formation

disseminating gathering and activities necessary and appropriate for motor vehicle safety and motor vehicle safety standards, and purchasing or acquiring equipment and facilities related thereto, or fabricating needed motor vehicle equipment to accomplish the purposes of this title, including

(A) relating motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment performance characteristics to motor vehicle safety;

(B) determining the effects of wear and use of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment upon motor vehicle safety;

(C) evaluating and developing methods and equipment for testing, inspecting, and determining safety of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment;

(D) evaluating and developing methods and equipment for determining adequacy of motor vehicle safety standards, and compliance of motor vehicles with motor vehicle standards; and

(E) developing appropriate motor vehicle safety standards; and

(5) awarding grants to State or interstate agencies and nonprofit institutions for performance of activities authorized in this section.

(b) The Secretary may, by means of grant or contract, design, construct and test operational passenger motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment in demonstration quantities, embodying such features as the Secretary determines will assist in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Such vehicles or equipment are to serve as demonstrations for the development of safety features applicable to commercially manufactured motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment, and for the development of Federal motor vehicle safety standards under section 103. Such demonstration vehicles or equipment shall not be sold or leased for private use. Such demonstration vehicles shall not be limited to traditional methods of automobile design, styling, testing, or production.

(c) Whenever the Federal contribution for any research or development activity authorized by this Act encouraging motor vehicle safety is more than minimal, the Secretary shall include in any contract, grant, or other arrangement for such research or development activity, provisions effective to insure that all information, uses, processes, patents, and other developments resulting from that activity will be made freely and fully available to the general public. Nothing herein shall be construed to deprive the owner of any background patent of any right which he may have thereunder.

Cooperation

SEC. 107. In addition to such advisory authority as the Secretary otherwise may exercise, he is authorized to advise, assist, cooperate with, or enter into cooperative agreements with and receive and expend funds made available thereunder by Federal agencles, State or other public agencies, businesses (including manufacturers, distributors, and dealers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment), universities, or other institutions in the planning or development of

(a) motor vehicle safety standards;

(b) method for inspecting or testing under motor vehicle safety standards;

(c) motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment test methods and test equipment. Training

SEC. 108. (a) The Secretary is authorized to train, or establish training programs for, personnel of Federal agencies, State or other public agencies or institutions, private firms and private institutions by grants to or contracts with such agencies, firms, or institutions for the purpose of achieving motor vehicle safety as provided in this title. He

AL receive and expend funds made available under a cooperative agreement or utilize motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment furnished thereunder for training purposes. Such training may include

(1) interpreting and applying motor vehicle safety standards;

(2) using test methods and test equipment;

(3) testing and inspecting motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to determine motor vehicle safety; or

(4) such other training as may be necessary to carry out this title.

(b) The Secretary may purchase, use, and dispose of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment for use, other than for purposes of transportation, in the training authorized by subsection (a), under the same authority, and subject to the same conditions, as provided in section 106.

Prohibited acts

SEC. 109. (a) No person shall

(1) manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, or introduce or deliver for introduction, in interstate commerce, or import into the United States, any motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment manufactured on or after the date any applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard takes efect under this title unless it is in conformity with such standard as prescribed or amended by the Secretary pursuant to this title except as provided in subsection (b) of this section;

(2) fall or refuse access to or copying of records, fail to make reports or provide information, or fall or refuse to permit entry or inspection, as required under section 114;

(3) fall or refuse to furnish a certification as required by section 115, or furnish a certification as required by such section 115 which is false; or

(4) fall or refuse to furnish notification as required by section 116.

(b) (1) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall not apply to the sale, the offer for sale, or the introduction or delivery for introduction, in interstate commerce, or importation into the United States, of any motor vehlcle or item of motor vehicle equipment after the first purchase of it in good faith for purposes other than resale, or to any person who establishes that he did not know and did not have reason to know in the exercise of due care that such vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment was not in conformity with such standard, or to any person, who, prior to such first purchase, holds a certificate issued by the manufacturer or importer of such motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment, to the effect that such vehicle or equipment conforms to all applicable Federal motor vehicle standards, unless such person knows that such vehicle or equipment does not so conform. Paragraph (3) of subsection (a) shall not apply to any person who establishes that he did not know and did not have reason to know in the exercise of due care that such vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment was not in conformity with such standard.

(2) A motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment offered for importation in violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall be refused admission into the United States under joint regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary; except that the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary may, by such regulations, provide for authorizing the importation of such motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment into the United States upon such terms and conditions (including the furnishing of a bond) as may appear to them appropriate to insure that any such motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment will be brought into conformity with any applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this title, or will be exported or abandoned to the United States.

(3) The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary may, by joint regulations, permit the temporary importation of any motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment, after the first purchase of it in good faith for purposes other than resale, notwithstanding paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(4) Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment that is intended solely for export, and so labeled or tagged on the vehicle or item itself and on the outside of the container, if any, and is exported.

Civil penalty

SEC. 110. (a) Any person who violates any provision of section 109, or any regulation issued thereunder, shall be subject to a civil penalty which may be recoverable in a civil action brought by the Attorney General in a United States district court in the name of the United States, of not to exceed $1,000 for each such violation except that for each such person the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed $400,000 for any related series of violations. Such violation of a provision of section 109, or such regulations issued thereunder, shall constitute a separate violation with respect to each motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment or with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required thereby.

(b) Any such civil penalty may be compromised by the Secretary. In determining the amount of such penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the business of the person charged and the gravity of the violation shall be considered. The amount of such penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sums owing by the United States to the person charged.

Injunction

SEC. 111. (a) The United States district courts shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown and subject to the provisions of rule 65 (a) and (b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to restrain violations of this title, or to restrain the sale, offer for sale, or the introduction or delivery for introduction, in interstate commerce, or the importation into the United States, of any motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment which is determined, prior to the first purchase of such vehicle in good faith for purposes other than resale, not to conform to applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards prescribed pursuant to this title, upon petition by the Attorney General on behalf of the United States. Whenever practicable, the Secretary shall give notice to the contemplated defendant and afford him an opportunity to present his views, and, except in the case of a knowing and willful violation, shall afford him opportunity to achieve compliance. The failure to give such notice and afford such opportunity shall not preclude the granting of appropriate relief.

(b) In any proceeding for criminal contempt for violation of an order, injunction, or restraining order issued under this section, which violation also constitutes a violation of this title, trial shall be by the court or, upon demand of the accused, by a jury. Such trial shall be conducted in accordance with the practice and procedure applicable in the case of proceedings subject to the provisions of rule 42(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Jurisdiction and venue

SEC. 112. (a) Actions under sections 110(a) and 111(a) may be brought in the district wherein any act or transaction constituting the violation occurred, or in the district wherein the defendant is found or is an inhabitant or transacts business, and process in such cases may be served in any other district of which the defendant is an in

habitant or wherever the defendant may be found.

(b) In any action brought under section 110(a) or section 111(a), subpoenas for witnesses who are required to attend a United States district court may run into any other district.

(c) It shall be the duty of every manufacturer offering a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment for importation into the United States to designate in writing an agent upon whom service of all administrative and judicial processes, notices, orders, decisions and requirements may be made for and on behalf of said importer, and to file such designation with the Secretary, which designation may from time to time be changed by like writing, similarly fled. Service of all administrative and judicial processes, notices, orders, decisions and requirements may be made upon said importer by vice upon such designated agent at his office or usual place of residence with like efect as I made personally upon said importe, and in default of such designation of such agent, service of process, notice, order, requirement or decision in any proceeding before the Secretary or in any judicial proceeding for enforcement of this title or any standards prescribed pursuant to this title may be made by posting such process, notice, order, requirement or decision in the Office of the Secretary.

Application of antitrust laws

SEC. 113. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to exempt from the antitrust laws of the United States any conduct that would otherwise be unlawful under such laws, or to prohibit under the antitrust laws of the United States any conduct that would be lawful under such laws.

Inspection and testing for compliance;
records and reports

SEC. 114. (a) The Secretary is authorized to conduct such testing, inspection, and investigation as he deems necessary to aid in the enforcement of Federal vehicle safety standards prescribed and in effect under this title and shall furnish the Attorney General and, when appropriate, the Secretary of the Treasury any information obtained and test results indicating noncompliance with such standards, for appropriate enforcement or customs action.

(b) For purposes of enforcement of this title, officers or employees duly designated by the Secretary, upon presenting appropriate credentials and a written notice to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, are authorized (1) to enter, at reasonable times, any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment are manufactured, or held for introduction into interstate commerce or are held for sale after such introduction; and (2) to inspect, at reasonable times and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, such factory, warehouse, or establishment. Each such inspection shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness.

(c) Every manufacturer of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the Secretary may reasonably require to enable him to determine whether such manufacturer has acted or is acting in compliance with this title and motor vehicle safety standards prescribed pursuant to this title and shall, upon request of an officer or employee duly designated by the Secretary, permit such officer or employee to inspect appropriate books, papers, records, and documents relevant to determining whether such manufacturer has acted or is acting in compliance with this title and motor vehicle safety standards prescribed pursuant to this title.

(d) All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Secretary or his repre

SEC. 115. Every manufacturer or distributor of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment shall furnish to the distributor or dealer at the time of delivery of such vehicle or equipment of such manufacturer or distributor a certification that each such vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment conforms to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards. Such certification may be in the form of a label or tag on such vehicle or item of equipment or on the outside of a container, if any, in which such items of equipment are delivered.

Notification

SEC. 116. (a) Every manufacturer of motor vehicles shall furnish notification of any defect in any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment produced by such manufacturer which he determines, in good faith, relates to motor vehicle safety, to the purchaser (where known to the manufacturer) of such motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment, within a reasonable time after such manufacturer has discovered such defect.

(b) The notification required by subsection (a) shall be accomplished

(1) by certified mail to the first purchaser (not including any dealer of such manufacturer) of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment containing a defect; and

(2) by certified mail or other more expeditious means to the dealer or dealers of such manufacturer to whom such motor vehicle or equipment was delivered.

(c) The notification required by subsection (a) shall contain a clear description of the defect, an evaluation of the risk to tramc safety reasonably related to the defect, and a statement of the measures to be taken to repair the defect.

(d) Every manufacturer of motor vehicles shall furnish to the Secretary a true or representative copy of all notices, bulletins, and other communications to the dealers of such manufacturer or purchasers of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment of such manufacturer regarding any defect in such vehicle or equipment sold or serviced by such dealer. The Secretary shall disclose so much of the information contained in such notice or other information obtained under subsection 114(a) to the public as he deems will assist in carying out the purposes of this Act, but he shall not disclose any information which contains or relates to a trade secret or other matter referred to in section 1905 of title 18 of the United States Code unless he determines that it is necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(e) If through testing, inspection, investigation, or research carried out pursuant to this title, or examination of reports pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, or otherwise, the Secretary determines that any motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment

(1) does not comply with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard prescribed pursuant to sections 102 and 103; or

(2) contains a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety:

then he shall immediately notify the manufacturer of such motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment of such defect or failure to comply. The notice shall contain the findings of the Secretary and shall include all information upon which the findings are based. The Secretary shall afford such manufacturer an opportunity to pre

sent his views and evidence in suport thereof, to establish that there is no failure of compliance or that the alleged defect does not affect motor vehicle safety. If after such presentation by the manufacturer the Secretary determines that such vehicle or item of equipment does not comply with motor applicable Federal vehicle safety standards, or contains a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety, the Secretary shall direct the manufacturer to furnish the notification specified in subsection (c) of this section to the purchaser of such motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

Used motor vehicle inspection study

SEC. 117. (a) In order to assure a continuing and effective national traffic safety program. it is the policy of the Congress to encourage and strengthen the enforcement of State Inspection of used motor vehicles.

(b) The Secretary shall conduct 8 thorough study and investigation to determine the adequacy of motor vehicle safety standards and motor vehicle inspection requirements and procedures applicable to used motor vehicles in each State, and the effect of programs authorized by this Act upon such standards, requirements, and used procedures for motor vehicles, and report to the Congress as soon as practicable not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, the results of such study and recommendations for such additional legislation as he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Access to information

SEC. 118. In addition to information made available to the public under section 3 (c) of the Administrative Procedure Act, the Secretary shall make available, to any interested person, the record compiled in the proceedings for establishment of a motor vehicle safety standard, including at least (A) the testimony, documentary evidence, and written submissions of data, views or arguments, and (B) to the extent feasible, any nondocumentary evidence, but the Secretary shall not disclose any information which contains or relates to trade secrets. Obligation for noncomplying motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment SEC. 119. (a) If any motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment is determined not to conform to applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards, or contains a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety, after the sale of such vehicle or item of equipment by a manufacturer or a distributor to a distributor or a dealer and prior to the sale of such vehicle or item of equipment by such distributor or dealer:

(1) The manufacturer or distributor, as the case may be, shall immediately repurchase such vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment from such distributor or dealer at the price paid by such distributor or dealer, plus all transportation charges involved and a reasonable reimbursement of not less than 1 per centum per month of such price paid prorated from the date of notice of such nonconformance to the date of repurchase by the manufacturer or distributor; or

(2) In the case of motor vehicles, the manufacturer or distributor, as the case may be, at his own expense, shall immediately furnish the purchasing distributor or dealer the required conforming part or parts or equipment for installation by the distributor or dealer on or in such vehicle and for the installation involved the manufacturer shall reimburse such distributor or dealer for the reasonable value of such installation plus a reasonable reimbursement of not less than 1 per centum per month of the manufacturer's or distributor's selling price prorated from the date of notice of such non

conformance to the date such vehicle is brought into conformance with applicable Federal standards: Provided, however, That the distributor or dealer proceeds with reasonable diligence with the installation after the required part, parts or equipment are received.

(b) In the event any manufacturer or distributor shall refuse to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a). then the distributor or dealer, as the case may be, to whom such nonconforming vehicle or equipment has been sold may bring suit against such manufacturer or distributor in any district court of the United States in the district in which said manufacturer or distributor resides, or is found, or has an agent, without respect to the amount in controversy, and shall recover the damage by him sustained, as well as all court costs plus reasonable attorneys' fees. Any action brought pursuant to this section shall be forever barred unless commenced within three years after the cause of action shall have accrued.

(c) The value of such installations and such reasonable reimbursements as specified in subsection (a) of this section shall be fixed by mutual agreement of the parties, or falling such agreement, by the court pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.

Brake fluid and seat belt standards SEC. 120. (a) Public Law 87-637 (Act of September 5, 1962. 76 Stat. 437, 15 U.S.C. 1301-1303, and Public Law 88-201 (Act of December 13, 1963. 77 Stat. 361, 15 U.S.C. 1321-1323) are hereby repealed.

(b) Whoever, prior to the date of enactment of this section, knowingly and willfully violates any provision of law repealed by subsection (a) of this section, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of such laws as in effect on the date such violation occurred.

(c) Standards issued pursuant to any law repealed by subsection (a) of this section shall continue in full effect and may be amended as if they had been effectively issued pursuant to this title. Such standards shall, after enactment of this Act, be subject to the enforcement and all other provisions of this title.

(d) All orders, rules, regulations, or privileges made, issued, or granted by any officer or agency in connection with any law repealed by subsection (a) of this section, and in effect at the time of such repeal, shall continue in effect to the same extent as if this section had not been enacted, until modified, superseded, or repealed. No suit, action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced by or against any agency or ofcer of the United States acting in his official capacity shall abate by reason of any repeal made by this section, but the court, on motion or supplemental petition filed at any time within twelve months after such transfer takes effect, showing a necessity for a survival of such suit, action, or other proceeding to obtain a settlement of the questions involved, may allow the same to be maintained.

Avoidance of duplication

SEC. 121. The Secretary, in exercising the authority under this Act, shall utilize the services, research and testing facilities of public agencies to the maximum extent practicable in order to avoid duplication in such facilities and services.

Regulations

SEC. 122. The Secretary is authorized to issue and amend such rules and regulations as he may find necessary or appropriate to carrying out the provisions of this Act.

Reports and recommendations

BEC. 123. (a) The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the President for transmittal

to the Congress on March 1 of each year a comprehensive report on the administration of this Act for the preceding calendar year. Such report shall include but not be restricted to (1) a thorough statistical compilation of the accidents and injuries occurring in such year; (2) a list of Federal motor vehicle safety standards prescribed or in effect in such year; (3) the degree of observance of applicable Federal motor vehicle standards; (4) a summary of all current research grants and contracts together with a description of the problems to be considered by such grants and contracts; (5) an analysis and evaluation, including relevant policy recommendations, of research activities completed and technological progress achieved during such year; and (6) the extent to which technical information was disseminated to the scientific community and consumer-oriented information was made available to the motoring public.

(b) The report required by subsection (a) of this section shall contain such recommendations for additional legislation as the Secretary deems necessary to promote cooperation among the several States in the improvement of traffic safety and to strengthen the national traffic safety program.

Appropriations authorized

SEC. 124. There is authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this title, not to exceed $11.000,000 for fiscal year 1967, $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1968, and $23,000,000 for the fiscal year 1969.

TITLE HI-TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND INJURY RE-
SEARCH AND TEST FACILITY

Authorization for research and testing
facility

SEC. 201. The Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized, acting independently or in cooperation with other Federal departments or agencies, to plan, design, construct, acquire, maintain, and operate a facility or facilities, within the District of Columbia or elsewhere, in which to conduct so much of the research, development, testing and evaluation provided for by this Act, and other research, development, and testing in traffic safety authorized by law, as he may deem appropriate and necessary.

Planning appropriations authorized SEC. 202. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $2,000,000 for the planning of the facility or facilities authorized by section 201 of this Act, including necessary feasibility studies.

Limitations on appropriations for con-
struction

SEO. 203. (a) No appropriation shall be made to construct, acquire, or alter any facility pursuant to section 201 involving an expenditure in excess of $100,000 if such construction, acquisition, or alteration has not been approved by resolutions adopted by the Committee on Commerce of the Senate and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, and such approval has not been rescinded as provided in subsection (c) of this section. For the purpose of securing consideration of such approval, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a prospectus of the proposed project, including (but not limited to)

(1) a brief description of the building or facility to be constructed, acquired, or altered under this title;

(2) the location of the project, and an estimate of the maximum cost of the project:

(3) statement by the Secretary that suitable space owned by the Government is not available and that suitable facilities are not available for acquisition or on a fee or rental basis at a price commensurate with

that to be afforded through the proposed action; and

(4) a statement by the Secretary of the number of persons expected to be employed at the building or facility and an estimate of its annual operating cost.

(b) The estimated maximum cost of any project approved under this section as set forth in any prospectus may be increased by an amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Administrator of the General Services Administration, in construction, production, or alteration costs, as the case may be, from the date of transmittal of such prospectus to Congress, but in no event shall the increase authorized by this subsection exceed 10 per centum of such est!mated maximum costs.

(c) In the case of any project approved for construction, acquisition, or alteration by the Committee on Commerce of the Senate and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, for which an appropriation has not been made within one year after the date of such approval, either the Committee on Commerce of the Senate or the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives may rescind, by resolution, its approval of such project at any time thereafter before such an appropriation has been made.

TITLE III-HIGHWAY SAFETY

National driver register

SEC. 301. Title 23, United States Code, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new section:

"§ 321. National driver register service

"(a) The Secretary shall establish and maintain a register containing the name of each individual reported to him by a State, or political subdivision thereof, as an individual with respect to whom such State or political subdivision has denied, terminated, or temporarily withdrawn (except a withdrawal for less than ninety days based on habitual violation) an individual's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle. Such register shall also contain such other information as the Secretary may deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.

"(b) The Secretary shall, at the request of any State, or political subdivision thereof, or at the request of any Federal department or agency, furnish such information as may be contained in the register established under subsection (a) with respect to any individual applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license or permit.

"(c) As used in this section, the term 'State' includes each of the several States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands. the Canal Zone and American Samoa."

Technical amendments

SEC. 302. (a) The Act of July 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 526), as amended by the Act of October 4, 1961 (75 Stat. 779), is hereby repealed.

(b) The analysis of chapter 3 of title 23. United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof:

"321. National Driver Register Service."

Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, for the second time in 3 short days the Senate unanimously approved a measure handled by the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Commerce (Mr. MAGNUSON]. Now added to his long record of achievements is the auto safety bill; a proposal which could not have obtained such overwhelming support without his able advocacy. Success of this magnitude, however, serves once again

only to establish Senator MAGNUSON as one of the most effective and highly regarded Members of this body. His many achievements speak better of his great capacities than do any words of praise. We all are deeply grateful. And I speak not only for the membership, but for the entire Nation.

For many years, the junior Senator from Connecticut [Mr. RIBICOFF] has been closely identified with this whole field of automobile safety. All of us appreciate his many great contributions. With the success of this measure today he has realized an objective for which he has labored long and hard. Senator RIBICOFF may justly be proud of the achievement, but his pride in the accomplishment can be no greater than the esteem of the American people which he has earned and which he so richly deserves.

I also wish to single out for well deserved praise, the outstanding efforts of the junior Senator from Wisconsin [Mr. NELSON] in assuring today's great success. As I said earlier, his absence today was occasioned solely by the Senate's official business abroad which he was directed to perform. I only add that no other Member of this body was more interested in, or supported more vigorously, this legislation. I note that his position on all of its features has been entered in the RECORD.

It is plain that a unanimous endorsement is achieved only with the strong and articulate support of many Senators. On this measure, there was none stronger nor more articulate than the ranking minority member of the committee, the senior Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. COTTON]. Senator COTTON led the way with his splendid cooperation and highly able support. And equally cooperative were the efforts of the Senators from Pennsylvania [Mr. SCOTT] and Indiana [Mr. HARTKE).

Others too must be commended for assuring this great success by devoting their great talents to its discussion on the floor. I refer to the Senators from Oklahoma [Mr. MONRONEY], Rhode Island [Mr. PASTORE], Michigan [Mr. HART and Mr. GRIFFIN] and to others who rose to support the measure with their outstanding abilities.