subsection to researchers, practitioners, and deci-
sionmakers. 
(e) ROAD WEATHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a road weather research and development 
program to—
(A) maximize use of available road weather 
information and technologies; 
(B) expand road weather research and de-
velopment efforts to enhance roadway safety, 
capacity, and efficiency while minimizing envi-
ronmental impacts; and 
(C) promote technology transfer of effec-
tive road weather scientific and technological 
advances. 
(2) STAKEHOLDER
INPUT.—In carrying out 
this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
the National Science Foundation, the American As-
sociation of State Highway and Transportation Offi-
cials, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector. 
(3) 
CONTENTS.—The 
program 
established 
under this subsection shall solely carry out research 
and development called for in the National Research
Council’s report entitled ‘‘A Research Agenda for 
Improving Road Weather Services’’. Such research 
and development includes—
(A) integrating existing observational net-
works and data management systems for road 
weather applications; 
(B) improving weather modeling capabili-
ties and forecast tools, such as the road surface 
and atmospheric interface; 
(C) enhancing mechanisms for commu-
nicating road weather information to users, 
such as transportation officials and the public; 
and 
(D) integrating road weather technologies 
into an information infrastructure. 
(4) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall—
(A) enable efficient technology transfer; 
(B) improve education and training of road 
weather information users, such as State and 
local transportation officials and private sector 
transportation contractors; and 
(C) coordinate with transportation weather 
research programs in other modes, such as 
aviation.
(5) FUNDING.—In awarding funds under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall give preference to ap-
plications with significant matching funds from non-
Federal sources. From the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated under section 101(b)(1), there shall be 
available $5,000,000 for carrying out this subsection 
for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2010. 
SEC. 105. TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—Section 
503(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘Ini-
tiatives and Partnerships’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall 
develop and administer a national technology deploy-
ment program.’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(7) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND 
CONTRACTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Under the program, 
the Secretary shall make grants to, and enter 
into cooperative agreements and contracts with, 
States, other Federal agencies, universities and
colleges, private sector entities, and nonprofit 
organizations to pay the Federal share of the 
cost of research, development, and technology 
transfer concerning innovative materials. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATIONS.—To receive a grant 
under this subsection, an entity described in 
subparagraph (A) shall submit an application to 
the Secretary. The application shall be in such 
form and contain such information as the Sec-
retary may require. The Secretary shall select 
and approve the applications based on open 
competition and peer review, and on whether 
the project that is the subject of the grant 
serves the purpose of the program described in 
paragraph (2).’’; 
(4) by striking paragraph (8); 
(5) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (10); and 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION TRANS-
FER.—The Secretary shall ensure that the informa-
tion and technology resulting from research and de-
velopment conducted under paragraph (3) is made 
available to State and local transportation depart-
ments and other interested parties as specified by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(9) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project under this section shall be de-
termined by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) INNOVATIVE BRIDGE RESEARCH AND DEPLOY-
MENT PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 503(b) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by striking para-
graph (1) and inserting: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and carry out a program to promote, dem-
onstrate, evaluate, and document the application of 
innovative designs, materials and construction meth-
ods in the construction, repair, and rehabilitation of 
bridges and other highway structures.’’. 
(2) GOALS.—Section 503(b) of such title is 
amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting: 
‘‘(2) GOALS.—The goals of the program shall 
include—
‘‘(A) the development of new, cost-effec-
tive, innovative highway bridge applications; 
‘‘(B) the development of construction tech-
niques to increase safety and reduce construc-
tion time and traffic congestion;
‘‘(C) the development of engineering design 
criteria for innovative products, materials, and 
structural systems for use in highway bridges 
and structures; 
‘‘(D) the reduction of maintenance costs 
and life-cycle costs of bridges, including the 
costs of new construction, replacement, or reha-
bilitation of deficient bridges; 
‘‘(E) the development of highway bridges 
and structures that will withstand natural dis-
asters and terrorist attacks; 
‘‘(F) the documentation and wide dissemi-
nation of objective evaluations of the perform-
ance and benefits of these innovative designs, 
materials, and construction methods; and 
‘‘(G) the effective transfer of resulting in-
formation and technology.’’. 
(c) INNOVATIVE PAVEMENT RESEARCH
AND DE-
PLOYMENT PROGRAM.—Section 503 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding after subsection (b) 
the following: 
‘‘(c) INNOVATIVE PAVEMENT RESEARCH AND DE-
PLOYMENT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and implement a program to promote, dem-