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note under section 2271 of Title 50, Appendix, War and

National Defense, and remaining functions redesignated Office of Emergency Planning by act Sept. 22,

1961 (75 Stat. 630; 42 U.S.C. 5195 note). Office redesignated Office of Emergency Preparedness by act Oct. 21,

1968 (82 Stat. 1194; 42 U.S.C. 5195 note). Office of Emergency Preparedness including office of Director abolished and functions thereof transferred to President by

Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1973, set out as a note under section 5195 of Title 42.

§ 311. Highway improvements strategically important to the national defense

Funds made available under subsection (a) of

section 104 of this title may be used to pay the

entire engineering costs of the surveys, plans,

specifications, estimates, and supervision of

construction of projects for such urgent improvements of highways strategically important

from the standpoint of the national defense as

may be undertaken on the order of the Secretary and as the result of request of the Secretary of Defense or such other official as the

President may designate. With the consent of a

State, funds made available under subsection (b)

of section 104 of this title may be used to the extent deemed necessary and advisable by the Secretary to carry out the provisions of this section.

(Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 915.)

NATIONAL DEFENSE HIGHWAYS LOCATED OUTSIDE

UNITED STATES

Pub. L. 102–240, title I, §1006(h), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat.

1927, provided that:

‘‘(1) RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—If the Secretary determines, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, that a highway, or portion of a highway, located

outside the United States is important to the national

defense, the Secretary may carry out a project for the

reconstruction of such highway or portion of highway.

‘‘(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may make available,

from funds appropriated to construct the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, not to exceed

$20,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1993,

1994, 1995, and 1996 to carry out this subsection. Such

sums shall remain available until expended.’’

§ 312. Detail of Army, Navy, and Air Force officers

The Secretary of Defense, upon request of the

Secretary, is authorized to make temporary details to the Federal Highway Administration of

officers of the Army, the Navy, and the Air

Force, without additional compensation, for

technical advice and for consultation regarding

highway needs for the national defense. Travel

and subsistence expenses of officers so detailed

shall be paid from appropriations available to

the Department of Transportation on the same

basis as authorized by law and by regulations of

the Department of Defense for such officers.

(Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 915; Pub. L.

93–87, title I, §152(5), (6), Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat.

276.)

AMENDMENTS

1973—Pub. L. 93–87 substituted ‘‘Federal Highway Administration’’ for ‘‘Bureau of Public Roads’’ and ‘‘Department of Transportation’’ for ‘‘Department of Commerce’’.

[§ 313. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–564, title I, § 102(a),

Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 734]

Section, Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 915, authorized the Secretary to cooperate with State highway departments and other agencies in the promotion

of highway safety and authorized the expenditure of

$150,000 out of the administrative funds made available

in accordance with section 104(a) of this title for the

purposes of this section. See section 401 et seq. of this

title.

INTERSTATE COMPACTS FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY

Pub. L. 85–684, Aug. 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 635, as amended

by Pub. L. 88–466, Aug. 20 1964, 78 Stat. 564, provided:

‘‘That the consent of Congress is hereby given to any

two or more of the several States, and one or more of

the several States and the District of Columbia, to

enter into agreements or compacts—

‘‘(1) for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in

the establishment and carrying out of traffic safety

programs, including, but not limited to, the enactment of uniform traffic laws, driver education and

training, coordination of traffic law enforcement, research into safe automobile and highway design, and

research programs of the human factors affecting

traffic safety, and

‘‘(2) for the establishment of such agencies, joint or

otherwise, as they deem desirable for the establishment and carrying out of such traffic safety programs.’’

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10858

Ex. Ord. No. 10858, Jan. 13, 1960, 25 F.R. 373, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 10968, Oct. 10, 1961, 26 F.R. 9667, which

established the President’s Committee for Traffic Safety, was revoked by section 16 of Ex. Ord. No. 11382, Nov.

28, 1967, 32 F.R. 16247, formerly set out as a note under

section 1652 of former Title 49, Appendix, Transportation.

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10898

Ex. Ord. No. 10898, Dec. 2, 1960, 25 F.R. 12429, as

amended by Ex. Ord. No. 10986, Jan. 12, 1962, 27 F.R. 439;

Ex. Ord. No. 11382, Nov. 28, 1967, 32 F.R. 16247, which established the Interdepartmental Highway Safety

Board, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11515, Mar. 13, 1970,

35 F.R. 4543.

§ 314. Relief of employees in hazardous work

The Secretary is authorized in an emergency

to use appropriations to the Department of

Transportation for carrying out the provisions

of this title for medical supplies, services, and

other assistance necessary for the immediate relief of employees of the Federal Highway Administration engaged in hazardous work.

(Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 915; Pub. L.

93–87, title I, §152(5), (6), Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat.

276.)

AMENDMENTS

1973—Pub. L. 93–87 substituted ‘‘Department of Transportation’’ for ‘‘Department of Commerce’’ and ‘‘Federal Highway Administration’’ for ‘‘Bureau of Public

Roads’’.

§ 315. Rules, regulations, and recommendations

Except as provided in sections 204(f) and 205(a)

of this title, the Secretary is authorized to prescribe and promulgate all needful rules and regulations for the carrying out of the provisions of

this title. The Secretary may make such recommendations to the Congress and State highway

departments as he deems necessary for preserv-