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‘‘§ 6313. Mandatory response authority for freight data collec-
tion 
‘‘(a) FREIGHT DATA COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An owner, official, agent, person in 
charge, or assistant to the person in charge of a freight corpora-
tion, company, business, institution, establishment, or organiza-
tion described in paragraph (2) shall be fined in accordance 
with subsection (b) if that individual neglects or refuses, when 
requested by the Director or other authorized officer, employee, 
or contractor of the Bureau to submit data under section 
6302(b)(3)(B)— 
‘‘(A) to answer completely and correctly to the best 
knowledge of that individual all questions relating to the 
corporation, company, business, institution, establishment, 
or other organization; or 
‘‘(B) to make available records or statistics in the offi-
cial custody of the individual. 
‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF ENTITIES.—A freight corporation, com-
pany, business, institution, establishment, or organization 
referred to in paragraph (1) is a corporation, company, business, 
institution, establishment, or organization that— 
‘‘(A) receives Federal funds relating to the freight pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) has consented to be subject to a fine under this 
subsection on— 
‘‘(i) refusal to supply any data requested; or 
‘‘(ii) failure to respond to a written request. 
‘‘(b) FINES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an individual 
described in subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $500. 
‘‘(2) WILLFUL ACTIONS.—If an individual willfully gives a 
false answer to a question described in subsection (a)(1), the 
individual shall be fined not more than $10,000.’’. 
(b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—If the provisions of section 111 
of title 49, United States Code, are transferred to chapter 63 of 
that title, the following rules of construction apply: 
(1) For purposes of determining whether 1 provision of 
law supersedes another based on enactment later in time, a 
chapter 63 provision is deemed to have been enacted on the 
date of enactment of the corresponding section 111 provision. 
(2) A reference to a section 111 provision, including a 
reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to 
refer to the corresponding chapter 63 provision. 
(3) A regulation, order, or other administrative action in 
effect under a section 111 provision continues in effect under 
the corresponding chapter 63 provision. 
(4) An action taken or an offense committed under a section 
111 provision is deemed to have been taken or committed 
under the corresponding chapter 63 provision. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 111 of title 49, United States Code, 
is repealed, and the item relating to section 111 in the analysis 
for chapter 1 of that title is deleted. 
(2) ANALYSIS FOR SUBTITLE III.—The analysis for subtitle 
III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the items for chapter 61 the following:
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‘‘CHAPTER 63—BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.’’. 
SEC. 52012. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. 
Section 112 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) PROGRAM EVALUATION AND OVERSIGHT.—For each of fiscal 
years 2013 and 2014, the Administrator is authorized to expend 
not more than 11⁄2 percent of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for necessary expenses for administration and operations 
of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration for the 
coordination, evaluation, and oversight of the programs adminis-
tered by the Administration. 
‘‘(g) COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To encourage innovative solutions to 
multimodal transportation problems and stimulate the deploy-
ment of new technology, the Administrator may carry out, 
on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and development 
with— 
‘‘(A) non-Federal entities, including State and local 
governments, foreign governments, institutions of higher 
education, corporations, institutions, partnerships, sole 
proprietorships, and trade associations that are incor-
porated or established under the laws of any State; 
‘‘(B) Federal laboratories; and 
‘‘(C) other Federal agencies. 
‘‘(2) COOPERATION, 
GRANTS, 
CONTRACTS, 
AND
AGREE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator may directly initiate contracts, grants, coopera-
tive research and development agreements (as defined in sec-
tion 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a)), and other agreements to fund, 
and accept funds from, the Transportation Research Board 
of the National Research Council of the National Academy 
of Sciences, State departments of transportation, cities, coun-
ties, institutions of higher education, associations, and the 
agents of those entities to carry out joint transportation 
research and technology efforts. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under 
paragraph (2) shall not exceed 50 percent. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary determines that the 
activity is of substantial public interest or benefit, the 
Secretary may approve a greater Federal share. 
‘‘(C) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—All costs directly incurred 
by the non-Federal partners, including personnel, travel, 
facility, and hardware development costs, shall be credited 
toward the non-Federal share of the cost of an activity 
described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(4) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—The research, development, or 
use of a technology under a contract, grant, cooperative research 
and development agreement, or other agreement entered into 
under this subsection, including the terms under which the 
technology may be licensed and the resulting royalties may 
be distributed, shall be subject to the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).
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‘‘(5) WAIVER OF ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 6101 
of title 41 shall not apply to a contract, grant, or other agree-
ment entered into under this section.’’. 
SEC. 52013. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRA-
TEGIC PLANNING. 
Section 508(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘SAFETEA–LU’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Transportation Research and Innovative Technology 
Act of 2012’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) describe the primary purposes of the transpor-
tation research and development program, which shall 
include, at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) promoting safety; 
‘‘(ii) reducing congestion and improving mobility; 
‘‘(iii) preserving the environment; 
‘‘(iv) preserving the existing transportation system; 
‘‘(v) improving the durability and extending the 
life of transportation infrastructure; and 
‘‘(vi) improving goods movement.’’. 
TITLE III—INTELLIGENT 
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH 
SEC. 53001. USE OF FUNDS FOR ITS ACTIVITIES. 
Section 513 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 513. Use of funds for ITS activities 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions 
apply: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ means a 
State or local government, tribal government, transit agency, 
public toll authority, metropolitan planning organization, other 
political subdivision of a State or local government, or a 
multistate or multijurisdictional group applying through a 
single lead applicant. 
‘‘(2) MULTIJURISDICTIONAL GROUP.—The term ‘multijuris-
dictional group’ means a combination of State governments, 
local governments, metropolitan planning agencies, transit 
agencies, or other political subdivisions of a State that— 
‘‘(A) have signed a written agreement to implement 
an activity that meets the grant criteria under this section; 
and 
‘‘(B) is comprised of at least 2 members, each of whom 
is an eligible entity. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to develop, admin-
ister, communicate, and promote the use of products of research, 
technology, and technology transfer programs. 
‘‘(c) ITS ADOPTION.— 
‘‘(1) INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATEGIES.—The Sec-
retary shall encourage the deployment of ITS technologies that 
will improve the performance of the National Highway System 
in such areas as traffic operations, emergency response, incident
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management, surface transportation network management, 
freight management, traffic flow information, and congestion 
management by accelerating the adoption of innovative tech-
nologies through the use of— 
‘‘(A) demonstration programs; 
‘‘(B) grant funding; 
‘‘(C) incentives to eligible entities; and 
‘‘(D) other tools, strategies, or methods that will result 
in the deployment of innovative ITS technologies. 
‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—To carry out this section, the 
Secretary shall develop a detailed and comprehensive plan that 
addresses the manner in which incentives may be adopted, 
as appropriate, through the existing deployment activities car-
ried out by surface transportation modal administrations.’’. 
SEC. 53002. GOALS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by adding after section 513 the following: 
‘‘§ 514. Goals and purposes 
‘‘(a) GOALS.—The goals of the intelligent transportation system 
program include— 
‘‘(1) enhancement of surface transportation efficiency and 
facilitation of intermodalism and international trade to enable 
existing facilities to meet a significant portion of future 
transportation needs, including public access to employment, 
goods, and services and to reduce regulatory, financial, and 
other transaction costs to public agencies and system users; 
‘‘(2) achievement of national transportation safety goals, 
including enhancement of safe operation of motor vehicles and 
nonmotorized vehicles and improved emergency response to 
collisions, with particular emphasis on decreasing the number 
and severity of collisions; 
‘‘(3) protection and enhancement of the natural environ-
ment and communities affected by surface transportation, with 
particular emphasis on assisting State and local governments 
to achieve national environmental goals; 
‘‘(4) accommodation of the needs of all users of surface 
transportation systems, including operators of commercial 
motor vehicles, passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, 
and pedestrians (including individuals with disabilities); and 
‘‘(5) enhancement of national defense mobility and improve-
ment of the ability of the United States to respond to security- 
related or other manmade emergencies and natural disasters. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The Secretary shall implement activities under 
the intelligent transportation system program, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) to expedite, in both metropolitan and rural areas, 
deployment and integration of intelligent transportation sys-
tems for consumers of passenger and freight transportation; 
‘‘(2) to ensure that Federal, State, and local transportation 
officials have adequate knowledge of intelligent transportation 
systems for consideration in the transportation planning 
process; 
‘‘(3) to improve regional cooperation and operations plan-
ning for effective intelligent transportation system deployment; 
‘‘(4) to promote the innovative use of private resources 
in support of intelligent transportation system development;