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maximum extent practicable, all grants, contracts, and coopera-
tive agreements for research and development under this 
chapter based on open competition and peer review of proposals. 
‘‘(7) PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND EVALUATION.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, all surface transportation research 
and development projects shall include a component of perform-
ance measurement and evaluation. Performance measures shall 
be established during the proposal stage of a research and 
development project and shall, to the maximum extent possible, 
be outcome-based. All evaluations shall be made readily avail-
able to the public. 
‘‘(8) TECHNOLOGICAL
INNOVATION.—The programs and 
activities carried out under this section shall be consistent 
with the surface transportation research and technology 
development strategic plan developed under section 508.’’. 
(c) PROCUREMENT FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECH-
NOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.—Section 502(b)(3) of such title (as 
redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(3) COOPERATION, GRANTS, AND
CONTRACTS.—The Sec-
retary may carry out research, development, and technology 
transfer activities related to transportation—
‘‘(A) independently; 
‘‘(B) in cooperation with other Federal departments, 
agencies, and instrumentalities and Federal laboratories; 
or 
‘‘(C) by making grants to, or entering into contracts 
and cooperative agreements with one or more of the fol-
lowing: the National Academy of Sciences, the American 
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 
any Federal laboratory, Federal agency, State agency, 
authority, association, institution, for-profit or nonprofit 
corporation, organization, foreign country, or any other per-
son.’’. 
(d) TRANSPORTATION POOLED FUND PROGRAM.—Section 502(b) 
of such title (as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) POOLED FUNDING.—
‘‘(A) COOPERATION.—To promote effective utilization of 
available resources, the Secretary may cooperate with a 
State and an appropriate agency in funding research, 
development, and technology transfer activities of mutual 
interest on a pooled funds basis. 
‘‘(B) SECRETARY AS AGENT.—The Secretary may enter 
into contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants as the 
agent for all participating parties in carrying out such 
research, development, or technology transfer activities.’’. 
(e) OPERATIONS ELEMENTS IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—Section 
502 of such title is further amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B) (as redesignated by subsection 
(b) of this section) by inserting ‘‘transportation system manage-
ment and operations,’’ after ‘‘operation,’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(5)(C) (as redesignated by subsection 
(b) of this section) by inserting ‘‘system management and’’ after 
‘‘transportation’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end of subsection (d) (as redesignated 
by subsection (b) of this section) the following:
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‘‘(12) Investigation and development of various operational 
methodologies to reduce the occurrence and impact of recurrent 
congestion and nonrecurrent congestion and increase transpor-
tation system reliability. 
‘‘(13) Investigation of processes, procedures, and tech-
nologies to secure container and hazardous material transport, 
including the evaluation of regulations and the impact of good 
security practices on commerce and productivity. 
‘‘(14) Research, development, and technology transfer 
related to asset management.’’. 
(f) FACILITATING TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
DEPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 502(c)(2) of such title (as 
redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) COOPERATION, 
GRANTS, 
CONTRACTS, 
AND
AGREE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary may directly initiate contracts, cooperative research and 
development agreements (as defined in section 12 of the Steven-
son-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3710a)) to fund, and accept funds from, the Transportation 
Research Board of the National Research Council of the 
National Academy of Sciences, State departments of transpor-
tation, cities, counties, and their agents to conduct joint 
transportation research and technology efforts.’’. 
(g) EXPLORATORY
ADVANCED
RESEARCH
PROGRAM.—Section 
502(e) of such title (as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) EXPLORATORY ADVANCED RESEARCH.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an explor-
atory advanced research program, consistent with the surface 
transportation research and technology development strategic 
plan developed under section 508 that addresses longer-term, 
higher-risk research with potentially dramatic breakthroughs 
for improving the durability, efficiency, environmental impact, 
productivity, and safety (including bicycle and pedestrian 
safety) aspects of highway and intermodal transportation sys-
tems. In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall strive 
to develop partnerships with public and private sector entities. 
‘‘(2) RESEARCH AREAS.—In carrying out the program, the 
Secretary may make grants and enter into cooperative agree-
ments and contracts in such areas of surface transportation 
research and technology as the Secretary determines appro-
priate, including the following: 
‘‘(A) Characterization of materials used in highway 
infrastructure, including analytical techniques, microstruc-
ture modeling, and the deterioration processes. 
‘‘(B) Assessment of the effects of transportation 
decisions on human health. 
‘‘(C) Development of surrogate measures of safety. 
‘‘(D) Environmental research. 
‘‘(E) Data acquisition techniques for system condition 
and performance monitoring. 
‘‘(F) System performance data and information proc-
essing needed to assess the day-to-day operational perform-
ance of the system in support of hour-to-hour operational 
decisionmaking.’’.
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(h) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a) of this Act, $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 
2009 shall be available to carry out section 502(e) of such title. 
(i) LONG-TERM PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(f) of such title (as redesig-
nated by subsection (b) of this section) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(f) LONG-TERM PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall continue to carry 
out, through September 30, 2009, tests, monitoring, and data 
analysis under the long-term pavement performance program. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND CONTRACTS.—
Under the program, the Secretary shall make grants and enter 
into cooperative agreements and contracts to—
‘‘(A) monitor, material-test, and evaluate highway test 
sections in existence as of the date of the grant, agreement, 
or contract; 
‘‘(B) analyze the data obtained under subparagraph 
(A); and 
‘‘(C) prepare products to fulfill program objectives and 
meet future pavement technology needs.’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $10,120,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 502(f) 
of such title. 
(j) SEISMIC RESEARCH.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(g) of such title (as redesig-
nated by subsection (b) of this section) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(g) SEISMIC RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) in consultation and cooperation with Federal agencies 
participating in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Program established by section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704), coordinate the conduct 
of seismic research; 
‘‘(2) take such actions as are necessary to ensure that 
the coordination of the research is consistent with—
‘‘(A) planning and coordination activities of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology under sec-
tion 5(b)(1) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7704(b)(1)); and 
‘‘(B) the plan developed by the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology under section 8(b) 
of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7705b(b)); and 
‘‘(3) in cooperation with the Center for Civil Engineering 
Research at the University of Nevada, Reno, and the National 
Center for Earthquake Engineering Research at the University 
of Buffalo, carry out a seismic research program—
‘‘(A) to study the vulnerability of the Federal-aid 
system and other surface transportation systems to seismic 
activity; 
‘‘(B) to develop and implement cost-effective methods 
to reduce the vulnerability; and 
‘‘(C) to conduct seismic research and upgrade earth-
quake simulation facilities as necessary to carry out the 
program.’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
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through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 502(g) 
of such title. 
(k) INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT NEEDS REPORT.—Section 502 
of such title is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT NEEDS REPORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 31, 2006, and July 
31 of every second year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives a report that describes—
‘‘(A) estimates of the future highway, transit, and 
bridge needs of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) the backlog of current highway, transit, and bridge 
needs. 
‘‘(2) COMPARISON WITH PRIOR REPORTS.—Each report under 
paragraph (1) shall provide the means, including all necessary 
information, to relate and compare the conditions and service 
measures used in the previous biennial reports.’’. 
(l) TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER.—Section 
502 of such title is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall operate in the Fed-
eral Highway Administration a Turner-Fairbank Highway 
Research Center. 
‘‘(2) USES OF THE CENTER.—The Turner-Fairbank Highway 
Research Center shall support—
‘‘(A) the conduct of highway research and development 
related to new highway technology; 
‘‘(B) the development of understandings, tools, and 
techniques that provide solutions to complex technical prob-
lems through the development of economical and environ-
mentally sensitive designs, efficient and quality-controlled 
construction practices, and durable materials; and 
‘‘(C) the development of innovative highway products 
and practices.’’. 
(m) BIOBASED TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—Of the amounts 
made available by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $12,500,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009, equally divided and avail-
able, shall be available to carry out biobased research of national 
importance at the National Biodiesel Board and at research centers 
identified in section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8109). 
SEC. 5202. LONG-TERM BRIDGE PERFORMANCE PROGRAM; INNOVA-
TIVE BRIDGE RESEARCH AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) LONG-TERM BRIDGE PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 502 of title 23, United States 
Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) LONG-TERM BRIDGE PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall establish a 20-year 
long-term bridge performance program. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND CONTRACTS.—
Under the program, the Secretary shall make grants and enter 
into cooperative agreements and contracts to—
‘‘(A) monitor, material-test, and evaluate test bridges;
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‘‘(B) analyze the data obtained under subparagraph 
(A); and 
‘‘(C) prepare products to fulfill program objectives and 
meet future bridge technology needs.’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $7,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 502(j) 
of such title. 
(b) INNOVATIVE BRIDGE RESEARCH
AND DEPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 503(b)(1) of such title is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and carry 
out a program to promote, demonstrate, evaluate, and document 
the application of innovative designs, materials, and construc-
tion methods in the construction, repair, and rehabilitation 
of bridges and other highway structures.’’. 
(2) GOALS.—Section 503(b)(2) of such title is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(2) GOALS.—The goals of the program shall include—
‘‘(A) the development of new, cost-effective, innovative 
highway bridge applications; 
‘‘(B) the development of construction techniques to 
increase safety and reduce construction 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 rehabilitation of deficient bridges; 
‘‘(E) the development of highway bridges and structures 
that will withstand natural disasters; 
‘‘(F) the documentation and wide dissemination of 
objective evaluations of the performance and benefits of 
these innovative designs, materials, and construction 
methods; 
‘‘(G) the effective transfer of resulting information and 
technology; and 
‘‘(H) the development of improved methods to detect 
bridge scour and economical bridge foundation designs that 
will withstand bridge scour.’’. 
(3) FUNDING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made available by 
section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $13,100,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry out 
section 503(b) of such title. 
(B) HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE BRIDGE TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH AND DEPLOYMENT.—The Secretary shall obligate 
$4,125,000 of the amount described in subparagraph (A) 
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 to conduct 
research and deploy technology related to high-performance 
concrete bridges. 
(c) HIGH PERFORMING STEEL BRIDGE RESEARCH
AND TECH-
NOLOGY TRANSFER.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a program 
to demonstrate the application of high-performing steel in the 
construction and rehabilitation of bridges. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $4,100,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2009 shall be available to carry out this subsection. 
(d) STEEL BRIDGE TESTING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a program 
to test steel bridges using a nondestructive technology that 
is able to detect growing cracks, including subsurface flaws 
as small as 0.010 inches in length or depth, in the bridges. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2009 shall be available to carry out this subsection. 
(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of activi-
ties carried out in accordance with this subsection shall be 
80 percent. 
SEC. 5203. TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—Section 503(a) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘INITIATIVES AND 
PARTNERSHIPS’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall develop and 
administer a national technology deployment program.’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND CONTRACTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Under the program, the Secretary 
may make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements 
and contracts with, States, other Federal agencies, univer-
sities and colleges, private sector entities, and nonprofit 
organizations to pay the Federal share of the cost of 
research, development, and technology transfer activities 
concerning innovative materials. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATIONS.—To receive a grant under this sub-
section, 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 Secretary may require. The Secretary shall select and 
approve an application based on whether the project that 
is the subject of the grant meets the purpose of the program 
described in paragraph (2).’’; and 
(4) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(8) TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION TRANSFER.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the information and technology 
resulting from research conducted under paragraph (7) is made 
available to State and local transportation departments and 
other interested parties as specified by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) INNOVATIVE PAVEMENT RESEARCH AND DEPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAM.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 503 of such title is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) INNOVATIVE PAVEMENT RESEARCH AND DEPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAM.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and imple-
ment a program to promote, demonstrate, support, and docu-
ment the application of innovative pavement technologies, prac-
tices, performance, and benefits. 
‘‘(2) GOALS.—The goals of the innovative pavement research 
and deployment program shall include—
‘‘(A) the deployment of new, cost-effective, innovative 
designs, materials, recycled materials (including taconite 
tailings and foundry sand), and practices to extend pave-
ment life and performance and to improve customer satis-
faction; 
‘‘(B) the reduction of initial costs and life-cycle costs 
of pavements, including the costs of new construction, 
replacement, maintenance, and rehabilitation; 
‘‘(C) the deployment of accelerated construction tech-
niques to increase safety and reduce construction time and 
traffic disruption and congestion; 
‘‘(D) the deployment of engineering design criteria and 
specifications for innovative practices, products, and mate-
rials for use in highway pavements; 
‘‘(E) the deployment of new nondestructive and real-
time pavement evaluation technologies and techniques; 
‘‘(F) the evaluation, refinement, and documentation of 
the performance and benefits of innovative technologies 
deployed to improve life, performance, cost effectiveness, 
safety, and customer satisfaction; 
‘‘(G) effective technology transfer and information 
dissemination to accelerate implementation of innovative 
technologies and to improve life, performance, cost effective-
ness, safety, and customer satisfaction; and 
‘‘(H) the development of designs and materials to 
reduce storm water runoff. 
‘‘(3) RESEARCH TO IMPROVE NHS PAVEMENT.—The Secretary 
shall obligate for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 from 
funds made available to carry out this subsection, $4,100,000 
to conduct research to improve asphalt pavement, $4,100,000 
to conduct research to improve concrete pavement, $4,100,000 
to conduct research to improve alternative materials used in 
highways (including alternative materials used in highway 
drainage applications), and $2,450,000 to conduct research to 
improve aggregates used in highways on the National Highway 
System.’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $22,625,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 503(c) 
of such title. 
(c) SAFETY INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 503 of such title is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) SAFETY INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and imple-
ment a program to demonstrate the application of innovative 
technologies in highway safety. 
‘‘(2) GOALS.—The goals of the program shall include—
‘‘(A) the deployment and evaluation of safety tech-
nologies and innovations at State and local levels; and
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‘‘(B) the deployment of best practices in training, 
management, design, and planning. 
‘‘(3) 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, univer-
sities and colleges, private sector entities, and nonprofit 
organizations for research, development, and technology 
transfer for innovative safety technologies. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATIONS.—To receive a grant under this sub-
section, an entity described in subparagraph (A) shall 
submit to the Secretary an application at such time and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
The Secretary shall select and approve an application based 
on whether the project that is the subject of the application 
meets the goals of the program described in paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(4) TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION TRANSFER.—The Sec-
retary shall take such action as is necessary to ensure that 
the information and technology resulting from research con-
ducted under paragraph (3) is made available to State and 
local transportation departments and other interested parties 
as specified by the Secretary.’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $12,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 503(d) 
of such title. 
(d) AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE PROMOTIONAL ITEMS.—Section 503 
of such title is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) PROMOTIONAL AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized to be appro-
priated for necessary expenses for administration and operation 
of the Federal Highway Administration shall be available to pur-
chase promotional items of nominal value for use in the recruitment 
of individuals and to promote the programs of the Federal Highway 
Administration.’’. 
(e) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AND STUDIES.—
(1) 
WOOD
COMPOSITE
MATERIALS
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT.—Of the funds made available by section 5101(a)(1) 
of this Act, $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 
shall be made available for conducting a demonstration at 
the University of Maine of the durability and potential effective-
ness of wood composite materials in multimodal transportation 
facilities. 
(2) ASPHALT
RECLAMATION
STUDY.—Of the funds made 
available by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,500,000 for fiscal 
year 2006 shall be available for asphalt and asphalt-related 
reclamation research at the South Dakota School of Mines. 
(3) ALKALI SILICA REACTIVITY.—Of the funds made available 
by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $2,450,000 shall be made 
available by the Secretary for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
2009 for further development and deployment of techniques 
to prevent and mitigate alkali silica reactivity. 
(4) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of the 
projects—
(A) under paragraph (1) shall be 100 percent; and
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(B) under paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be the share 
applicable under section 120(b) of such title unless other-
wise specified or determined by the Secretary. 
(f) TURNER-FAIRBANK FACILITY.—Of the funds made available 
by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $625,000 shall be available for 
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 to provide for physical 
demonstrations of the ongoing work at the Turner-Fairbank facility 
with respect to ultra-high performance concrete with ductility. 
SEC. 5204. TRAINING AND EDUCATION. 
(a) NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE.—
(1) COURSES.—Section 504(a)(3) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) COURSES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Institute shall—
‘‘(i) develop or update existing courses in asset 
management, including courses that include such 
components as—
‘‘(I) the determination of life-cycle costs; 
‘‘(II) the valuation of assets; 
‘‘(III) benefit-to-cost ratio calculations; and 
‘‘(IV) objective decisionmaking processes for 
project selection; and 
‘‘(ii) continually develop courses relating to the 
application of emerging technologies for—
‘‘(I) transportation infrastructure applications 
and asset management; 
‘‘(II) intelligent transportation systems; 
‘‘(III) operations (including security oper-
ations); 
‘‘(IV) the collection and archiving of data; 
‘‘(V) expediting the planning and development 
of transportation projects; and 
‘‘(VI) the intermodal movement of individuals 
and freight. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL COURSES.—In addition to the courses 
developed under subparagraph (A), the Institute, in con-
sultation with State transportation departments, metropoli-
tan planning organizations, and the American Association 
of State Highway and Transportation Officials, may develop 
courses relating to technology, methods, techniques, 
engineering, construction, safety, maintenance, environ-
mental mitigation and compliance, regulations, manage-
ment, inspection, and finance. 
‘‘(C) REVISION
OF
COURSES
OFFERED.—The Institute 
shall periodically—
‘‘(i) review the course inventory of the Institute; 
and 
‘‘(ii) revise or cease to offer courses based on course 
content, applicability, and need.’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a)(2) of this Act, $9,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 504(a) 
of such title. 
(b) LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 504(b) 
of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
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‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall carry out a local 
technical assistance program that will provide access to surface 
transportation technology to—
‘‘(A) highway and transportation agencies in urbanized 
and rural areas; 
‘‘(B) contractors that perform work for the agencies; 
and 
‘‘(C) infrastructure security staff. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND CONTRACTS.—
The Secretary may make grants and enter into cooperative 
agreements and contracts to provide education and training, 
technical assistance, and related support services to—
‘‘(A) assist rural, local transportation agencies and 
tribal governments, and the consultants and construction 
personnel working for the agencies and governments, to—
‘‘(i) develop and expand expertise in road and 
transportation areas (including pavement, bridge, con-
crete 
structures, 
intermodal 
connections, 
safety 
management systems, intelligent transportation sys-
tems, incident response, operations, and traffic safety 
countermeasures); 
‘‘(ii) improve roads and bridges; 
‘‘(iii) enhance—
‘‘(I) programs for the movement of passengers 
and freight; and 
‘‘(II) intergovernmental transportation plan-
ning and project selection; and 
‘‘(iv) deal effectively with special transportation-
related problems by preparing and providing training 
packages, manuals, guidelines, and technical resource 
materials; 
‘‘(B) develop technical assistance for tourism and rec-
reational travel; 
‘‘(C) identify, package, and deliver transportation tech-
nology and traffic safety information to local jurisdictions 
to assist urban transportation agencies in developing and 
expanding their ability to deal effectively with transpor-
tation-related problems (particularly the promotion of 
regional cooperation); 
‘‘(D) operate, in cooperation with State transportation 
departments and universities—
‘‘(i) local technical assistance program centers des-
ignated to provide transportation technology transfer 
services to rural areas and to urbanized areas; and 
‘‘(ii) local technical assistance program centers des-
ignated to provide transportation technical assistance 
to tribal governments; and 
‘‘(E) allow local transportation agencies and tribal 
governments, in cooperation with the private sector, to 
enhance new technology implementation. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
activities carried out by the tribal technical assistance centers 
under paragraph (2)(D)(ii) shall be 100 percent.’’. 
(c) FUNDING.—Of the funds made available by section 5101(a)(2) 
of this Act, $11,100,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 
shall be available to carry out section 504(b) of such title.
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(d) GARRETT A. MORGAN TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORTATION 
EDUCATION PROGRAM.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 504 of such title, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) GARRETT A. MORGAN TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORTATION 
EDUCATION PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish the Garrett 
A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Education Program 
to improve the preparation of students, particularly women 
and minorities, in science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics through curriculum development and other activities 
related to transportation. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this subsection on the basis of competitive peer 
review. Grants awarded under this subsection may be used 
for enhancing science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics at the elementary and secondary school level through 
such means as—
‘‘(A) internships that offer students experience in the 
transportation field; 
‘‘(B) programs that allow students to spend time 
observing scientists and engineers in the transportation 
field; and 
‘‘(C) developing relevant curriculum that uses examples 
and problems related to transportation. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An entity described in subparagraph 
(C) seeking funding under this subsection shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. Such application, at a minimum, shall include 
a description of how the funds will be used to serve the 
purposes described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In making awards under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that 
will encourage the participation of women and minorities. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBILITY.—Local educational agencies and 
State educational agencies, which may enter into a partner-
ship agreement with institutions of higher education, 
businesses, or other entities, shall be eligible to apply for 
grants under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following defini-
tions apply: 
‘‘(A) INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDUCATION.—The term 
‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(B) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘local 
educational agency’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(C) STATE
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘State 
educational agency’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a)(2) of this Act, $1,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2006
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through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 504(d) 
of such title. 
(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of activi-
ties carried out in accordance with this section 504(d) of such 
title shall be 100 percent. 
(e) SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT, 
TRAINING, AND EDUCATION.—Section 504 of such title is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT, 
TRAINING, AND EDUCATION.—
‘‘(1) FUNDING.—Subject to project approval by the Sec-
retary, a State may obligate funds apportioned to the State 
under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), 104(b)(4), and 
144(e) for surface transportation workforce development, 
training, and education, including—
‘‘(A) tuition and direct educational expenses, excluding 
salaries, in connection with the education and training 
of employees of State and local transportation agencies; 
‘‘(B) employee professional development; 
‘‘(C) student internships; 
‘‘(D) university or community college support; and 
‘‘(E) education activities, including outreach, to develop 
interest and promote participation in surface transportation 
careers. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
activities carried out in accordance with this subsection shall 
be 100 percent. 
‘‘(3) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, 
TRAINING, AND EDUCATION DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘surface transportation workforce development, training, 
and education’ means activities associated with surface 
transportation career awareness, student transportation career 
preparation, and training and professional development for sur-
face transportation workers, including activities for women and 
minorities. 
‘‘(f) TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PILOT PRO-
GRAM.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a pro-
gram to make grants to institutions of higher education that, 
in partnership with industry or State departments of transpor-
tation, will develop, test, and revise new curricula and edu-
cation programs to train individuals at all levels of the transpor-
tation workforce. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—In selecting applica-
tions for awards under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
consider—
‘‘(A) the degree to which the new curricula or education 
program meets the specific needs of a segment of the 
transportation industry, States, or regions; 
‘‘(B) providing for practical experience and on-the-job 
training; 
‘‘(C) proposals oriented toward practitioners in the field 
rather than the support and growth of the research commu-
nity; 
‘‘(D) the degree to which the new curricula or program 
will provide training in areas other than engineering, such
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as business administration, economics, information tech-
nology, environmental science, and law; 
‘‘(E) programs or curricula in nontraditional depart-
ments that train professionals for work in the transpor-
tation field, such as materials, information technology, 
environmental science, urban planning, and industrial tech-
nology; and 
‘‘(F) the commitment of industry or a State’s depart-
ment of transportation to the program. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—The amount of a grant under this sub-
section shall not exceed $300,000 per year. After a recipient 
has received 3 years of Federal funding under this subsection, 
Federal funding may equal not more than 75 percent of a 
grantee’s program costs.’’. 
(f) FUNDING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a)(2) of this Act, $1,875,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 504(f) 
of such title. 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of activi-
ties carried out in accordance with section 504(f) of such title 
shall be 100 percent. 
(g) TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS.—
(1) FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF ASPHALTS AND MODIFIED 
ASPHALTS.—The Secretary shall continue to carry out section 
5117(b)(5) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(112 Stat. 450). 
(2) TRANSPORTATION, ECONOMIC, AND LAND USE SYSTEM.—
The Secretary shall continue to carry out section 5117(b)(7) 
of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 
Stat. 450). 
(3) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a)(1) of this Act, for each of fiscal years 2005 through 
2009 $4,200,000 shall be available to carry out paragraph (1) 
and $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out paragraph (2). 
(h) FREIGHT PLANNING CAPACITY BUILDING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 504 of title 23, United States 
Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) FREIGHT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 
freight planning capacity building initiative to support enhance-
ments in freight transportation planning in order to—
‘‘(A) better target investments in freight transportation 
systems to maintain efficiency and productivity; and 
‘‘(B) strengthen the decisionmaking capacity of State 
transportation departments and local transportation agen-
cies with respect to freight transportation planning and 
systems. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary shall enter into agree-
ments to support and carry out administrative and management 
activities relating to the governance of the freight planning 
capacity initiative. 
‘‘(3) STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall consult with the Association of Metro-
politan Planning Organizations, the American Association of 
State Highway and Transportation Officials, and other freight 
planning stakeholders, including the other Federal agencies,
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State transportation departments, local governments, nonprofit 
entities, academia, and the private sector. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The freight planning capacity 
building initiative shall include research, training, and edu-
cation in the following areas: 
‘‘(A) The identification and dissemination of best prac-
tices in freight transportation. 
‘‘(B) Providing opportunities for freight transportation 
staff to engage in peer exchange. 
‘‘(C) Refinement of data and analysis tools used in 
conjunction with assessing freight transportation needs. 
‘‘(D) Technical assistance to State transportation 
departments and local transportation agencies reorganizing 
to address freight transportation issues. 
‘‘(E) Facilitating relationship building between govern-
mental and private entities involved in freight transpor-
tation. 
‘‘(F) Identifying ways to target the capacity of State 
transportation departments and local transportation agen-
cies to address freight considerations in operations, secu-
rity, asset management, and environmental excellence in 
connection with long-range multimodal transportation 
planning and project implementation. 
‘‘(5) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
an activity carried out under this section shall be up to 100 
percent, and such funds shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available for the program 
established under this subsection may be used for research, 
program development, information collection and dissemination, 
and technical assistance. The Secretary may use such funds 
independently or make grants or to and enter into contracts 
and cooperative agreements with a Federal agency, State 
agency, local agency, federally recognized Indian tribal govern-
ment or tribal consortium, authority, association, nonprofit or 
for-profit corporation, or institution of higher education, to carry 
out the purposes of this subsection.’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available under sec-
tion 5101(a)(2) of this Act, $875,000 for each of fiscal years 
2006 through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 504(g) 
of such title. 
(i) EISENHOWER TRANSPORTATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Of 
the amounts made available by section 5101(a)(2) of this Act, 
$2,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall be 
available to carry out section 504(c)(2) of such title. 
SEC. 5205. STATE PLANNING AND RESEARCH. 
Section 505 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following—
‘‘(7) The conduct of activities relating to the planning of 
real-time monitoring elements.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘for the same’’ and all 
that follows through the period and inserting the following: 
‘‘for the period described in section 118(b)(2).’’. 
SEC. 5206. INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: