‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) compile information relating to ad-
vanced modeling technologies, including indus-
try best practices with respect to the use of the 
technologies; 
‘‘(B) disseminate to States information re-
lating to advanced modeling technologies, in-
cluding industry best practices with respect to 
the use of the technologies; and 
‘‘(C) promote the use of advanced mod-
eling technologies. 
‘‘(3) COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.—The Secretary 
shall develop and publish on the Internet Web site 
of the Department of Transportation a detailed and 
comprehensive plan for the implementation of para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(4) ADVANCED MODELING TECHNOLOGY DE-
FINED.—The term ‘advanced modeling technology’ 
means an available or developing technology, includ-
ing 3-dimensional digital modeling, that can accel-
erate and improve the environmental review process, 
increase effective public participation, enhance the 
detail and accuracy of project designs, increase safe-
ty, accelerate construction and reduce construction 
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costs, or otherwise expedite project delivery with re-
spect to transportation projects that receive Federal 
funding.’’. 
(e) REVIEW OF OVERSIGHT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review 
the oversight program established under section 
106(g) of title 23, United States Code, to determine 
the efficacy of the program in monitoring the effec-
tive and efficient use of funds authorized to carry 
out title 23, United States Code. 
(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR REVIEW.— 
At a minimum, the review under paragraph (1) shall 
assess the capability of the program to— 
(A) identify projects funded under title 23, 
United States Code, for which there are cost or 
schedule overruns; and 
(B) evaluate the extent of such overruns. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a report on the results 
of the review conducted under paragraph (1), which 
shall 
include 
recommendations 
for 
legislative 
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changes to improve the oversight program estab-
lished under section 106(g) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(f) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(1) DATA
COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall 
compile and make available to the public on the 
Internet Web site of the Department the annual ex-
penditure data for funds made available under title 
23 and chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the data 
made available on the Internet Web site of the De-
partment— 
(A) is organized by project and State; 
(B) to the maximum extent possible, is up-
dated regularly to reflect the current status of 
obligations, 
expenditures, 
and 
Federal-aid 
projects; and 
(C) can be searched and downloaded by 
users of the Web site. 
(3) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall transmit, annually, to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Hous-
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ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report con-
taining a summary of the data described in para-
graph (1) for the 1-year period ending on the date 
on which the report is submitted. 
SEC. 1111. EMERGENCY RELIEF. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 125(d) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the require-
ments of this subsection, the Secretary may expend 
funds from the emergency fund authorized by this 
section for the repair or reconstruction of Federal- 
aid highways in accordance with the provisions of 
this chapter. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM TOTAL PROJECT COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The total cost of a 
project carried out under this section may not 
exceed the cost of repair or reconstruction of a 
comparable facility. 
‘‘(B) COMPARABLE FACILITY DEFINED.— 
In this paragraph, the term ‘comparable facil-
ity’ means a facility that meets the current geo-
metric and construction standards required for 
the types and volume of traffic that the facility 
will carry over its design life. 
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