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I r+ltl ouillne<br />
the bul.<br />
eome ol the provlsloBd ot<br />
I do not pretenil ttrat the blU wul tsk?<br />
cBre or every poeslble prercnt or lutur€<br />
Eelety conslderEtlon, but I alo proually<br />
support lt os a lar_tee,chlng end wellconslderetl<br />
lnltletton ol n new selety<br />
Progrf,E-<br />
I wlll outllno brleflv wh.ut the blll contehr<br />
end how ttre prtvlslona ol thc bUl<br />
Flu b€ edmlnl8trrcd.<br />
I belleve th8t both memb€rt of tlrc<br />
.*<br />
IlfEf;/<br />
-<br />
Iiutes coEhltte€, ln ttrelr explsnBtloE<br />
8sY€ Yery cood stat€ment8 on the blu ltr<br />
ineu rccbmcndltlnn lor the possge ot<br />
tlr6 rule.<br />
Mr. ChelmErL the Codrsltt{f on Inttrst{te<br />
Bhd ForelEn Commerce heJ rF'<br />
port€d H.R. 13228 anU f spealt tn bth8ll<br />
q1 the bUl Es a.rrended. TruB legl,Eleuon<br />
Fxnown ffi Dhe Natlonal Trefrc <strong>and</strong> l\totor<br />
Vehlcle Ssfety Act of 1966. Its purpos<br />
la to reduce tr&frc accldents l,nd<br />
thereby reduce the death$ d,nd lnjurle6<br />
whlch rEult lrom tmtfld amldents. ThlB<br />
wottltl br mmmpllshed by establiEhlna a<br />
new progrs$r ln the Depe,fi,Eenl ol codrmerce.<br />
Under thls le{lsletlon the Eecrettry<br />
of Comlnere must ls6ue <strong>and</strong> enlorce<br />
Federal safety st<strong>and</strong>ff.rd$. I'heJe Bt<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
would dpply Uo the mmufarture ol<br />
Eotor vehlcles Bnd to the mEnufEcture of<br />
ootor vehlcle equlpment. The legl$latlon<br />
[ls r€qulrcs the Sftretery to underlaIe<br />
<strong>and</strong> Eupport sBfety reffaJch aIld deyelopment<br />
<strong>and</strong> it provldee fot the expEn-<br />
Elon of the national drtver regl8tdr.<br />
Thr Comr|rlltse on hrtEfrhtG rhd For-<br />
tun<br />
goalmtr66 hu d6t6rBrtnod td ttr<br />
mmpletr stlslscttorl ttlat the sleughter<br />
on the hl8hw8ys will not lre meterlelly<br />
reduc€rl wlthout the ectlve <strong>and</strong> formnl<br />
prrtlclpitton of the FlederEl Qoverruent.<br />
.I:he Drlnclple of Federal parucipauon<br />
waE endorged by the vst moJorlty of t}Ie<br />
wltnesd€r who Bppeared ln our publlc<br />
hrErkrFr. In the optnlon ot tJ|e commltt€t<br />
the tleed lor leglslatlon In thl!<br />
neld ftay be fficepted ss s faEt.<br />
The <strong>Sec</strong>rctsry, alttr tlroroueh con-<br />
Eultfltlon wlth $tatr, lndustry <strong>and</strong> other<br />
publlc end prlvate Interests wtu have to<br />
Et stsrdards whlch wlll Efitrt every motor<br />
vehlcle mAr)uthctured trnd each ltem<br />
ol motor vehtcle cqulpment thqt l$ manuletured.<br />
Thl$ shoukl. in ure very heBr<br />
future. lead td a m8rked upgrfldlhg of all<br />
of the sfety sptrts of motdr vehlcles<br />
md motor velilcle egulpment. Thl6 part<br />
of the traEc problem-md lt ls but a<br />
port-l5 @vercd hr detell In tltle I ol the<br />
bxl.<br />
In the celendar yEAr ol 1996, we have<br />
dv€ry rerson to bsueve thet 50,000 pertlln8<br />
wUl losd thelr llves ln urls coutry<br />
tr a dlrect r6ult of traflc Mcldent4.<br />
sbme have predlcted that lt ls JuBt Eg<br />
certsln thBt I00,000 wlll be klued ln tratf,c<br />
Bdcldents ln l9?5. I do lrot thlhk lt<br />
neoessflry to recall In detall the Btstl8ucs<br />
mne4rnlng lffi of llfe snd the mlulOng<br />
who hAve be€n lnjured Bhd pemanently<br />
malmed ln Fast yeer$. I Em $ue thst<br />
eEJh Member of the Hou.s€ ls sware ot<br />
the paat Eltutlon.<br />
The challenge now l$ to Echteve lffiprovement.<br />
f belleve thet thl8 cEn be<br />
done by en6ctment of ilrls leglslEuon together<br />
wlth that which tEs been reported<br />
by the Publlc Worts Cffimltte, ff.n.<br />
r3290.<br />
House Debate<br />
Drlvers sre, ol courEe, s fund8mentdl<br />
port ol ihe preblem. No doubt, Ddt acclalcntr<br />
muld bE prevented U tt were not<br />
lor the hurEr) erR)r ol tjte drlver. But<br />
to rtty sby ot thlnhlnS, tlrere ls no merlt<br />
lD merely dlsmlsslng our deploruble tr&lnc<br />
ac+ldent rffird<br />
vlEecrqdk about<br />
*'lih the tlme-honored<br />
the<br />
"nut<br />
b€hlnd the<br />
wherl." Ttrls l8nore3 the necef6lty ol<br />
conslderlng the salety E3pects ol the vehlcle<br />
snd the sfety dsp€cts ol hJBh-<br />
TDyE, tosds Bnd streets on whtch the velrlcle<br />
ls operatlng. AI1 ol these, togetier<br />
vlth the drlver, ned lrnprovement,<br />
The S€cretary wlu be able to Slve h|r<br />
6,tt4ntlon to sll ol thcs sder thfs ffd<br />
th6 related leglslatlon.<br />
I do not pretend tlrat tht8 bul tslei<br />
care of every pftslble prer€nt or luturt<br />
Esfety cou8lder8tlon, but I do proudly<br />
Bupport lt e8 I lBr-rcachltra aDd wellconsldered<br />
prorrBln.<br />
Inltlatlon ol a n€d lalcty<br />
r wlll outltne bileny Bhat the blll mnte,LEa<br />
<strong>and</strong> how ttle provlslons<br />
wlU b€ rdltrlnl8tered.<br />
ol thc blU<br />
Ar I have ststed, lt8 baslc or dentnl<br />
purPos€ lE to teduce accldents <strong>and</strong> there!.<br />
by datJls Encl lnjurlef. ThlE would be<br />
rccompll$hed by efttblhblng E ncw Drograrh<br />
ln the DepartBrent of Coftrterdcl<br />
Flr6t, the tiecret8fy ol Commerce would<br />
b€ ftqulred to lsue <strong>and</strong> enlorce Federsl<br />
sslety EtBndBrda; 6€cond, the|6 st<strong>and</strong>ardt<br />
would Epply to the manuladture Ot<br />
Bll motor verucl68 EDd to the mnuftcturc<br />
ol Bll motor.vahloh rqulpmrbti<br />
thtrd, thr t oritrfy would bc rrqflr6d to<br />
undertake snd rupport, Bafety fet6f,tch<br />
*nd development, <strong>and</strong> fourth, the praent<br />
NatlonBl Drtver R€fil8ter would Elso<br />
b€ exp<strong>and</strong>ed under tlrh leglthtlon md<br />
vlrtuBlly alt drlver8 who hrve hBd ttlelt<br />
llcens8 royoked wlu b€ rcEtst€red.<br />
The Becretary wlll b€ requlred to ksuc<br />
lnltlal 6ttndrrd! belGd on Enorn rtrndards<br />
on or before Januery 31, f90?. On<br />
or bcfort JanuBry 81, 1908, he mut lsue<br />
new <strong>and</strong> revlsed mlety Bta'ndErd8-_€€ctlon<br />
103. He wlll lrave tlle a8slsta$c+ ol<br />
E Natlonel Motor Vehlcle B8lety Advlsofy<br />
Councll. Thls wlll b€ made up ol<br />
melnb€rs ol the pubuc, mernb€r8 ol lrld6gry,<br />
<strong>and</strong> members of Etate or loccl<br />
goyernrnenLc. The StrretBry wlll consu.lt<br />
wlth them belore l8sulllg, BEerrdlng,<br />
or revokhr8 3ta$dardtsffitlon l0{.<br />
The Judlclsl revlew pmvlsloru of tfie<br />
bill $hould afiord prot,ectlon to any lnt€rested<br />
perty lt he wlshs to challengc ordeE<br />
ot the Eecretary. Essentteuy tirc<br />
judiclel fevlew provlrloru Bre thogc ol<br />
tJre Fbod end Drug Act <strong>and</strong> the Admlnlsiretlve<br />
Proceduro AcL-strtton 105.<br />
Ttrere are provl6lon8 ln the btll to p€rrnlt<br />
the nefegsary ttsearch, t€6tlng, development,<br />
Bhd trelnln8 to Bs8lst thg<br />
<strong>Sec</strong>relsry ln cerryln8 out the purTots ol<br />
ihls leglslBtton-sectlon 100.<br />
A number ol ptohlbltlons &re contf,lned<br />
ln the ert whlch Bhould preclude<br />
tht mBnuJEcturlnE or fnportatlon ot<br />
vehlcles <strong>and</strong> vehicle equlpment whlch<br />
do not met FederEl stEnd8rdHection<br />
108. Clvil penaltieF$ectlon 109-srs<br />
proyided for violEtlon8 of the prohlhlt€d<br />
act6. Injunctive relief wlll al5o be avallable<br />
to the Strretarydectlon ll0.<br />
A Nstlonal<br />
l,c eetebllshed<br />
TTanc SaIety A8ency nrlll<br />
<strong>and</strong> heeded by B prcElden*<br />
717
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