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‘‘§ 6311. Limitations on statutory construction 
‘‘Nothing in this chapter— 
‘‘(1) authorizes the Bureau to require any other 
Federal agency to collect data; or 
‘‘(2) alters or diminishes the authority of any 
other officer of the Department to collect and dissemi-
nate data independently. 
‘‘§ 6312. Research and development grants 
‘‘The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into co-
operative agreements or contracts with, public and non-
profit private entities (including State transportation de-
partments, metropolitan planning organizations, and insti-
tutions of higher education) for— 
‘‘(1) investigation of the subjects described in sec-
tion 6302(b)(3)(B)(vi); 
‘‘(2) research and development of new methods of 
data collection, standardization, management, inte-
gration, dissemination, interpretation, and analysis; 
‘‘(3) demonstration programs by States, local 
governments, and metropolitan planning organiza-
tions to coordinate data collection, reporting, manage-
ment, storage, and archiving to simplify data com-
parisons across jurisdictions; 
‘‘(4) development of electronic clearinghouses of 
transportation data and related information, as part 
of the Library; and
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‘‘(5) development and improvement of methods 
for sharing geographic data, in support of the data-
base under section 6310 and the National Spatial 
Data Infrastructure developed under Executive Order 
12906 (59 Fed. Reg. 17671) (or a successor Executive 
Order). 
‘‘§ 6313. Transportation statistics annual report 
‘‘The Director shall submit to the President and Con-
gress a transportation statistics annual report, which shall 
include— 
‘‘(1) information on the progress of the Director 
in carrying out the duties described in section 
6302(b)(3)(B); 
‘‘(2) documentation of the methods used to obtain 
and ensure the quality of the statistics presented in 
the report; and 
‘‘(3) any recommendations of the Director for 
improving transportation statistical information. 
‘‘§ 6314. Mandatory response authority for freight 
data collection 
‘‘(a) FREIGHT DATA COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An owner, official, agent, 
person in charge, or assistant to the person in charge 
of a freight corporation, company, business, institu-
tion, establishment, or organization described in
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paragraph (2) shall be fined in accordance with sub-
section (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 ques-
tions relating to the corporation, company, busi-
ness, institution, establishment, or other organi-
zation; or 
‘‘(B) to make available records or statistics 
in the official custody of the individual. 
‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF ENTITIES.—A freight cor-
poration, company, business, institution, establish-
ment, or organization referred to in paragraph (1) is 
a corporation, company, business, institution, estab-
lishment, or organization that— 
‘‘(A) receives Federal funds relating to the 
freight program; and 
‘‘(B) has consented to be subject to a fine 
under this subsection on— 
‘‘(i) refusal to supply any data re-
quested; or 
‘‘(ii) failure to respond to a written re-
quest.
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‘‘(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 will-
fully 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 provi-
sion 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 cor-
responding section 111 provision. 
(2) A reference to a section 111 provision, in-
cluding 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 con-
tinues in effect under the corresponding chapter 63 
provision.
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(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 sec-
tion 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: 
‘‘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) PROMOTIONAL AUTHORITY.—Amounts authorized 
to be appropriated for the administration and operation 
of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration 
may be used to purchase promotional items of nominal 
value for use by the Administrator of the Research and In-
novative Technology Administration in the recruitment of 
individuals and promotion of the programs of the Adminis-
tration.
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‘‘(g) PROGRAM EVALUATION AND OVERSIGHT.—For 
each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the Administrator is 
authorized to expend not more than 1 1⁄2 percent of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for necessary ex-
penses for administration and operations of the Research 
and Innovative Technology Administration for the coordi-
nation, evaluation, and oversight of the programs adminis-
tered by the Administration. 
‘‘(h) COLLABORATIVE
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To encourage innovative so-
lutions to multimodal transportation problems and 
stimulate the deployment of new technology, the Ad-
ministrator may carry out, on a cost-shared basis, 
collaborative research and development with— 
‘‘(A) non-Federal entities, including State 
and local governments, foreign governments, in-
stitutions of higher education, corporations, in-
stitutions, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and 
trade associations that are incorporated or estab-
lished under the laws of any State; 
‘‘(B) Federal laboratories; and 
‘‘(C) other Federal agencies. 
‘‘(2) COOPERATION, GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND 
AGREEMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision
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of law, the Administrator may directly initiate con-
tracts, grants, cooperative research and development 
agreements (as defined in section 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, cit-
ies, counties, institutions of higher education, associa-
tions, and the agents of those entities to carry out 
joint transportation research and technology efforts. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Federal share of the cost of an ac-
tivity carried out under paragraph (2) shall not 
exceed 50 percent. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that the activity is of substantial public 
interest or benefit, the Secretary may approve a 
greater Federal share. 
‘‘(C) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—All costs di-
rectly incurred by the non-Federal partners, in-
cluding personnel, travel, facility, and hardware 
development costs, shall be credited toward the
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non-Federal share of the cost of an activity de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(4) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—The research, devel-
opment, or use of a technology under a contract, 
grant, cooperative research and development agree-
ment, or other agreement entered into under this sub-
section, including the terms under which the tech-
nology may be licensed and the resulting royalties 
may be distributed, shall be subject to the Stevenson- 
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3701 et seq.). 
‘‘(5) 
WAIVER
OF
ADVERTISING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 6101 of title 41, United States Code 
shall not apply to a contract, grant, or other agree-
ment entered into under this section.’’. 
SEC. 52013. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT STRATEGIC 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 In-
novative Technology Act of 2012’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 
(A) and inserting the following:
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‘‘(A) describe the primary purposes of the 
transportation research and development pro-
gram, which shall include, at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) promoting safety; 
‘‘(ii) reducing congestion and improv-
ing mobility; 
‘‘(iii) protecting and enhancing the en-
vironment; 
‘‘(iv) preserving the existing transpor-
tation system; 
‘‘(v) improving the durability and ex-
tending the life of transportation infrastruc-
ture; and 
‘‘(vi) improving goods movement;’’. 
TITLE III—INTELLIGENT TRANS-
PORTATION 
SYSTEMS 
RE-
SEARCH 
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 defi-
nitions apply: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means a State or local government, tribal govern-
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ment, transit agency, public toll authority, metropoli-
tan 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 
‘multijurisdictional 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 cri-
teria 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 de-
velop, administer, communicate, and promote the use of 
products of research, technology, and technology transfer 
programs. 
‘‘(c) ITS DEPLOYMENT INCENTIVES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) develop and implement incentives to 
accelerate the deployment of ITS technologies 
and services within all funding programs au-
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thorized by the Transportation Research and In-
novative Technology Act of 2012; and 
‘‘(B) for each fiscal year, use amounts made 
available to the Secretary to carry out intelligent 
transportation 
systems 
outreach, 
including 
through the use of websites, public relations, dis-
plays, tours, and brochures. 
‘‘(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 carried out 
by surface transportation modal administrations. 
‘‘(d) SYSTEM OPERATIONS
AND ITS DEPLOYMENT 
GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a competitive grant program to accelerate the 
deployment, operation, systems management, inter-
modal integration, and interoperability of the ITS 
program and ITS-enabled operational strategies— 
‘‘(A) to measure and improve the perform-
ance of the surface transportation system; 
‘‘(B) to reduce traffic congestion and the 
economic and environmental impacts of traffic 
congestion;
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‘‘(C) to minimize fatalities and injuries; 
‘‘(D) to enhance mobility of people and 
goods; 
‘‘(E) to improve traveler information and 
services; and 
‘‘(F) to optimize existing roadway capacity. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be considered for a grant 
under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit 
an application to the Secretary that includes— 
‘‘(A) a plan to deploy and provide for the 
long-term operation and maintenance of intel-
ligent transportation systems to improve safety, 
efficiency, system performance, and return on in-
vestment, such as— 
‘‘(i) real-time integrated traffic, tran-
sit, and multimodal transportation infor-
mation; 
‘‘(ii) advanced traffic, freight, parking, 
and incident management systems; 
‘‘(iii) advanced technologies to improve 
transit and commercial vehicle operations; 
‘‘(iv) synchronized, adaptive, and tran-
sit preferential traffic signals; 
‘‘(v) advanced infrastructure condition 
assessment technologies; and
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‘‘(E) a plan to leverage and optimize exist-
ing local and regional ITS investments; and 
‘‘(F) a plan to ensure interoperability of de-
ployed technologies with other tolling, traffic 
management, and intelligent transportation sys-
tems. 
‘‘(3) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Transportation 
Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012, 
the Secretary may provide grants to eligible enti-
ties under this section. 
‘‘(B) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—In award-
ing a grant under this section, the Secretary 
shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 
that grant recipients represent diverse geo-
graphical areas of the United States, including 
urban, suburban, and rural areas. 
‘‘(C) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—In awarding 
a grant under the section, the Secretary shall 
give priority to grant recipients that dem-
onstrate an ability to contribute a significant 
non-Federal share to the cost of carrying out the 
project for which the grant is received.
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‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE USES.—Projects for which grants 
awarded under this section may be used include— 
‘‘(A) the establishment and implementation 
of ITS and ITS-enabled operations strategies 
that improve performance in the areas of— 
‘‘(i) traffic operations; 
‘‘(ii) emergency response to surface 
transportation incidents; 
‘‘(iii) incident management; 
‘‘(iv) transit and commercial vehicle 
operations improvements; 
‘‘(v) weather event response manage-
ment by State and local authorities; 
‘‘(vi) surface transportation network 
and facility management; 
‘‘(vii) construction and work zone 
management; 
‘‘(viii) traffic flow information; 
‘‘(ix) freight management; and 
‘‘(x) congestion management; 
‘‘(B) carrying out activities that support 
the creation of networks that link metropolitan 
and rural surface transportation systems into an 
integrated data network, capable of collecting,
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sharing, and archiving transportation system 
traffic condition and performance information; 
‘‘(C) the implementation of intelligent 
transportation systems and technologies that im-
prove highway safety through information and 
communications systems linking vehicles, infra-
structure, mobile devices, transportation users, 
and emergency responders; 
‘‘(D) the provision of services necessary to 
ensure the efficient operation and management of 
ITS infrastructure, including costs associated 
with communications, utilities, rent, hardware, 
software, labor, administrative costs, training, 
and technical services; 
‘‘(E) the provision of support for the estab-
lishment and maintenance of institutional rela-
tionships between transportation agencies, police, 
emergency medical services, private emergency 
operators, freight operators, shippers, public 
service utilities, and telecommunications pro-
viders; 
‘‘(F) 
carrying 
out 
multimodal 
and 
crossjurisdictional planning and deployment of 
regional transportation systems operations and 
management approaches; and
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‘‘(G) performing project evaluations to de-
termine the costs, benefits, lessons learned, and 
future deployment strategies associated with the 
deployment of intelligent transportation systems. 
‘‘(5) REPORT TO SECRETARY.—For each fiscal 
year that an eligible entity receives a grant under 
this section, not later than 1 year after receiving that 
grant, each recipient shall submit a report to the Sec-
retary that describes how the project has met the ex-
pectations projected in the deployment plan submitted 
with the application, including— 
‘‘(A) data on how the program has helped 
reduce traffic crashes, congestion, costs, and other 
benefits of the deployed systems; 
‘‘(B) data on the effect of measuring and 
improving transportation system performance 
through the deployment of advanced technologies; 
‘‘(C) the effectiveness of providing real-time 
integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal trans-
portation information to the public that allows 
the public to make informed travel decisions; and 
‘‘(D) lessons learned and recommendations 
for future deployment strategies to optimize 
transportation efficiency and multimodal system 
performance.
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‘‘(6) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 
years after date on which the first grant is awarded 
under this section and annually thereafter for each 
fiscal year for which grants are awarded under this 
section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port that describes the effectiveness of the grant recipi-
ents in meeting the projected deployment plan goals, 
including data on how the grant program has— 
‘‘(A) reduced traffic-related fatalities and 
injuries; 
‘‘(B) reduced traffic congestion and im-
proved travel time reliability; 
‘‘(C) reduced transportation-related emis-
sions; 
‘‘(D) optimized multimodal system perform-
ance; 
‘‘(E) improved access to transportation al-
ternatives; 
‘‘(F) provided the public with access to real- 
time integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal 
transportation information to make informed 
travel decisions; 
‘‘(G) provided cost savings to transportation 
agencies, businesses, and the traveling public; 
and
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‘‘(H) provided other benefits to transpor-
tation users and the general public. 
‘‘(7) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.—If the Secretary de-
termines, based on a report submitted under para-
graph (5), that a grant recipient is not complying 
with the established grant criteria, the Secretary 
may— 
‘‘(A) cease payment to the recipient of any 
remaining grant amounts; and 
‘‘(B) redistribute any remaining amounts to 
other eligible entities under this section. 
‘‘(8) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 
of a grant under this section shall not exceed 50 per-
cent of the cost of the project. 
‘‘(9) GRANT
LIMITATION.—The Secretary may 
not award more than 10 percent of the amounts pro-
vided under this section to a single grant recipient in 
any fiscal year. 
‘‘(10) MULTIYEAR
GRANTS.—Subject to avail-
ability of amounts, the Secretary may provide an eli-
gible entity with grant amounts for a period of mul-
tiple fiscal years. 
‘‘(11) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the intelligent transpor-
tation system program under sections 512 through
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518, not less than 50 percent of such funds shall be 
used to carry out this subsection.’’. 
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 transpor-
tation system program include— 
‘‘(1) enhancement of surface transportation effi-
ciency and facilitation of intermodalism and inter-
national trade to enable existing facilities to meet a 
significant portion of future transportation needs, in-
cluding public access to employment, goods, and serv-
ices and to reduce regulatory, financial, and other 
transaction costs to public agencies and system users; 
‘‘(2) achievement of national transportation safe-
ty goals, including enhancement of safe operation of 
motor vehicles and nonmotorized vehicles and im-
proved emergency response to collisions, with par-
ticular emphasis on decreasing the number and sever-
ity of collisions; 
‘‘(3) protection and enhancement of the natural 
environment and communities affected by surface 
transportation, with particular emphasis on assisting
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State and local governments to achieve national envi-
ronmental 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 indi-
viduals with disabilities); and 
‘‘(5) enhancement of national defense mobility 
and improvement 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 ac-
tivities under the intelligent transportation system pro-
gram, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) to expedite, in both metropolitan and rural 
areas, deployment and integration of intelligent 
transportation systems 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 oper-
ations planning for effective intelligent transportation 
system deployment;
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‘‘(4) to promote the innovative use of private re-
sources in support of intelligent transportation system 
development; 
‘‘(5) to facilitate, in cooperation with the motor 
vehicle industry, the introduction of vehicle-based 
safety enhancing systems; 
‘‘(6) to support the application of intelligent 
transportation systems that increase the safety and ef-
ficiency of commercial motor vehicle operations; 
‘‘(7) to develop a workforce capable of developing, 
operating, and maintaining intelligent transportation 
systems; 
‘‘(8) to provide continuing support for oper-
ations and maintenance of intelligent transportation 
systems; and 
‘‘(9) to ensure a systems approach that includes 
cooperation among vehicles, infrastructure, and 
users.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding after the item relating to section 513 the following: 
‘‘514. Goals and purposes.’’. 
SEC. 53003. GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by adding after section 514 (as added 
by section 53002) the following:
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‘‘§ 515. General authorities and requirements 
‘‘(a) SCOPE.—Subject to the provisions of this chapter, 
the Secretary shall conduct an ongoing intelligent transpor-
tation system program— 
‘‘(1) to research, develop, and operationally test 
intelligent transportation systems; and 
‘‘(2) to provide technical assistance in the na-
tionwide application of those systems as a component 
of the surface transportation systems of the United 
States. 
‘‘(b) POLICY.—Intelligent transportation system re-
search projects and operational tests funded pursuant to 
this chapter shall encourage and not displace public-private 
partnerships or private sector investment in those tests and 
projects. 
‘‘(c) COOPERATION WITH GOVERNMENTAL, PRIVATE, 
AND EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the intelligent transportation system program in co-
operation with State and local governments and other pub-
lic entities, the private sector firms of the United States, 
the Federal laboratories, and institutions of higher edu-
cation, including historically Black colleges and univer-
sities and other minority institutions of higher education. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS.—In 
carrying out the intelligent transportation system program,
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the Secretary shall consult with the heads of other Federal 
agencies, as appropriate. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND INFOR-
MATION.—The Secretary may provide technical assistance, 
training, and information to State and local governments 
seeking to implement, operate, maintain, or evaluate intel-
ligent transportation system technologies and services. 
‘‘(f) TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING.—The Secretary 
may provide funding to support adequate consideration of 
transportation systems management and operations, in-
cluding intelligent transportation systems, within metro-
politan and statewide transportation planning processes. 
‘‘(g) INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) maintain a repository for technical 
and safety data collected as a result of federally 
sponsored projects carried out under this chap-
ter; and 
‘‘(B) make, on request, that information 
(except for proprietary information and data) 
readily available to all users of the repository at 
an appropriate cost. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
enter into an agreement with a third party for
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the maintenance of the repository for technical 
and safety data under paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—If 
the Secretary enters into an agreement with an 
entity for the maintenance of the repository, the 
entity shall be eligible for Federal financial as-
sistance under this section. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Informa-
tion in the repository shall not be subject to sections 
552 and 555 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(h) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
an Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on 
carrying out this chapter. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 
shall have no more than 20 members, be balanced be-
tween metropolitan and rural interests, and include, 
at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) a representative from a State highway 
department; 
‘‘(B) a representative from a local highway 
department who is not from a metropolitan 
planning organization; 
‘‘(C) a representative from a State, local, or 
regional transit agency;
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‘‘(D) a representative from a metropolitan 
planning organization; 
‘‘(E) a private sector user of intelligent 
transportation system technologies; 
‘‘(F) an academic researcher with expertise 
in computer science or another information 
science field related to intelligent transportation 
systems, and who is not an expert on transpor-
tation issues; 
‘‘(G) an academic researcher who is a civil 
engineer; 
‘‘(H) an academic researcher who is a so-
cial scientist with expertise in transportation 
issues; 
‘‘(I) a representative from a nonprofit 
group representing the intelligent transportation 
system industry; 
‘‘(J) a representative from a public interest 
group concerned with safety; 
‘‘(K) a representative from a public interest 
group concerned with the impact of the transpor-
tation system on land use and residential pat-
terns; and
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‘‘(L) members with expertise in planning, 
safety, telecommunications, utilities, and oper-
ations. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall, at 
a minimum, perform the following duties: 
‘‘(A) Provide input into the development of 
the intelligent transportation system aspects of 
the strategic plan under section 508. 
‘‘(B) Review, at least annually, areas of in-
telligent transportation systems research being 
considered for funding by the Department, to de-
termine— 
‘‘(i) whether these activities are likely 
to advance either the state-of-the-practice or 
state-of-the-art in intelligent transportation 
systems; 
‘‘(ii) whether the intelligent transpor-
tation system technologies are likely to be 
deployed by users, and if not, to determine 
the barriers to deployment; and 
‘‘(iii) the appropriate roles for govern-
ment and the private sector in investing in 
the research and technologies being consid-
ered.
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‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than February 1 of 
each year after the date of enactment of the Transpor-
tation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 
2012, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
that includes— 
‘‘(A) all recommendations made by the Ad-
visory Committee during the preceding calendar 
year; 
‘‘(B) an explanation of the manner in 
which the Secretary has implemented those rec-
ommendations; and 
‘‘(C) for recommendations not implemented, 
the reasons for rejecting the recommendations. 
‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Advisory Committee shall be sub-
ject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.). 
‘‘(i) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
issue guidelines and requirements for the report-
ing and evaluation of operational tests and de-
ployment projects carried out under this chapter. 
‘‘(B) OBJECTIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE.— 
The guidelines and requirements issued under
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subparagraph (A) shall include provisions to en-
sure the objectivity and independence of the re-
porting entity so as to avoid any real or appar-
ent conflict of interest or potential influence on 
the outcome by parties to any such test or de-
ployment project or by any other formal evalua-
tion carried out under this chapter. 
‘‘(C) FUNDING.—The guidelines and re-
quirements issued under subparagraph (A) shall 
establish reporting funding levels based on the 
size and scope of each test or project that ensure 
adequate reporting of the results of the test or 
project. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Any survey, questionnaire, 
or interview that the Secretary considers necessary to 
carry out the reporting of any test, deployment 
project, or program assessment activity under this 
chapter shall not be subject to chapter 35 of title 44, 
United States Code.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding after the item relating to section 514 (as added by 
section 53002) the following: 
‘‘515. General authorities and requirements.’’.
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SEC. 53004. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by adding after section 515 (as added 
by section 53003) the following: 
‘‘§ 516. Research and development 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
comprehensive program of intelligent transportation system 
research and development, and operational tests of intel-
ligent vehicles, intelligent infrastructure systems, and other 
similar activities that are necessary to carry out this chap-
ter. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY AREAS.—Under the program, the Sec-
retary shall give higher priority to funding projects that— 
‘‘(1) enhance mobility and productivity through 
improved traffic management, incident management, 
transit 
management, 
freight 
management, 
road 
weather management, toll collection, traveler informa-
tion, or highway operations systems and remote sens-
ing products; 
‘‘(2) use interdisciplinary approaches to develop 
traffic management strategies and tools to address 
multiple impacts of congestion concurrently; 
‘‘(3) address traffic management, incident man-
agement, transit management, toll collection traveler 
information, or highway operations systems;
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‘‘(4) incorporate research on the impact of envi-
ronmental, weather, and natural conditions on intel-
ligent transportation systems, including the effects of 
cold climates; 
‘‘(5) enhance intermodal use of intelligent trans-
portation systems for diverse groups, including for 
emergency and health-related services; 
‘‘(6) enhance safety through improved crash 
avoidance and protection, crash and other notifica-
tion, commercial motor vehicle operations, and infra-
structure-based or cooperative safety systems; or 
‘‘(7) facilitate the integration of intelligent infra-
structure, vehicle, and control technologies. 
‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share payable on 
account of any project or activity carried out under sub-
section (a) shall not exceed 80 percent.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding after the item relating to section 515 (as added by 
section 53004) the following: 
‘‘516. Research and development.’’. 
SEC. 53005. NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by adding after section 516 (as added 
by section 53004) the following:
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‘‘§ 517. National architecture and standards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) 
DEVELOPMENT, 
IMPLEMENTATION, 
AND 
MAINTENANCE.—In accordance with section 12(d) of 
the National Technology Transfer and Advancement 
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note; 110 Stat. 783; 115 
Stat. 1241), the Secretary shall develop and maintain 
a national ITS architecture and supporting ITS 
standards and protocols to promote the use of systems 
engineering methods in the widespread deployment 
and evaluation of intelligent transportation systems 
as a component of the surface transportation systems 
of the United States. 
‘‘(2) INTEROPERABILITY
AND
EFFICIENCY.—To 
the maximum extent practicable, the national ITS ar-
chitecture and supporting ITS standards and proto-
cols shall promote interoperability among, and effi-
ciency of, intelligent transportation systems and tech-
nologies implemented throughout the United States. 
‘‘(3) USE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall support the development and maintenance of 
standards and protocols using the services of such 
standards development organizations as the Secretary 
determines to be necessary and whose memberships 
are comprised of, and represent, the surface transpor-
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tation and intelligent transportation systems indus-
tries. 
‘‘(b) STANDARDS FOR NATIONAL POLICY IMPLEMENTA-
TION.—If the Secretary finds that a standard is necessary 
for implementation of a nationwide policy relating to user 
fee collection or other capability requiring nationwide uni-
formity, the Secretary, after consultation with stakeholders, 
may establish and require the use of that standard. 
‘‘(c) PROVISIONAL STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary finds that 
the development or balloting of an intelligent trans-
portation system standard jeopardizes the timely 
achievement of the objectives described in subsection 
(a), the Secretary may establish a provisional stand-
ard, after consultation with affected parties, using, to 
the maximum extent practicable, the work product of 
appropriate standards development organizations. 
‘‘(2) PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS.—A provisional 
standard established under paragraph (1) shall be 
published in the Federal Register and remain in effect 
until the appropriate standards development organi-
zation adopts and publishes a standard. 
‘‘(d) CONFORMITY WITH NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall ensure that intelligent