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NSIAD-85-66 1 (1985-04-26)

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                       UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE



  NATIONAL SECURITY AND              RELEASED
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION                                    127359
           RESTRICTED -   Mot to  he  ro'ased optsde  the  General
           Acco:nthe  O ce o '-u    Lask of specific approvalPRIL 26, 1985
           by the Office of C :r:i:a F 'cat~ns.
    B-216218

    The Honorable John D. Dingell
    Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce
    House of Representatives

    Dear Mr. Chairman:

         Subject: Seat-Belt Use in Motor Vehicles
                   on Military Installations (GAO/NSIAD-85-66)

         As requested in your August 7, 1984, letter, we reviewed the
    Department of Defense (DOD) traffic safety program to determine
    the adequacy and enforceability of DOD instructions concerning
    seat-belt use, as well as the extent to which these instructions
    are being enforced and complied with on military installations.
    DOD requires seat-belt use by all military personnel and DOD
    civilian employees who operate or ride in motor vehicles on
    military installations. The purpose of this requirement is to
    reduce deaths, injuries, and property damage caused by traffic
    mishaps which involve DOD personnel, DOD motor vehicles, and
    DOD-administered road networks.

         Your letter also asked us to analyze the legal authority for
    issuing and enforcing regulations requiring universal seat-belt
    use by motorists traveling on federally managed lands, particu-
    larly on lands controlled by DOD and the National Park Service.
    Our response to this request was provided in a separate letter.1

         The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Installations
    and Logistics), as the designated DOD safety and occupational
    health official, is responsible for providing programming cri-
    teria, guidance, and instructions to the DOD components regarding
    the requirement for seat-belt use. Heads of DOD components
    (Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments,
    the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Defense
    Agencies, the Unified and Specified Commands, and the Army-Air
    Force Exchange Service) are required to establish programs to
    implement the seat-belt requirement.



    lComptroller General of the United States legal opinion
    (B-216218), Nov. 30, 1984, to Chairman, House Committee on
    Energy and Commerce.


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