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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-
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
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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-
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. 
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-
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cation assistance, engineering, safety, transportation 
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 CEN-
TERS.—The Federal share of the cost of activi-
ties 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 TRANS-
PORTATION 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 PROCEDURES.—
‘(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 se-
lecting 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 available 
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 devel-
opment, 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, $3,000,000 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-