 

prohobly negate a.ny s&vlngg achleved 

a cg,r must be started ln emergency sltua- from remova,l of the lnterlock system, 

tIons. 

fn & Mq,rch 21 edltorlal, the New YorX 

slnce ena.ctment of the Natlonal Motor Tlmes conclurted thnt- 

Vehlcle Traff,c Safety Act ln 1986. the Betse6n th6 lbw and B belt lttB ehaf,ng 

thBn the prerent cumber$orne hf,tne8a, 

cumulatlve cost of verlous Federal safety 

wo 

hlBht well achlcvo & feA8onEblo rnoEsuri ol 

and emlsslon standa,rds end regula.tlons hl8hw8y Elfcty tslthout compulsory tftel of 

ls over $?00. accordlng to spokesmen for the tnEdeqrrntrly trsttd all bsF-rEpcclrlly 

the lndu.stry. For the medlum-prlced cEr. lf the energy crl8l8 eontlnues to keep rpoGdr 

thBt means that over ?0 percent of the clom and trf,l[c ruducod. 

cost ls now attrlbutnble to Government At the ve4y least, thl$ matter needr to 

regukrtlon. 

f wonder, lf you drive the prlce 

be lnvestlstted further ag would be re- 

of an qulred by the Buekley-Eagleton amend- 

automoblle up to the polnt where yourment,younEster buys a motorcycle lnstead, T,he PRESIDING OTEIEER,. Who 

whether you Ere really dolng hlm s fsvor. ylelds tlme? 

At a tlme when mueh attentlon ls be- Mr. FA$TOR,E. Mf. Prestdent, wlll the 

lng glven to the lmFortance of protectlng genEtor yteld for a questlon? 

the consumer, lt seems to me that the Mr. HARTT(E. How much ttme docr 

congllfiter flrst needs to be Froteeted the Senator deslre? 

from the excesseg of blg govemment. Mr. PASTORE. Two mlnutes. 

580 

VoL IV

Mr. EARTKE. I yleld. 

Mr. PASTOEE. Mr, Presldent. thc 

questlon thet occurE to me ls not so much 

the lrrltetlon or the lnconvenlenee. beea,use, 

nfter all, all ol uB csfl learn to 

llve wlth thet. To me, lt ls s questlon of 

b.lto r[d rbbeB!. 8om. Fo'plo argu. thrt 

balts provlds bsttGr protoauon ln r crBrhi 

othars c{ntend that tbn slrbsg lE a E\rporlor 

Eyst6m. I tJllrts that tho most Bllont polut 

tbat Eru6t bC mEd6, howav6r, lE thdt TOBSI4l|ta 

of how e[ectty6 E ro6ttBllrt nl/6t8m tE, 

It wlll EBVE Do llyos uirleds thst EyrtGb bs 

BBfety. Do we hsve Brry BtBttstlcs ss to 

whether or not these systems reElly hBvQ 

6aved llveg? 

Mr. HA.R,TTEE. Yee. 

Mr. PASTORE. Can pe not put them 

|I1 the nrcor.D? 

0849 Mr. I{AH,TI(E. Y€6. I Bhsll put thrm 

hThe-ffiRD.- 

Mr. Presldent, I gs[, rul&nlrnous conaent 

to have Drlnted ln the Rrconn not 

only these ststlstlcs bui also other mateflal 

whlch supDorts Utlllzetion of the 

lnterlock system and other passlve re- 

Etralnt systenrs. 

Tbere belas no oblectlon, the mat€rlsl 

w88 Ordered to be prtnt€d ln tJrs RccoBr, 

as followel 

l"nflfOr TaEEfi FRox l DEpaETtdf,NT ot 

lt^tetoltarron Il,EFoBt 

..Axlr- 

ENfrrlto 

IaE OT ETEgf$ of PBoPosEb CHNGEB To 

bo€n dcltvflt d End ls bslng ur6d, 

glncr 1966, wherr ffitt boltr wG!6 irst turt8llod 

llu uotor vshlclB8, l,i brv6 boon 15y1ag 

to gtt Botdrlst6 td bucklG up. W6rvc ttl€d 

ill crrtpel8nr; w6'vo trled gErblng llghts: 

wc'vc trtGd buzzar8; strd sow wc've trted 

lutarlock8. 'fh€ 

lntdrloclr hes lncreffied lap 

and thouider belt uEEgo to ovBr 60%. Wlthout 

tho hterltrk, belt, ussB6 would lall prob- 

Ebly to below 10%, Edloro l.qtGrlock, tho 

rrugo rst6 wB 49i. 

To lncraM tho UBBBo fats I bellove that 

tb6 DepbrtEreLrt ol TTsuportttlon murt 

r[ov€ u qulckly Bg posElbla towafd8 pffilvo 

f6Sttallrt gygtcBl'- A pas6lvo r6gtr6lnt requlr€g 

D,o aflrs,atlve BcttoD hy tb6 y€hlcls occupaut 

lb ordef t0 tE protdcted. Ttr6 [yrtoE lr rtwayB 

"flctlvated." 

End. th6 occupaD,t lr Elway8 

prot€cted. Th6 usg6 tBt6 lB 100%. 

A psstlvo ro8tralrt By8t4m sucb ha th6 atrbr3 

|! Eucb lBas ofl€Hlv. vbc[ r balt ryrtaE. 

Vahlclo occuprhts do not bacomr tsrlgtGd lu 

f rp88bBttl-typt w6b ot b'6ltr. lta syrt m t6 

FraaE{oEa CAB BEqg!|rxrNTE 

30E", AuovET 197{ 

ot MVg€l comfortEbl6 End wlll not obBtruct vl8lod. 

ThE qua8tl,oD ot relbtlv! Ilrr-Eaylbg potCD- 

Tblt foFort aDElyz6a tho tmpact ot pro- 

Por.d obrngos t4 Motor vohtcla s8loty Btsrrdrrd 

tl0E 

"Qccupsnf 

Crasb ttatrctfou,, aA 

tbiy Epply to psss€ngar caf8 {Flgur6 l), T}rG 

propmd ol Msrclt I0, f0?4, would 6xt6nd tbc 

pra8€Dt S optlollE ltrcludtnt tut6rlock-belt 

6lr8t6tnr to B6pt€nrb6r f, l9?6, snd tJror€a,tter 

would r6qulr6 pffilvs protsctton supplrmontad 

by lsp b6ltr \vltb BgquBntlal warnlng 

It nGodod lor roUovor prot3ctlon ln tront 

EEEts, I,ap bslt6 would b€ f6qutr6d ln fear 

l.ata. 

Irrt€rlffik-bclt EyEtem efgctlyenes ws 

ooEpBrod wlth atr cushlon-lflp belt Bysram 

Gflrctlv6nes ln t€rDa of rBduccd doathB ud 

IEj\rrtes (l'l8ures 13 arrd lB). Lf th6 rotal 

psaa€ngEr cBr populailotl w6re equlpped wlth 

thr Ert8rlmt'bdlt Ey8t€m \F6 could otpect 

?,O00 ldwdr fBtellile€ rJrd 9{0,000 tow6r- tn- 

JurleB snlluauy (Flgurco ? ond E), Compereblc 

i,guraa for th6 alf ctuhlon-lBp boti eyetop 

aro rF,600 BDrl 1,000,000, rGspecilvoly 

(Flguree 0 anq lQ), U6lng thr6€ otfierent 

t6chblqu6b lor dconotrrlc mBly6!8, th6 ben6trt,/co8t 

ratlos rBnga troqr A.g to 6.3 lor tbs 

ht8rlock-bslt By8tam and lrom 9.8 to B,O lor 

tbi alr cuahtun-lsp belt eyEtcm. 

I[ collclulon, rsults of tht8 ltudv 6how 

thrt th. ploposod rul6fiuEltrg, rapri*nted 

by tbo rlr ousblon-lsp bGlt ryftorn, tE cloarly 

auporlor to Uro lntorlo+lc-bclt syst8E tn th6 

raduCtlo$ Ol tatElltl$ ab,d lntul$. Furth6rurofo, 

the atr cu$hloE-lap bolt system 18 tuUy 

,uttla€d €v6n lrom Bu oco[ofilld polnt oi 

vlo\y sl$cd lt8 bdnotrt/co8t ratlo md lts lncrsmantEl 

beDEflt,/sost retto (lucrGboeDtal 

b6r1ent4/|Jrcrohootal o6ts) sr. tubEtsDilauy 

la Gr.cfir of I.O. 

srATrurnra or ffi^"o" tl^r'rrrt oH 

FâEIvE II,EaTBÎNTa 

WHY PASSIVE PROTrcTTON ? 

Ite CoEErercb Commltt€o hAs hoard Ea$y 

tl.tl srld6, by movlBg toward8 peEctvd nrrtrslnts 

vro Etll rchldvE r sucb htgbor lrvol 

ol prot€ctlon wbll6 provtdlsg o trroro coru- 

(ortBb16 EyEt6E ot protecilon, 

THE AIXDAG: WHY FOT AN OFTIOT|' 

Tber6 ar6 srb6 Trbo b€lldvo tb&t tho atrbBB 

B)'st€m ougbt to b6 En Optton&l rEthdr 

thBE Etahdnrd equlpment, f b6lt6yo B reblbtlo 

erqmlnatlon of th6 ecoEoBlcr of thG 

prcbleh wtll erDlBlu wby tb|s lB not e l6Etlblo 

Eltornf,tlYG. 

Durlnt hod6l y6Bf l9?{, th6 OGncraI Motors 

Corporbtlo[ ofiorod th€ s,tf cuBhlou tottrelnt 

Eyst4m tr Bn optlon ou ttr lurury 

a*rz for tho prlca ol 139S. OM bsa nor' tDnounftd 

thst thd opttos prlcc wlll lDcrrFra 

by 33% lil ls?s-to f300. 

II lt lE ons thtfit that CongroEs hbr l6arnod 

6bout tsEr6ty In th6 p88t decade, tt t3 thtt 

conaumera do not a,ntlclpflta thBt they wlll b6 

tb6 oblect of a dBlamtty. In meldtllg th6tr 

purchb8lng doclrlons, conaumGrB lnfrcquently 

wlu b6 wlulug to pay sxtrs lor EBfoty 

reBArdlBs of th6 probnbllttter ot hccldont 

occurretrc6-1t'$ hunlBn llatureft 

the rlrbat ayat4br ware to b6 Inaclo 

BtandErd oq\rlpErent, ttro ocob.oEilca ol Ecalo 

of the mess productlon ptocb8a Would tl€crese 

Aub$tBhttBuy the p6r unlt cffit ol tho 

elrbag Ey6t€m. The autu companlaE 66ttrnBt6 

It to be 0235, Tho Dop$therrr ol Trat[6portbtlon 

sBy! f2lo. John Z. D6l.oreen, lormer GM 

Vlcd Pr6sld6nt lu churgo ol car &hd lruck 

productlon E8tlm&tes that tha prlc6 Ehoulq 

b6 bo rlrore tharr 1160. 

1{6 B 0900 opilon, few woulcl op! to buy tbo 

ElrbBE Errd wE would los th6 pot6lrt al of 

Ebvlng 16,600 llv6a d,nd proveniln8 1,000,000 

lnjurles sBch yeBr. AE 6160 stanqBrd equlpm6nt, 

th6 benontr ol th6 sy8tdm Tould bo 

r€allzed 6t a roasonsbli co6t to rll. 

TEATINO AI{D DTVETOFIIIETVT O' AITDAOA 

houil of Oobato orr th€ rolEilvo martte ol Eeni Th6 o.lrbag Eyrt4m h&s undcrgono tbo rno0t 

Section 109 - Occupant Restraint Sysfenrs 

581

6trtdrrslv6 lbbdratory and fleld dovolopnrGnt 

progi8m ol Eny slrrglo Ealety devlcC. Th6 

eBnErtl MotofB Corporatlon, who8o ofiort8 

Bhould b6 BpplEudod lu ibls Breg, has Epent 

oysr l0o mUlton l$ thelr re8earctj Bnd dBvolopment 

progxarn. Erton Corporatlon b.as 

sltorrt over l+B roulfon; AUled Corporatlon 

oy6r S25 mlulo[i Rodkdt R€ffiaroh CorporattoE 

over t4 mllllon. WbUo lrl€ hsvo ro data 

on th6 e*pdbrlltue8 by tbd otber eutomobllo 

maEufacturers. lt would bd EBfd to 6Etlmato 

tlr6 totul R&D budgot lor ElrhagB to bn 

w6ll ovdr |136 muuon. 

Th6 f,eld te6tln8 progrsDr 

Eyatem lE 6qually lmptc8Blvo. 

ol thd 8lrb8B 

Ovdr g600 BltbBg 

6qulpp6'd vohlcleE s,ro Eow on our net!on'! 

hl8hweyr end thoy bovo e4ouErul&ted ovor 

100,000,000 rlllGs h EctuEl hlShway drlvh8. 

Tbero haE novdf b6en a fElluro to flrs upon 

domsnd, i$d tbcrd bqrrd b6€s,3S deployments 

to d&t6. Thdro wsd otro lnedvottont pErttEl 

flrlng durlnB tlro flrst donthE ol tho neld 

t€nttng progrsF. TbE aasldents to dato b.tvc 

producod l$crcdlblc EoEultr. Fot oxBrrpli, ln 

oao rccldrnt, e man drlv|rrg rt 67 rtllles p6r 

bour crerbGd lnto th6 reBt ol a pBrts€d pollod 

car. T116 drlvar Ftl&crt aw&y lrom tbo aocldent, 

I t1ev6 & aummBry ol olch ol tbo alrbag 

'acclrlgnts tor tboss wbo f,rl8b to Bxathln6 

tbo record. But I lut wdrt to ray that tb8 

amount ol technl,cal rlovolopmout or tlro ElrbsE 

EyEtsru lE utrlEtcbed 

byBi6m. 

by Ery otber saloty 

WIIAT I8 THI COST O' f|TI AIBEAC 

Tgl Ercurl.l,r ot Tt,ANapoETATtolt 

Wd'Illingtofl, D,O' 

IIon. VaficE ILaarI(E, 

Ql.etfidn, Subconnlttee on Sutlt//e tran|f#rtdtlotl, 

CorftTllttee on CottLrnerce, U.5. 

Se rr#te, W(rslr{flgtcil, D.C, 

Dn^R gtHAToE IIiatKE: Thl,B lE Lr rasponse 

to your rgquest of Septeflber 10, 197{, lor 

depsrtn€ntal vl6ws doncernltlB B resolutlon 

ofroied by you and 86nator6 MagDu8or, Mosa, 

ll$rt snd Stev6hB. 

Th6 rcmlutlon would 6xpre$s the sense 

of the SenBts that aU I16w v6hlclel wltb lDtdrlocks 

bo oqutppcd wlth a button lor bypa€dlDg 

tb6 htorlocl(. Tbc button would 6u' 

Bbl6 dtlvcrs to d6cld6 fof thalosslv66 wb6th6r 

to uso tb6Lt asloty b6lt , Ws hrv6 not yct 

had an opporturuty to eddet lufly tbo luortto 

ol tb6 button- W! thlnk. bosrEyor, thet t'b6 

buttoa ml8ht rGducd tbE 6tr6ctlvouos5 ol tbt 

l$t€rloek lu ln

lnterlocks. The tnterlock system ha^B not 

been on very long. It has been on aborrt 

I year. Alr begs are no\r ln the fleld trstlng 

etage. se*tbelts, ln aDd of themselves, 

have been on for a longer perlod of ttme. 

The best estlmates are sttll thf,t ?.000 

llves a yeer can be saved wlth the lnterlock 

system end v;lth the seatbelts. That 

It from the Department of Ttsanspgrtatlon. 

Ttrst ls lf there Is SO percent uillizatlon. 

Alrbags could save 1b,600 llves and 

I mullon lnjurles snnually once they become 

atsnderd eqrrlptnent tn ell vehlcles. 

Mr. PAETORE. And the.qe flBures are 

officlBI? 

Mr. HARTIIE. Ttrey are from the DepBrtmetlt 

of Tlansportatlon. They wul be 

put ln the Rreonp. 

Mr. PASTORE. I Em golng to say to 

my eolleagues, I do not thlnk we ought 

to argue prtee; I do not thtnk we ouiht 

to argue hrltatlon or lnconvenlenee. If 

we nre sevlng ?,000 ltves a year lll Amerlca, 

ihere ,$ Bome worth to'tt. 

Mr. BUCKLEY, Wlll the BenBtor from 

Vermont yleld? 

Mr. EAGLE-ION. Will the Senator 

trom Vermont yield to me 3 mlnutea on 

the btll so thst f may regpond to the 

Benator from lthode Island? 

, Mf, STAFFORD. I yleld to the genatof 

lrom Mlssourl 3 ffrlnute8. 

, Mr. EAGLHI'!]N. r do not pBnt to pro- 

Iong thls debate, Bnd I thtnk the genator 

from Rhode IBlBnd ls asklnc what tB 

t-h,e n:t questton: ft we aru savlng ltves, 

dollsrs become less relevent then llves. 

to be sure. But f can assure the Senator 

from Rhodc Islend thet the Btsilsilcr Bs 

quoted by thc BenBtor trom IndlEnB Brt 

not qulte es sppllcsble to the sltu8flon 

es the dlsctrssion mtght eeem to werr*nt 

thst lntemretatton. Thc ?,000 llver th*t 

the averaBe Depsrtment of TrBn8portstton 

Eruesstlmstc8 ts wlth full uilllza,tton 

of nll klnds of safety equlpment on Every 

cEr ln the land. There are 100 mllllon 

cEr,s In thh country, FIuE. ,Itle buzzer lnterlock 

ls_ on pethaFs l0 mfltlon, I 

year'B model. 

-_ These statlcflea Es to thc number of 

llves B&ved, No. l, are Trsndlose guesssork 

and, No, l, are tallored to the concep,t-that 

when BU these systems, basg 

Bnd fOldlng-awAy steerlng columnB. wherr 

they are Bll on all the cars tn exlitence 

ln thls country I0 yearr from now__becsuse 

that le how long lt takes the cBtB 

-to turn over. about l0 yearu.*then Mr. PABTORE. I wlsh to eay to nV 

lrlend from Mtf,Bourl tlrat I liave two 

docforr |n my f&mtly, I Bon End B ronln-law. 

f mBy Fet ,n the cEr and not Dut 

on my aea,t h€lt. but I have never geen 

my Bon or my Bon-ln-law ever get tn 

tho car wlthout nuttlng on thelr seat 

belta. That has alu'ayg lmpressed me, for 

the Blmple reason that they hsve seen 

thego cf,.ses come lnto the emergeney 

room, They have a very strong feellnB 

ihet wlthout ihese protectloru, we shsll 

have a Breeter loss of llves. I thlnk thst 

ls lndlsputable, 

Now, lf the statlstlcs can be shown 

tJrat we lre not accompllshlng enythlng, 

only cha,rglng the consunier mohe money, 

we ouBht to do away wlth lt, But on the 

other hend, If we 8rc sr?ulng that we 

do not llke the nolse ol the buzzer end 

we do not ltke the fact tlrat we hftve to 

turn on a Bwltch before we put on the 

safety eppgratus, that ls another ques. 

tton, too. 

To me, lt |r a mett€r of whether these 

iyst€ms Ere worklnE. If they sre worklng, 

we have to have them. If they Ere not 

worklng, we ouBht to cut them out, 

Mr, HAF,TI{E. T'}re Senator ffom 

Ithode IBlBnd ralses a polnt. Whet I Bm 

readlng from ls 

?,000 

uvej mlght be seved, But there Ere no 

7,000 llves betng saved todey, 

Eecond, f have some gteileflcs tn my 

prepFred speech that ehow how many 

people Bre dlgmantlln8 thls system and 

9lev 1." not belnE seved st ell, End 

there ls B grEv. dlrpUte ar to shether 

thl8 By$t€m ssves anythlnB. 

"Analysls oI Efiects of 

Ilropos€d Changes to ps,ssenger Car RequlremenLs 

of MVSS 208," prepnred by 

the motor vehlcle pro8rams, the Nf,tlonal 

Hlshwa,y Tretnc Safety Admlnlstretlon, 

and Transportatlon Syst€mB 

Center, Department of Transportatlon, 

Augu8t 1974. 

I reed here from the eectlon on belt 

use8e, pBge ?' 

Wlth th6 Intrrlffik-b€lt ry8t€m, (FtFurrr ? 

Bnd E) tt wer 6stlftst4d thBt, 6it6r belt ur|g6 

bBbltd ulilmFtoty rtabtll4, tbr lap rDd 

thouldir belt! k'Eether wlll b6 urcd bn thi 

a"cnllga by tbout EDi/D ol tDr trdnt outboird 

occuprnta ln caftr, wtth In eddtilonrl ro% 

u!ln8 th6 l8p belt only, of B totf,l ol 607n 

Irp bclt urdgt. 

They ssy that It the total pa^Bsenger 

cBr popula,tlon were equlpped wlth tnterlock 

eyetems, we could expect 7,000 

fewer fetalltles snd 340,000 fewer lnJurleg 

Bnnually, 

I thrnk lt ls only fslr to lay thgt they 

Erc estlmat€8, but they Ere the best we 

have, They hEve been made by people 

sho BFe not lllled wlth enythlng exeept. 

ln my orrlnlon* devotlon to tfylng to retluce 

the degth toll on the hlghweys. 

They Ere not comlng lrom the Congress 

or from our etafi; they ete comlng from 

the Depertment of Transportatlon. 

Mr, BfiOCK. Mr, Fesldent, I vgrT 

much tegret havlng to oppose the amendment 

of the Benator from New York (Mr. 

BvcKLEr), for I do fevor lts tntent, However, 

I em hformecl lt ts to be passedtn 

order to establlsh Senate lntent--Bnd 

Section 109 - Occupant Restraint Systems 583

then wlthdrBwn. Certelnly, lt has uo 

ploce ln thte b$, &nd under the clrcrrlnstances 

I belleve thlg procedute ls unfortunBte. 

For these reasont. as well sa some dLg- 

&grrement wlth the speclflc langua#e 

proposed, I ehall vote no. 

Let the H,tconn elso rhow, however' 

that my comrnltment to ellmlnate llmltatlons 

on pergonal freedom, such Es thll 

shoulder herxe$s lnterlock, remelns undlmtntshed. 

On the flrst opportunlw to 

csst an efiectlve vote ln thls dtrectlon' f 

shrll do do, 

The PR,EF'IDINCT OFICER,, TVho 

ylelds ttme? 

Mr. HARTKE. I Bm prcpEred to vote. 

Mr, BUCKLEY, I am prepsred to yleld 

back the remalnder of my tlme. 

The FEESIDING OFI'ICER. Ig all tlme 

ylelded back? 

All tlme havlng been ylelded bects, the 

questlott ls on agreelng to the Bmendlrnent 

ol the Scnstor from New York (Mr. 

BUCKLEY), as modlfled. 

The yeas and nays heve been ordeted. 

The clerlr wlll cell the roll. 

The aselstant leglslBtlve clerk c8lled 

the roll. 

Mr. ROBEET C. BYIID. f Ennounce 

that the Senetor ftom Hawall (Mr. 

lNo. 803 lrs.l 

YEAS*-.64 

Abourctl EiElrtofl Murlll 

Atkcn Ef,Btl;nd N€lstr 

Allen Ervln l{ubn 

Ef,TtlGtt Ff,fiflItr PtrCKEOOd 

E&yh Orl|nn Prirrdf, 

Be;ll Outhey ElrhdolPE 

BentBen HRflscn Elblcdfi 

Btble HErt Roth 

Elden ltf,tflcld 8eott, IIU8U 

Bucklcy Hfth8wf,y Ecdtt, 

Eurdtci( Houtngs WLUltm L. 

Byrd. gggnk4 Bpf,rttrtin 

Hatry I|,, Jl. Huddlcston 8tf,fiord 

Byrd, Robttt C. Hugh6t Eterrnlt 

Cannon Jrcl(tou EtevcDto! 

ChileB Jdhnstdr SymluEton 

Chutch IEnF Talt 

Cotton Mccleuhn ThutmoD(l 

CrBtrttoD Mcclure Tower 

curtl8 Mccoveru firnncY 

D6ld Mctcslf Welcl;f 

Domcdtcl MontoYi YounE 

Brocl 

Brmke 

Ctr6 

C1 Erk 

IIrrtkG 

JBvltr 

Eentr6dy 

ilAYr3l 

MEgnuSoD Mott 

MBnBfleld PaBtofc 

Mrthlf,d 

PoU 

Mco!tr Proilnlfi 

MeIDtyrG BchtcllcF 

M6tsefibtutt Etcvrttr 

MoEdsl€ wllllemd 

INourE). the Benator from Als^rhn (Mr. 

GRAVEL). and the SenEtor from Coloredo 

(Mr. HAsTcELL) nre necrssg,rlly absent. 

I further ennounce that the Senetor 

from Georgla (Mf. TALMADGE), the Senetor 

from Arkansns (lfr. FuLBRrcHr), Bnd 

the SenEtor from Mlnnesota (Mr. HD-t- 

FHRET') 0,te sbsent on ofncl8l buslnees. 

I further snnounce tha,t, lf pt$ent Bnd 

votlng, the Benator from Mlnnesota (Mr. 

IIUMPHRET) wor:Id vote "yea.." 

Mr. CIRIFFIN. I announce that the 

Eenetor from Tennesse€ (Mr. Brxrn), the 

Senator from Utah (Mr. BENNETT), the 

$enetor from Kentuclry (Mr. Coott), the 

Senotor Irom Colorado (Mr. Dorrrxrcrc), 

the Senator from Arlzone (Mr. GIoLDw^rER). 

end the Senstor trom North 

Cerollns (Mf, HELMB) are necegsertly 

absent. 

I nlso Ennounce thnt thc Senator from 

Hawall (Mr. Fowo) and ure Benstor from 

nllnols (IUr. PEncy) are a,bsent on officlel 

buslne8s. 

I furthet announce that the BenEtot 

fmm Oklahoms (Mr, BELLMoT{) ls EbBenf 

due to lllness, 

I further &nnounce that, lf preeent and 

votlnc. the genEtor lrom Tennes$€e (Mr. 

B^KER) would vote "yes,," 

NOT VCffING-16 

Battr 

Bellmdu 

BenD6tt 

c6ot 

rnobB 

Fulbrlgbt 

OoldwBtcr 

ortvct 

fltlmr 

HumPbrGY 

Inouy? 

Petcy 

The result wss announeed-yeer 04, 

nays 21, Bs follows: 

Dohtnlcts Hirttll Tf,lrnid86 

-Eg. Mr, Bucxr.rv'g emelltunent (No. .90& 

1851), as modlfled, was egreed to. 

Mr. EAGITEIIION. Mr. Presldeut, I Em 

gotng to move to reconslder the vote. I 

do move to reconslder the vote, I'nd I ask 

30 Eeconcls to explatn ttrret. 

The PREEIDII{G OFEICEF,. Ten mlnutes 

[o each slde, 

Mr, EAGLS*I\CN, I hepG ths Besato wUI 

recorr$lder. 

pqlsurnt to tJre undelstandlne tbat 

Benatqr Bucxlw, Beuatqr Henrrr, and 

I lrBd worked out, ttrrls amendllreDt, alter 

tt ls reconsldereal, wlll bE wlthdrgwn by 

the Benetor froru New York. But ths EGIrate 

has gone on record qnd, ln a 6ense, 

lnstructed tbe conleree8 ln s blll now 

pendtng ltr conlerenco wlth ths conference 

commlttee EB to our vlewe Wlth respect 

to the senitrelt lnterlocE FyEt€m. 

That m-etter ls the subject ol a conference 

and the blll Pendlns thereat' 

Bo. Mr. Fre$ldent, I Bm sbout to movs 

ls yield beck my tlme on nry motlon to 

reconalder. Havo I cxplalned the Dodt'lon 

that we are ln? 

Mr. BUCI{LEY. Mr. Presldent, EaY I 

comment lor e few mlnutee on thle 

matter? 

Mr. EAGLET0N. r yleld such tlE6 a.8 

tJte Senator may deslre, 

Mr. BUCI([,ES. For the beneflt ol 

those who were not here durtng ttre ex- 

584 VoI. IV

ch8nge, we run lnto a Drosodural problem 

ll we Bctuelly eppend thls Emendment 

to the blU, Tlrere was then one c€t 

of conlerees dhcttsslne *n6 1,g1ttng atrout 

the Benatc verElon sn(t anoth€r eet of 

conferees on the Houae verslon, Ttrerefore, 

ln order to solve the procedurcl 

Droblem, w€ hsd a*rccd, tn efiect, atter 

nsglsterlng thb strong afDrmeilve ep- 

Drovll of prlnclple to rEconslder. In other 

words, lt requlres a,u rErmetlve volce 

vote to prococd wlth the agreemeDt, 

Mr. ERVIN. Mr. prosldent, I Jrut went 

to be recorded-I understand there w[l 

bs no rollcall voie ou t.hl,s-EgBlnat tJrs 

hotion to reconslder. 

Mr. HAF,TIIE. Mr. prestdent, tho understurrdlng 

erplalned by the Benltor 

from Mlssourl (Mr. EAqlrron) rnd tJro 

Sena[or troEr N€w york tMr. Bvcrury) 

h correct" I do conslder lt a great tavor 

tor tlem to worl out this procedure be- 

Gause thls haa preserved the flexlbillty of 

the Department of TrErrspqrt8tlon wlth 

respect to pasTlye restrsintc and ha.s not 

locked the conferees lnto e altuailon 

whlch would hsve otherwlse been 

lntolerable. 


October 10. 1974. 3053S and 30537 

gTATrxrFT !t BtilATor II[Txr 

Ttr6 irr6fldrtintr to thc Hruolrrl .lilria 

lrld Motor 1l6hlel6 Brl6tt Act ol 1006 t'htch 

lre conttlrtcd In E, gE6 erc the ftdat dorupr6henrlv6 

cfrort by ConEt6sr itnc6 th6 pEreEgo 

ol thc origLnsl Ast to onbmcc thQ rafc, 

ty of tlrr motot vGhrcl6. Ttl| legttliilon l! 

th6 produet, ot 3 yriFs ol lntcrutvi or$lght 

idtlvlty by tha CommlttiG on Comrnrict 

of the Bnnit6 rnd thQ Int4iltat6 rnd Fof- 

GlBn Commercc Cornn1ltte6 of th6 Eoulr. 

Probably tbc mort uotorlout provlrton of 

thc$ amendmGtrtt rre thc onti wlth whtch 

I 16€l th6 l6ut ffimfortibla. TbGy Etrtr td 

thc lnt rlock, th6 burftcr lFt6tb ind tho 

luturf, ol peirlvc rortrilntr. SdvGrrt Eickr 

fto, Benatorr Eucklcy Bnd EBgl6ton !ponloted 

en imeudmGtlt whlch reprceentad th6 

rcnre od th6 gtnatG on thdt6 ttettdrr. Th6 

gch4t+ lf,struct€d thc confGFeGr to Fut 6q 

ind to tho lrtt€rlock and th6 CofrttruoUd 

brrHcr md to rcqutr8 hoe,rtngr tf tlr6 D.pBrtm6nt 

df TlanrportbtloE dictdGd td pro. 

crf;d *"tth p6rrlv6 rartEtnt ryrtas!. ft6 

Confrrenc6 R.port an@rnpB8sd thc66 tn. 

EimcttonE. 

Aa tFn u pmslblc but Do l6t6r thu tZo 

alayr slter dAtc of inrctftant, tb6 DGportmGnt 

ot TTanlpdftttlon mult itrrind tn6 

Motdr Vehlclc Safctt Btf,ndit{ pcrtAfnlng 

td occupf,nt fnstrrtntr to ES to ?llmlnbtd thc 

!trrcty brlt tnt rlock rtttcm rnd Eny sofitlnuour 

bgrmi d6rlgnid to lfl.lls*t thit 

I yleld back the remalnder ol my tlne. 

Mr. EAOIETON. Mr. Presldent, I Bm 

Frepared to yield beck the rem&lnder of 

By time. I will not reque8t the yeae end 

nEyB. f move to reconslder the vots by 

whlch the amendhent was agreed to. 

Ttre PRESIDINCI OtrtICER, Tlre questlon 

ls on the motlon to reconslder. (hrt, 

ttng the Questlon.) 

T'lre hotlon to rsoonslder wts elreed 

to. The PFI,ESIDING OrErcEH,. Tbe Beqator 

lroE New York. 

Mr. BUCrcr.nY. Mr. Presldent, f s"sE 

unarrlrnoua consent to wlthdrrw ttre 

Emendmetrt becaus we have now, by 

vlrtue ol tlre vote on the aurendnent, 

s€ryed our pun2ose, and that js io plEca 

tlro Eentt€ cl€arly on reoord In opporltlon 

to the 6sndEl1pg ot tfre gystclos 

and, therefore, In efrect, we hr"d'lnstructed 

the genate confereeE to accede 

to the House posltlon, 

The PREBIDING OtrIF'ICEB. Is tb€rs 

objection? The Chelr hears uo objectlon 

snd lt ls E^ oralered. 

rif6ty btltr rr|' not lst n6rl. Th6 iuthorlty 

ol th6 g.mtary to ?rrEbltrh I rtrrDditori 

ffisupr[t rc|ttrlnt itcnltrrd urtng r bilt 

ryrtaE lr not illict d. Il thG Eaerctary dl 

Trf,nrp(rtrttoD wrnt! td qt blbh romc oibcr 

occupant ilitr.lut rfrt tn_ hr murt follor 

thr16 pro4atlurts; 

(A) Altofit lnttrtr|tid p6rroD! t[ opportuntty 

lor th. prGscnt*ttofl ol orrl |. 16ll 

ii *rlttrn drtt. TlrEt, or argumaflta; 

(B) kccp r tri$cr:tpt ol thr trrl p,r.r. 

;ht8tloni 

(C) nottly tlrc CbilrtGn of th6 Hou$ 

IEt6rrtat rnd Fo$ttd Conrrtrarca ComEltta6 

ind thc Eairrt CdmilGrc. Cornniltt 6. 

Addltlodiut Eo oooupint ilrtr|lat othil 

thrn r b.lt.rytt m coutd brcomi ifGctt"r 

unttl Co[gr6r| tr gtnm th| qpolhrEttt to 

cor'dd6r duch str4dlttl for 80 dryr ol contbuour 

ra6alo[. Tb6r6 ls ilro i provldol 

dlorrlrE tlc rtudcrtng lnoportlyr ot 6l!t 

tng l[tctldcts tn'd contlauour burEff rttt rDr. 

WbUn I b.llc"6 CorBrGrt l| rrllng r mrtorr! 

Elrttkc lI rtmovlbg th6 lBtrrlock rt!t6m, 

I undirst$Dd tb6 COE UE6T tt|rltFfttoq 

thrt tho ryrtrm bu crur6d. Wlth trgrrd to 

futu-r. d(Eupr3t tfitillrt rt adrl{r, I ftf. 

yontly urlr tbi BcaFrtrry ol llrDlportrtto[ 

to hoY6 r. c*D6dlttourly r. po||tblo to l$qutrn 

mor6 afiactlva rtttaEr rbleh alo Dot 

orur6 thr lnoonvtnlcncc of thi ldtallocl 

;y.tdE but rblch sill rlro ichlcva . hllt 

l6vrl ol uragt. I rE, ot courr6, tttGrrtoB tO 

Section fi9 - Occupant Restraint Systems 585

prs8ly6 t!6ttrrlEt ryrt6Er. Ar f tftult o1 tra6 rnlllton $lUrtel 

pEtcnttd_. f 

_hop6 that th6 

touoval ot tho tntcrlock. thrrr $ tro q\tGr- lnt€tlock her rrot BfYgn 8u-9I euig BsfEty t' 

tton In rhy Dtqd but thit trp ena rhorilCcr U1d 11nt 

8nd thEt tlho pubuo wtll b6 oPcn' 

E6lt u6rdr'g1tf rhcocera to t[to,r lO% A;c mlndgd rbout thll itcltln8 ncw toclrnology. 

rg*ln. douean(l' of ltver lD/tlt bc t6opafd|EGa, . 

Ilnjoftuntt ly' du6 to ths notdrtaty ot th6 

rilr Orprftmcrt csflrnator tnad d tni rrt lnEloctt 

ltsu?, tho_othttr prov16llP! of S,8[6 

curtrtoq'-laF nelt ryrts6 te m*dc-rfilCirq bevt not com6 to thr itt6ntloD of tha publtc. 

OqulpHrnt, 16,800 UTc6 wlll bc Eay6rl ind I 

rn Fscent qrucltt. Mr. Loc fnmcer ol Ford 

etld Mr. Rlcherd c}ctfrenbeFg of Genctrl 

Motoffi hav; ruBgtttcd L motdtmtum ol tcd. 

criil tnotor vchlcln rafety f,nd ttllfr||dn 

itanderdt Br i m6*ttt to fi8ht Inflntlon, Tlrrt 

r?Bu6 that tha Amitlcih corlnrmrr lr Dcln, 

|rk.d to piy tnon! fff thnlf vchlclo duG to 

thrie r.68:ulettoflt. thlt tr Frppdstct!|lrr. ff 

inythlnE, thc. tat?ty rEEl|l*tlons pfomulgtrtcd 

pufsuaht to th6 NBtlonEI Tttrfltc trnd Motdf 

Vehtcl6 Stttty Ast rru dGfiittontty ln thtlf 

tmprdt on thG AmcflcBn .4ononry, For or. 

f,tf,plc, thG f,lrpBrtm6nt BtlmBtd thrt, tb6 

b6n6dt coilt ritlot for tho lntetlock b.tt E t. 

tcm ft,trg! frsrrr 2.0 to 6.?. Tlrcy furih6r 

crttrtritd th|' tbl ba'rcit co.lt fttto loF thr 

rtr fi'|blotr-hD tflt eptcm ffiuld bc ln tho 

r,rc+ oi 8.t to t.o, 

ThGtc if6 roctdel corb of motoF ?ihlclf 

rdctdcntr. 'Fhlrc i fithdr lr tlllcd tn r 

m6tot vahlcle |EcldcEt, htr chtld h;t bicom6 

i ttfd of th. toct?ty. Eor nruy hc' 

pttal brdr thrt lrc oorr#truct d etft Pubuo 

tul{u sro occulrlsd blr Ylctlru of Inotor vc' 

EFmctdents? llow much dffi lt c6t ro' 

tbty trr eulotg$ncy mrdlc*l t04lltt'bs t'$l lf$ 

rotdtcesreot ofEcGE Ttro rhuat hBrdlt mdtof 

'ltdlEtG afcldoDts ssd soctdG[t vlstl$E? lphlt 

b thr economtc lrSPEdt tn psopertY lo|' rlont 

ol ttDtor vcblclE rcc|4[a[tr? lbo cmsPlil 

otm go on slrd on-but tbi lEsoE te cras't; 

EOtOi vehlclo Estoty.tfltrdttfi lJt .lotlltltrr' 

Irrr nft urtlatloErt(y. 

Wlth thc cficcpilon of ttr! proyl.blon dslct. of lGgtsletlon; 11 wllt lssult Ur the $evln8 ol 

r"u liil rn-tdirocii ty"tom, r licarttty ondorgd llterauy thous*nds of llves snd tha Pravan- 

;;fr;B;- d; p"*-!c ol tho conJaronco ra' tlon ol hundr€its ol tt.oudnd$ or lDJurlta lD 

port on s. 36$;Tbrr [$ a bufirBntisrlan plcco tbe yffs td@rr€, 

Senate Committee Report-seetion 109 

Contains nothing helpful, 

Exeeutive Communications*Seetion 109 

House Report 93-1.191, Pages 46 and 47 

July 11, 1974, letter from the Secretary of Transportation Brinegar 

to Staggers. 

fn adrlition to the foreging nrntters, I worrlcl like to discuss occlrprult 

restraint systcrrrs. Tllrr: L-onrurit,t,ee adderl a l)r'ovisiorr to tlrt: lrill thirt 

rvould rrlrtlirlr: fhrt. irr unv turltlel veur in rvlrir:h llre r.elticle nrlnrllracturers 

r'rruv srrtisfy Sttrnclairl 20lJ by the instlllltiorr of srr fet.y lx'lts rurrl 

irrterlor:ks". tlrrl rr'lirsrrtrrer shrll hartl a choit'e bctn,een safetlj'br:lts rvith 

ittter'lor:ks antl sllfet.l' belts rvitl-r serlrrr:nl iirl u'a rrring s.ystt'uri. 

-\s \'ou knorv. a high ust' r'trte for s

I'his wrrs fl. mejor reflson for establishing the irrterltxk option originally. 

Resrrlts thus fnr have been quite suicessful. llalfunc[ions, u']rich 

rtere prcdicted by the rnanufat:turer$ t{) be as }righ art three 1x'rcettt, 

havc now been reported to be a fractiott of orre petrrelrt. llore importantly, 

srrrveys *-ir rrrc taking indicate that lap irrd shoulder belt use 

in 19?4 interlock cars is runrling at about 5ir percent. Comptrisons to 

prior yearr must teke into account the slrift to rr 3-point systerrr, but if 

we concentrute on lap belts alorre it is fair to sty thnt usage is norv trt 

about t,he ?5 percenfi level as compereil with 3b ])errent'in the 1$?3 

models. In slrort, the evirlence to date is thnt thc interlock is in frrct 

verv substsntiallv increasing safetv belt use. The actual ancl notentirrl 

srfety lrcnefits a"e corresporidingly great. Over the 10 year lifb of 19?{ 

cfl,rt, we estimets that the interlock-induced irrcrcase in safety belt 

use will B&ve over 3,000 lives nnd prevent thousands of iniuries. That is 

the basic objective of our sa,fety pregaa,m, end the irrteriock wiII continue 

to tre one of the most eiTective ways of achitving it. 

At the same tirne, wg fire sensitive-to complninti-and obiections of 

many-consumert directcd at, tlre ignition interlock systems. Sonre Jrt,ople._ 

EEd ttre device ilrct)nvenient, att unwlrruntecl nuiiurce. or rnone Lrasi- lz 

eally, an infringemerrt on their personal freedom. lihe committee 

proposal to give the corau-me_r au _option of a sequerrtial warning s_ystem 

grves rocognition to this body of-opinion arrroiig qonsumers. I" tilieve 

that thls rs reesoneble, &Ild the l)epartruent suliports the (lonrmitlee 

- trrorroeal. 

Wq *ry h.opeful, basq{ 9n some prelimilary data, that a. se4ucrrtiilI 

warning belt system will be uearly as efrective a.$ the interlock in int:rea^sing 

s*fety pelt_ l+i&ge.-corrsequentlv, rrlthough we rvoultl not, object 

to congress' adding adcl_itionil options. we i-rge retention of the 

sequentral warning option. '[Ve should alrlo e.xpr"ess, Iowever', our l'e$ervation 

to the Congress' lcgislating.specific snTetv strrnclarcls, whicfi rve 

Delreve &ne more flpproprretelv a subjer-t for l'egulrtor;. action. 


August 12, 1974,278f9 and ZZBZ0 

trtr BrcrETttt ot TlaNttorurlox, 

|fluhlftgtort, D.O, lrtgurt te, f ell 

Ilou, Josx E. ltrorl, 

Ohalrmtt, St4Dcoflm{ttdc n trmtrcrca ttr4 

,l''dr,{'c, Wt,4''{tf,gtof,, D.tr. 

DErr Mr. CH Er !.1 In rclpoEr+ to tour 

tlnquflt. tbl| lr to rdvlia tba CoEEltt . ot 

thi DrprrtE.Et sf, ltr.Eapoftttil,n'a etrw oE 

tro fEaErLEaDtt rhrt, I uJrall|rrEll prt br 

27828 gEfr to H.R 6520 dur|nB ltr eotraldcratro[ 

tly thr lull Hdur6. 

Both amendme[t3 ElBt6 to Fcdrrul Motot 

Vehlcte Safety EtBnderd ?O8, Ocdilpart Crilh 

Protp.etlon, ths? Fd, tarucd by tltt D+ptrtment 

puEuant to th6 l{atlonll Tre6c and 

Motor Vehlclt Eslety Act ol 1060. 0[6 rmGDdment 

would'rtqutro tho Dcpattmcnt td 

smcnd tbo f,tihdr.l.d m thft coDiurncn could, 

rt thclt optlon, buy naw 66foty bclt-6qutppld 

cf,m wlth or wltbout devlc€s tor cncouraElng 

Bf?ty belt u#, ruch e3 teErlnder llgbts, iudt. 

ble trarnlng sy6t{tn8. snd tgnlilod tntcrldckr. 

Th6 othcr amendmant would prohtbtt tha 

DrpBrtm€Dt fmm rtrrerldU.,rg BtenO616 2gg * 

rcqulro thc tutura ltrstrllatloq ot pmatv6 

teBtrrlnt6. 

Tho Dcprrtmcnt oppoecr troth imdndment6. 

wa hDea Bood evldeDce thit tbo addd 

humf,n cffit ln sutamoblle deBthr tnd InJrrrtes 

frotrr tdoptlnF these aftdhdmentd ls pot 

nttFlly qultr lnrgc, Frurth"r, both er6 ob- 

Jictlontrtrle becru* they ellmlnf,t+ rcmc ol 

th6 r.dmlfllBtrAtlvr flertbiltty Dftrffiry to 

cf,rry out irr tlTectlvt crseh rurulyabillty 

proglf,m. 

O( th6 66,000 propte ktllrd ln hrghwny 

crashtr duttng lS?1, 4t),000 To16 occuprtrtd 

of motor vchlcleE. At ltert 30,0OO of thil6 

vf,hlcle trcupi'ntt tued t'r i tilult ol bctng 

hurl6d, f,gf,lnst th;tr dr6hboirde ot tlrctcd 

Seeti.on 109 - Oeeupant Eestraint Sysrems 587

onto the roftdwEy. Our inalyrdt lnttlcdtG thnt 

hr mEny as hf,lf of them 3o,0oo propli could 

hf,vF been sved bEd th6y urdd B propor 

teEtrtlnt syst€m. 

Unfortunot€ly, the usc ol occupBht 16- 

Btrf,lnts hH trBatttlona.lly bfsn low ln thts 

country, Ev?n ndw, thc aversgc u8e rrte fdr 

cf,rs of bll model yeRrs lB Ebout, 6 percont for 

hp f,nd lhoulder b€lts bnd 26 percint for 

lap boltr Elon8. 

Tho warnlnB lyrt€mg ln 1972 fnal l0?3 csrr, 

rnd the belt-Bthtter lfltfrldck ln 1974 ctrE. 

hEve brouEht about F drBmBtld lncr6f,t6 lh 

the ustrge of cunent belt sygtcftt, Our Etudles 

sh6w *tdut 601/" ol the lg?tl model cEr 

lHrs'wearlng thelr lap and Bhouldot b€lta. 

We remgnlze thst ther6 h6s been much 

publlc oppositlon to the btlt-rtBrt r lDtrrlock, 

rnd the DepErtment ha.s rteted lt6 rccdpthf,ce 

of the amendhont th6t lB Dow 

tncluded ln H.R, 6520 thftt woultl provlde th6 

prlbllc wlth tr cholce between thc lntfrloek 

and a si mple sequentlsl wE?nlnB 8yEteft. 

In tbe y*rE Blnee NHTSA s65 66t5.bltlh6d. 

slrt strnt,lf,I advhnctr hilvA bi6tl ulade ln wrl* 

orrs s:cupnnt rr8tralnt t€chmlo8y, Thctc 

firo now rvallnble p*6lve rffitfslnt f,yst+ms 

thEt deploy f,utomatlcnlly lrl a cr48h Bfld 

provtdtr f, lEr8e deastrre ol prot€ctlon tor eII 

fficuptuta. Ttrt* rvatems do trot lnt6rler6 

wltlr the treadom ot tbc drlvef Bnd hlr Jtf,Esengrrs 

ln t,helr use ot tht vchtclE, rnd tjlfrifore 

h6ve ellmlnq,ted rnffit ol thn rllrdventBgff 

thBt hEve cdused tbe publlc olrDodltt*:.: 

to ths seat belt use-tndur.ing syrt6hr. 

Th; corti {rlrd bonnfttA rr|oclAt6d wlth y6hlclc 

pnslvf, protocttdn are rtlll bGtnB i|nersod 

lty NHTBA. Rnd no flnel doetslon hc,r 

been nrBde on ellthet the deslr*btltty of s 

mandAtnrv rule or lia atrdetlvo dato, However. 

It lr vltsl that we ret'Eln tbo optlon to mik6 

th. propcr dect8ton. 

I muFt hhd fxFrolts ftry mlrstylnst Ebout 

ConEresB' lrglqletlnB rpeclfl c flf,ff,ty 6t6ndtrrdr 

whlnh we ballovt f,ra morc ipproprlatily tho 

sublcct of trAdlttonf,l rogulrtoty Ertlon, 

I Bppreclrtc thlll opportunlty to ollr.r th666 

cdmments. 

glncerely, 

CL^vbE E. BRltftcat. 

As Introdueed-Seetion 109 

S. 355, as introtluced, contains no comparable provision. 

VoL N

As Enacted-Section ll0 , 

SEC. IIS TECHNTCAL .{ND CONFORMI.YG AÛE\.'DI}IENIE. 

(u) [)r:nsrrlrtx or' St:cntr.tnr'.-section Irl:](I{J) of the Nationfil ls usc rrer. 

'l'r'rrftic nnd ]Iotor Velriclc $nfety .\'ct of lll(iti is unendetl to r'ead ts 

follorvs: 

"(ltl;'5.'".urilr.y' 

lrreflus the lit'rletrry of Tltusportntion,'' 

(b) I).rrn or -\ssr.rr. Itnron'r.-The first sentence of seetion 

of tlu' \rrtiorrrrl 'frrrllic nnd }Iotor \-ehicle Slrfetr .\ct of 

rrrrrerrderl bj' stlikirrg ortt ttllalch 120(n) ts usc r4ot. 

It)06 is 

1" trrtl insertirrg in 

",lrrlv 

Iieu tlrereof 

l''. 

( 

'f 

t') Iir:r:n

House Passed Bitl-Section ll0 


August 12, 1974, 27827 

Bro. l0s. ltcHHrcll aHD coHForxFtc 

AuENDffiNTE. 

(a) DE rNrrror or 

(b) D^ffi or ANNUAL RtFORt.-ThE f,rrt 

lautdlrcd ol sBctlotr rtrO(e) ol tllo NBtlotr8l 

gEGTTTA*x'-s6ctlon lot (r0) of the NEttobrl nldi "";--ll":t"" 

Motor vohlclo Fslsty Act ol 1966 

FPj:ld 

l1-H::9"o bv Etrlkhs out "Mrrch vohlclo &rfcty Act of 1966 r"-""*""iii tffi-]i 

l" rud 

rnrerttnE In ll6u thsrdor "Julv l"' 

t8 follows: 

"(10) 'secrstary' 

TteFsIErtBtlon.". 

F6ilu thl fi€ctetety ot 

House Debate-seetion 110 


August 12, 1974,27814 

AMf,NDMEwT dFFtRtD By rrn. MoEd undet E le{,glng errangement, g"nd yet lt 

Mr, MoSs. Mr, Chairman, I offer en ls one of the mort common occurences. 

Bmendment. 

It ls also a fact that many tlres Bre mEn- 

T'he Clerk read as follows; 

ufactrrred wiih E sufrcient tresd depttl 

Amehdment otrer€d by Mr. MoEa; PB{rc 60, t'hlchlet8 to tpke two or mor€ retrooves 

aft6r Utl€ I, ndd the loltowlnB new Fctlon wlthout lmpalring tn connectlon wlth 

md renuiflber the Bucceedlng acetlon; that S[fUCtUrSl lntegit.tty Of the tlre C$r- 

8rc. ltz. s€ctton ?o+(e) ol Fubllc l,dw ag- c&ss. 

tut,H,.SjX1*t"'ffi,H|:'l?H:r* 

oro, ". *^s:lt^tt 

ln an efiort to accommodate a 

hrrc,ctuctron fot rrh, "r O*riuli'r*i"ttiirc- -ertit;; 

lt#gnoble 

request and to recognlze En 

g1on In lntG*rat* "om***". 

;;;;- lnadvertent omlsslon by tfie orlglnal 

tor v6hlcl6 equlpped wtttr cny tlr6 whtch rras draftman of the ect thet thle amendment 

b66tr regrmved, ercopt thBt the Eccnet8ry lr Ofiered. 

tniy by ordc,f peffnlt thc 8alf, ofio" fof s8le. Mr. BRoYHILL of Notth carollna. 

lntroductlon for nalc. or dFltv€ry-for_lntto- Mf. Chalfmen, lf the genilemAn Wlll 

f#::'?xi"itff ilJr,:rTHlfi#L;ffi:'"{f llS*'g j*:r,l*f troovdd.tlrGr whlch ho f,ndt 

H[.ll;l:+!: 

Ednrtrui:t€d tn B Mn€r conetitintEttn th6 Just mentloned, snd I do feel that thlc 

pur?fts o! thlr Act,." lenEusge ls necessBry ln order to cleBr 

Mr. MoBs. Mr. chatrmanl yhE! t+-rs upthl$gTll3Hs* Mr. cha,lmlan, l! 

lfillf,,-Jt#XT{l$f':tr'*"J-i'f':Hlill *;*:"ii-,*',"*,*rl*lf;ai,y;nl 

tlon. 

rt ts a, tBet th8t ilrca Ere not only !![*--a* 

an omlsslon' and r 8'm ln full 

Bold rn rhts counrrr, bfi ;i*=,,1}". !'r'il Psrê-ement 

wlth the amendment ofiered 

leased, and frequengy tt':-::'--*: il'Î bv the Sentleman from Cs'Ilfornls' 

operattons.leastng uro #'i#lXir;";iff] 

caemMAN' rlrc questlon ls on 

.-rrre 

EEe. The lBn8xraEe or tne'ait-ii-o;ia.;;iio t'he amend'ent ofiered bv the Eentleman 

diafted was too restrrctivi end-4ifi.frl froqr Callfornla (Mr. Moss) ' 

therefore perrnlt the "il ;f';*;;;;* nt* amcndment wa* esreed to' 

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Congressionnl Record - House 

October 15, 1974, 35636 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

'trilt trcYEionr 

Ddf cotrddelt welght 8&d colt'ta.ctor$' 

^ Beetton 110 ol ttdr lcf,|lslrtlm rdoDtf [s a rtratter of oor$te ln rtEndabd*rcttlng 

tbs tcchnlcsl,.and aoiloflnlag ernrnd- Dtoceettlngs. AlEo, IntrG'comprehrnslw 

ihfirtr t.g cmtetned ln the House-pa$Gd lcgtslsilon dGsltned to lntflTat Federsl 

blll* lncludlng thc aectlon on regrcrovcd conselraflon, €nvlttlrrmental, ond BBf ety 

goala for tJre motor vchlcle tB $ntlclpDt4rl 

Boctlon ilI statot tlrat +,htr leglqlrtl@ 

*ould tsto efiect 60 deyr alter enactmcnt, 

Es dtd the Foirse-pa#€d blU. 

Thr BectlcA ln ttrrs llousc-Da$ed Un 

dh ruducflm. gl motor vehlclt weteht 

rnd co8t fss dcleted lot two.ttaronr. 


House Report 93-1191, 

Page 39 

sE(r'l'Iol{ 1 00. TECIl}ilcAr, AND (j().\*FOIt}Ir }i(i l\riltl{I)MENT8 

.._sectiorr 100(a) anrerrrls riecrion 101(10) 

ttSeeretun'tt 

of the Act to state rhat 

ntclns the Ser:r't'trrlv of TransDoltttion. 

sectio' 109(b) ilnrerlds 

('March 

sectitln 110(a) bf ttrc rct to strike out 

1'r n'tl i'scrt in-lieu the.eof 

({.lrrl.1: 

1". This plovision will permit,tlre 

Set'retarv to subrrrit tlre arrrnral ieport olr flrc administratiorr 

of the ir:t .rr ,rrrl.v 1 of eireh yeu' r''tlrr' tlirn }{ar.h l, to allow sullicicnt 

tirre f'r'tli* s*brnittal'{rrrrl tr.rrh.sis of statisticl utrd ilntu on 

tnotor vchicla safety for the prececling ialenclar year. 

Senate Passed Bill-Section ll0 




Senate Comrnittee Rcport-Seetion 110 


Sectian 110 - Teahnieal and Conforming Amendments 59t

AB Enaeted-Section lll 

.ro.r$ EFFECTTYE DATF* t5 

The nmendments made by this title (other thrn *ction l0g) shalt rs ugc rros - 

t*ke elft'ct orr the sixtieth dty after tlre ritte of erractment of thii Act; 

"",.. 

t.tcept thnt section 108(a) (4) (D) of the h-rtionet Treffic nnd Motor 

\-chicle.liafety -4.ct of ll)6G (as added by sect,ion l0g({){l)(A) ' of 

this lct) shall take etfect on the dtre of inactment of thijici. 

Conferenee ncport-Seetion lll 

House Rcport 9S.1452, Page 46 

'FFEcrrvE DA'E 

Eenat;ebill 

No comparnble provision. 

Hmt;e amaruLmnnt 

Section 113 of the. House emendment provided that the emendments 

made bv this title (other than the section on occupant, restraint 

systems-) _would take efrect on the sirtieth clay after the date of enactmcnt 

of this Act. 

C anl ercn n awb at'i,tute 

Section 111 of the conference substitute adopts the House provision. 

Houee Paesed Bill-Section lll 


August 12, L974,27827 

a!c. ll3. rrrcril! DiTr. .lrrLrb rby sflar tbo qato et 6DrctE6trt ot 

.. 

Ibo Erundmonta m&dG by tbb ttth (othcr thL AGt. 

ttren E{ctlon lI0) EhEU trk6 €tr6ct on tho 

Seetion 11I - Effectiue Date 593


Congressional Reeord- House 

October 15, 1974,35636 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

,II'tIrOEtr? TO DtAeoillttcr IlfTEnL,CTCIlj| AnD 

BfrZZ,tRA 

The confetenco Bubstltut€ contBln8 two 

tlddltlonal provlslons whlch ere related 

to sectlon 125. Bectlon 108(a) (2) (A) o( 

the axt*sdded by sectlon 103(a) of the 

rubstltutc-genera.Ily prohlblLc renderlng 

InoperBtlve of eafety Fy8tems requlred by 

the Federel motor vehlcle sefety Btandards, 

Beetlon 102(8) (3) (C) conta,lru Brl 

exceptlon from 108 (B) (2) (A) whlch Der. 

rnlts renderlng lnoper8,tlve of any lflter- 

Iock or contlnuor|'s buzuer. Flnce thlg ex. 

ceptlon doen not overdde tectlon l0B(tr) 

(l) (A) of thc trdt, whlch prohlbtts, and 

so forth, of n vehtcle whlch doee not comply 

wlth a stRnrtRrd, tr further exceptlon 

le provltled ln sectton 108 (&) (Z) (D) , 

whlch permlts a dcaler to dlsconnect any 

tnterlock or contJnuous buzzer et fhe request 

of the purchaser of the motot 

vehlcle. Eectlon lll of the bUI makes thts 

Iast exceptlon elTecttve on the dste of 

enactment, 

House Committee Report-Section lll 


sr,rc'r'I()N 11!, urfFHc'r'tvE D,\l'u 

Section 11i Dror-icles thnt'the trnerrdrnent$ lnrr(le bv I'itlo I of this 

bil[ (ot,lrt:r't]rnir ser:titrtr 11t)) slrrrll ,trlic c.lli:t't on tlre sixtieth clal'irftcr' 

tlrtl cll'tc of errtc,tnrcnt. 

Senate Passed Bill-Section lll 



Sennte Debate-Section lll 

VoL IV

Title ll-Schoolbus Safety 


-S*"ti.- SEC. flI. DEFINTTIONS. 15 

109 of the National Truftc and Mdor Vehiele Safety Aet of rs ,r". ,.0r. - 

l9(i(i is amerrded by adding rt the end thereof the following: 

"(14) 'schoolbus' 

menns I passenger motor vehicle which is 

designed to carry more tharr l0 Dassencers in addition to the 

drir:er, and whicli the Secretary determin*es is)ikely to be significantly 

used for the purpose of fransporting primary, preprimary, 

or secondary school students to or fr.om such schools or events 

relnted to such schools: and 

"1I5) 'sclroolbus 

equipmentt merns equipment derigned pri, 

marily as I $ystem, prri, or component of-e schoolbris, or any 

similrr pert or component manufnctured or sold for replacement 

or improvement of euch svstem. part, or component or as 

an ncceesory or tddition to a schoolbus." 


House Report 93-1452, Pages 4S and 47 

TITI,E II_SCHOOLRTTS SAFETY 

Eenate bill 

No comparable provisions. 

Eawe amnnd,mnnt 

Section 201 of Title If of the House emendment edded two new 

definitions to sectiott 100 of the Act. First, ((schoolbustt 

was defined 

to menn & pessenf1er motor vehicle which was designed to calry more 

than t'en pissengers in addition to the driver, ancl which the Secretarv 

determinid wai likely to be.significantly usetl for_the pur-pose of 

transporting primarv. pre-primnrv, or secondary-school students to 

or fr,im s,,cii dchool* "i ^""enls 

related to srteh schdols' Second. 

((schoolbus 

aquipment" w&s defined to mean equipment designed primarily 

as a sJ'stim. part, or component of a schoolbus, or eny.similar part 

or corhDonent manrrfactur'ed or sold for replscement or imprnovement 

of such^ systerlrt pert, or componentr or &s in flcces$ory or addition to 

e schoolbus. 

Section bOD ol the lfouse amendment amended section 103 of the 

Act to reouire that not later tha.n six months after the date of ena,ctment. 

the Seernetarv would rrublish propo€ed Federal motor vehiclo 

safeti' standards to be arrplich.ble to ricnoolbuses nnd schoolbus equiP 

ment: Such rrroposed staridards shall include minimum stenderds for 

the following uip*+t* of performance; (1) emetgency exits;.(2) interior 

pmtection for occupants; (3) floor strength: (a) s€f,.trng sve' 

tems; (s1 crashworthiness of ho'dy and frames (including protrction 

Section 201 - Definitions s97

nsqinsj rollover haza-rd!) ;-(e) vehicle operating systems i (7) windorvs 41 

trnd windshields; and (8) fuel svstems. 

Not latcr than fifterirr'monthi nfter tl,c date of enactment. the Secretary 

rvoull promulgatrr Federal motor vehicle snfety standards 

which,pnrvicled nr i rri rnum stnndar:ds for the. aforeimentioned n,spects 

of perfbrmanc'e and rr'hir:h would flppl.y to each sehoolbus and item of 

sehcnlbrrs equipment whir.h is mtrnufactnre,cl iu or in'rportr(l inkr tho 

fTnited States on or nfter thc cxtrlirrrtion of the ninel-rnonth period 

which begins olr the date of prorriuleatiorr of such safe,tv stan'clarcls. 

Th.e.Sccrctrrry was further authoriiecl to Jrrescribe regulations rcquiring 

thrt an.y sr:hoolbus is to be test-driven by the nrarrufacturcr 

before introdnction into commerce. F-ailure to so teit is a pruhibitetl act 

under section 108. 

0 on,f cren,,-:e ur,b sti,tu,te 

The conferenco substitute adopts the llouse pr:ovisions. 

House Passed Bill-seetion 20I 


August 72, 1974,27827 

TITLE II-SCHOOLBUS BAFEIT 

gEc. ?0I. DEHNrrroNs. 

B€ctlofl 102 ol thB NBtlotrel 

'Iltf,c 

$ud 

Motor Voblcle Sufe[y Act ol 1960 ls Fm6nd6d 

by bddlng at thc End tb6r6ol th6 lollowtag; 

"(14) 'Bdhftlbus'meaEs 

a pdxd€nt8r motor 

veblclo wblch lE d8lrlttred to cnrry Eor6 thetr 

tdrr p,osce$gers lr} sdditlon to tha drlyer, &nq 

wlrlch th6 liecr€lery detormlnsa Iu lU,GfIr td 

b6 slgnlficsul,ly uaed tor the purpos€ ol tr4d8- 

portUrg pflmsfy, praprlmary, or trcoldarlr 

sc..bool ctudonts to or from such BchooIE of 

6vBut{ roleted to such oohoola; and 

"(lE)'BchmtbuE 

cqutpmoBgr m6snB 6gulp* 

rdont, d6ElBbsd prlrner[y n| a [ystom, part, 

or oompoDbnt of a sdbmlbuE, or &ny rlnrller 

plut or oorFpotrgrtt menufBdtur6d or rold 

for r6plsc6rrr6ut or lmprovGEanl, ol Buch dyrtdm, 

part, or corflpoueDt of rs B[ EsEffity 

or sddttlofl to a schmlbu8." 



August 12, 1974,27808 

Mr. WIIITE. Mr. Ctralrman, I hgve B 

que8t'lon for tfie chalrrnan. Ttrls protsbly 

lr self-evldenl, but I want to be 

certsln ln section 201 lt speska of bus 

598 

Mr. FITACIGERB. Mr. chslnnan, lf t.}te 

gcnLeman wlll yteld, I would say to the 

Eentleman that the Eectlon he le talklne 

Bbout hE"B to do wlth the tra,nBportstlon 

B$fety devtces to be prescrlbed by reFu- of chlldren prlm&rtly to sehool affalrs or 

lBtlou, snd lt deflnes butes g"s those that anything relatlng to srhool rflelrs. 

sre to tre uaed for treniportlng students Mr. WHITE, Mr, ChElrrnEn. dtd the 

to and frrm preprlmary, prtmery, and commlttee heve ln cont6mplEtlon Blso 

secondery schools. 

thst thlg would encompast sumrner 

Doea thls lEnEuege contehplat€ bu8ec cErnp8? 

uged by Burilner camps for trBngportlng Mr. $TACIGER'E. Anythlng connected 

chlldren to and from summ€r cHrflp!, and slth the school8 ln Erry wey, thBt tB rt8ht. 

not Just prlmary ot secondary school8? If ths afia,lr le connect€d wtth the Bchools 

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In any way, thet Is s pert ot tt, 

Mr. WHfft. Bome of thele lummer 

cs,rnpr are not connected wlth the 

BChOols. 

Mr. BTACtClERfit. Then, Mr, Ctatrman. 

lf thc gentleman wlll yleld further, they 

are Juet llke any otler bur whlch Le hlred 

(rut. Thts would not have anytlrlng to do 

wtth tt ln thst cvent, U thcy Eo on a publlc 

buc or somcthlnE lfke that, then they 

would not be covered rmiler urts. 

Mr. WHlitt, Mr, ChalrmBn, ttr*e 

summer camps wouH be covered ttrren ll 

thsy Ete related to echool Bcttdtter? , 

Mr. gTACtgERA. If they are and they 

have sometlrlns to do wtth the rchool ani 

wlth the rchoolchlldren who e"re betng 

tre,nsported, then they s,rc correred under 

thls sat, 

House Committee Report-$ection 201 

House Report 93.1191, Page 42 

'I'rT'lr: f f-Sclrool,rn's S,\rrlrT'- 

S}IC'I'ION gO1. DHIIIT{ITIONS 

Scction !01 atnends seetion 102 of the lt:t to nrld trvo new defiui- 

'tious. 

Tltc trew section 102(1+) defines a schoollrus to rnr:lrr & pilssrlrger 

motor vehicle which is desigSnccl to carrv nlore thrrn ten ptrsscngers 

irt a-tltlition to the rh'iver', rrnrl rvhich tltc Sceretary deft'rrnines is liliclv 

to be sigrrifictrrtl.r' rtric(l for tlur purpose of trrrnsliort.ing ltrirn*r')', l)r'cplirnrrr 

y, or secoltdirlr- x'htxrl $Lrrdcrrts to or f ronr such schools or events 

rtrlirtecl to sur:h schools. 'l'lie rrerv sectiorr 102(1i) rk'lilrcs srilrcnllns 

txluiprrretrt to trulrln r:qrriprnenL designecl primarily ts r $ystcur. ltirrt, 

ot' corrl)()Ilent of I schcxrlbtrs, ()r' lnl similar par.b or cornponent lllunllfactut'ed 

or sold for replirr:errrerrt ol irrrllroverirent of srrch systeul, I)trt, 

ol conrporlcnt or ns ln ilccessor.)' or tcklition to tt. schooltrus. 

I'he -Secletary is llrerefore r:eqrrirt',tl to cleterrnine rvhich pf,ssenger 

tnotor vehicles meeting the rerlrrirerrrcnts of 'this clclinition arc liktly 

to bc significantl.y useci fo. thc irrrrlto-.e of sclrrxrl trrnsportation. foui' 

(lotrttnittcc clccidcd that safetl' resrrlntiorr slrorrld rear:h thc widt' r-rrriet,]- 

of pfl,$rielrger nrotor r-dricles il:liit:h nrc actuallt' arrrl sigmifieantl.v 

rrsecl to t,r'*ttsErrt strrrk:nts, not merely tlrose which are prinrrrrily 

desisrerl for this I)ur'l)os{:. 

- fri dclining thc-pai'ameters of signifir:ant lrsc tnrl tlrt: scopc of regulation 

under this title, yorrr (Jornnrittce strongly recornrnerrds tlrat, the 

Sccretary considcr the follorving factors: ih"e numbcr and ages of 

students'carriedI freqrrerrt:y ancl i'egrrlarit.v of students being enrritrl I 

aucl thc extentto rvhich such pasrscnger motor I'ehicles are iulrject to 

stfety regulatiorr bv other fetlcral la*s. For l)ur-troses of clarifitlrrtion. 

thene areiefiain m"otor vehit:les rvhich arrc not iniendtxl to be covenxl 

by this'bitle,. Private, rnotor vehicles rrsed to c&rry mernberu of the orvnerts 

houschold or other student"s in a carpool a,rrangement, f,or exilmple, 

tlre not mcarrt to come rvithin the scope of this titlo. Such motor 

vehicles woul'd, of rxlurse, be subjcct to other applic.able federal mrrtor 

vehiclc srr fety stan clards. 

Seetion 201 - Definirtons 699 

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Senate Dehate-Section 201 



Executive Commrrnications-Seetion 201 


As Introdued-fuion 201 

S. 355, as introduced, contains no comparable provision. 

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As Enacted-section 202 

8AC. n* ilANTIATORT SCEOOLAUS STA}TDARD& E- 

1fr-rion l0;l of ths l{ational Traftc r,nd Dlotor Vehiele Srftty Act 

of 1966 is rmended bv rdding at tlre end thereof ths following: rt usc r3e1. 

"(i) (1) (A) Not laiter tharie months nfter the d*te of enactment of 

this subsection, the Secretary shnll publish pmposed Federal motor 

vehicle snfety sttndrrrds to h applitable to-schloolbuses tnd schoolbus 

equipmerit. Such propoaed st*irtterds shall include minimum stand* 

rrds fot the following aspects of 

'' 

lretformnnce: 

( i ) I')ruergerrt'.r' exits. 

"(ii) Inter:ior' prutection for occrtptuts. 

"(iii) 

Fkxrr strength, 

"(ir) 

Senting sysienrs. 

"(v) 

Crmh ivor{hiness of lxrd,v nnd fralne (including protec' 

tion rgrinst rollover lnznrds). 

'' ( vi ) \-ehicle opernting s-vstem8 

" ( rii) \\ indoss rnd rvindshields. 

"(viii) Frrel svstenrs, 

"11t) ')iot'lnter thln l5 months after the date of encctment of this 

subee,ctiott, tlre Setrt'ttry shall pronrulgate Federrl nrotor vehicle 

srfetv stnnderde which ihnll pro"ide nrTrrimrrm standnrds for those 

nslxits of performnnce set oui in clauses (i) through (viii) of subpahgrnph 

(A) of this ptragraph. rnd which shrll apply to each 

sctt.rliU,G nnd item of schoolbus equipment rthich is rnatrttftctured in 

or impotted into the flnitetl StetCs on or rfter the expiration of the 

g-nrorilh period which begins on the dnte of prrrnrulgetion of such 

mfety stnnd*rds. 

"(i) The Secret*ry may prescribe regulttions requiring thrt ony 

schrxrlbus be test-drir:en bv the manufacturer btfors introduction into 

comfiterce.tt 

Conferenee Report-Section 202 

House Report 93-1452, Pages 46 and 47 

TTTI;E II-SCHOOI,RITS SAFIITY 

Eenate bil,l 

No compn rable provisions. 

House amlndtn,en,t 

'Section 

201 of Title II of the Honsp amen(lnrent adderl ts'o new 

definitions to section lflJ of the Act. First. "schoolbus" rr-rrs defined 

to mean a, passenger motor vehicle u-hich $-rrs designed to carr\. more 

thatr ten passengers in addition to the tlriver. antl rvhicli the Secrettrrv 

deterrnined rtai likely to be significantlv userl for tho purpose of 

transporting prinrarvl pre-Jrrirrrrrry, or sceondarv school itrrdents to 

or from sueh schools or events related to srrch sr'hools. Second.t(schoolbrrs 

equipmellttt rv&s defined to lnean equilrnrent ricsignerl prirrrnrilv 

as a system. 1rnrt. or comporrent of a sr:hrxrlbrrs. or &ny sintilnr prrt 

or component rnanufactured or solrl for replncemtlnt, oi irnptor-ernent 

of s-uch--svstern. ptrt. or conll)onent. ol trs nn trecesso"v or riddition to 

a selroolbrrs. 

Sectinn 202 - Manditory Sehoolbus Standatds 601

Section 20? of the lfouse amen



August 12,1974,27805, 27807, and 27809 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

On school bus satety, mEny bllll welc Culrtne thes6 st{rnda,rdr wtthln I l-ycof 

lDtroduced lrr [l1r8 ses,sion requlrln8 the time perlod was eseential io protecc t}re 

Becretary ol Ttansportatlon to promul- lD mtllion Echoolchlldren who travel 

gste Federal sa.fety standardg for school da1ly on school bu5€s. 

buses. The comrnlttee

Mr. Chairmsril, whlle the safety statis- marked a,nd profeBElonBlly drlven. Thcd+ 

tlcs for echool bus accidents show only Etatlstlc$, therefore, do not tell the whole 

0.05 fateliiie$ p€r 100 million Da,ssengertale 

of school bus safety. hstead, I would 

mlles oompared to 2,1 deaths for Ure concur wlth the tJtoughts of former B€c- 

Beme dL$tarrce drlven ln an euto, there retsry of Trpruportetion, John A, Volpe, 

sre lafitors whlch must be tbken lnto ac- who ssld that-courrt 

ln considering these statlstlcs: Tbo deBth ol 6vsn ono cblld lb I trhffil 

School buEes are generBlly driven at bu8 ddcldBnt lE 0[6 ttr Etany. 

Blower Epo€dB ttun au0omoblle6, there sre Accordlngly I urse my colleegues to 

ctrlci rulil concorlrlng the conduct (rl wholeheartedly Eupport thl.s measure 

ottror vetricleg when alound sctrool br.ugecnow 

before uB whlch is a stgniflcanb stell 

snd school buseg 416 uuelly dlctlnctly forward ln provldlng school bu8 $afety. 

278Q9 Mr, BrirNrllEy. Mr. chalrman, r 

wolrld like to comment brlefly on tlre requhetncnts 

under title I[, schoolbus safe- 

, ty. I do so because of my spectal interest 

in tlrls fleld ln assoclatlon with my friend 

r 

For ihe record, on schoolbus constructlon, 

I polnt wlth pricle to the truly out* 

standlrrg safety record whlch ha,s be€n 

compiled by the Blue Blrd Body Co., witb 

home ofncea llr Fbrt Valley, Ga., manu. 

from Columbus, Ga,, Mr. Guy WUlces, facturels of the Blue Btrd AII Arnerlce$ 

lvho is in char8e of our schoolbus trBns- School Bus. Thlg record hes resulted lrom 

portation $ystem there. Over the week- volqntary good bugine66 practices rvhlch 

end we cllscussed the deslrablllty of high- enconujass the pursurt of excellence in I 

est standards of safety from pr&ctlcEl competitlve envlronment. 

viewpoirrts. Should there be Errfety belts TlrerB trafi uever ba9s a Btudant or drlvot 

for eaclr chlld and could they be com- lrtrltty ln E BIUB Btrd All Atrrorlcsn Sch(Elpletely 

utilized lf buses afe trsed for varybu8 dulrrg th6 36 y6Ers lt hs bosD bullt by 

tb,6 Blu6 ing ages of chlldren on Blrd 

cllfferent runs? 

Body Co. 

Should high-backed seats be requirod What mekes thls sa,fety record aII the 

snd how would that aficct visibllity ol more lmpressive ls the fact tha,t Blu6 

Dessengers, snd ouflerwlsc? Both of u.s Blrd schoolbuses have been Bold end op- 

want safely which wlU not be coulrter'erEted ln Ell 50 State8, in every Cana. 

productive end caution rgalnst doing dlan province and terrltory, til the Cartb- 

thl[gs ln lhe nam€ of safety whlch may bean, Guam, the Vlrgtn IBtBrrd$, and ln 

rrot uclr,lcve arry gre8ter degres o{ lt, but Central and Eouth Amerlce. 

whlctr could hrcrea.se problcms i 

End cout. 


October I5,1974,35637 

MT. STAGGERS, 

adEoor,tttt lattrt, 

Tfil? If of thlg leglrlattorr pr?serv;t 

the Hou8e provl8lons requlrtnr the pro- 

, 

mulBatlon of rchoolbur Bafety-Btgfida.rdt ,, il 

wlthh I z-yesf peHod. 


House Report 93-ff91, Pages 13 and 42-45 

(11'r) The Seclrrt arv is reqniretl fo promulgate safety standards for 

schooltrrrscs nnd schoollms erlrrilrrrt'nl, r'r''ithirr iI two-yeflr' timc 1.rr'rir.rtI 

for tlight rlesignrted lslrects of lrtllforrnlrnce. 

VoI, IV

EEC'r'lO li I 0 :1. IIANTIAT0RY S(l rI ooI,RL-s s'r.\ li l)-\ Rr)s 

Section 2()2 arlends section 10ts of the Act by rrclding provision$ 

which rerpire the Seet'etary to pt'oturtlg{ttc safetl-strrttdat'ds for sc}rooll,uscs 

and schoolbtts ttlrriprnent rvith in'a 'trvo-5'ca'r titue period for ciglrt 

ilcsignrrted ilspects of 

'I'iir: 

lrerform*nce. 

new srir:tiott 10i(i)(1) (A) Jrror-iclcs t'lrrrt not later tltan si-'i 

lnotltlrs rrtter tlte clntc of erinitinertt. the Sccretirr'.y shlll publish prrrposetl 

l'etlt,rirl trtotor velticlq..saftrt-1' slalrrlarcls to be rrpplictrble t

tenrs. fn r'(l-qpouse to thirs neecl, tlte NHTSA issuerl Hig)r$"ay Safety 

Ilrogranr Stirrclatcl No. 1? on Prrpil 'ft'ansporta,tion Safety in 11)?l 

nrrrl .t'ortr ('omrnittee lu'gcrt {}urt N}ITSI ccintinue its efforts to seelr 

inrplernt'nt'rlioqpf this rner5ure at thq ltute le\-el flnlrloverl rnajnte- 

Jll!4!:9, ()T Scll(x)lt)llses llo\\- lII llse ftn(t l)etter Sclectloll ancl trurnmg rr 

of schoollrrr',$ drivers irrr) ll${) iuportant to the o\'crilll safety pictrrre. =- 

(lonceuring the eight desigtrated yrerforrntrrrr,e ilrefls in which sirfetv 

stirndards ure tequired to be promulgattxl bv this bill, your Corrrrnittt:c 

i$ aware that the NII'I'SA has proposecl rrrles in somc, of these 

flr'els. Your Clommitttle believes that it is lioth econonricallv and techrxrlogicrlly 

feusillle to irnplemeut t,hese standards rvithin tirc specifiecl 

t $'o-vear tlnrc tr'ilrrle. 

Regrrrling ellel'ITcnoy exits. vorrr' ('ornrnittee lecourmr'ntls thnt the 

NIITSA corrtinrrc to stuth' artd tlevclop irtrpr:or-enrerrts. inclu

schoolbus mrrnufaeturel's rlnd eventtrally for scbool conrmuttities- Otr 

tlre otlrel' hlrrtl. r'

AE Enaeted-Section 208 

-seetion $EG II* ENFORCEMENT. 

108 (a) ( I ) of the Nctional Traffic nnd Motnr Vehicle Safety 

lct of l9G6 is rmended bv adding et the end theruof the followinc: 

''(F) to fail to coniply rtith regrlrtions of the liecretery unaer 

section 108(i) (t)." 

Conference Report-Section 20S 

House Report g2-L452, Pages 46 and 47 

TITI,E II-SCHOOT,BITS SAFETY 

Senatebtll 

No comparable pruvisions. 

rs usc r3e7. 

Hotne. amcndm,ent 

Section ?01 of Title II of the lfortse s,mendment added two new 

definitions to section 1ff2 of the Act. First, "schoolbus" was defined 

to mean a, passenger nrotor vehicle which was designetl to carry morc 

than tcn passengels in addition to thtt tlriver. antl rvhich the Secretarv 

determinbd ."us tit *ty to be significantly nsetl for the pur-pose of 

transporting prinrarn pre-primary, or secondarv school st-udents to 

or f rorn srreh schools bi inerrts relat-ed to srtch schools. Second. ttschoolbrrs 

equipmenttt w&s defined to nrean equipnrent. designed primarily 

as a s.vstem. part. or component of n schqllllts. or rrnv similar part 

o" coritponent manufactrrrt'd or sold for reJrlattement or imprrlvt'nrent 

of sueh system. part. or ('ollrponent. or &s an sccessory or additiort to 

a sehrxrlbirs. 

Section 909 of the lfouse rrmendment a,mended section 103 of the 

Act kl ruquir.c that not later than six months after the date of enectmsntr 

the Seeretary would publish protrlosed F'cderal motor vehicle 

safcty standards tobe applicable to scltoolbuses and schoolbus eqrrip' 

ment Such lrrorrosed standards shnll include minimum standards for 

the following aipects of porformanee: (1) emergeney exiLsl (2) interior 

pmtdction for oteupants; (B) floor strengthr (4) senting iivstems; 

(5) crashworthinesd of trodv and frames (ineJudine Drote{tion 

esa,inst rollover lrrzarrls) ; (6) vehicle operating systcms ; (7) wildorvs rL 

ffilEinrlshields: rrtd (8) fuel systems' 

Not Intrr thari Iiftcen'nronthi after tl,e dato of enactrnent' the Secretary 

q'ould promulgata Feclcral mot'or vehitrle safety startdards 

rvhit:ii provirled minirrium stanclards for the aforenrr,trtioned aspect-s 

of perfirrnrattce ancl *'hit:h would lpJrl.v to ench scltoolbus *rrd item of 

schcxillns equiprnent rvhich is marrirfncturecl in or ittrportetl intrr the 

[initcd States (]rr or after tlre cxpirrrtion of the nitrc-mont]r period 

whitl.h hegins on tlre clatt of promulglrtiotr of such safetv standards. 

I'he Sot,rletflry wils frrrther authoriied to prescribe, rcg"ulations requiring 

that an.y schtxrlbrts is to bc test-drivetr by the tnanufacturer 

Seetinn ilUt - Enfaraement ffig 

'6

eforc introduction into eommerce. Failure to so tcst is * nruhibited act 

under section 108. 

C un f erent:e su,b #itu.te 

The conferenco substitute adopts the llouse pmvisions. 

House Psssed Bill-section 203 


August 12, 1974, 2782V 

Btc.30S. EmoECE!IEHF. 

aectlon 108(a)(l) ol th6 Nettond It*ilc 

snd Motor v€hlclo galcty Act ot 1000 tr 

Emond,6d by a"ddln8 Et thc 6nd th€r$of thi 


followlrg: 

"(F) 6 l8ll to dompry tFth rcgutrttoss of 

tho Bccr€tsry undcf rGotlon f08(l)(r)." 

House Debate*$ection 20$ 

House Committee Report-Seetion 20S 


Senate Paseed Bill-Section 20S 

No eomparable provision. 



Senate Committee Report-Seetion 20S 


Vol. IV

Title III-Motor Vehicle 

Demonstration Projeets 

As Enacted*Seetion 301 

gEg TOI. DEI{ONSTTATION PROJECTS 

liiTitte III of the ]Iotor Vehicle Informrtion end CoetSrvings 

Act (15 U,S,C. l96f et seq.) is amended- 

(l) by insertinr inserting after the heedinl heeding for such title the following: 

"Prnr A-Srert Pnocn,rxa"; 

(2) by striking out "this titlett wherever it rppe.ars in sections 

30i, \tri, ond :l0lfand inserting in lieu thereof ttfus pert"; . -t s usc I e6r , 

(b; bytedesignatingsection*S0lassectionSgl;nnd^' 

re62' re63' 

(a) by inserting after section B0B the following: 

"P,rm LSrtcrer. Drrowsrnlrrow PRorrclt 

.{auTHoRFr. m E$TABLrBrt 

lSD. 8ff. The Secretrry shrll estsblish e sD€ciel motor vehicle 13 utc tl6rr. 17 

dftEffii1rspsclion demoristntion project to essist in the rapid development 

and evrluetion of rdvanced inspection, enelysis, and diagnodic 

equipment suit$ble for use by theBtrtes in d*irdardized hiu-h 

volums insit{ctio" fecilitiea end to ivaluete the repeir charecteristics 

of motor vihiclce. Such proiect ehell be desi*ned to frcilit+te evaluation 

of ruprir chrractori*ici by smsll eutomotive rtprir garsSe+ 

sPrrr C-Agrrro*rzlflox oF Ar?RopRrATroHBtt 

Apprcved October 97, f9?4. 

Conference Report-Seetion S01 


TITT,E III-MOTOR VEHICI,E DEIfO]{STRATION 

PROJE('TS 

Sennte bi'l'|. 

No c:onrparable provision. 

Eutse ilnwruImen.t 

Scct,ion ll01 of the llouse a,mendment, amended Titls III of the 

ltotor Yelricle Infornurtion anrl Cost Srrvings ,lct to rtlquire, the Sect'etar.y 

to estnblish n specinl nrotol velricle dingn

l-i-:-yil,,l-*-l the, rrTair..h'r'act*ristir:s 'f urotor vehicies. Such 

ir-rmJrl bt, rlesigned to 

Project 

.farîlitatc evaluariorr nf r*pui" "ti*.".i.ilitl istir-',s by 

suraI I I r.rf orr roti vc repiri r girl.irg{ts. 

(! on le re nrt e st t,h s t i.t t de 

The conferencl substitute adopts the Provisions of the lfouse 

trnerrdnrcnt u-ith r:l a ri f.r-ing chrrnge-s. 

House Passed Bill-Seetion S0l 


August 12, L974,27827 

Trrlrt lrr-MoroR, vEHrctE DEMoN- BpcctEl Exrtor vehlclc dtrtnoru,o lE pocilou 

STR,AITON PROIIEOTS .lsmonstratlon prolGct to as6l8t ln tbe repld 

_.*cl": lot. llt lft'6 rr sf tho tvrotor a.roiolmJuf""i-;'";1t;tfiilfi;;;il'rri: 

y,":tt?: ,l'j:Il"-*.rl:^1 ,rTg_gt:r. savlns8 Afi Eptrulor, eDstysls, [rMI dtssrosrtc 

(16 cqulpbcrr 

U.s.O. 1961 6t seq.) ta Emoxded.- sultablo lor uB6 by ths Statia fn atanda-rdtEad 

^^(ll 

b{ mdaslg'*tlns tdctloDa 302 througb niiii"oi""ir-ir*pi"fiJ"-riJriirir'""Ji-itocvsl* 

l$^1,:$.TFT:l:1.r1:llj.l_T 

EtctlDna als ue'i; tno roperr Eh*ractrrretriior 

through 

' 

mtwr.votr, 

306, resp6cuv6ly: end 

_ (?) by lnaertlllg olor. guch proJoct shru b6 deslSnGd to ts- 

6ttor fficrton 8Ol th6 folcllltatd ovduouou ol r8petr charsct6rlEucs 

lowlng by 

[ow EctloD: 

srnBU outoEotlyQ r€pslr g8rrfo6.', 

rrt|'rdtal 

Df, tdofi E|nlTTO!{ FlqrIcB 

"gEc. 

302. Ibo E€ct6tary sbBlt Gstbbu,Eh r 

Houee Debate-seetion 301 


August 12, 1974,27805 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

'I!h6 bUl emend8 the Motor Ve.hlcir hclp develqp autolrotlv€ ropelr dtffnoEhlormstloq 

End CoEt gBv|nSB Act to es- tlc equlppent lor use by sEa$ rEpB$ 

tsbllsh s EDsclBI lnsDectlou project to 88,r8Eei. 

Congressional Record-If ouse 

Octoher 15, 1974, 35637 

Mr. STAGGERS. 

MotoE rfrttrcltr lrrluonFrrltrbtf fEoJ,l'etB Mr. Spen,ker, I urge the Members of 

_ Trtle IrI of thls lestslailon ndonts the the House to vote ior the iorrfer.en"o 

llouse provlslon wlth clartfylng ch;rnges. report. 

614 VoI, IV

House Committee Report-Seetion B0l 


TrT r.n ffl-lloron Yr:rrrcr.r I)nrroxsrn.rrron lhoJr:crs 

Sctttion l-l0t of tlris title contil,ill$ trchnical atrrt'ttrilnents to Title III 

of the }.[otor Vc]rit,le Inforurltion nnrl (lost, Satirrgs Act rvhich lerlt'signatc 

ser-'tiot'ts iiOi thlorrqh i]()l of thnt l'ot rs sectiorr$ iJ0i] thr:oush :i05 

alrc[ itrsert ir, nerr set'tiorr il()!. 

BECI'IO-\: $ 0 !. fi TECITL DEIIONSTII.\1'IO Ii I'ROJESI'B 

'l'he 

nerv section li02 of the ]fotor \rehiclo. fufonlttion nnd Cost 

Srrvirrgs -\r,1. rrrqrrires tho Sccr"etarv to estalllish rr sDecial rnotor. r-ehir:le 

tlirrgrrostic itrslx'ctiorr tle.rrtonstriltion project ttl ass-ist in tlre rapid der'r,lolrnrctrt 

ancl er'lrlrrntion of trlvrrnr:ed insllection, anrrl;'sis, a.nd tlirrgrrostit: 

r:rlrripurent srritirble fol use lry the States irr starilardizecl high 

voluml' in$llnctiort ftcilitics and to etrrlrrirte the relltir clnractelistics 

of tuotol velticles.'L'lris pro.iect rnust be dcn-ignecl tb facilitntr evalulrtion 

of rel)rrir r:lrrrnrt'teriitics b5'srntll autorriotivc rr.plil girrlrges. 

-\s enactecl, t}e Jlrfor' l'ehii:lo fnfornrrrtion :rrrtl eost ,$aving's Act 

t'eqttit'ecl the Secretltv to rsttblish a srries of dernrrnstr.ation pirrjects 

tolleterminc thc feasibilit.y of u$ir)g diagr)ostic prnceclrrrrs to'trsi for 

cotnpliance rvith safetv nrxl crnissiorr stnirclirrds.-Ithesg proierts rrrc to 

bt operated or-r a, non-prolit lxrris by Statrrs rrhieh meet rlr:rtlin qrrrrlificatiorrs. 

'I-he Sscrettrrrv 1:r'ovitle.q tcclrnical irnct lirrnrrr:inl assistrr,nr:r,r to 

eligiblc Stlrtes.'I'lris rrmrlrrrlrlcnt to the Ar:t rvorrltl cxpand thcse Jrrojer:ts 

b.v tho l)epartrtrerrl of Translnrtntiotr to thc developrnent of tutci- 

Irttttivtr rcpirir diagttostic equiprnent rvith ln emphrusif orr a.ssistrrrcc 

fol srrrall 

-arrtotnotive r'cprir: garag*s. Rcs+rrrt.h ori clesigrr lrrxl evlrllr[tiort 

of ctlrriprrrent u'lrirlr (,rlrl be used l-r-r' srntll giu'agrs is irrrportant to 

tlte succcss oT this rrrrriect. 

Senate Passed Bitl-Section S0l 

No comparable provision. i: 


Senate Debate-Sec{ion 301 

Section 3OI - Demonstratian Prajeets 615

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