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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2886 

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an Automated and 

Connected Vehicle Research Initiative, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 25, 2015 

Mr. LIPINSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an 

Automated and Connected Vehicle Research Initiative, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Future Transportation 

5 Research and Innovation for Prosperity Act’’ or the ‘‘Fu6 ture TRIP Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTOMATED AND CONNECTED VEHICLE RESEARCH 

2 INITIATIVE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 

4 shall establish an Automated and Connected Vehicle Re5 search Initiative to lay the foundation for the broad scale 

6 adoption of automated vehicle technology. 

7 (b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the Initiative 

8 established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall con9 sult with— 

10 (1) the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad11 ministration; 

12 (2) the Federal Highway Administration; 

13 (3) the Federal Transit Administration; 

14 (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis15 tration; 

16 (5) the Federal Railroad Administration; 

17 (6) the Department of Energy; 

18 (7) the National Institute of Standards and 

19 Technology; 

20 (8) the National Science Foundation; 

21 (9) the Office of Science and Technology Policy 

22 of the White House; and 

23 (10) other relevant agencies. 

24 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out the Initia25 tive under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 


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1 (1) conduct collaborative research with private 

2 industry and industry associations, other Federal 

3 agencies, State and local agencies, university re4 search centers, a national transportation center se5 lected under Section 5505(c)(2) of title 49, United 

6 States Code, and national labs; and 

7 (2) establish automated and connected vehicle 

8 technology corridors and related pilot programs. 

9 (d) RESEARCH AGENDA.—The Secretary, in con10 sultation with interested parties, shall establish a research 

11 agenda for the research conducted under subsection (c)(1) 

12 and programs under subsection (c)(2) that, at a minimum, 

13 include— 

14 (1) quantifying the benefits of advanced safety 

15 and vehicle connectivity technologies, including vehi16 cle-to-vehicle communication technologies and vehi17 cle-to-infrastructure communication technologies, ad18 vanced driver assistance systems, shared-use serv19 ices, and other connected and automated vehicle 

20 technologies and services, on— 

21 (A) transportation system performance 

22 categories including highway fatalities and inju23 ries separately for motorized and for non24 motorized modes; 

25 (B) traffic congestion; 


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1 (C) freight movement; 

2 (D) fuel economy and harmful emissions; 

3 and 

4 (E) vehicle miles traveled; and 

5 (2) providing deployment guidance, including 

6 for— 

7 (A) the reduction of pedestrian, bicycle, 

8 and motorcycle fatalities and injuries; 

9 (B) considerations for existing Federal, 

10 State, and local regulations and legal frame11 works; 

12 (C) information technology systems and 

13 management, including the sharing of public 

14 agency traffic information, work zone informa15 tion, and other transportation data to stimulate 

16 innovative new services and products for en17 hancing safety, fuel efficiency, and quality of 

18 life; 

19 (D) funding mechanisms and business 

20 models; 

21 (E) mobility for the elderly, disabled, and 

22 economically disadvantaged; 

23 (F) transit systems; 

24 (G) cyber-physical security; 

25 (H) human factors; and 


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1 (I) intercity and interjurisdictional applica2 tions and challenges. 

3 (e) COORDINATION OF RESEARCH.—In conducting 

4 the research under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall 

5 coordinate with representatives from the Federal Commu6 nications Commission, the Alliance of Automobile Manu7 facturers, and the Intelligent Transportation Society of 

8 America regarding viable spectrum-sharing technologies 

9 that could enable the safe operation of unlicensed devices 

10 in the 5850–5925 MHz band (in this section, referred to 

11 as the 5.9 GHz band) without interfering with safety-of12 life vehicle-to-vehicle communication technologies and ve13 hicle-to-infrastructure communication technologies. 

14 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the enact15 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a public report 

16 identifying any potential signal interference risks that may 

17 exist between unlicensed Wi-Fi devices operating in the 

18 5.9 GHz band. 

19 (g) LETTER.—Not later than 1 year after the enact20 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall send a letter to the 

21 Federal Communications Commission, the Committee on 

22 Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Com23 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

24 Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc25 ture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 


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1 on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

2 that contains an explanation of the risks and a determina3 tion on whether unlicensed Wi-Fi devices can safely oper4 ate in the 5.9 GHz band without creating signal interfere 

5 that could jeopardize or delay the deployment of an effec6 tive and reliable vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infra7 structure safety-of-life communications system. 

8 (h) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

9 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CENTER.—The Secretary shall 

10 establish a competitively selected Intelligent Transpor11 tation Systems Science & Technology Center that— 

12 (1) draws on the expertise of researchers from 

13 multiple domains to develop intelligent systems capa14 ble of perceiving and physically interacting with 

15 their environment; 

16 (2) develops methods for extending operator ef17 ficiency and safety through machine interaction; 

18 (3) trains the next generation of the transpor19 tation workforce in the cross-disciplinary fields of ro20 botics, machine learning, cybersecurity, and engi21 neering; 

22 (4) expands standards, codes, and processes to 

23 leverage a new generation of intelligent machines; 

24 and 


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1 (5) engages in real-world technology deploy2 ments and evaluations. 

3 (i) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

4 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

5 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

6 and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

7 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In8 frastructure, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 

9 and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 

10 the House of Representatives, and make available on the 

11 Internet website of the Department of Transportation, a 

12 report that— 

13 (1) assesses the organizational readiness of the 

14 Department to address connected and automated ve15 hicle technology challenges; 

16 (2) assesses the status of connected and auto17 mated transportation technology, applications, and 

18 policies developed by public and private entities in 

19 the United States and internationally; 

20 (3) defines recommended implementation paths 

21 for connected and automated transportation tech22 nology, applications, and policies that are based on 

23 the analysis described in paragraph (1), and the re24 sults of paragraphs (1) through (3); and 


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1 (4) includes guidance on the relationship of the 

2 proposed deployment of connected and automated 

3 vehicles to the national architecture and standards 

4 and protocols required under section 517 of title 23, 

5 United States Code, that— 

6 (A) is based on cyber-physical security and 

7 privacy; and 

8 (B) examines the interaction with other 

9 cyber-physical systems. 

10 (j) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 

11 Secretary may enter into agreements with, and seek input 

12 from, the National Research Council, the National Insti13 tute of Standards and Technology, the National Science 

14 Foundation, and the Department of Energy, and shall 

15 seek input from ITS America, the American Association 

16 of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and indus17 try stakeholders, including nonprofit advocacy groups. 

18 (k) REPORT REVIEW.—The Secretary may enter into 

19 agreements with the National Research Council for the re20 view of the report described in subsection (i). 

21 (l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION

23 TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘vehicle-to-vehicle commu24 nication technology’’ means a technology that allows 


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1 wireless communication of data between vehicles, in2 cluding dedicated short range communication. 

3 (2) VEHICLE-TO-INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICA4 TION TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘vehicle-to-infra5 structure communication technology’’ means a tech6 nology that allows wireless communication of data 

7 between vehicles and infrastructure, including dedi8 cated short range communication. 

9 (3) ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM.— 

10 The term ‘‘advanced driver assistance system’’ 

11 means a system developed to automate, adapt, or en12 hance vehicle systems for safer driving and improved 

13 functionality. 

14 (4) SHARED-USE SERVICE.—The term ‘‘shared15 use service’’ means a service that shares transpor16 tation resources between users. 

17 SEC. 3. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS PRO18 GRAM. 

19 Section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B) by inserting 

22 ‘‘multimodal’’ before ‘‘transportation knowledge’’; 

23 and 

24 (2) in subsection (b)— 


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1 (A) by striking paragraph (2) and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) RESTRICTION.— 

4 ‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—A nonprofit institution 

5 of higher education or the lead institution of a 

6 consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher 

7 education, as applicable, may only submit one 

8 grant application per fiscal year for each of the 

9 transportation centers described under para10 graphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c). 

11 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR CONSORTIUM MEM12 BERS THAT ARE NOT LEAD INSTITUTIONS.— 

13 Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a non14 profit institution of higher education that is a 

15 member of a consortium of nonprofit institu16 tions of higher education but not the lead insti17 tution of such consortium.’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (4)(B)(iii) by inserting 

19 ‘‘multimodal’’ before ‘‘transportation prob20 lems’’; and 

21 (3) in subsection (c)(4) by striking subpara22 graph (B) and redesignating accordingly. 


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1 SEC. 4. OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

2 WORKING GROUP. 

3 The Director of the Office of Science and Technology 

4 Policy shall, to improve the scientific pursuit and research 

5 procedures of the Department of Transportation— 

6 (1) convene an interagency working group to 

7 assist the Department of Transportation in— 

8 (A) implementing appropriate protocols for 

9 the management of research programs; 

10 (B) developing and implementing effective 

11 technology transfer methods; 

12 (C) effectively operating intermural re13 search programs, including university transpor14 tation centers; 

15 (D) implementing a strategic research and 

16 development plan and national research frame17 work; and 

18 (E) identifying appropriate research prior19 ities; 

20 (2) develop procedures to allow the Secretary of 

21 Transportation to solicit the support of and identify 

22 opportunities to collaborate with other Federal re23 search agencies, national laboratories, and personnel 

24 to assist in the effective and efficient pursuit and 

25 resolution of research challenges identified by the 

26 Secretary; and 


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1 (3) submit to Congress, not later than 15 

2 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a re3 port about the effectiveness, adherence to standards 

4 and protocols, interagency collaboration, and areas 

5 of improvement of Department of Transportation 

6 and Governmentwide research on transportation-ori7 ented needs. 

8 SEC. 5. RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND 

9 DEPLOYMENT AMENDMENTS. 

10 (a) ACCELERATED INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT.— 

11 Section 503(c)(2)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) by striking clause (i) and inserting the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(i) establish and carry out dem16 onstration programs and workshops to pro17 mote innovations and convene strategic 

18 groups of individuals influential in innova19 tion adoption processes;’’; 

20 (2) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

21 (3) in clause (iii) by striking the period at the 

22 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

23 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(iv) provide assistance in establishing 

25 regional, State, and local technology needs, 


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1 such as through frameworks developed in 

2 the National Cooperative Highway Re3 search Program Report 750.’’. 

4 (b) REAUTHORIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNO5 VATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—Section 503(c)(3)(C) 

6 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘2013 through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2016 through 

8 2021’’. 

9 SEC. 6. STATE PLANNING AND RESEARCH ADDITIONAL 

10 PURPOSES. 

11 Section 505(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(8) Travel for research and technology pur14 poses, including workshops, conferences, and dem15 onstrations. 

16 ‘‘(9) Activities and training related to devel17 oping a culture of innovation and improving organi18 zational readiness for adoption of innovative tech19 nologies, such as award programs recognizing inno20 vative individuals.’’. 

21 SEC. 7. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS. 

22 (a) TRAVEL DATA INITIATIVE.—The Director of the 

23 Bureau of Transportation Statistics shall establish a Trav24 el Data Initiative to expand the existing collection of pasVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:13 Jun 30, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2886.IH H2886

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1 senger travel data by addressing the most critical gaps in 

2 our knowledge and understanding of passenger travel. 

3 (b) ADVICE.—To identify critical gaps in knowledge 

4 and data collection approaches, the Director shall seek ad5 vice from— 

6 (1) Department of Transportation advisory 

7 committees; 

8 (2) the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain 

9 Competitiveness of the Department of Commerce; 

10 and 

11 (3) the Transportation Research Board of the 

12 National Academies. 

13 (c) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

14 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director, in coordi15 nation with the Office of Freight Management and 

16 Operations of the Federal Highway Administration, 

17 shall establish a pilot program to evaluate freight 

18 fluidity measures. 

19 (2) GOALS.—In carrying out the program, the 

20 Director shall— 

21 (A) collect, analyze, and present freight 

22 data in a timely and comprehensive manner; 

23 (B) establish reporting methods that work 

24 between States and internationally; and 


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1 (C) present data with the greatest level of 

2 geographic detail that do not compromise con3 fidentiality or statistical reliability. 

4 (3) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.—The Direc5 tor, in coordination with the Department of Com6 merce and the freight industry, shall define require7 ments for the pilot program. 

8 (d) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Section 6302 of title 

9 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(d) DECISIONMAKING AUTHORITY.—To ensure on12 going objectivity of the products of the Director, the Di13 rector has sole decisionmaking authority in the collection, 

14 analysis, and publication of data and statistics for the Bu15 reau to fulfill the purposes of this section, in accordance 

16 with Statistical Policy Directive #1 and Statistical Policy 

17 Directive #4 of the Office of Management and Budget. 

18 ‘‘(e) BUDGET ALLOCATION AUTHORITY.—The Direc19 tor shall have final authority for the disposition and allo20 cation of the authorized budget of the Bureau to enable 

21 fulfillment of the purposes of this section, including all hir22 ing, grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts award23 ed by the Bureau, including the disposition and allocation 

24 of funds paid to the Bureau for cost-reimbursable projects. 


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1 ‘‘(f) TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE MANAGE2 MENT DATA PROGRAM.—To support States and metro3 politan planning organizations in carrying out the per4 formance management requirements of section 150 of title 

5 23, the Director shall coordinate with other modal admin6 istrations to create and maintain data sets and data anal7 ysis tools for all performance measures, including— 

8 ‘‘(1) transportation system resilience; 

9 ‘‘(2) multimodal freight connectivity; and 

10 ‘‘(3) improved data collection and analysis tools 

11 to accommodate performance measures, targets, and 

12 related data. 

13 ‘‘(g) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DECISIONS.—Not14 withstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of 

15 section 11319 of title 40 shall not apply to the Bureau 

16 of Transportation Statistics.’’. 

17 SEC. 8. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE FREIGHT TRANSPOR18 TATION RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United 

20 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 508 the 

21 following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 509. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE FREIGHT TRANSPOR2 TATION RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab4 lish and support a national cooperative freight transpor5 tation research program. 

6 ‘‘(b) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall enter into an 

7 agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the 

8 National Research Council of the National Academies to 

9 support and carry out administrative and management ac10 tivities relating to the governance of the national coopera11 tive freight transportation research program. 

12 ‘‘(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The National Acad13 emies shall select an advisory committee consisting of a 

14 representative cross-section of freight stakeholders, includ15 ing the Department of Transportation, other Federal 

16 agencies, State transportation departments, local govern17 ments, nonprofit entities, academia, the private sector, 

18 nonprofit entities, trade associations, transportation coali19 tions, and other interested parties. 

20 ‘‘(d) GOVERNANCE.—The national cooperative 

21 freight transportation research program established under 

22 this section shall include the following administrative and 

23 management elements: 

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1 ties, shall recommend a national research agenda for 

2 the program. The agenda shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) include an emphasis on the safe and 

4 efficient transportation and handling of haz5 ardous materials by all modes of transportation; 

6 ‘‘(B) include a multiyear strategic plan, 

7 recognizing freight research themes and needs 

8 identified by the National Freight Advisory 

9 Committee established to implement the freight 

10 transportation requirements of the MAP–21 

11 and needs identified by the Advisory Committee 

12 on Supply Chain Competitiveness of the De13 partment of Commerce; 

14 ‘‘(C) be coordinated with the activities, 

15 plans, and reports required by sections 5304 

16 and 5305 of title 49, United States Code; and 

17 ‘‘(D) be coordinated with the activities, 

18 plans, and reports required by section 508 of 

19 title 23, United States Code. 

20 ‘‘(2) INVOLVEMENT.—Interested parties may— 

21 ‘‘(A) submit research proposals to the advi22 sory committee; 

23 ‘‘(B) participate in merit reviews of re24 search proposals and peer reviews of research 

25 products; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) receive research results. 

2 ‘‘(3) OPEN COMPETITION AND PEER REVIEW OF

3 RESEARCH PROPOSALS.—The National Academies 

4 may award research contracts and grants under the 

5 program through open competition and merit review 

6 conducted on a regular basis. 

7 ‘‘(4) RESEARCH COORDINATION.—The National 

8 Academies shall ensure that research contracts and 

9 grants awarded under this section are not duplica10 tive with research conducted under other cooperative 

11 transportation research programs governed by the 

12 National Academies, nor with research conducted by 

13 the Department of Transportation or any other Fed14 eral, State, or local agency. 

15 ‘‘(5) EVALUATION OF RESEARCH.— 

16 ‘‘(A) PEER REVIEW.—Research contracts 

17 and grants under the program may allow peer 

18 review of the research results. 

19 ‘‘(B) PROGRAMMATIC EVALUATIONS.—The 

20 National Academies may conduct periodic pro21 grammatic evaluations on a regular basis of re22 search contracts and grants. 

23 ‘‘(6) DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH FIND24 INGS.—The National Academies shall disseminate 

25 research findings to researchers, practitioners, and 


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1 decisionmakers, through conferences and seminars, 

2 field demonstrations, workshops, training programs, 

3 presentations, testimony to government officials, the 

4 Internet, publications for the general public, collabo5 ration with the National Transportation Library, 

6 and other appropriate means. 

7 ‘‘(e) CONTENTS.—The national research agenda re8 quired under subsection (d)(1) shall at a minimum include 

9 research in the following areas: 

10 ‘‘(1) Techniques for measuring, estimating, and 

11 quantifying public benefits derived from freight 

12 transportation projects. 

13 ‘‘(2) Alternative approaches to calculating the 

14 contribution of truck and rail traffic to congestion 

15 on specific highway segments. 

16 ‘‘(3) The feasibility of consolidating origins and 

17 destinations for freight movement. 

18 ‘‘(4) Methods for incorporating estimates of do19 mestic and international trade entering via all mode 

20 points of entry into landside transportation plan21 ning. 

22 ‘‘(5) The use of technology applications, includ23 ing to intelligent transportation systems applica24 tions, to increase capacity of highway lanes dedi25 cated to truck-only traffic. 


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1 ‘‘(6) Development of physical and policy alter2 natives for separating car and truck traffic. 

3 ‘‘(7) Means of synchronizing infrastructure im4 provement projects with freight transportation de5 mand projections. 

6 ‘‘(8) The effect of changing patterns of freight 

7 movement on transportation planning decisions, in8 cluding accessible private and public commercial ve9 hicle parking and truck-rail crossings. 

10 ‘‘(9) Methods for collecting and sharing robust 

11 and timely freight data by all modes to inform 

12 transportation planning and operations at the local, 

13 regional and State levels. 

14 ‘‘(10) Methods to gain local acceptance of 

15 freight development, expansion and growth along ex16 isting corridors, terminals and ports. 

17 ‘‘(11) Workforce development programs to at18 tract more students and the next generation of 

19 workers to transportation planning, engineering and 

20 operation carriers to improve freight mobility. 

21 ‘‘(12) Collaboration across multiple jurisdictions 

22 and between public and private sector funding part23 ners to develop, maintain and invest in transpor24 tation improvements. 


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1 ‘‘(13) Impact of the development and transport 

2 of new sources of energy on the freight network ca3 pacity and performance, as well as the potential for 

4 synergistic development of new transportation infra5 structure with distribution of energy. 

6 ‘‘(14) Funding and financing alternatives for 

7 multimodal freight infrastructure development, as 

8 well as the cost of inaction on infrastructure needs 

9 to system users. 

10 ‘‘(15) Other research areas to identify and ad11 dress emerging and future research needs related to 

12 freight transportation by all modes. 

13 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 

14 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

15 the cost of an activity carried out under this section 

16 shall be up to 100 percent. 

17 ‘‘(2) USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—In addi18 tion to using funds authorized for this section, the 

19 National Academies may seek and accept additional 

20 funding sources from public and private entities ca21 pable of accepting funding from the Department of 

22 Transportation, States, local governments, nonprofit 

23 foundations, and the private sector. 


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1 ‘‘(3) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 

2 made available to carry out this section shall remain 

3 available until expended.’’; and 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 

5 such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relat6 ing to section 508 the following new item: 

‘‘509. National cooperative freight transportation research program.’’. 

7 SEC. 9. COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS AND 

8 SPATIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES. 

9 Section 5506 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 502 

10 note) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)— 

12 (A) by inserting ‘‘multimodal’’ after ‘‘na13 tional’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘construction’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘safety’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

17 (A) by inserting ‘‘multimodal’’ after ‘‘in 

18 national’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘construction’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘safety’’; 

21 (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(c) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 

24 this section in cooperation with— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the activities at the test ranges established 

2 under section 332 of the FAA Modernization and 

3 Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note); and 

4 ‘‘(2) the Center of Excellence for Unmanned 

5 Aerial Systems of the Federal Aviation Administra6 tion.’’; and 

7 (4) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘2006 through 

8 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2016 through 2021’’. 

9 SEC. 10. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

10 STRATEGIC PLANNING. 

11 Section 508(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the Transpor14 tation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 

15 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘the Future TRIP Act’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ 

18 at the end; 

19 (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the 

20 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

21 and 

22 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(D) provides an outcome-based assess24 ment of previous strategic plans; 


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1 ‘‘(E) includes a description of current, 

2 planned, and strategic future collaborations 

3 within the Department, with other Federal 

4 agencies, and with international entities; and 

5 ‘‘(F) includes an evaluation of the value of 

6 research, development, and technology to the 

7 nation and the Department’s strategic goals.’’. 

8 SEC. 11. CENTERS FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXCEL9 LENCE. 

10 Section 504(h) of title 23, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘The Sec13 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 6 months 

14 after the date of enactment of the Future TRIP Act, 

15 the Secretary’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and project fi17 nance’’ and inserting ‘‘project finance, and intel18 ligent transportation systems’’. 

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