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into cooperative agreements and contracts with, 
States, other Federal agencies, universities 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 mate-
rials. 
‘‘(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 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 TRANS-
FER.—The Secretary shall ensure that the informa-
tion and technology resulting from research con-
ducted under paragraph (7) is made available to 
State and local transportation departments and
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other interested parties as specified by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(b) INNOVATIVE PAVEMENT RESEARCH
AND DE-
PLOYMENT PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of such title is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) INNOVATIVE PAVEMENT RESEARCH AND DE-
PLOYMENT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and implement a program to promote, dem-
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, recycled materials 
(including taconite tailings and foundry sand), 
and practices to extend pavement life and per-
formance 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;
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‘‘(C) the deployment of accelerated con-
struction techniques to increase safety and re-
duce 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) the 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) RESEARCH
TO
IMPROVE
NHS
PAVE-
MENT.—The Secretary shall obligate not less than
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$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $6,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 from funds 
made available to carry out this subsection to con-
duct research to improve asphalt pavement, concrete 
pavement, and aggregates used in highways on the 
National Highway System.’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available 
by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $5,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2004 and $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry 
out section 503(c) of title 23, United States Code. 
(c) SAFETY INNOVATION DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of such title 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
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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, 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 whether 
the project that is the subject of the application 
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-
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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.’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available 
by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $5,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2004 and $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry 
out section 503(d) of title 23, United States Code. 
(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 appropriated for necessary expenses for administra-
tion and operation of the Federal Highway Administration 
shall be available to purchase promotional items of nomi-
nal value for use in the recruitment of individuals and to 
promote the programs of the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration.’’. 
(e) WOOD COMPOSITE MATERIALS DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT.—
(1) FUNDING.—Of the funds made available to 
carry out section 5101(a)(1), $1,000,000 shall be 
made available by the Secretary for each of fiscal 
years 2005 and 2006 for conducting a demonstra-
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tion of the durability and potential effectiveness of 
wood composite materials in multimodal transpor-
tation facilities. 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of the demonstration under paragraph (1) 
shall be 100 percent. 
(f) TURNER-FAIRBANK FACILITY.—Of the funds 
made 
available 
to 
carry 
out 
section 
5101(a)(1), 
$1,000,000 shall be made available by the Secretary for 
each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008 to provide for 
physical demonstrations of the ongoing work at the Turn-
er-Fairbanks facility with respect to ultra-high perform-
ance concrete with ductility. 
SEC. 5205. TRAINING AND EDUCATION. 
(a) NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 504(a)(3) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) COURSES.—The Institute may develop and 
administer courses in modern developments, tech-
niques, methods, regulations, management, and pro-
cedures in areas, including surface transportation, 
environmental mitigation, compliance, stewardship, 
and streamlining, acquisition of rights-of-way, relo-
cation assistance, engineering, safety, transportation
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system management and operations, construction, 
maintenance, contract administration, inspection, 
and highway finance.’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available 
by section 5101(a)(2) of this Act, $8,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2004 and $8,500,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry 
out section 504(a) of title 23, United States Code. 
(b) LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 504(b) of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(A) GRANTS.—A grant under this sub-
section may be used to pay up to 50 percent of 
local technical assistance program costs. 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) shall 
be 100 percent.’’.
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(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available 
by section 5101(a)(2) of this Act, $12,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2004 and $14,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry 
out section 504(b) of title 23, United States Code. 
(c) EISENHOWER TRANSPORTATION FELLOWSHIP 
PROGRAM.—Of the amounts made available by section 
5101(a)(2) of this Act, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 
and $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 
2009 shall be available to carry out section 504(c)(2) of 
title 23, United States Code. 
(d) GARRETT A. MORGAN TECHNOLOGY AND TRANS-
PORTATION EDUCATION PROGRAM.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 504 of title 23, 
United States Code, 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 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.
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‘‘(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
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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).’’.
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(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available 
by section 5101(a)(2) of this Act, $500,000 for 
2004 and $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 
504(d) of title 23, United States Code. 
(e) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DE-
VELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION.—Section 504 
of such title is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(e) 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 the State under sections 104(b)(1), 
104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), 104(b)(4), and 144(e) for sur-
face transportation workforce development, training 
and education, including—
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(D) university or community college sup-
port; and
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‘‘(E) education activities, including out-
reach, to develop interest and promote partici-
pation 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
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘surface trans-
portation workforce development, training, and edu-
cation’ means activities associated with surface 
transportation career awareness, student transpor-
tation career preparation, and training and profes-
sional development for surface transportation work-
ers, including activities for women and minorities.’’. 
(f) TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT 
PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 504 of such title is further 
amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 
‘‘(f) TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT 
PILOT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to make grants to institutions of 
higher education that in partnership with industry 
or State Departments of Transportation will de-
velop, test, and revise new curricula and education
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programs to train individuals at all levels of the 
transportation workforce. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION
OF
GRANT
RECIPIENTS.—In 
selecting applications for awards under this sub-
section, 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 practi-
tioners in the field rather than the support and 
growth of the research community; 
‘‘(D) the degree to which the new curricula 
or program will provide training in areas other 
than engineering, such as business administra-
tion, economics, information technology, envi-
ronmental science, and law; 
‘‘(E) programs or curricula in nontradi-
tional departments which train professionals for 
work in the transportation field, such as mate-
rials, information technology, environmental 
science, urban planning, and industrial tech-
nology; and
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‘‘(F) industry or a State’s Department of 
Transportation commitment to the program. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made avail-
able by section 5101(a)(2) of this Act, $1,500,000 
for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall be 
available to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATIONS.—The amount of a grant 
under this subsection shall not exceed $250,000 per 
year. After a recipient has received 3 years of Fed-
eral funding under this subsection, Federal funding 
may equal no more than 75 percent of a grantee’s 
program costs.’’. 
(g) DEFINITIONS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.—
Section 101(a)(3) of such title is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (G); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (H) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) surface transportation workforce de-
velopment, training, and education.’’. 
(h) 
TRANSPORTATION
TECHNOLOGY
INNOVA-
TIONS.—
(1) FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF ASPHALTS 
AND
MODIFIED
ASPHALTS.—The Secretary shall
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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 
for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 by sec-
tion 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $3,500,000 shall be 
available to carry out paragraph (1) and $1,000,000 
shall be available to carry out paragraph (2). 
(4) 
USE
OF
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Section 
5117(b)(3) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century (112 Stat. 449; 112 Stat. 864; 115 
Stat. 2330) is amended—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 
through (G) as subparagraphs (F) through (H), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
‘‘(E) USE OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—An intelligent 
transportation system project described in 
paragraph (3), and an intelligent transpor-
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tation system project described in para-
graph (6), that involves privately owned in-
telligent transportation system components 
and is carried out using funds made avail-
able from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
than the Mass Transit Account) shall not 
be subject to any law or regulation of a 
State or political subdivision of a State 
prohibiting or regulating commercial activi-
ties in the rights-of-way of a highway for 
which funds from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) have been used for planning, de-
sign, construction, or maintenance if the 
Secretary determines that such use is in 
the public interest. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CON-
STRUCTION.—Nothing in this subpara-
graph shall be construed to affect the au-
thority of a State, or political subdivision 
of a State, to regulate highway safety.’’. 
SEC. 5206. FREIGHT PLANNING CAPACITY BUILDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 504 of title 23, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
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‘‘(g) FREIGHT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a freight planning capacity building initiative 
to support enhancements 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 capac-
ity of State transportation departments and 
local transportation agencies with respect to 
freight transportation planning and systems. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary shall enter 
into agreements to support and carry out adminis-
trative and management activities relating to the 
governance of the freight planning capacity initia-
tive. 
‘‘(3) STAKEHOLDER
INVOLVEMENT.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary shall consult 
with the Association of Metropolitan Planning Orga-
nizations, the American Association of State High-
way and Transportation Officials, and other freight 
planning stakeholders, including the other Federal 
agencies, State transportation departments, local
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governments, nonprofit entities, academia, and the 
private sector. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The freight plan-
ning capacity building initiative shall include re-
search, training, and education in the following 
areas: 
‘‘(A) The identification and dissemination 
of best practices 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 trans-
portation departments and local transportation 
agencies reorganizing to address freight trans-
portation issues. 
‘‘(E) Facilitating relationship building be-
tween governmental and private entities in-
volved in freight transportation. 
‘‘(F) Identifying ways to target the capac-
ity of State transportation departments and 
local transportation agencies to address freight 
considerations in operations, security, asset 
management, and environmental excellence in
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connection with long-range multimodal trans-
portation planning and project implementation. 
‘‘(5) FUNDING.—
‘‘(A) 
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 ex-
pended. 
‘‘(B) USE
OF
NON-FEDERAL
FUNDS.—
Funds made available for the program estab-
lished under this subsection may be used for re-
search, program development, information col-
lection and dissemination, and technical assist-
ance. The Secretary may use such funds inde-
pendently or make grants to, or enter into con-
tracts, cooperative agreements, and other trans-
actions with, a Federal agency, State agency, 
local agency, Federally recognized Indian tribal 
government or tribal consortium, authority, as-
sociation, nonprofit or for-profit corporation, or 
institution of higher education, to carry out the 
purposes of this subsection.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by 
section 5101(a)(2) of this Act, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 
2004 and $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
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through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 504(f) 
of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 5207. ADVANCED TRAVEL FORECASTING PROCEDURES 
PROGRAM. 
(a) 
CONTINUATION
AND
ACCELERATION
OF 
TRANSIMS DEPLOYMENT.—The Secretary shall accel-
erate the deployment of the advanced transportation 
model known as the ‘‘Transportation Analysis Simulation 
System’’ (in this section referred to as ‘‘TRANSIMS’’), 
developed by the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The 
program shall assist State departments of transportation 
and metropolitan planning organizations in the implemen-
tation of TRANSIMS, develop methods for TRANSIMS 
applications to transportation planning and air quality 
analysis, and provide training and technical assistance for 
the implementation of TRANSIMS. The program may 
support the development of methods to plan for the trans-
portation response to chemical and biological terrorism 
and other security concerns. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall use 
funds made available by section 5101(a)(1) to—
(1) provide funding to State departments of 
transportation and metropolitan planning organiza-
tions serving transportation management areas des-
ignated under chapter 52 of title 49, United States
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Code, representing a diversity of populations, geo-
graphic regions, and analytic needs to implement 
TRANSIMS; 
(2) develop methods to demonstrate a wide 
spectrum of TRANSIMS applications to support 
metropolitan and statewide transportation planning, 
including integrating highway and transit oper-
ational considerations into the transportation Plan-
ning process; and 
(3) provide training and technical assistance 
with respect to the implementation and application 
of TRANSIMS to States, local governments, and 
metropolitan planning organizations with responsi-
bility for travel modeling. 
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Not more than 75 per-
cent of the funds made available to carry out this section 
may be allocated to activities described in subsection 
(b)(1). 
(d) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by 
section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 
2004 and $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2009 shall be available to carry out this section.
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SEC. 5208. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE FREIGHT TRANSPOR-
TATION RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 509. National cooperative freight Transportation 
research program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and support a national cooperative freight transpor-
tation research program. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall enter into an 
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to sup-
port and carry out administrative and management activi-
ties relating to the governance of the national cooperative 
freight transportation research program. 
‘‘(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The National Acad-
emy of Sciences shall select an advisory committee con-
sisting of a representative cross-section of freight stake-
holders, including the Department of Transportation, 
other Federal agencies, State transportation departments, 
local governments, nonprofit entities, academia, and the 
private sector. 
‘‘(d) 
GOVERNANCE.—The 
national 
cooperative 
freight transportation research program established under 
this section shall include the following administrative and 
management elements:
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‘‘(1) NATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDA.—The advi-
sory committee, in consultation with interested par-
ties, shall recommend a national research agenda for 
the program. The agenda shall include a multiyear 
strategic plan. 
‘‘(2) INVOLVEMENT.—Interested parties may—
‘‘(A) submit research proposals to the advi-
sory committee; 
‘‘(B) participate in merit reviews of re-
search proposals and peer reviews of research 
products; and 
‘‘(C) receive research results. 
‘‘(3) OPEN COMPETITION AND PEER REVIEW OF 
RESEARCH PROPOSALS.—The National Academy of 
Sciences may award research contracts and grants 
under the program through open competition and 
merit review conducted on a regular basis. 
‘‘(4) EVALUATION OF RESEARCH.—
‘‘(A) PEER REVIEW.—Research contracts 
and grants under the program may allow peer 
review of the research results. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAMMATIC EVALUATIONS.—The 
National Academy of Sciences may conduct 
periodic programmatic evaluations on a regular 
basis of research contracts and grants.
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‘‘(5) DISSEMINATION
OF
RESEARCH
FIND-
INGS.—The National Academy of Sciences shall dis-
seminate research findings to researchers, practi-
tioners, and decisionmakers, through conferences 
and seminars, field demonstrations, workshops, 
training programs, presentations, testimony to gov-
ernment officials, World Wide Web, publications for 
the general public, and other appropriate means. 
‘‘(e) CONTENTS.—The national research agenda re-
quired under subsection (d)(1) shall include research in 
the following areas: 
‘‘(1) Techniques for estimating and quantifying 
public benefits derived from freight transportation 
projects. 
‘‘(2) Alternative approaches to calculating the 
contribution of truck and rail traffic to congestion 
on specific highway segments. 
‘‘(3) The feasibility of consolidating origins and 
destinations for freight movement. 
‘‘(4) Methods for incorporating estimates of 
international trade into landside transportation plan-
ning. 
‘‘(5) The use of technology applications to in-
crease capacity of highway lanes dedicated to truck-
only traffic.
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‘‘(6) Development of physical and policy alter-
natives for separating car and truck traffic. 
‘‘(7) Ways to synchronize infrastructure im-
provements with freight transportation demand. 
‘‘(8) The effect of changing patterns of freight 
movement on transportation planning decisions re-
lating to rest areas. 
‘‘(9) Other research areas to identify and ad-
dress the emerging and future research needs re-
lated to freight transportation by all modes. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—
‘‘(1) 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 re-
main available until expended. 
‘‘(2) USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—In addi-
tion to using funds authorized for this section, the 
National Academy of Sciences may seek and accept 
additional funding sources from public and private 
entities capable of accepting funding from the De-
partment of Transportation, States, local govern-
ments, nonprofit foundations, and the private sec-
tor.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
such chapter is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
‘‘509. National cooperative freight transportation research program.’’.
(c) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by 
section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 
2004 and $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 509 
of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 5209. FUTURE STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 510. Future strategic highway research program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the American Association of State Highway and 
Transportation Officials, shall establish and carry out, 
acting through the National Research Council of the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences, the future strategic highway 
research program. 
‘‘(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may make grants to, and enter into cooperative agree-
ments with, the American Association of State Highway 
and Transportation Officials and the National Academy
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of Sciences to carry out such activities under this sub-
section as the Secretary determines are appropriate. 
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds made avail-
able to carry out this section shall remain available for 
the fiscal year in which such funds are made available and 
the 3 succeeding fiscal years. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM PRIORITIES.—
‘‘(1) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program es-
tablished under this section shall be based on the 
National Research Council Special Report 260, enti-
tled ‘Strategic Highway Research: Saving Lives, Re-
ducing Congestion, Improving Quality of Life’ and 
the results of the detailed planning work subse-
quently carried out in 2002 and 2003 to identify the 
research areas through National Cooperative Re-
search Program Project 20–58. The research pro-
gram shall include an analysis of the following: 
‘‘(A) Renewal of aging highway infrastruc-
ture with minimal impact to users of the facili-
ties. 
‘‘(B) Driving behavior and likely crash 
causal factors to support improved counter-
measures. 
‘‘(C) Reducing highway congestion due to 
nonrecurring congestion.
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‘‘(D) Planning and designing new road ca-
pacity to meet mobility, economic, environ-
mental, and community needs. 
‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION
OF
RESULTS.—The re-
search results of the program, expressed in terms of 
technologies, methodologies, and other appropriate 
categorizations, shall be disseminated to practicing 
engineers for their use, as soon as practicable. 
‘‘(e) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out 
the program under this section, the National Research 
Council shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 
that—
‘‘(1) projects and researchers are selected to 
conduct research for the program on the basis of 
merit and open solicitation of proposals and review 
by panels of appropriate experts; 
‘‘(2) State department of transportation offi-
cials and other stakeholders, as appropriate, are in-
volved in the governance of the program at the over-
all program level and technical level through the use 
of expert panels and committees; 
‘‘(3) the Council acquires a qualified, perma-
nent core staff with the ability and expertise to man-
age the program and multiyear budget; and
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‘‘(4) there is no duplication of research effort 
between the program and any other research effort 
of the Department. 
‘‘(f) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RESULTS.—
‘‘(1) REPORT.—The Transportation Research 
Board of the National Research Council shall com-
plete a report on the strategies and administrative 
structure to be used for implementation of the re-
sults of the future strategic highway research pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall include with respect to the pro-
gram—
‘‘(A) an identification of the most prom-
ising results of research under the program (in-
cluding the persons most likely to use the re-
sults); 
‘‘(B) a discussion of potential incentives 
for, impediments to, and methods of, imple-
menting those results; 
‘‘(C) an estimate of costs of implementa-
tion of those results; and 
‘‘(D) recommendations on methods by 
which implementation of those results should be 
conducted, coordinated, and supported in future
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years, including a discussion of the administra-
tive structure and organization best suited to 
carry out those recommendations. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the report, 
the Transportation Research Board shall consult 
with a wide variety of stakeholders, including—
‘‘(A) the Federal Highway Administration; 
‘‘(B) the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration; and 
‘‘(C) the American Association of State 
Highway and Transportation Officials. 
‘‘(4) SUBMISSION.—Not later than February 1, 
2009, the report shall be submitted to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.—
‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of an activity carried out using amounts 
made available under a grant or cooperative agree-
ment under this section shall be 100 percent, and 
such funds shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(2) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—The Secretary may 
make advance payments as necessary to carry out 
the program under this section.’’.