(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Secretary of Transportation 
enters into an agreement under this section, the ap-
propriate independent entity shall submit to the Sec-
retary, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report setting forth the results of 
the study conducted under subsection (a). 
(2) 
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Secretary 
shall publish the report required under paragraph 
(1) on a publicly accessible website of the Depart-
ment of Transportation. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
INDEPENDENT
ENTITY
DE-
SCRIBED.—An appropriate independent entity described 
in this subsection is— 
(1) a federally funded research and development 
center sponsored by a Federal agency; 
(2) the Transportation Research Board of the 
National Academies; 
(3) the Government Accountability Office; or 
(4) an organization described in section 501(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. 
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(e) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The appropriate 
independent entity that enters into an agreement under 
this section may secure directly from any department or 
agency of the Federal Government information necessary 
to enable such entity to carry out this section. Upon re-
quest of such entity, the head of such department or agen-
cy shall furnish such information to the appropriate inde-
pendent entity, unless doing so would not be in the public 
interest. 
SEC. 14. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 15109 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘15102,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘15102’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k)(1) by inserting ‘‘or to 
which this chapter applies’’ after ‘‘under this chap-
ter’’. 
(b) INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 41302(a) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘conduct 
agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘conduct, agreement’’. 
(c) AWARD OF REPARATIONS.—Section 41305(c) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section subsection’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection’’. 
(d) NATIONAL SHIPPER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
Section 42502(c)(3) of title 46, United States Code is 
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amended by striking ‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Twelve members’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com-
mittee shall be appointed as follows: 
‘‘(A) Twelve members’’. 
(e) MONETARY PENALTIES OR REFUNDS.—The anal-
ysis for chapter 411 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 41107 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘41107. Monetary penalties or refunds.’’. 
(f) NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The anal-
ysis for subtitle IV of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to chapter 425 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘425. National Advisory Committees ...................................................... 42501’’. 
(g) ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 425 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 425—NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘42501. Definitions. 
‘‘42502. National Shipper Advisory Committee. 
‘‘42503. National Seaport Advisory Committee.’’. 
(h) ANNUAL REPORT AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.— 
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 
for section 46106 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and public disclosure’’ 
after ‘‘report’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 461 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item related to section 
46106 and inserting the following: 
‘‘46106. Annual report and public disclosure.’’. 
(i) ANALYSIS AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 
section 41307 in the analysis for chapter 413 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sought’’. 
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