H. R. 3—665
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an Advisory 
Committee to advise the Secretary on carrying out this subtitle. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee shall have no 
more than 20 members, be balanced between metropolitan and 
rural interests, and include, at a minimum—
(A) a representative from a State highway department; 
(B) a representative from a local highway department 
who is not from a metropolitan planning organization; 
(C) a representative from a State, local, or regional 
transit agency; 
(D) a representative from a metropolitan planning 
organization; 
(E) a private sector user of intelligent transportation 
system technologies; 
(F) an academic researcher with expertise in computer 
science or another information science field related to intel-
ligent transportation systems, and who is not an expert 
on transportation issues; 
(G) an academic researcher who is a civil engineer; 
(H) an academic researcher who is a social scientist 
with expertise in transportation issues; 
(I) a representative from a nonprofit group rep-
resenting the intelligent transportation system industry; 
(J) a representative from a public interest group con-
cerned with safety; 
(K) a representative from a public interest group con-
cerned with the impact of the transportation system on 
land use and residential patterns; and 
(L) members with expertise in planning, safety, and 
operations. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall, at a minimum, 
perform the following duties: 
(A) Provide input into the development of the Intel-
ligent Transportation System aspects of the strategic plan 
under section 508 of title 23, United States Code. 
(B) Review, at least annually, areas of intelligent 
transportation systems research being considered for 
funding by the Department, to determine—
(i) whether these activities are likely to advance 
either the state-of-the-practice or state-of-the-art in 
intelligent transportation systems; 
(ii) whether the intelligent transportation system 
technologies are likely to be deployed by users, and 
if not, to determine the barriers to deployment; and 
(iii) the appropriate roles for government and the 
private sector in investing in the research and tech-
nologies being considered. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than February 1 of each year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
to the Congress a report including—
(A) all recommendations made by the Advisory Com-
mittee during the preceding calendar year; 
(B) an explanation of how the Secretary has imple-
mented those recommendations; and 
(C) for recommendations not implemented, the reasons 
for rejecting the recommendations.
H. R. 3—666
(5) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—
The Advisory Committee shall be subject to the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(i) REPORTING.—
(1) GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue guidelines 
and requirements for the reporting and evaluation of oper-
ational tests and deployment projects carried out under 
this subtitle. 
(B) OBJECTIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE.—The guidelines 
and requirements issued under subparagraph (A) shall 
include provisions to ensure the objectivity and independ-
ence of the reporting entity so as to avoid any real or 
apparent conflict of interest or potential influence on the 
outcome by parties to any such test or deployment project 
or by any other formal evaluation carried out under this 
subtitle. 
(C) FUNDING.—The guidelines and requirements issued 
under subparagraph (A) shall establish reporting funding 
levels based on the size and scope of each test or project 
that ensure adequate reporting of the results of the test 
or project. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Any survey, questionnaire, or interview 
that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the 
reporting of any test, deployment project, or program assess-
ment activity under this subtitle shall not be subject to chapter 
35 of title 44, United States Code. 
SEC. 5306. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a comprehen-
sive program of intelligent transportation system research, develop-
ment, and operational tests of intelligent vehicles and intelligent 
infrastructure systems and other similar activities that are nec-
essary to carry out this subtitle. 
(b) PRIORITY AREAS.—Under the program, the Secretary shall 
give higher priority to funding projects that—
(1) enhance mobility and productivity through improved 
traffic management, incident management, transit manage-
ment, freight management, road weather management, toll 
collection, traveler information, or highway operations systems 
and remote sensing products; 
(2) utilize interdisciplinary approaches to develop traffic 
management strategies and tools to address multiple impacts 
of congestion concurrently; 
(3) address traffic management, incident management, 
transit management, toll collection traveler information, or 
highway operations systems with goals of—
(A) reducing metropolitan congestion by not less than 
5 percent by 2010; 
(B) ensuring that a national, interoperable 5–1–1 
system, along with a national traffic information system 
that includes a user-friendly, comprehensive website, is 
fully implemented for use by travelers throughout the 
United States by September 30, 2010; and 
(C)(i) 
improving 
incident 
management 
response, 
particularly in rural areas, so that rural emergency
H. R. 3—667
response times are reduced by an average of 10 minutes; 
and 
(ii) improving communication between emergency care 
providers and trauma centers; 
(4) incorporate research on the impact of environmental, 
weather, and natural conditions on intelligent transportation 
systems, including the effects of cold climates; 
(5) enhance intermodal use of intelligent transportation 
systems for diverse groups, including for emergency and health-
related services; 
(6) enhance safety through improved crash avoidance and 
protection, crash and other notification, commercial motor 
vehicle operations, and infrastructure-based or cooperative 
safety systems; and 
(7) facilitate the integration of intelligent infrastructure, 
vehicle, and control technologies. 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of oper-
ational tests and demonstrations under subsection (a) shall not 
exceed 80. 
SEC. 5307. NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MAINTENANCE.—
Consistent with section 12(d) of the National Technology 
Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note; 
110 Stat. 783), the Secretary shall develop, implement, and 
maintain a national architecture and supporting standards and 
protocols to promote the widespread use and evaluation of 
intelligent transportation system technology as a component 
of the surface transportation systems of the United States. 
(2) INTEROPERABILITY AND EFFICIENCY.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, the national architecture shall promote 
interoperability among, and efficiency of, intelligent transpor-
tation system technologies implemented throughout the United 
States. 
(3) USE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS.—In 
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall use the services 
of such standards development organizations as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
(4) USE OF EXPERT PANEL.—
(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall designate a 
panel of experts to recommend ways to expedite and 
streamline the process for developing the standards and 
protocols to be developed pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(B) NONAPPLICABILITY OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—
The expert panel shall not be subject to the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(C) DEADLINE FOR RECOMMENDATION.—Not later than 
September 30, 2007, the expert panel shall provide the 
Secretary with a recommendation relating to such stand-
ards development. 
(b) PROVISIONAL STANDARDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary finds that the develop-
ment or balloting of an intelligent transportation system 
standard jeopardizes the timely achievement of the objectives 
identified in subsection (a), the Secretary may establish a provi-
sional standard, after consultation with affected parties, using,
H. R. 3—668
to the extent practicable, the work product of appropriate stand-
ards development organizations. 
(2) PERIOD
OF
EFFECTIVENESS.—A provisional standard 
established under paragraph (1) shall be published in the Fed-
eral Register and remain in effect until the appropriate stand-
ards development organization adopts and publishes a 
standard. 
(c) CONFORMITY WITH NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
and (3), the Secretary shall ensure that intelligent transpor-
tation system projects carried out using funds made available 
from the Highway Trust Fund, including funds made available 
under this subtitle to deploy intelligent transportation system 
technologies, conform to the national architecture, applicable 
standards or provisional standards, and protocols developed 
under subsection (a). 
(2) SECRETARY’S DISCRETION.—The Secretary may authorize 
exceptions to paragraph (1) for—
(A) projects designed to achieve specific research objec-
tives outlined in the national intelligent transportation 
system program plan or the surface transportation research 
and development strategic plan developed under section 
508 of title 23, United States Code; or 
(B) the upgrade or expansion of an intelligent transpor-
tation system in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act if the Secretary determines that the upgrade or 
expansion—
(i) would not adversely affect the goals or purposes 
of this subtitle; 
(ii) is carried out before the end of the useful 
life of such system; and 
(iii) is cost-effective as compared to alternatives 
that would meet the conformity requirement of para-
graph (1). 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to funds 
used for operation or maintenance of an intelligent transpor-
tation system in existence on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 5308. ROAD WEATHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a road 
weather research and development program to—
(1) maximize use of available road weather information 
and technologies; 
(2) expand road weather research and development efforts 
to enhance roadway safety, capacity, and efficiency while mini-
mizing environmental impacts; and 
(3) promote technology transfer of effective road weather 
scientific and technological advances. 
(b) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, the National Science Foundation, the American 
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, non-
profit organizations, and the private sector. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The program established under this section 
shall solely carry out research and development called for in the 
National Research Council’s report entitled ‘‘A Research Agenda