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718<br />
tl8lly appolnted s&ulnl8trstor, Tlrlr<br />
would denn6 an.l ldentlly tho FGdcral<br />
OovernEtent's lnt€rest lrr frrd ftsponElbllty<br />
for trEfrc ssfety.<br />
Tltle I lB EppUcsble to the msnulacture<br />
of all motof vehlcle equlpment Bnd<br />
f,rould he tot8lly nppltcable therelore to<br />
tlte safcty 6t<strong>and</strong>&rds. The commltt€e<br />
Included tn tltle II ol ttle blU, howevef,<br />
ertain speclflc lnlomEtton <strong>and</strong> other<br />
ruqulrements wlth re$pect to them<br />
Btanalards es they Bpply to tlr6.<br />
Tttle I$ authodze8 a Etudy ol erlstl|lg<br />
research <strong>and</strong> test lactlltloc Bhd requlrea<br />
a report to ConBrus.s e$ to whBt tEclltiles<br />
erlst <strong>and</strong> whri, l4cllltle8 sre needed by<br />
Dtremb€r l, l9€?.<br />
fitle IV arhetlds the exlstlng Netlonsl<br />
Drlver R€gl8ter lsw 6nd _u$der thls<br />
amendment vlrtuaUy ell dflver8 who<br />
h&ve had tlrclr Ucerues revoked or sus-<br />
Fnded wlu b€ llstcd.<br />
I hBve brlefly summarized the reasoru<br />
lor ahd the provlalons ot the leglslatlon.<br />
You have the commlttee's report <strong>and</strong><br />
you wlll f,nd B sectlon-by-Eectloh surr-<br />
Eary beglnnlng on page l? tnd s morc<br />
detsfled explenEtlon of the blll b€Elnnlng<br />
on Ddge l{.<br />
The comment's that I heve heBrd <strong>and</strong><br />
rctd on thts legiblEtlon Bre geneHlly<br />
lavorable, Speclflcally under the blll s4<br />
ruportfil, tlr6 Becretary will b€ r€quired<br />
to lf6us rnd cnlorce salety Et<strong>and</strong>8rd.s.<br />
AE lntroduced, tJre S€cretEry Would havc<br />
had dlscrgtlon ud would hay6 l$ued<br />
rtrndsrdr ohly ll rnd whoh hr drtrrlllln<br />
.l f ne;tl lor ruch rlrndrrrle.<br />
Tbe Commlttee on Infer6tetd <strong>and</strong> ForelSn<br />
Commerce Edded a number of provlsions<br />
whlch do not BppeEr ln other<br />
verulon8 ol the propoEdd leglflatlon on<br />
the Bubject ol trafflo Balety <strong>and</strong> which<br />
ste ft)t In the bul reporteal by the ottref<br />
body. Your Btt€ntlon ls dlrect+rl to tho<br />
def,nltlon lEctlon of H.R. 131t8 \rhereln<br />
dl hlotor vchtctBs rlrlveu or drd,wn by<br />
rrtcchanloal polt'r6r <strong>and</strong> lrrmufMtured tor<br />
Ute On the rughways Ere covered. As re-<br />
Dorted by the other body, vehtcles sub-<br />
Jett to pBrt rI ol the Ihterstate Commerce<br />
Act or the Trerlcportstlon of Exploalves<br />
Act. would hEve been excluded.<br />
Thlt would hflve $ut)stantlally tmlted<br />
the Serr€tary'B authorlty to set sefety<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ards for the manufd,cture of vehlcles<br />
end, ln Eddttlon, no one hE6<br />
ben able to Btst€ wlth any certalnty just<br />
s'h6t vFl.lcles would hrve bcen excluded.<br />
Ttrc commlttee Blso lncluded Tltle [:<br />
Tlre Salcty, whtch B6t6 forth cert8ln<br />
Ep€clflc requtrements ao to tlres Bnd<br />
BaheB cleer that tlre8 are wlthln tlrE<br />
e,Eblt ol the legtsletlon,<br />
Other tnportant Ediltlons whlch do<br />
not eppesf ln the legislatlon referred to<br />
by the other body, appeer in s€ctlon 104<br />
where a Netlonel Motor vehtcl€ Eafety<br />
Advlsory Councll ls creet{d. ThiB wlU b€<br />
mde up of 13 ftehb€rs drEwn (fom llrdu6tfy.<br />
State trnd.lmEl govertments, Ebal<br />
from the publtc. Ttle gecretery lB requlr€d<br />
to seek the advlce <strong>and</strong> fecsmmendEtion8<br />
of the Councll b€fore e.stsbttshln8r<br />
ralety St<strong>and</strong>Rrds. ThlB assufea not<br />
only E ruethod tor expert consultatlon<br />
but also r mettrod for acttve pEructpatlon<br />
ln the program by State, local, <strong>and</strong><br />
other Fersrl8 lnt€rdsted ln traffc Eet6ty.<br />
In scctlotr fl5, the <strong>Sec</strong>retsry L requhed<br />
to establl.sh In the DepartErent<br />
of CloEtncrce a Nattonal Ttsfra Estety<br />
Agcncy whlch wlll be admlnlstered by<br />
atl Adhlr{Btrator rppolnt€d by tfi€<br />
Presldent. Ttrle Bhould go B long wflIt<br />
tD unlty the now *Ettrred tremc sbfety<br />
re8pon8lblllty. Ttte AdmlntstrBtor wlll<br />
be prtmedly rrfponslble for canying out<br />
thla traEc tafety program.<br />
Tlre* are Eorne of the lmFrovemetrt!<br />
thBt ttre commltt€e<br />
blll wEs Intruduced.<br />
hLs nrade Eince tJr6<br />
Sultsequent to reportlng thc btll ther6<br />
have been Eeverd adverte temerks partlculatly<br />
Es to the lflspectlon provlslone<br />
of the blll <strong>and</strong> the ebEence ol my crlEltnBl<br />
penslty provlslon$.<br />
<strong>Sec</strong>tlon ll2 ButhorlzB the gecruta,rt<br />
to conduct any lnsp€ctlons whlch shf<br />
nec€t8ary to enlorce daldty Etsfld8rdrr<br />
_ Ar to crlrhtnrt pendltles, lt le true ttrlt<br />
tJlC q€at brtt atrd bro.f'c nutd lBwB lual<br />
crtErlnal p€nElty provl8lon8. HoTEtrGf,<br />
lrom enactment to the pre8ent dat€, no<br />
enforcetnent ptmeedlnge have been<br />
brought under thet€ prrvl5loro.<br />
,,MM<br />
;j9<br />
The s6rnm11t€c det€mlned<br />
clvll ptnaltl€s Bnd tnrunctlon<br />
thtrt the<br />
prcvlslon8<br />
of sectlon8 f09 Bhd 110 lrylll b€ sutrctent<br />
to ffi5ure compllBncr<br />
st<strong>and</strong>Erdt.<br />
wlth Federal setety<br />
FlnElly, Mf. Chalfinm,<br />
Etstd many tlmeB thls<br />
trs hs been<br />
leglslatlon ls<br />
Eecond ln lmportmce to the NBilon only<br />
to Vletnam. I am proud of the work<br />
whlch the commtttee has put lnto thls<br />
le8tsletlon snd I commcnd emh rnember<br />
ol the commltt€e. They paructr8trd<br />
both ln the 13 days ol publlc hegrltrse End<br />
In the I7 deys ln whtch wc held executive<br />
seR.sions wlth greBt lntefest Bnd energy.<br />
I feel that we hRve brought a good<br />
blll to the floor, one whlch wlll lesd to<br />
happler days on our rughwEy$, snd I<br />
recornmend <strong>and</strong> esrnestly urge favorEble<br />
Ecflon.<br />
MT. SPRINOER. Mr. qhdffiBrl. I<br />
yleld my8elf such tlme Es I may coroume.<br />
ThG nert T8 wtll lnvolvo every mf,h. womin<br />
Md chlld ln our country- Evtryohe wtll<br />
t[ lh pffon4l J6p4rdy,<br />
StEt€rneni$ ol thls klnd sre u.sed to<br />
lmpress uporr us the ell tffi red horrcffi<br />
of modern wBrfate. Afld we trre lm-<br />
Drftttd. Thb thought oI subjRtlng wholG<br />
femlllos to posstble eftlnctlon ln one lell<br />
sf,toop hoillfles trny thhrklng cltlz€n, He<br />
retolyes to avold such a tu|n of eventa.<br />
But ell the whlle, BwlrllnE Ebout ull<br />
<strong>and</strong> belng fou8ht every dey. lE a f,,&f<br />
whlch cd'n end may mrt down membere nt<br />
our fanrllles or Etrlke sualtlenly <strong>and</strong> devestetlnEly<br />
to wlpe out the fsmtly lta€lt.<br />
Thls ls the war of trufrc sBlety whlch we<br />
have been lofilng to the tune ol 50,000<br />
llves a yeer, It ls a wBr whlch ln terms<br />
of number8 kllled end malmcd mak€.<br />
comb&t serulce lmk llke B hsven of BaIety.<br />
It ls a wu whlch shows no rege,rd<br />
for the rules ol war, lntern&tlonel agreements,<br />
the Red Cro6E, or the age, ser, or<br />
ststua ol ttd vlctlns. It ls I rrBr whlctr<br />
we lttust fl8ht evefy day, every year, bccBuBe<br />
lt hEs no rest anal reha,blute,tlon<br />
8reas, no reaaalgnrnent, no compeaglon-<br />
Bte lf,'ave. When we go to work or to th€<br />
msrket. we are Edtlvely ensaaed ln lt.<br />
When we go on vedBtlon to vlslt the wonders<br />
of our country, our whole fBmlly lr<br />
thrust lnto tt Lq a unlt.<br />
I cf,n reEtertb€f seelng scene8 ln<br />
movles of frontler fsmllles belng wlpcd<br />
Vol.I
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