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trfr. clratnnan, r ests<br />
unsnfibout @n8ant to extend tny retnErks<br />
et thls polnt ln the REcoRD d,nd<br />
lnclude extraneou.s rnatter,<br />
The CHAIRMAN. rs there objecilon<br />
to the teque$t of the gentlernan from<br />
MichigEn?<br />
There was no objecflon.<br />
. Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Chalrman, r 5upport<br />
thls btll. It ls nn excellent one. It<br />
would providc adequate protectlon to the<br />
Americah pubuc, <strong>and</strong> yet lt would not do<br />
undue vlolence to an lndustry whlch le<br />
Bo llhportant to the dlstrlct thBt I hBve<br />
thb honor to represent.<br />
Mr. Chalrman, I want to a(l(l I bflef<br />
backgroutrd explanetlon Ebout sectlon<br />
116 of the blll whlch I propo$ed d,nd<br />
whlch, as the report stat€s, the comftlttee<br />
adopted out of an abundance of cautlon<br />
to make sure that tf"l arltltrust lEws<br />
wlll not be afiected by thls act.<br />
fn our heErlnEs the automoblle menuf8cturers<br />
requested the lncluslon ln ths<br />
bill of a provision expUcltly recomldhE<br />
the need for m8nulecturers to cooperate<br />
reesonably \r.lthln the frumework of the<br />
antltrust laws for llmlted end speclfl.ed<br />
purposes ln the areas of ffifety <strong>and</strong><br />
st<strong>and</strong>ardg. However, the Department of<br />
Ju$tlce e.dvlsed ln letter$ deted Aprll 6<br />
<strong>and</strong> June 2, f966, whlch I request bo<br />
prlnted at the ehd of these remarks, th8t<br />
such a provlslorr wBs uruteces$sry because<br />
the entitrust lEws do ndt prohlbtt<br />
coopefEtlve efiorts to develop safety devlce6<br />
or to exchenge lnfomatlon concernlng<br />
stbnd8rds where such efiorts<br />
Seem necessEry <strong>and</strong> constructive &nd arG<br />
not accompanied by unduly re$trlctive<br />
colleterel agreements-that ls, such ef-<br />
Iorts Ere to be judSed under the "rule<br />
of reason" hnd do not constltute per se<br />
vloletlons of the entitrwt law-<strong>and</strong>,<br />
also, beceuse under the Noerr doctrlne<br />
the entitrust laws do not pfevent mEnufacturers<br />
from consultlng snd cooperBtlng<br />
for the purposeE of presenilng lndustry<br />
posltlons on stenclsrds to governrnen-<br />
734<br />
hdbllr lDdurEy, TDe uctrdErEtr ln elfect<br />
coEtltutr B Err d.rrtt btll, I[ th6<br />
couEd oi theso @mDtr ft Eh8ll Eats<br />
vsloua cffipafl8ou betvecq thts dfsft B[d<br />
A. 3006 lr th6 lorh orlglnBlly propfred bt<br />
ydu. (Iys ut cometilnB tD B Eeparata<br />
lett* otr proposrd blll g. 3005-) For pur.<br />
IEse! ol fe*dy<br />
so sb.Bll lofer<br />
ldeatticatloh,<br />
to ths latter<br />
tD thc lolloFlnE<br />
sB the<br />
,.AdEtnlttrf,ttoD<br />
blu,, aEd t6 the mendE;Dtr<br />
by thc lnduEtry s ths<br />
"tDdutry<br />
propGcd<br />
propocal,"<br />
A. 6UilM8T O' TE INDU5BT PROFOSL<br />
Undef thc lndustry prolrcssl the S.cretafy<br />
would be requlred b estebllEh re8illailoaa,<br />
lE Adcordanco Wlth Fectlon { ol the Admtnlstretlve<br />
Froceduro Act, nqklb8 efiectlvs s<br />
E federsl hotot vehlclG s&lety rtEndgtd:<br />
( I ) my motdr veblcle sf,lety at<strong>and</strong>sd thst<br />
h* been trdoptod by the vehlcle Equtpm6nt<br />
Salcty Comnrlsslon ( VESC) , <strong>and</strong><br />
(2) any other motor yeblcl8 selety Bt6nderd,<br />
plovlded (l) hc flBt allows such lf,ltlEl<br />
lltrle (not exccedlng two years llom thc dct6<br />
ol enactEent ol the Act) flB he constdcft<br />
reasoruble lor motot vehlcle manulactEor!<br />
to propce <strong>and</strong> lor th6 \tE.gC to edopt s<br />
p8rtlculqr motor yeblclo stety Etf,aded,<br />
(lt) alter determlDlnB wlth respect to I partlcular<br />
BubJtrt elthf that no staDdard rrlatr<br />
fi thgt extsttDs BtsDdfrda dr compltsncr<br />
therowlth ta tusdequts, h6 then proFEsg<br />
*n approprl&tG Btendard to thc VESC, atrd<br />
(tlt) tbe TfF.SC fatlr td act upon thr requc8t<br />
wlthtn 180 dByr or Buch longer tlme E tha<br />
<strong>Sec</strong>retey 6F+cldm tr rct4 by lsutnB E Btald.<br />
afd whtch th! Sccretary deterElnea l,r tDAdequatg<br />
td prot€ct th6 trubllc sgElmt uE6ssEablB<br />
rl8ts ot accldenh m dsth or lDJuy to<br />
persns rerultlu8 therelroE-<br />
Tte 8eletary would he requlrcd to lollow<br />
a Embef dl crlterle oDumfBted la trctlon<br />
10?(h) aDd to lncludr lE SEy order eEt8bllshlng<br />
sslety EtEndilds flDdlDBs of fAct atrd<br />
concluBlona on all televant Eatters, pfsu-<br />
Bbly lncludlng compllsco Flth tho vstoul<br />
crlt.rlB Bet forth. A sbhd*d sould btrome<br />
efiectlyo ho EmnE than 180 dfyd bor lstcr<br />
than two yeffi slt€r thc data oE Fhich tt<br />
waa lsEuod, ctccpt th&t lor good csu6e Ehod<br />
the <strong>Sec</strong>r6tary mlght Bptrtly & l*td dat4.<br />
ThB ButoEoblle llleuircturEr! would bo<br />
*uthdlzrd lndlvldu8Uy or collectlvrly to<br />
Iomulate md prolrcoe Flety staDdards ttr<br />
tal ag6ns1g5.<br />
TTre extent of Fermlslble cooperstlve<br />
activitles under tlre antitnlst laws as thug<br />
lnterpreted by the Depsrtment glves $ufflclent<br />
latitude for lndustry coopersflon<br />
tn play a slgnlflcent role ln $afety development.<br />
Accordingly, <strong>and</strong> slnce manufacturers<br />
are eDtitled to rely on thla tnt€rpretation<br />
by the Depertment es to<br />
whst cooperatlve Edtlvitle8 816 pefinlsslble,<br />
there ls no need for llrcludlng ln<br />
r thls blll a provlslon spelllnE out whBt<br />
cooperative actlvltle8 lndustry may engage<br />
ln ln the safety snd stBnderds fleld<br />
under the entltrust lews. I therefore offered,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the committee adopted, sectlon<br />
116, whlch 16 the Eame s.g sectlon l13<br />
of the blu pE68ed by the Scnete, to m8ke<br />
6re thEt nothlng ln thl8 btU cha.nges<br />
the Bntltfust lf,w8 <strong>and</strong> th8t m8nufacturera<br />
cffi rely on the Department'g advlcB<br />
[.g to the mBanlng ol those lBsls.<br />
DrAlftm Or JUsrrE.<br />
t'"tt'<br />
EdnorabL wARRr cl. *orJffi1<br />
Uflltsd gi4ter con6ldlerf,tlon by the VES'C frd the <strong>Sec</strong>retey,<br />
Ttrey would *l8o be authorlzed<br />
"lndlvl{lusUy<br />
or cdlectlvely" to cohply volrlnterlly wlth<br />
such a proposed stsndard untll le8ally btf,dlng<br />
Fder4l or StEtG st&ndardr coverlng th6<br />
she Errblrct matter have beceme efirctlve.<br />
Jolnt cmptratlon L[ d*tgnlng, testlDg, eEd<br />
prducln8 mobr Yehlclc or hotor vehlclO<br />
equipment lor the puFdEe ol complytng wlth<br />
tha at<strong>and</strong>ilds prop*ed by ihefi would al8o bo<br />
authortzed. Ilowever, the Act would provldg<br />
thet nothhB theleln contalned should bG<br />
deehrd to elempt lrou the antttrust l*r8 of<br />
the Untttd StEtes aDy conduct th*t vould<br />
othersls bc unlaqrul under Euch l&Ea.<br />
Wheres the AdErlElrtrBtlol bUl would Ello<br />
authfilEe the <strong>Sec</strong>retsry to lormulatd 6taDderd8<br />
to prot€ct thr publlc sgainst q&ldent{<br />
or death. lnjufy, df Fropert! damge teslltlng<br />
therelroE. the tndustry pfopoBel vould<br />
provlde that the authorlty ol the S€cretery<br />
to cEtsbllsh atEbdsdr l| ll$ltrd td protEct-<br />
IDB tb6 publlG EBtlDEt d€sth <strong>and</strong> IErEonaI<br />
tnlry. Hlr Buthorlty to lomuleta stsndudi<br />
d.atgned to protrct thG publtc aBaIDst<br />
property damEgo cfued by lccldents would<br />
bs elhhated,<br />
Undsr tha Admlnt8traildu blll tt rould bc<br />
unlEFlul lor EEy peron b muul#ture ld<br />
BEle.8GU, ottr iof 8*le, or lntroducG or dc-<br />
sffite.<br />
llv.f lor Introductlon lD lntEEtatG coruefce,<br />
Wwhlngtm, D,C, 20510<br />
or tmpet ttto tbe Uulted States euy motot<br />
Dil^l EtFAsr MAoNusF: At you requfft, vthldlG s tt E ot motor veh,clE equlphetrt<br />
tbr Drltrtmebt ol Justtce hereby ofr$s ltr unlss lt lg ltr cdnfomlty wlth at<strong>and</strong>8rda pro-<br />
Comnents on the amondmentr tO tho dratt 4rlbed by tbc EncrGt$lr. HoEevsr, uf,dor<br />
blll m iuto aslety propffied by ih6 autd- the hdutry btll tt Tould ouly b6 il ofrGnE<br />
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