onstrate, support, and document the application of 
innovative pavement technologies, practices, per-
formance, and benefits. 
‘‘(2) GOALS.—The goals of the innovative pave-
ment research and deployment program shall in-
clude—
‘‘(A) the deployment of new, cost-effective 
innovative designs, materials, and practices to 
extend pavement life and performance and to 
improve customer satisfaction; 
‘‘(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 con-
struction techniques, including innovative pave-
ment materials, to increase safety and reduce 
construction time and traffic disruption and 
congestion; 
‘‘(D) the deployment of engineering design 
criteria and specifications for innovative prac-
tices, products, and materials for use in high-
way pavements;
‘‘(E) the deployment of new nondestructive 
and real time pavement evaluation technologies 
and techniques; 
‘‘(F) evaluation, refinement, and docu-
mentation of the performance and benefits of 
innovative technologies deployed to improve life, 
performance, cost effectiveness, safety, and cus-
tomer satisfaction; 
‘‘(G) effective technology transfer and in-
formation dissemination to accelerate imple-
mentation of innovative technologies and to im-
prove life, performance, cost effectiveness, safe-
ty, and customer satisfaction; and 
‘‘(H) the development of designs and mate-
rials to reduce storm water runoff. 
‘‘(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, universities and 
colleges, private sector entities, and nonprofit 
organizations for research, development, and 
technology transfer for innovative safety tech-
nologies.
‘‘(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 
meets the goals of the program described in 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION TRANS-
FER.—The Secretary shall take such action as is 
necessary to ensure that the information and tech-
nology resulting from research conducted under 
paragraph (3) is made available to State and local 
transportation departments and other interested 
parties as specified by the Secretary.’’. 
(d) SAFETY INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—
Section 503 of title 23, United States Code, as amended 
by this Act, is further amended by adding the following: 
‘‘(d) SAFETY
INNOVATION
DEPLOYMENT
PRO-
GRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and implement 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 technologies and innovations at state and 
local levels; and 
‘‘(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, universities and 
colleges, private sector entities, and nonprofit 
organizations for research, development, and 
technology transfer for innovative safety tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(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 
meets the goals of the program described in 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION TRANS-
FER.—The Secretary shall take such action as is 
necessary to ensure that the information and tech-
nology resulting from research conducted under 
paragraph (3) is made available to State and local 
transportation departments and other interested 
parties as specified by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 106. TRAINING AND EDUCATION. 
(a) 
NATIONAL
HIGHWAY
INSTITUTE.—Section 
504(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) COURSES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Institute shall de-
velop or update courses in the subject areas of 
asset management, application of emerging 
technologies, including intelligent transportation 
systems, techniques, methods, regulations, in-
formation technology, general management, en-
vironmental stewardship, acquisition of rights-
of-way, relocation assistance, engineering, safe-
ty, transportation system management and op-
erations, construction, maintenance, contract 
administration, inspection, and finance. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL COURSES.—In addition 
to the courses in the subject matter areas de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), the Institute, in 
consultation with State transportation depart-
ments and the American Association of State 
Highway and Transportation Officials, may de-
velop other courses as it considers necessary. 
‘‘(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.’’. 
(b) LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
Section 504(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(A) GRANTS.—The grant funds author-
ized to carry out this subsection may be used 
to cover up to 50 percent of the program costs 
relating to local technical assistance. Funds
available for technology transfer and training 
purposes under this title and title 49 may be 
used to cover the remaining 50 percent of the 
program costs. 
‘‘(B) 
TRIBAL
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE 
CENTERS.—The Federal share of the cost of ac-
tivities carried out by the tribal technical assist-
ance centers under paragraph (2)(D)(ii) of this 
subsection shall be 100 percent.’’. 
(c) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DE-
VELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION.—Section 504 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(d) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DE-
VELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION.—
‘‘(1) FUNDING.—Subject to project approval by 
the Secretary, a State may obligate funds appor-
tioned to it under sections 104(b)(1), (3), and (4) 
and 144(e) of this title for surface transportation 
workforce development, training and education, in-
cluding—
‘‘(A) tuition and direct educational ex-
penses, excluding salaries, in connection with 
the education and training of employees of 
State and local transportation agencies;
‘‘(B) employee professional development; 
‘‘(C) student internships; or 
‘‘(D) education outreach activities to de-
velop interest and promote participation in sur-
face transportation careers. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of activities carried out in accordance with 
this subsection shall be 100 percent.’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.—
Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (3), by—
(A) striking ‘‘and’’ after subparagraph 
(G); 
(B) striking the period after subparagraph 
(H) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) adding after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) surface transportation workforce de-
velopment, training, and education.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (34) through 
(37) as paragraphs (35) through (38) respectively; 
and 
(3) by adding after paragraph (33), as redesig-
nated by this Act, the following:
‘‘(34) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND
EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘surface transportation workforce development, 
training, and education’ means activities associated 
with surface transportation career awareness, stu-
dent transportation career preparation, and training 
and professional development for surface transpor-
tation workers, including activities for women and 
minorities.’’. 
(e) GARRETT A. MORGAN TECHNOLOGY AND TRANS-
PORTATION EDUCATION PROGRAM.—Section 504 of title 
23, United States Code, as amended by this section, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) GARRETT
A. MORGAN
TECHNOLOGY
AND 
TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish the Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Trans-
portation Education Program to improve the prepa-
ration of students, particularly women and minori-
ties, 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 mathematics at 
the elementary and secondary school level through 
such means as—
‘‘(A) internships that offer students experi-
ence 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 trans-
portation. 
‘‘(3) 
APPLICATION
AND
REVIEW
PROCE-
DURES.—
‘‘(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 and a description of how the funds will 
be used to serve the purposes described in para-
graph (2).
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In making awards under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority 
to applicants that will encourage the participa-
tion of women and minorities. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBILITY.—Local education agen-
cies and State education agencies, which may 
partner with institutions of higher education, 
businesses, or other entities, shall be eligible to 
apply for grants under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
‘‘(A) the term ‘institution of higher edu-
cation’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001); 
‘‘(B) the term ‘local educational agency’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); and 
‘‘(C) the term ‘State educational agency’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Transportation to carry out this subsection 
$500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as 
may be necessary thereafter.’’. 
SEC. 107. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS. 
Section 111 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 111. Bureau of Transportation Statistics 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of Transportation a Bureau of Transpor-
tation Statistics. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Bureau shall be 
headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall be 
appointed from among individuals who are qualified 
to serve as the Director by virtue of their training 
and experience in the collection, analysis, and use of 
transportation statistics. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—The Director shall report 
directly to the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) TERM.—The term of the Director shall be 
5 years. The Director may continue to serve after
the expiration of the term until a successor is ap-
pointed and confirmed. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the Bu-
reau shall serve as the Secretary’s senior advisor on data 
and statistics, and shall be responsible for carrying out 
the following duties: 
‘‘(1) PROVIDING DATA, STATISTICS, AND ANAL-
YSIS TO TRANSPORTATION DECISIONMAKERS.—En-
suring that the statistics compiled under paragraph 
(5) are designed to support transportation decision-
making by the Federal Government, State and local 
governments, metropolitan planning organizations, 
transportation-related associations, the private sec-
tor (including the freight community), and the pub-
lic. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATING COLLECTION OF INFORMA-
TION.—Working with the operating administrations 
of the Department to establish and implement the 
Bureau’s data programs and to improve the coordi-
nation of information collection efforts with other 
Federal agencies. 
‘‘(3) DATA MODERNIZATION.—Continually im-
proving surveys and data collection methods to im-
prove the accuracy and utility of transportation sta-
tistics.
‘‘(4) ENCOURAGING DATA STANDARDIZATION.—
Encouraging the standardization of data, data col-
lection methods, and data management and storage 
technologies for data collected by the Bureau, the 
operating administrations of the Department of 
Transportation, States, local governments, metro-
politan planning organizations, and private sector 
entities. 
‘‘(5) COMPILING
TRANSPORTATION
STATIS-
TICS.—Compiling, analyzing, and publishing a com-
prehensive set of transportation statistics on the per-
formance and impacts of the national transportation 
system, including statistics on—
‘‘(A) productivity in various parts of the 
transportation sector; 
‘‘(B) traffic flows for all modes of trans-
portation; 
‘‘(C) other elements of the Intermodal 
Transportation Database established under sub-
section (g); 
‘‘(D) travel times and measures of conges-
tion; 
‘‘(E) vehicle weights and other vehicle 
characteristics;
‘‘(F) demographic, economic, and other 
variables influencing traveling behavior, includ-
ing choice of transportation mode, and goods 
movement; 
‘‘(G) transportation costs for passenger 
travel and goods movement; 
‘‘(H) availability and use of mass transit 
(including the number of passengers served by 
each mass transit authority) and other forms of 
for-hire passenger travel; 
‘‘(I) frequency of vehicle and transpor-
tation facility repairs and other interruptions of 
transportation service; 
‘‘(J) safety and security for travelers, vehi-
cles, and transportation systems; 
‘‘(K) consequences of transportation for 
the human and natural environment; 
‘‘(L) the extent, connectivity, and condition 
of the transportation system, building on the 
National Transportation Atlas Database devel-
oped under subsection (g); and 
‘‘(M) transportation-related variables that 
influence the domestic economy and global com-
petitiveness.
‘‘(6) NATIONAL
SPATIAL
DATA
INFRASTRUC-
TURE.—Building and disseminating the transpor-
tation layer of the National Spatial Data Infrastruc-
ture, including coordinating the development of 
transportation geospatial data standards, compiling 
intermodal geospatial data, and collecting geospatial 
data that is not being collected by others. 
‘‘(7) ISSUING GUIDELINES.—Issuing guidelines 
for the collection of information by the Department 
of Transportation required for statistics to be com-
piled under paragraph (5) in order to ensure that 
such information is accurate, reliable, relevant, and 
in a form that permits systematic analysis. The Bu-
reau shall review and report to the Secretary of 
Transportation on the sources and reliability of the 
statistics proposed by the heads of the operating ad-
ministrations of the Department to measure outputs 
and outcomes as required by the Government Per-
formance and Results Act of 1993, and the amend-
ments made by such Act, and shall carry out such 
other reviews of the sources and reliability of other 
data collected or statistical information published by 
the heads of the operating administrations of the 
Department as shall be requested by the Secretary.
‘‘(8) MAKING STATISTICS ACCESSIBLE.—Mak-
ing the statistics published under this subsection 
readily accessible. 
‘‘(d) INFORMATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Surface Transportation 
Research and Development Act of 2005, the Sec-
retary shall enter into an arrangement with the Na-
tional Research Council to develop and publish a 
National Transportation Information Needs Assess-
ment. The Assessment shall be transmitted to the 
Secretary and the Congress not later than 24 
months after such arrangement is entered into. 
‘‘(2) CONTENT.—The Assessment shall—
‘‘(A) identify, in priority order, transpor-
tation data that is not being collected by the 
Bureau, Department of Transportation oper-
ating administrations, or other Federal, State, 
or local entities, but is needed to improve trans-
portation decisionmaking at the Federal, State, 
and local level and to fulfill the requirements of 
subsection (c)(5); 
‘‘(B) recommend whether the data identi-
fied in subparagraph (A) should be collected by 
the Bureau, other parts of the Department, or
by other Federal, State, or local entities, and 
whether any data is a higher priority than data 
currently being collected; 
‘‘(C) identify any data the Bureau or other 
Federal, State, and local entities is collecting 
that is not needed; 
‘‘(D) describe new data collection methods 
(including changes in surveys) and other 
changes the Bureau or other Federal, State, 
and local entities should implement to improve 
the standardization, accuracy, and utility of 
transportation data and statistics; and 
‘‘(E) estimate the cost of implementing 
any recommendations. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the As-
sessment, the National Research Council shall con-
sult with the Department’s Advisory Council on 
Transportation Statistics and a representative cross-
section of transportation community stakeholders as 
well as other Federal agencies, including the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the Department of 
Energy, and the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the National Research Council trans-