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(a), and grants under subsection (i) of this section. The 
report submitted under this subsection shall identify the 
ultimate recipients of such grants and include— 
‘‘(1) a detailed accounting and description of 
each grant expenditure by each grant recipient, in-
cluding the amount of, and purpose for, each ex-
penditure; 
‘‘(2) the number of persons trained under the 
grant program, by training level; 
‘‘(3) an evaluation of the efficacy of such plan-
ning and training programs; and 
‘‘(4) any recommendations the Secretary may 
have for improving such grant programs.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 51 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 5116 and inserting the following: 
‘‘5116. Planning and training grants, monitoring, and review.’’. 
(c) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 5107 is 
amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘and grants’’ from the section 
heading; 
(2) deleting subsections (e), (f), and (h); and 
(3) redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(e). 
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(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 51 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 5107 and inserting the following: 
‘‘5107. HAZMAT employee training requirements.’’. 
SEC. 6011. CIVIL PENALTY. 
Section 5123 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘$75,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$250,000’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘$175,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’. 
SEC. 6012. GENERAL DUTY. 
Section 5103, as amended by this Act, is amended 
by— 
(1) redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as (e) 
and (f), respectively; and 
(2) inserting the following after subsection (c): 
‘‘(d) DUTY FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION.—A person 
shall— 
‘‘(1) take all reasonable measures and pre-
cautions to properly classify, describe, package, 
mark and label, and ensure proper condition for 
transportation of a hazardous material; and 
‘‘(2) comply with this chapter, or a regulation 
prescribed, or an order, special permit or approval 
issued under this chapter.’’. 
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SEC. 6013. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The text of section 5128 is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary to carry out this chapter (ex-
cept sections 5108(g)(2), 5113, 5115, 5116, and 5119 of 
this title), $64,254,000 for fiscal year 2016 and such sums 
as may be necessary for fiscal years 2017 through 2021. 
‘‘(b) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PRE-
PAREDNESS
FUND.—From the Hazardous Materials 
Emergency Preparedness Fund established under section 
5116(h) of this title, the Secretary may expend, for each 
of fiscal years 2016 through 2021— 
‘‘(1) $188,000 to carry out section 5115; 
‘‘(2) $21,800,000 to carry out subsection (a) of 
section 5116; 
‘‘(3) $150,000 to carry out section 5116(e); 
‘‘(4) $625,000 to publish and distribute the 
Emergency Response Guidebook under section 
5116(h)(3); and 
‘‘(5) $5,000,000 to carry out section 5116(i). 
‘‘(c) CREDITS TO APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) EXPENSES.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise made available to carry out this chapter, the 
Secretary may credit amounts received from a State, 
Indian tribe, or other public authority or private en-
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tity for expenses the Secretary incurs in providing 
training to the State, authority, or entity. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
made available under this section shall remain avail-
able until expended.’’. 
SEC. 6014. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN PHMSA REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 6 of the Norman Y. Mineta Research and 
Special Programs Improvement Act (49 U.S.C. 108 note) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b)(1); and 
(2) by striking the heading for subsection (b) 
and redesignating subsection (b)(2) as subsection 
(b). 
TITLE VII—AMENDMENTS TO 
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 
SEC. 7001. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986. 
SEC. 7002. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF TAXES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions are 
each amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2023’’: 
(A) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I) (relating 
to rate of tax on certain buses). 
(B) Section 4041(m)(1) (relating to cer-
tain alcohol fuels). 
(C) Section 4051(c) (relating to termi-
nation of tax on heavy trucks and trailers). 
(D) Section 4071(d) (relating to termi-
nation of tax on tires). 
(E) Section 4081(d)(1) (relating to termi-
nation of tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, and ker-
osene). 
(F) Section 4081(d)(3) (relating to the 
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Financing 
rate). 
(2) EXTENSION OF TAX, ETC., ON USE OF CER-
TAIN
HEAVY
VEHICLES.—The following provisions 
are each amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’: 
(A) Section 4481(f) (relating to period tax 
in effect). 
(B) Section 4482(c)(4) (relating to taxable 
period). 
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(C) Section 4482(d) (relating to special 
rule for taxable period in which termination 
date occurs). 
(3) 
FLOOR
STOCKS
REFUNDS.—Section 
6412(a)(1) (relating to floor stocks refunds) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2016’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2017’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS.— 
(1) 
CERTAIN
TAX-FREE
SALES.—Section 
4221(a) (relating to certain tax-free sales) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(2) TERMINATION OF EXEMPTIONS FOR HIGH-
WAY USE TAX.—Section 4483(i) (relating to termi-
nation of exemptions for highway use tax) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 7003. EXTENSION OF PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE 
SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING 
TRUST FUND. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF
EXPENDITURES
FROM
THE 
TRUST FUND.—Subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para-
graph (2) of section 9504(b) of such Code are amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(A) to carry out the purposes of the Din-
gell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of the 
GROW AMERICA Act), 
‘‘(B) to carry out the purposes of section 
7404(d) of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (as in effect on the date of 
the enactment of the GROW AMERICA Act), 
and 
‘‘(C) to carry out the purposes of the 
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and 
Restoration Act (as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of the GROW AMERICA Act).’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS.— 
Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) is amended by striking 
‘‘June 1, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2021,’’. 
SEC. 7004. TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND. 
(a) CREATION OF TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND.— 
Section 9503 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9503. Transportation Trust Fund 
‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund 
to be known as the ‘Transportation Trust Fund’, con-
sisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or cred-
ited to the Transportation Trust Fund as provided in this 
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section or section 9602(b). The Transportation Trust 
Fund is a successor to the Highway Trust Fund estab-
lished under this section as in effect prior to the enact-
ment of the Transportation Jobs Act for the 21st Century. 
All references to the Mass Transit Account of the High-
way Trust Fund are deemed to be references to the Mass 
Transit Account of the Transportation Trust Fund under 
subsection (e). All references to the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) or to the Highway 
Account of the Highway Trust Fund are deemed to be 
references to the Highway Account of the Transportation 
Trust Fund under subsection (f). 
‘‘(b) APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
TRANSPORTATION 
TRUST FUND OF AMOUNTS EQUIVALENT TO CERTAIN 
TAXES AND PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) CERTAIN TAXES.—There are hereby ap-
propriated to the Transportation Trust Fund 
amounts equivalent to the taxes received in the 
Treasury before October 1, 2023, under the fol-
lowing provisions— 
‘‘(A) section 4041 (relating to taxes on die-
sel fuels and special motor fuels), 
‘‘(B) section 4051 (relating to retail tax on 
heavy trucks and trailers), 
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‘‘(C) section 4071 (relating to tax on 
tires), 
‘‘(D) section 4081 (relating to tax on gaso-
line, diesel fuel, and kerosene), and 
‘‘(E) section 4481 (relating to tax on use 
of certain vehicles). 
For purposes of this paragraph, taxes received under 
sections 4041 and 4081 shall be determined without 
reduction for credits under section 6426 and taxes 
received under section 4081 shall be determined 
without regard to tax receipts attributable to the 
rate specified in section 4081(a)(2)(C). 
‘‘(2) LIABILITIES INCURRED BEFORE OCTOBER 
1, 2023.—There are hereby appropriated to the 
Transportation Trust Fund amounts equivalent to 
the taxes which are received in the Treasury after 
September 30, 2023, and before July 1, 2024, and 
which are attributable to liability for tax incurred 
before October 1, 2023, under the provisions de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) CERTAIN TAXES NOT TRANSFERRED TO 
TRANSPORTATION
TRUST
FUND.—For purposes of 
paragraphs (1) and (2), there shall not be taken into 
account the taxes imposed by— 
‘‘(A) section 4041(d), 
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‘‘(B) section 4081 to the extent attrib-
utable 
to 
the 
rate 
specified 
in 
section 
4081(a)(2)(B), 
‘‘(C) section 4041 or 4081 to the extent 
attributable to fuel used in a train, or 
‘‘(D) in the case of gasoline and special 
motor fuels used as described in paragraph 
(3)(D) or (4)(B) of subsection (c), section 4041 
or 4081 with respect to so much of the rate of 
tax as exceeds— 
‘‘(i) 11.5 cents per gallon with respect 
to taxes imposed before October 1, 2001, 
‘‘(ii) 13 cents per gallon with respect 
to taxes imposed after September 30, 
2001, and before October 1, 2003, and 
‘‘(iii) 13.5 cents per gallon with re-
spect to taxes imposed after September 30, 
2003, and before October 1, 2005. 
‘‘(4) CERTAIN PENALTIES.—There are hereby 
appropriated to the Transportation Trust Fund 
amounts equivalent to the penalties paid under sec-
tions 6715, 6715A, 6717, 6718, 6719, 6720A, 6725, 
7232, and 7272 (but only with regard to penalties 
under each such section related to failure to register 
under section 4101). 
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‘‘(c) FLOOR STOCKS REFUNDS.—The Secretary shall 
pay from time to time from the Transportation Trust 
Fund into the general fund of the Treasury amounts 
equivalent to the floor stocks refunds made before July 
1, 2024, under section 6412(a). The amounts payable 
from each account in the Transportation Trust Fund 
under the preceding sentence shall be determined by tak-
ing into account only the portion of the taxes which are 
deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund and into 
each account of such Fund. 
‘‘(d) TRANSFERS FROM
THE TRUST FUND
FOR 
TAXES ON CERTAIN USES OF FUEL.— 
‘‘(1) MOTORBOAT FUEL TAXES.— 
‘‘(A) TRANSFER
TO
LAND
AND
WATER 
CONSERVATION FUND.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall pay from time to time from the 
Transportation Trust Fund into the land 
and water conservation fund provided for 
in title I of the Land and Water Conserva-
tion Fund Act of 1965 amounts (as deter-
mined by the Secretary) equivalent to the 
motorboat fuel taxes received on or after 
October 1, 2005, and before October 1, 
2023. 
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‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATION.—The 
aggregate 
amount transferred under this subpara-
graph during any fiscal year shall not ex-
ceed $1,000,000. 
‘‘(2) EXCESS FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO SPORT 
FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING TRUST FUND.— 
Any amounts in the Transportation Trust Fund— 
‘‘(A) which are attributable to motorboat 
fuel taxes, and 
‘‘(B) which are not transferred from the 
Transportation Trust Fund under paragraph 
(1)(A), 
shall be transferred by the Secretary from the 
Transportation Trust Fund into the Sport Fish Res-
toration and Boating Trust Fund. 
‘‘(C) MOTORBOAT FUEL TAXES.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the term ‘motorboat 
fuel taxes’ means the taxes under section 
4041(a)(2) with respect to special motor fuels 
used as fuel in motorboats and under section 
4081 with respect to gasoline used as fuel in 
motorboats, but only to the extent such taxes 
are deposited into the Transportation Trust 
Fund. 
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‘‘(D) DETERMINATION.—The amount of 
transfers made under this paragraph after Oc-
tober 1, 1986, shall be determined by the Sec-
retary in accordance with the methodology de-
scribed in the Treasury Department’s Report to 
Congress of June 1986 entitled ‘Gasoline Ex-
cise Tax Revenues Attributable to Fuel Used in 
Recreational Motorboats’. 
‘‘(3) TRANSFERS FROM THE TRUST FUND FOR 
SMALL-ENGINE FUEL TAXES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
pay from time to time from the Transportation 
Trust Fund into the Sport Fish Restoration 
and Boating Trust Fund amounts (as deter-
mined by him) equivalent to the small-engine 
fuel taxes received on or after December 1, 
1990, and before October 1, 2023. 
‘‘(B) SMALL-ENGINE
FUEL
TAXES.—For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘small-en-
gine fuel taxes’ means the taxes under section 
4081 with respect to gasoline used as a fuel in 
the nonbusiness use of small-engine outdoor 
power equipment, but only to the extent such 
taxes are deposited into the Transportation 
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Trust Fund and into each account of such 
Fund. 
‘‘(4) TRANSFERS FROM THE TRUST FUND FOR 
CERTAIN
AVIATION
FUEL
TAXES.—The Secretary 
shall pay at least monthly from the Transportation 
Trust Fund into the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund amounts (as determined by the Secretary) 
equivalent to the taxes received on or after October 
1, 2005, and before October 1, 2023, under section 
4081 with respect to so much of the rate of tax as 
does not exceed. 
‘‘(A) 4.3 cents per gallon of kerosene sub-
ject to section 6427(l)(4)(A) with respect to 
which a payment has been made by the Sec-
retary under section 6427(l), and 
‘‘(B) 21.8 cents per gallon of kerosene sub-
ject to section 6427(l)(4)(B) with respect to 
which a payment has been made by the Sec-
retary under section 6427(l). 
Transfers under the preceding sentence shall be 
made on the basis of estimates by the Secretary, and 
proper adjustments shall be made in the amounts 
subsequently transferred to the extent prior esti-
mates were in excess of or less than the amounts re-
quired to be transferred. Any amount allowed as a 
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credit under section 34 by reason of paragraph (4) 
of section 6427(l) shall be treated for purposes of 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as a payment made by 
the Secretary under such paragraph. 
‘‘(e) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
MASS
TRANSIT
AC-
COUNT.— 
‘‘(1) CREATION OF ACCOUNT.—There is estab-
lished in the Transportation Trust Fund a separate 
account to be known as the ‘Mass Transit Account’ 
consisting of such amounts as may be transferred or 
credited to the Mass Transit Account as provided in 
this section or section 9602(b). 
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS
TO
MASS
TRANSIT
AC-
COUNT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall trans-
fer to the Mass Transit Account— 
‘‘(A) the mass transit portion of the 
amounts appropriated to the Transportation 
Trust Fund under subsection (b) which are at-
tributable to taxes under sections 4041 and 
4081 imposed after March 31, 1983. For pur-
poses of the preceding sentence, the term ‘mass 
transit portion’ means, for any fuel with respect 
to which tax was imposed under section 4041 
or 4081 and otherwise deposited into the 
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Transportation Trust Fund, the amount deter-
mined at the rate of— 
‘‘(i) except as otherwise provided in 
this sentence, 2.86 cents per gallon, 
‘‘(ii) 1.43 cents per gallon in the case 
of any partially exempt methanol or eth-
anol fuel (as defined in section 4041(m)) 
none of the alcohol in which consists of 
ethanol, 
‘‘(iii) 1.86 cents per gallon in the case 
of liquefied natural gas, 
‘‘(iv) 2.13 cents per gallon in the case 
of liquefied petroleum gas, and 
‘‘(v) 1.23 cents per energy equivalent 
of a gallon of gasoline in the case of com-
pressed natural gas, and 
‘‘(B) additional amounts appropriated to 
the Mass Transit Account by subsection 
(h)(1)(B). 
‘‘(3) 
EXPENDITURES
FROM
ACCOUNT.— 
Amounts in the Mass Transit Account shall be avail-
able, as provided by appropriation Acts, for making 
capital or capital related expenditures (including 
capital expenditures for new projects) before October 
1, 2021, in accordance with the GROW AMERICA 
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Act or any other provision of law which was referred 
to in this paragraph before the date of the enact-
ment of such Act (as such Act and provisions of law 
are in effect on the date of the enactment of such 
Act). 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS TO THE AC-
COUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), no amount may be trans-
ferred to the Mass Transit Account on and 
after the date of any expenditure from the Mass 
Transit Account which is not permitted by this 
subsection. The determination of whether an ex-
penditure is so permitted shall be made without 
regard to— 
‘‘(i) any provision of law which is not 
contained or referenced in this title or in 
a revenue Act, and 
‘‘(ii) whether such provision of law is 
a subsequently enacted provision or di-
rectly or indirectly seeks to waive the ap-
plication of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
PRIOR
OBLIGA-
TIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
any expenditure to liquidate any contract en-
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tered into (or for any amount otherwise obli-
gated) before October 1, 2021, in accordance 
with the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(f) ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGHWAY ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) CREATION OF ACCOUNT.—There is estab-
lished in the Transportation Trust Fund a separate 
account to be known as the ‘Highway Account’ con-
sisting of such amounts as may be transferred or 
credited to the Highway Account as provided in this 
section or section 9602(b). 
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS
TO
THE
HIGHWAY
AC-
COUNT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall trans-
fer to the Highway Account— 
‘‘(A) the portion of the taxes appropriated 
to the Transportation Trust Fund by— 
‘‘(i) subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E) 
of subsection (b)(1), and 
‘‘(ii) subparagraphs (A) and (D) of 
subsection (b)(1), but only to the extent 
that such taxes are not required to be 
transferred to the Mass Transit Account 
under subsection (e), 
‘‘(B) additional amounts appropriated to 
the Highway Account by subsection (h)(1)(A); 
and 
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‘‘(C) fines and penalties appropriated to 
the Transportation Trust Fund by subsection 
(b)(4) and by section 521(b)(10) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS TO THE AC-
COUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), no amount may be trans-
ferred to the Highway Account on and after the 
date of any expenditure from the Highway Ac-
count which is not permitted by this subsection. 
The determination of whether an expenditure is 
so permitted shall be made without regard to— 
‘‘(i) any provision of law which is not 
contained or referenced in this title or in 
a revenue Act, and 
‘‘(ii) whether such provision of law is 
a subsequently enacted provision or di-
rectly or indirectly seeks to waive the ap-
plication of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
PRIOR
OBLIGA-
TIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
any expenditure to liquidate any contract en-
tered into (or for any amount otherwise obli-
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gated) before October 1, 2021, in accordance 
with the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(4) 
EXPENDITURES
FROM
ACCOUNT.— 
Amounts in the Highway Account of the Transpor-
tation Trust Fund shall be available, as provided by 
appropriation acts, for making expenditures before 
October 1, 2021, to meet those obligations of the 
United States heretofore or hereafter incurred which 
are authorized to be paid out of the Highway Ac-
count under the GROW AMERICA Act or any other 
provision of law which was referred to in paragraph 
(c)(1) (as in effect on the day before enactment of 
such Act) before the date of the enactment of such 
Act (as such Act and provisions of law are in effect 
on the date of the enactment of such Act). 
‘‘(g) ESTABLISHMENT OF RAIL ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) CREATION OF ACCOUNT.—There is estab-
lished in the Transportation Trust Fund a separate 
account to be known as the ‘Rail Account’ consisting 
of such amounts as may be transferred or credited 
to the Rail Account as provided in this section or 
section 9602(b). 
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS TO THE RAIL ACCOUNT.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Rail 
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Account amounts appropriated to the Rail Account 
by subsection (h)(1)(C). 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS TO THE AC-
COUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), no amount may be trans-
ferred to the Rail Account on and after the date 
of any expenditure from the Rail Account which 
is not permitted by this subsection. The deter-
mination of whether an expenditure is so per-
mitted shall be made without regard to— 
‘‘(i) any provision of law which is not 
contained or referenced in this title or in 
a revenue Act, and 
‘‘(ii) whether such provision of law is 
a subsequently enacted provision or di-
rectly or indirectly seeks to waive the ap-
plication of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
PRIOR
OBLIGA-
TIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
any expenditure to liquidate any contract en-
tered into (or for any amount otherwise obli-
gated) before October 1, 2021, in accordance 
with the provisions of this section. 
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‘‘(4) 
EXPENDITURES
FROM
ACCOUNT.— 
Amounts in the Rail Account of the Transportation 
Trust Fund shall be available, as provided by appro-
priation acts, for making expenditures before Octo-
ber 1, 2021, to meet those obligations of the United 
States heretofore or hereafter incurred which are au-
thorized to be paid out of the Rail Account under 
the GROW AMERICA Act. 
‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO TRUST 
FUND.—Out of money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to— 
‘‘(A) the Highway Account in the Trans-
portation Trust Fund— 
‘‘(i) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2016, 
$19,425,000,000, 
‘‘(ii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2017, 
$19,425,000,000, 
‘‘(iii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2018, 
$19,425,000,000, 
‘‘(iv) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2019, 
$19,425,000,000, 
‘‘(v) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2020, 
$19,425,000,000, and 
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‘‘(vi) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2021, 
$19,425,000,000, and 
‘‘(B) the Mass Transit Account in the 
Transportation Trust Fund— 
‘‘(i) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2016, 
$14,300,000,000, 
‘‘(ii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2017, 
$14,300,000,000, 
‘‘(iii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2018, 
$14,300,000,000, 
‘‘(iv) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2019, 
$14,300,000,000, 
‘‘(v) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2020, 
$14,300,000,000, and 
‘‘(vi) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2021, 
$14,300,000,000, and 
‘‘(C) the Rail Account in the Transpor-
tation Trust Fund— 
‘‘(i) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2016, 
$4,758,000,000, 
‘‘(ii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2017, 
$4,758,000,000, 
‘‘(iii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2018, 
$4,758,000,000, 
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‘‘(iv) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2019, 
$4,758,000,000, 
‘‘(v) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2020, 
$4,758,000,000, and 
‘‘(vi) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2021, 
$4,758,000,000; and 
‘‘(D) the Multimodal Account in the 
Transportation Trust Fund— 
‘‘(i) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2016, 
$1,250,000,000, 
‘‘(ii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2017, 
$1,250,000,000, 
‘‘(iii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2018, 
$1,250,000,000, 
‘‘(iv) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2019, 
$1,250,000,000, 
‘‘(v) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2020, 
$1,250,000,000, and 
‘‘(vi) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2021, 
$1,250,000,000. 
‘‘(2) 
TREATMENT
OF
APPROPRIATED 
AMOUNTS.—Any amount appropriated under this 
subsection shall remain available without fiscal year 
limitation. 
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‘‘(i) ADJUSTMENTS OF APPORTIONMENTS FOR HIGH-
WAY
AND MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT PROGRAMS.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury and where so indicated, the Sec-
retary of Transportation, shall take the following actions 
for the Highway Account and separately for the Mass 
Transit Account— 
‘‘(1) ESTIMATES
OF
UNFUNDED
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS AND NET RECEIPTS FOR ACCOUNT.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury, not less frequently than once 
in each calendar quarter, after consultation with the 
Secretary of Transportation, shall estimate for the 
Account— 
‘‘(A) the amount which would (but for this 
subsection) be the unfunded authorizations at 
the close of the next fiscal year, and 
‘‘(B) the net receipts for the 48-month pe-
riod beginning at the close of such fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE WHERE THERE ARE EXCESS 
UNFUNDED AUTHORIZATIONS.—If the Secretary of 
the Treasury determines for any fiscal year that the 
amount described in paragraph (1)(A) for the Ac-
count exceeds the amount described in paragraph 
(1)(B) for such Account— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary shall so advise the Sec-
retary of Transportation, and 
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‘‘(B) the Secretary shall further advise the 
Secretary of Transportation as to the amount 
of such excess. 
‘‘(3) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
APPORTIONMENTS 
WHERE
UNFUNDED
AUTHORIZATIONS
EXCEED
YEARS’ RECEIPTS.— 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATION OF PERCENTAGE.— 
If, before any apportionment to the States is 
made of funds authorized to be appropriated 
from the Account in the most recent estimate 
made by the Secretary of the Treasury there is 
an excess referred to in paragraph (2)(B) for 
the Account, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall determine the percentage which— 
‘‘(i) the excess referred to in para-
graph (2)(B) for the Account, is of 
‘‘(ii) the amount authorized to be ap-
propriated from that Account of the Trust 
Fund for the fiscal year for apportionment 
to the States. 
If, but for this sentence, the most recent esti-
mate would be one which was made on a date 
which will be more than 3 months before the 
date of the apportionment, the Secretary of the 
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Treasury shall make a new estimate under 
paragraph (1) for the appropriate fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
APPORTION-
MENTS.—If the Secretary of Transportation de-
termines a percentage for the Account under 
subparagraph (A) for purposes of any appor-
tionment, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
apportion to the States (in lieu of the amount 
which, but for the provisions of this subsection, 
would be so apportioned) the amount obtained 
by reducing the amount authorized to be so ap-
portioned by such percentage. 
‘‘(4) APPORTIONMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
PRE-
VIOUSLY
WITHHELD
FROM
APPORTIONMENT.—If, 
after funds have been withheld from apportionment 
under paragraph (3)(B), the Secretary of the Treas-
ury determines that the amount described in para-
graph (1)(A) does not exceed the amount described 
in paragraph (1)(B) or that the excess described in 
paragraph (1)(B) is less than the amount previously 
determined, he shall so advise the Secretary of 
Transportation. The Secretary of Transportation 
shall apportion to the States such portion of the 
funds so withheld from apportionment as the Sec-
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retary of the Treasury has advised him may be so 
apportioned without causing the amount described in 
paragraph (1)(A) to exceed the amount described in 
paragraph (1)(B). Any funds apportioned pursuant 
to the preceding sentence shall remain available for 
the period for which they would be available if such 
apportionment took effect with the fiscal year in 
which they are apportioned pursuant to the pre-
ceding sentence. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) UNFUNDED
AUTHORIZATIONS.—The 
term ‘unfunded authorizations’ means, at any 
time, the excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(i) the total potential unpaid com-
mitments at such time as a result of the 
apportionment 
to 
the 
States 
of 
the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated 
from the Account, over 
‘‘(ii) the amount available in the that 
Account at such time to defray such com-
mitments (after all other unpaid commit-
ments at such time which are payable from 
that Account have been defrayed). 
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‘‘(B) NET RECEIPTS.—The term ‘net re-
ceipts’ means, with respect to any period, the 
excess of— 
‘‘(i) the receipts (including interest) of 
the Account during such period, over 
‘‘(ii) the amounts to be transferred 
during such period from such Account 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(6) MEASUREMENT OF NET RECEIPTS.—For 
purposes of making any estimate under paragraph 
(1) of net receipts for periods ending after the date 
specified in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall treat— 
‘‘(A) each expiring provision of subsection 
(b) which is related to appropriations or trans-
fers to the Highway Account or the Mass Tran-
sit Account of the Transportation Trust Fund 
to have been extended through the end of the 
48-month period referred to in paragraph 
(1)(B), and 
‘‘(B) with respect to each tax imposed 
under the sections referred to in subsection 
(b)(1), the rate of such tax during the 48- 
month period referred to in paragraph (1)(B) 
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to be the same as the rate of such tax as in ef-
fect on the date of such estimate. 
‘‘(7) REPORTS.—Any estimate under paragraph 
(1) and any determination under paragraph (2) shall 
be reported by the Secretary of the Treasury to the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate, the Committees on the Budget of both 
Houses, the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation, the Committee on Banking, and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(j) ESTABLISHMENT OF MULTIMODAL ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) CREATION OF ACCOUNT.—There is estab-
lished in the Transportation Trust Fund a separate 
account to be known as the ‘Multimodal Account’ 
consisting of such amounts as may be transferred or 
credited to the Multimodal Account as provided in 
this section or section 9602(b). 
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS
TO
THE
MULTIMODAL
AC-
COUNT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall trans-
fer to the Multimodal Account amounts appropriated 
to the Multimodal Account by subsection (h)(1)(D). 
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‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS TO THE AC-
COUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), no amount may be trans-
ferred to the Multimodal Account on and after 
the 
date 
of 
any 
expenditure 
from 
the 
Multimodal Account which is not permitted by 
this subsection. The determination of whether 
an expenditure is so permitted shall be made 
without regard to— 
‘‘(i) any provision of law which is not 
contained or referenced in this title or in 
a revenue Act, and 
‘‘(ii) whether such provision of law is 
a subsequently enacted provision or di-
rectly or indirectly seeks to waive the ap-
plication of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
PRIOR
OBLIGA-
TIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
any expenditure to liquidate any contract en-
tered into (or for any amount otherwise obli-
gated) before October 1, 2021, in accordance 
with the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(4) 
EXPENDITURES
FROM
ACCOUNT.— 
Amounts in the Multimodal Account of the Trans-
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portation Trust Fund shall be available, as provided 
by appropriation acts, for making expenditures be-
fore October 1, 2021, to meet those obligations of 
the United States heretofore or hereafter incurred 
which are authorized to be paid out of the 
Multimodal Account under the GROW AMERICA 
Act.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The item relating to section 9503 in the 
analysis of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Highway’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Transportation’’. 
(2) Section 201(b) of the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–11(b) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2017’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
(3) Section 521(b)(10) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Highway Account of the Transpor-
tation Trust Fund’’. 
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SEC. 7005. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VIII—RESEARCH 
Subtitle A—Funding 
SEC. 8001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following amounts are au-
thorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Account 
of the Transportation Trust Fund: 
(1) HIGHWAY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM.—To carry out section 503(b) of title 23, 
United States Code— 
(A) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $132,594,234 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $135,188,470 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $138,070,953 for fiscal year 2019; 
(E) $140,832,372 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(F) $143,649,100 for fiscal year 2021. 
(2) TECHNOLOGY
AND
INNOVATION
DEPLOY-
MENT PROGRAM.—To carry out section 503(c) of 
title 23, United States Code— 
(A) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $71,396,896 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $72,793,792 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $74,345,898 for fiscal year 2019; 
(E) $75,832,816 for fiscal year 2020; and 
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(F) $77,349,552 for fiscal year 2021. 
(3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—To carry out 
section 504 of title 23, United States Code— 
(A) $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $27,538,803 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $28,077,605 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $28,676,275 for fiscal year 2019; 
(E) $29,249,801 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(F) $29,834,876 for fiscal year 2021. 
(4) INTELLIGENT
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS 
PROGRAM.—To carry out sections 512 through 519 
of title 23, United States Code— 
(A) $158,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $179,254,989 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $173,509,978 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $137,015,521 for fiscal year 2019; 
(E) $142,415,831 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(F) $144,864,148 for fiscal year 2021. 
(5) UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
CENTERS 
PROGRAM.—To carry out section 5505 of title 49, 
United States Code— 
(A) $82,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $83,636,364 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $85,272,727 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $87,090,909 for fiscal year 2019; 
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(E) $88,832,727 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(F) $90,609,462 for fiscal year 2021. 
(6) BUREAU
OF
TRANSPORTATION
STATIS-
TICS.—To carry out chapter 63 of title 49, United 
States Code— 
(A) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
(B) $29,578,714 for fiscal year 2017; 
(C) $30,157,428 for fiscal year 2018; 
(D) $30,800,444 for fiscal year 2019; 
(E) $31,416,453 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(F) $32,044,862 for fiscal year 2021. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Funds authorized to be appropriated by sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) be available for obligation in the same man-
ner as if those funds were apportioned under chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the 
Federal share of the cost of a project or activity car-
ried out using those funds shall be 80 percent, un-
less otherwise expressly provided by this Act (includ-
ing the amendments by this Act) or otherwise deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
(2) remain available until expended and not be 
transferable. 
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Subtitle B—Research, Technology, 
and Education 
SEC. 8101. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE FREIGHT TRANSPOR-
TATION RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting the following at the 
end: 
‘‘§ 550. National Cooperative Freight Transportation 
Research Program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and support a National Cooperative Freight Trans-
portation Research Program. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall enter into an 
agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the 
National Research Council of the National Academies to 
support and carry out administrative and management ac-
tivities relating to the governance of the National Coopera-
tive Freight Transportation Research Program. 
‘‘(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The National Acad-
emies shall select an advisory committee consisting of a 
representative cross section of freight stakeholders, includ-
ing the Department of Transportation, other Federal 
agencies, State transportation departments, local govern-
ments, nonprofit entities, academia, private sector carriers 
and shippers, and other interested parties. 
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‘‘(d) 
GOVERNANCE.—The 
National 
Cooperative 
Freight Transportation Research Program established 
under this section shall include the following administra-
tive and management elements: 
‘‘(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— 
‘‘(A) include an emphasis on the safe and 
efficient transportation and handling of haz-
ardous materials by all modes of transportation; 
‘‘(B) include a multiyear strategic plan; 
‘‘(C) be fully coordinated with the activi-
ties, plans, and reports required by sections 
5304 and 5305 of title 49; and 
‘‘(D) be fully coordinated with the activi-
ties, plans, and reports required by section 508 
of title 23, United States Code. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(3) OPEN COMPETITION AND PEER REVIEW OF 
RESEARCH
PROPOSALS.—The National Academies 
may award research contracts and grants under the 
program through open competition and merit review 
conducted on a regular basis. 
‘‘(4) RESEARCH COORDINATION.—The National 
Academies shall ensure that research contracts and 
grants awarded under this section are not duplica-
tive with research conducted under other cooperative 
transportation research programs governed by the 
National Academies; nor with research conducted by 
the Department of Transportation or any other Fed-
eral, State, or local agency. 
‘‘(5) 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 Academies may conduct periodic pro-
grammatic evaluations on a regular basis of re-
search contracts and grants. 
‘‘(6) DISSEMINATION
OF
RESEARCH
FIND-
INGS.—The National Academies shall disseminate 
research findings to researchers, practitioners, and 
decisionmakers, through conferences and seminars, 
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field demonstrations, workshops, training programs, 
presentations, testimony to government officials, the 
World Wide Web, publications for the general public, 
collaboration with the National Transportation Li-
brary, and other appropriate means. 
‘‘(e) CONTENTS.—The national research agenda re-
quired under subsection (d)(1) shall at a minimum 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 do-
mestic and international trade into landside trans-
portation planning. 
‘‘(5) Means of synchronizing infrastructure im-
provements with freight transportation demand. 
‘‘(6) The effect of changing patterns of freight 
movement on transportation planning decisions. 
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‘‘(7) Other research areas to identify and ad-
dress emerging and future research needs related 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. 
‘‘(2) USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—In addi-
tion to using funds authorized for this section, the 
National Academies may seek and accept additional 
funding sources from public and private entities ca-
pable of accepting funding from the Department of 
Transportation, States, local governments, nonprofit 
foundations, and the private sector.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out section 550 of such title. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 501 is amended by adding the following at the 
end: 
‘‘550. National Cooperative Freight Transportation Research Program.’’. 
SEC. 8102. COMPETITIVE UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION 
CENTERS CONSORTIA PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5505 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
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(1) Subsection (a)(2)(A) is amended to read: 
‘‘(A) to advance multimodal and cross- 
modal transportation expertise and technology 
in the varied disciplines that comprise the field 
of transportation through education, research, 
and technology transfer activities;’’. 
(2) Subsection (a)(2)(C) of title 49 is amended 
to read: 
‘‘(C) to address critical workforce needs 
and educate the next generation of transpor-
tation leaders in a multidisciplinary fashion.’’. 
(3) Subsection (b) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS.—To receive a grant under 
this section, a consortium of nonprofit institutions of 
higher education shall submit to the Secretary an 
application that is in such form and contains such 
information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTION.—The lead institution of a 
consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher edu-
cation that receives a direct grant award under this 
section for a national transportation center or a re-
gional transportation center in a fiscal year shall not 
be eligible to receive funding, direct or indirectly, 
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from an additional grant in that fiscal year as the 
lead institution or member of a consortium, for a 
national transportation center or a regional trans-
portation center. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall so-
licit grant applications for national transportation 
centers, regional transportation centers, and Tier 1 
university transportation centers with identical ad-
vertisement schedules and deadlines. 
‘‘(4) GENERAL SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided by this section, the Secretary shall 
award grants under this section in nonexclusive 
candidate topic areas established by the Sec-
retary that address the research priorities iden-
tified in the plans developed under section 508 
of title 23. 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Assistant Secretary for Re-
search and Technology and the Administrators 
of the Federal Highway Administration and 
Federal Railroad Administration, shall select 
each recipient of a grant under this section 
through a competitive process based on the as-
sessment of the Secretary relating to— 
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tation 
field, 
including 
minorities, 
women, individuals with disabilities, 
veterans, low-income populations, and 
others who may not have considered 
pursuing careers in transportation 
previously; 
‘‘(vi) the demonstrated ability of the 
recipient to disseminate results and spur 
the implementation of transportation re-
search and education programs through 
national or statewide continuing education 
programs; 
‘‘(vii) the demonstrated commitment 
of the recipient to the use of peer review 
principles and other research best practices 
in the selection, management, and dissemi-
nation of research projects; 
‘‘(viii) the strategic plan submitted by 
the recipient describing the proposed re-
search to be carried out by the recipient 
and the performance metrics to be used in 
assessing the performance of the recipient 
in meeting the stated research, technology 
transfer, education, and outreach goals; 
and 
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‘‘(ix) the ability of the recipient to im-
plement the proposed program in a cost-ef-
ficient manner, such as through cost shar-
ing and overall reduced overhead, facilities, 
and administrative costs. 
‘‘(5) TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide to each applicant, upon request, any 
materials, including copies of reviews (with any 
information that would identify a reviewer re-
dacted), used in the evaluation process of the 
proposal of the applicant. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall make 
available to the public on a Department of 
Transportation web site a report describing the 
overall review process under paragraph (3) that 
includes— 
‘‘(i) specific criteria of evaluation used 
in the review; 
‘‘(ii) descriptions of the review proc-
ess; and 
‘‘(iii) explanations of the selected 
awards. 
‘‘(6) OUTSIDE STAKEHOLDERS.—The Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consult ex-
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ternal stakeholders such as the Transportation Re-
search Board of the National Research Council of 
the National Academies to evaluate and competi-
tively review all proposals.’’; and 
(4) Subsection (c) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the GROW AMERICA Act, 
the Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant 
Secretary for Research and Technology and the Ad-
ministrators of the Federal Highway Administration 
and Federal Railroad Administration, shall select 
grant recipients under subsection (b) and make 
grant amounts available to the selected recipients. 
‘‘(2) FOCUSED RESEARCH.—In awarding grants 
under this paragraph, consideration shall be given to 
minority institutions, as defined by section 365 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067k), or consortia that include such institutions 
that have demonstrated an ability in transportation- 
related research and education. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary shall provide grants to 
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5 consortia that the Secretary determines best 
meet the criteria described in subsection (b)(4). 
‘‘(B) RESTRICTION.—For each fiscal year, 
a grant made available under this paragraph 
shall be $3,200,000 per recipient. 
‘‘(C) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of 
receiving a grant under this paragraph, a 
grant recipient shall match 100 percent of 
the amounts made available under the 
grant. 
‘‘(ii) 
SOURCES.—The 
matching 
amounts referred to in clause (i) may in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) amounts made available to 
the recipient under title I of this Act; 
‘‘(II) amounts made available to 
the recipient by the several adminis-
trations of the Department of Trans-
portation; and 
‘‘(III) amounts made available to 
the recipient by other Federal depart-
ments, agencies, independent agencies, 
boards, and other Federal elements 
with interests in transportation. 
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‘‘(4) REGIONAL UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION 
CENTERS.— 
‘‘(A) LOCATION OF REGIONAL CENTERS.— 
One regional university transportation center 
shall be located in each of the 10 Federal re-
gions that comprise the Standard Federal Re-
gions established by the Office of Management 
and Budget in the document entitled ‘Standard 
Federal Regions’ and dated April 1974 (cir-
cular A–105). 
‘‘(B) 
SELECTION
CRITERIA.—In 
con-
ducting a competition under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall provide grants to 10 consortia 
on the basis of— 
‘‘(i) the criteria described in sub-
section (b)(3); 
‘‘(ii) the location of the center within 
the Federal region to be served; and 
‘‘(iii) whether the consortium of insti-
tutions demonstrates that the consortium 
has well-established, nationally recognized 
multimodal and multidisciplinary programs 
in transportation research and education, 
as evidenced by— 
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‘‘(I) recent expenditures by the 
institution in surface transportation 
research; 
‘‘(II) a historical track record of 
awarding graduate degrees in profes-
sional fields closely related to surface 
transportation; and 
‘‘(III) an experienced faculty who 
specialize in professional fields closely 
related to surface transportation. 
‘‘(C) 
RESTRICTIONS.—For 
each 
fiscal 
year, a grant made available under this para-
graph shall be $3,000,000 for each recipient. 
‘‘(D) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of 
receiving a grant under this paragraph, a 
grant recipient shall match 100 percent of 
the amounts made available under the 
grant. 
‘‘(ii) 
SOURCES.—The 
matching 
amounts referred to in clause (i) may in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) amounts made available to 
the recipient under title I of this Act; 
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‘‘(II) amounts made available to 
the recipient by the several adminis-
trations of the Department of Trans-
portation; and 
‘‘(III) amounts made available to 
the recipient by other Federal depart-
ments, agencies, independent agencies, 
boards, and other elements with inter-
ests in transportation. 
‘‘(5) TIER
UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION 
CENTERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide grants of $1,800,000 each to not more 
than 20 recipients to carry out this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) RESTRICTION.—The lead institution 
of a consortium of nonprofit institutions of 
higher education that receives a direct grant 
award under paragraph (3) or (4) shall not be 
eligible to receive a direct grant award under 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(iii), as a condition of receiving a grant 
under this paragraph, a grant recipient 
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shall match 50 percent of the amounts 
made available under the grant. 
‘‘(ii) 
SOURCES.—The 
matching 
amounts referred to in clause (i) may in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) amounts made available to 
the recipient under title I of this Act; 
‘‘(II) amounts made available to 
the recipient by the several adminis-
trations of the Department of Trans-
portation; and 
‘‘(III) amounts made available to 
the recipient by other Federal depart-
ments, agencies, independent agencies, 
boards and other elements with inter-
ests in transportation.’’. 
(b) PROGRAM EVALUATION AND OVERSIGHT.—Sec-
tion 5505 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
amended by amending paragraph (3) of subsection (d) to 
read: 
‘‘(3) 
PROGRAM
EVALUATION
AND
OVER-
SIGHT.—The Secretary shall expend not more than 
21⁄2 percent of the amounts made available to the 
Secretary to carry out this section for any coordina-
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tion, evaluation, and oversight activities of the Sec-
retary under this section.’’. 
(c) RESEARCH EFFICIENCY.—Section 5505 of title 
49, United States Code, is further amended by inserting 
after subsection (f) the following: 
‘‘(g) RESEARCH EFFICIENCY.— 
‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL SPONSORED GRANTS.—To en-
able access more broadly to the specialized skills and 
multidisciplinary research capabilities of the trans-
portation university research community by the sev-
eral administrations of the Department of Transpor-
tation, and by other Federal departments, agencies, 
independent agencies, boards, and other elements 
with interests in transportation, these organizations 
may sponsor competitive grants to consortia on spe-
cific research topics. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) The grants shall conform to the selec-
tion criteria and requirements of either Na-
tional Transportation Centers or Tier 1 Univer-
sity Transportation Centers; and be of an 
equivalent grant value of the type of Center se-
lected. 
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‘‘(B) The grants shall conform to all other 
requirements and restrictions under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(C) The grants shall be competed, se-
lected, and awarded on the same schedule as all 
grants competed under this section. 
‘‘(3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Such grants 
shall require identical matching requirements of the 
type of Center selected; except that sources of 
matching funds may not be the same funding source 
as the Federal entity funding the specialized 
grant.’’. 
SEC. 8103. PRIORITY MULTIMODAL RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5506 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 5506. Priority Multimodal Research Program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and support a Priority Multimodal Research Program. 
‘‘(b) FOCUSED RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall 
enter into research agreements to carry out priority 
multimodal research in the following topics: 
‘‘(1) Conduct research and standards/guideline 
development for surface transportation infrastruc-
ture owners and services providers on systems resil-
ience and recovery. 
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‘‘(2) Enable advanced research towards a Zero 
Emissions Transportation System, to— 
‘‘(A) accelerate the goal of 80 percent 
greenhouse gas emission reduction by 2050, to 
a goal of 100 percent greenhouse gas emission 
reduction by the same date; and 
‘‘(B) conduct advanced or long-term re-
search on emissions in the transportation sec-
tor, both in vehicle emissions and in infrastruc-
ture construction and maintenance. 
‘‘(3) Conduct a coordinated, multimodal STEM 
Education and Workforce Development program to 
support the transportation sector’s needs over the 
next decade for a new workforce trained in the latest 
technologies. 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of an activity carried out under this section 
shall be up to 100 percent. 
‘‘(2) USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—In addi-
tion to using funds authorized for this section, the 
Secretary may seek and accept additional funding 
sources from public and private entities capable of 
accepting funding from the Department of Trans-
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portation, States, local governments, nonprofit foun-
dations, and the private sector. 
‘‘(3) 
PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
made available to carry out this section shall remain 
available until expended.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out section 5506 of title 49, United States Code. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 55 of title 49 is amended by inserting the fol-
lowing at the end: 
‘‘5506. Priority Multimodal Research Program.’’. 
SEC. 8104. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS. 
(a) SECTION 6302 AMENDMENTS.—Section 6302 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Subsection 6302(b)(3)(B)(vi)(III) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘section 6310’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6309’’. 
(2) Clauses (vii), (viii), (ix), and (x) of sub-
section 6302(b)(3)(B) of title 49, United States 
Code, are redesignated as clauses (viii), (ix), (x), and 
(xi), respectively. 
(3) The following is inserted after subsection 
6302(b)(3)(B)(vi): 
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‘‘(vii) develop and improve transpor-
tation economic accounts, to meet demand 
for methods for estimating the economic 
value of transportation infrastructure, in-
vestment, and services;’’. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION
STATISTICS
ANNUAL
RE-
PORT.—Section 6312 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION DATA COLLEC-
TION.—To provide content for the database described in 
this section, the Director shall create and maintain data 
sets and data analysis tools. Activities may include— 
‘‘(1) conducting national surveys of goods 
movement, intercity passenger flows, household and 
business logistics, the domestic transportation of 
international trade, and vehicle inventory and use; 
‘‘(2) collecting household travel behavior data 
and business logistics data crossing local jurisdic-
tional boundaries to accommodate external and 
through travel; 
‘‘(3) collecting and analyzing administrative 
records to identify travel patterns, goods movement, 
and the economic value of transportation infrastruc-
ture serving travel and freight; 
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‘‘(4) developing methods for establishing the 
economic value of transportation capital stocks and 
services; 
‘‘(5) enhancing and deploying analysis tools to 
integrate data collected under this section into the 
National Commodity Origin Destination Accounts, 
National Passenger Travel Origin Destination Ac-
counts, and Transportation Economic Accounts of 
the Intermodal Transportation Database; and 
‘‘(6) developing tools to enhance public access 
to the Intermodal Transportation Database in con-
junction with development, application, and report-
ing of performance measures.’’. 
(c) NATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION
ATLAS
DATA-
BASE.—Section 6311(5) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by replacing ‘‘section 6310’’ with ‘‘section 
6309’’. 
(d) INTERMODAL
TRANSPORTATION
DATA
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 6303(c)(1) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) information on the items referred to in 
subsection 6302(b)(3)(B)(vi).’’. 
(e) 
MANDATORY
RESPONSE
AUTHORITY
FOR 
FREIGHT DATA COLLECTION.—Section 6313(a) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by— 
(1) striking paragraph (2); 
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(2) striking the designation and heading of 
paragraph (1); 
(3) redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 
(4) striking ‘‘described in paragraph (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of any nature whatsoever’’. 
(f) NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LIBRARY.—Section 
6304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘§ 6304. National Transportation Library 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE AND ESTABLISHMENT.—To support 
the information management and decisionmaking needs of 
transportation officials at the Federal, State, and local lev-
els, there shall be in the Bureau a National Transpor-
tation Library, which shall— 
‘‘(1) be headed by an individual who is highly 
qualified in library and information science; 
‘‘(2) acquire, preserve, and manage transpor-
tation information and information products and 
services for use by the Department, other Federal 
agencies, and the general public; 
‘‘(3) provide reference and research assistance; 
‘‘(4) serve as a central depository for research 
results and technical publications of the Depart-
ment; 
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‘‘(5) provide a central clearinghouse for trans-
portation data and information of the Federal Gov-
ernment; 
‘‘(6) plan for, coordinate, and evaluate informa-
tion sciences and library needs related to transpor-
tation research, education, and training; 
‘‘(7) serve as coordinator and policy lead for 
transportation information access; 
‘‘(8) provide transportation information and in-
formation products and services to— 
‘‘(A) the Department; 
‘‘(B) other Federal agencies; 
‘‘(C) public and private organizations; and 
‘‘(D) individuals, within the United States 
and internationally; 
‘‘(9) coordinate efforts among, and cooperate 
with, transportation libraries, information providers, 
and technical assistance centers, in conjunction with 
private industry and other transportation library and 
information centers, with the goal of developing a 
comprehensive 
transportation 
information 
and 
knowledge network that supports the activities de-
scribed in section 6302(b)(3)(B)(vi); and 
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‘‘(10) engage in other activities the Director de-
termines to be necessary and as the resources of the 
Library permit. 
‘‘(b) ACCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall pub-
licize, facilitate, and promote access to the informa-
tion products and services described in subsection 
(a), to improve the ability of the transportation com-
munity to share information and the ability of the 
Director to make statistics and other information 
readily 
accessible 
as 
required 
under 
section 
6302(b)(3)(B)(x) of this title. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
PUBLICATIONS, MATE-
RIALS, FACILITIES, OR SERVICES; PRESCRIPTION OF 
RULES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(A) make available publications or mate-
rials according to library and information 
science best practices; 
‘‘(B) make available its facilities for re-
search; and 
‘‘(C) make available its bibliographic, basic 
reference, or other services to public and private 
entities and individuals. 
‘‘(3) 
RULES.—Rules 
described 
in 
section 
6304(b)(1) of this title may provide for making 
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available such publications, materials, facilities, or 
services— 
‘‘(A) without charge as a public service; 
‘‘(B) upon a loan, exchange, or charge 
basis; or 
‘‘(C) in appropriate circumstances, under 
contract arrangements made with public or 
other nonprofit entity. 
‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
the Director may enter into agreements with, award 
grants to, and receive amounts from, any— 
‘‘(A) State or local government; 
‘‘(B) organization; 
‘‘(C) business; or 
‘‘(D) individual. 
‘‘(2) 
CONTRACTS, 
GRANTS, 
AND
AGREE-
MENTS.—The Library may initiate and support spe-
cific information and data management, access, and 
exchange activities in connection with matters relat-
ing to the Department’s strategic goals, knowledge 
networking, and national and international coopera-
tion, by entering into contracts or other agreements 
or awarding grants for the conduct of such activi-
ties. 
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‘‘(3) AMOUNTS.—Any amounts received by the 
Library as payment for library products and services 
or other activities shall be made available to the Di-
rector to carry out this section, deposited in the Of-
fice of the Assistant Secretary for Research and 
Technology’s general fund account, and remain 
available until expended.’’. 
(g) PORT PERFORMANCE STATISTICS PROGRAM.— 
Chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after section 6313 the following: 
‘‘§ 6314. Port Performance Statistics Program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director may establish a 
Port Performance Statistics Program to provide nationally 
consistent measures of performance of the Nation’s mari-
time ports. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Director is authorized 
to require annual reports from all ports that receive Fed-
eral assistance or are subject to Federal regulation, in-
cluding statistics on capacity, throughput, and other 
measures of performance required for implementation of 
the National Freight Policy required by section 167 of 
title 23. 
‘‘(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Director shall obtain 
recommendations for specifications for port performance 
measures from the United States Army Corps of Engi-
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neers, the Maritime Administration, the Saint Lawrence 
Seaway Development Corporation, the United States 
Coast Guard, the Marine Transportation System National 
Advisory Council, and the Department of Commerce Advi-
sory Council on Supply Chain Competitiveness to identify 
standard data elements for measuring port performance.’’. 
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting the following at the end: 
‘‘Sec. 6314. Port Performance Statistics Program.’’. 
SEC. 8105. ITS GOALS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 514(a)(5) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(5) improvement of the ability of the United 
States to respond to security related or other man-
made emergencies and natural disasters;’’. 
(b) FREIGHT GOALS.—Section 514(a) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting the following 
after paragraph (5): 
‘‘(6) enhancement of the Nation’s freight sys-
tem and support to freight policy goals by con-
ducting heavy duty vehicle demonstration activities, 
and accelerating adoption of ITS applications in 
freight operations; and’’. 
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(c) AUTOMATED VEHICLE GOALS.—Section 514(a) 
of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by in-
serting the following at the end: 
‘‘(7) enabling and accelerating the development 
and deployment of automated vehicles in all modes 
of surface transportation.’’. 
SEC. 8106. ITS GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) AUTOMATED VEHICLES.—Section 515(a)(1) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) to research, develop and operationally test 
intelligent transportation systems, including auto-
mated vehicle systems; and’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 515(h)(4) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘February 1 of each year after 
the date of enactment of the Transportation Re-
search and Innovative Technology Act of 2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘May 1 each year’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘submit to Congress’’ and insert 
‘‘make available to the public on a Department of 
Transportation web site’’. 
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SEC. 8107. ITS NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 517(a)(3) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) USE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGA-
NIZATIONS.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary shall support the development and mainte-
nance of standards and protocols using the services 
of such standards development organizations as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary and whose 
memberships represent, but are not limited to, the 
surface transportation and intelligent transportation 
systems industries.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 517(b) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) STANDARDS FOR NATIONAL POLICY IMPLEMEN-
TATION.—If the Secretary finds that a standard is nec-
essary for implementation of a nationwide policy or other 
capability requiring nationwide uniformity, the Secretary, 
after consultation with stakeholders and in accordance 
with the requirements of section 553 of title 5, may estab-
lish and require the use of that standard.’’. 
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