LegHist.PL89-563.Volume.ONE.Sec.Ten.and

Mlhblc ltr th6 purpflr ol ErtltrB ffit tbJ|
tltlc.
"(b)
Thc Eccrctrry ts lutbdrlrGd tD conduct
trB+arch, tstlDg, d6veloFEeDt, Nd
tr8lDlDg s sutlrortzHt td b. mrlid out by
rub{dtloh (s) ol ihrs BfttloD by utln8
grantr lor tht cohduct of Euch rffarch. t€tlhg,
deYclopmGDt, rhd thlnlbg b 8t!t+t,
Intcrbta
uotu.
"gE,
t{tucls, rDd
lO7. Thc Sdffi$y
nonprcit lufltu-
tr tuthdrlEd to
ldvl,rc, Blst, 4bd Cffipentc Ftth. othtt ||ed-
6El delnftBent4 rEd ttencls, ahd Sht6 fntl
oth+r lEierestcd publlc and pflvate EEenclC!,
h tho plannlng and development of-
"(1)
Eotor vchlcle i$tety stEndBrd!;
"(3)
m€thods lor lsF{rtln8 Eod tsrtDg to
deterblbe @Epllane stth hotor y.btcle
Elety EtMd8rda.
"6k,
I08. (a) No F+Ma shsll-
" ( I ) GDulMtue lor EAle, tEll. otrer for
aalc, or lnttoduce or delleGr tor tntroduciloo
ln lEteEt4h cohmerce, Ot lmport lDb the
Unlted States, ey Eotor veblcle or ltem ol
Eobr vehlcle equlpEeDt BMuiacturcd ob
Ol 8lter the dah arl!'apPllc8ble Feder8l
rutor vchlclc r8lety standsd talft atftt
rrsdcr tblr tltlG ublcs lt lf, ID coDtordtlty
Tltb such Etandud ar(*pt s pravlded ln
.ub€ectloD (b) Ol thlt EctloD:
"(e)
lau or rGlE 8tras to or copytDg ol
rrcorda. or f*tl to mLe rrport$ or prortdc
lhlol.MtloD, or lill or rctu to tserrrlt entry
or lEpfttloh, s rcqulred udEr r4ilon I l2i
"(3)
16ll b lrsuG I ertlicfta rcqutred by
mtloD 11+, or lsue i ertlflcBte to the .firct
thst a motor yehlclc €rtsluta lrrucrt bt th6 Euultrturtr tr lEportar
ol ruch
clo .qulpE.Dt,
Eotsr ?chlclt or hotor rihl-
td thr ctrct tA4t ruch
or IEE of nrotot vehlcle
rqulpmeDt cohloffi to 8ll rppllcsbl. FtdErBl
hotor veblclF sal?ty tt4ndafdr, ll such p€rsf,
ln the ererclae ol duG sE IDoEf or hs
resoD to knoF tbst lucb ertlflett l! trlle
or ElalesdlnE ltr r rutarlal re6pect:
"(4)
t8ll to furnllb Doflicailon ot sny
delect s requlrrd by retloD lt3.
"(b)(r)
FBrBgrEpb (f) ol rubrerloa (a)
rhall hot apply to thr Blc, thG ofcr lor sale.
br ths tntroductlou or d6llvcry lor lutro'ductlon
ln lbtirtat€ @rDEtrc6 o! aDy motor
Y.hlcl6 or hobr vehlcle iqulpht$t Blt ! thc
lEt purcbge ol lt lD Bood lElth lor purpfld
other than re$le- I! ordcr to uurt i con-
UDulng rDCl clltctlve nattoDal tr4frc sJety
prq8rEm, lt l! thc poltcy ol coDBTeEr to eD-
&umge and rboD8tbcn Ebt lEJorcaDabt ol
8tat6 tUp#tlOE of utcd EOtOr yehlcl.a.
Therelore to tbrt cbd tbG Eftretary lbBll
@Dduct a thorough rtudy and lDv.atl8atloD
to detetulbc tho Bdtquacy ol Eotor yehlclt
ElGty rtrndrrdr Nd Eobr ecblclc t$pEtloD
rcqulEmrDtr abd ptfteduft6 sppllcablc
to ued Eotor vcblcld lD mh Statc. aDd thc
ttEt ol proBr'ff autborlcid by tHu tltle
uIsD Euch FtmdBrdB, rcqulreEeata, and procGdur.a
lo! uGd Eotor Tchlcl.!, and rcport
ta ConArw u ffi u lrrctlffible but not
later thsn onG y6r rltar the date ol oDrct-
Ernt ol thlr tiltlc, thc Hulta ol such rtudy,
tud racotubchdBttou tor luch sddltlonal
l6ElxlstloD M hG deE! [ReBaly b carry
out the purpoEs of tbl{ Act, rir ffiD ag
prsctlcable rJt.r tbr rubElsloD ol.uch rettrt,
but ho lAtcr thBn olte yeqr lrom tbc
dit6 of submhdoD ol rucb report, th. Eetctsry,
altcr Fuult$tloD Ftth the couDctl ^Dd
ruc.h lDtcEEtGd pubuq dd prlv4tn nf,lnclet
Ed Etoups E bc d*d rdrla8bl.. Dhrll nBtEbltoh
UUlfOffi ftdcBl Eoior tEhtCIt 4l6ty
ItaadBrd! aFpllBble to ill u&d hotor vthlclu-
Euch rtsdard8 rbaU bo crprcscd lE
trtil ol Eobr y.blcl. Blcty lErlomscc.
Tba BtrEtrry li tutborkcd to uGDd or rewl6
ruch ltandard. pMuant to tblr Act-
"{l)
PrI88Hph (l) ol tubsectlon (f) rball
EOt rpFlt te EDy IEffb vbD HtsbIlBbE tbat
h6 dld Dot lloE or hrYG rcun td klow lD
liba crcrclac ol duc ffit tbrt ruch vchlcle ot
ttaH ol Erotor v;hlch cqulFE.trt lr Eot lD
oorlffilty fith rpPllcablt Ftdtrrl motor
tablclr Blaty .trtdrtdr, or to uy IEndu
;ho, prlof to dcb nEt lrucbre. holdr r
yGhlclt
u lqulpment dbtors to Ell appltc8ble ltd-
Gral Eob! ycbtclc islety rt$hdstln, uElH
ruch l*rlon krow tbat Nc.b yGhlclG tr
GqrllphcDt der bot rc @DJoh-
"(81
A Eobr v.blclr or ttGm ol Eoto! villcl€
cqu,tpEcDt oficred lor lsFdtrtlon ln
vlolstloD ol psigEpb (f ) ol mbaacuou (8)
rhaU bo rcluGd rdmlrrlon hto tbc ltDlt d
Btst r ud.r lotnt rcEulefloB
Eccretrry ot l,h. Trruury Ed
lsuGd by tJrG
th6 8ftlctsfy;
crcept that tbe Socretsy ol thc Ttesury
ud thc Secrrt+ry tuy, by ruch reBulatlotul
prcvldr lor authorldE8 t.h! lhportattoD ol
ruch motor vcblcl? o! ltGEr ol hotor vcblclG
lqulprcnt lDto tbc gnttrd Btat€6 upon 3uc!
trrru End @Ddltlou (lDcludlB8 tlc fuulrh.
tng of a bondl s Eey rFpe&r to th,rB ipproprl8te
to lEure thet aDy auch Eotor vcllcl6
or tt4h ot hotor vthlcle equlpmeot wtll ba
brought tDto coDJorElty wlth any appllcablG
lGdefEl Eotor yehlcle Eatety atsDdud prr-
.crlbcd uhder ttlts tltle, or rlll be erlFrted d
ababdoned to th€ unlhd ststeE
'(4)
Tbc Eacretsry ol the Tteesury Eud
tlto Secretary Eay, by Jotnt regulsttou, perslt
ure temporsry tEportstlon ol BDy motor
gehtcle or lftm ol qrotor vchlclc equlpheEt
rlter the flrAt purchffi of lt lD Bood falth lor
purlruea other thrD rassle.
"(6)
Farugrapb (l) otBub8trtloD (s) .h0.U
Ddt epply In the case ol i' botor vehlcle O!
It€m ol mobr vcblclc iqulpEeDt tntrDdcd
rol.ly tor erport, EDd s Isbclcd or tsggcd. OE
the v€h.lcl; or tt E ttrcll sDd oa tbG outaldi
of the cdatalhs, ll aDy. whlch tr rrlDriatl.
"(c)
CoEpuEcc sltb my Federal Eotor
vehlcle Ealety rtsnd$d lEucd uDder tblB tltl6
de8 uot erempt rDy p.r8oD lrcs auy Uabtl-
Ity under coffion lBr.
"8ft,
l0O- (a) Wloevor vtolEta uy FtvlrloD
6l rftttoD IO8. or Bny re8ulrtloD lBuGd
f.herEuDdGr, rhall tt iubtect to B clvll Flrlty
ol rot to rrerd 11,000 lor e$b such ylolttlon.
Bqcb ylolrtlon ol r provbloE ot EdtioE
108, of rr8llatloE lsued thrrGundGr, rball
€tutltute a Bepsrt ytolatlo! Flth rdF*t
to cEch Eotor Ycblcle or lteE ol Eotor vGblcl6
Gqulltheht or Flth rclpect to cfcb lrllura
or relEEl to allor or pcrlom BD et rcqulrod
therGby, crc.pt that tie Esrlerr cteu DEE.
alty BhaU Uot crcftd l{00,000 tor ffiy rel8toq
*fles ol YlolatloB.
-(b)
Art rucb clvll FEBlty ruy be @m-
Frromlfed by tbc Secffiy. Itlc MouDt ol
ruch peDtlty, Thrh dDelly dctarmlEGd, or tJ16
Eount a8reed upotr l[ €EproEle, EBy tE
deduct+d lfoE aDt tw owlD8 by tbG ttEltad
Etate8 to tbe l*ruon chargrcl.
"88lrd-
(a) Tbe UDltcd atf,ti dbtflCt
6urtE 6hau hayc JurlEdtctloD, ld eu$
!hoF[ aEd rubj*t to the provbtonr of rul6
65 (a) rhd (b) ol tbc FcderBl Rulcs of Clvtl
Prtrcdute. to r*lnlD vlolatlotu ol uils fltlo
upon lEtltloD by tbe spproprlEtc Uhtted
Etater f,ttDEcy ot tbe Attorncy gcDcrsl ou
lEhsll ol the UDltad Ststes, WbeDever practlcable,
the Secretqy lbsll gtve Datlce to EDy
lhr8oD aEAlDst WhOtD AD actlon fo! lDlUnCtlv6
rtllel ls conbEplatd snd rlrord hlm aD opportuDlty
to Pt#nt hl8 ytEw!, and, crcept
tn the ck ol r kuoFlDE aDd Fllllul vloleuoD,
rhall alrord bth rlsanFble opportuEtty
td Hhlcvc cohpllB4ce. Tbe lalltuc to Blv.
ruch Dotlct and &ford FUCh opportuDtty tbsll
not prccludG tht gEbtlns of appropflstc re-
It.l.
"(b) In ADy ptredtDg lor crlElnsl c@t4Ept
lor vlol8tloD of tn lnjuDctloD or E-
Itrqliln8 order lsued ubder thlJl s.ctloh,
whlch vlolstlou alBo coufltutt8 a vtohuoE
ot ulb tltlc, trt8l lball t[ by tbe court otr,
upoa dGBEDd ol thc accusrd, by a Juy.
Euch trtrl thsll bc cdductGd ln rccordaDc.
rtth tbG Frctlcc ud prtrcdurc rppuBbl.
Itr tb. u ot prdldltrBr rubJet to thc pr
Ylllou ot ru.l6 {l(b} ol tha Fadffil Rulil ol
cHEIEI Procarlut
House Debate
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