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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 22 (EAS) — 114 HR 22 EAS: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act · Sec. 31203

Sec. 31203. Consolidated research prospectus and strategic plan

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The Secretary shall annually publish, on a public website, a comprehensive prospectus on all research projects conducted by the Department of Transportation, including, to the extent practicable, research funded through University Transportation Centers. The prospectus published under paragraph
(1)shall— include the consolidated modal research plans approved under section 1302; describe the research objectives, progress, and allocated funds for each research project; identify research projects with multi-modal applications; specify how relevant modal administrations have assisted, will contribute to, or plan to use the findings from the research projects identified under paragraph (1); identify areas in which multiple modal administrations are conducting research projects on similar subjects or subjects which have bearing on multiple modes; describe the interagency and cross modal communication and coordination that has occurred to prevent duplication of research efforts within the Department of Transportation; indicate how research is being disseminated to improve the efficiency and safety of transportation systems; describe how agencies developed their research plans; and describe the opportunities for public and stakeholder input. In conjunction with each of the President’s annual budget requests under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit a report to appropriate committees of Congress that describes— the amount spent in the last completed fiscal year on transportation research and development; and the amount proposed in the current budget for transportation research and development. In the plans and reports submitted under sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary shall include— a summary of the Federal transportation research and development activities for the previous fiscal year in each topic area; the amount spent in each topic area; a description of the extent to which the research and development is meeting the expectations set forth in subsection (d)(3)(A); and any amendments to the strategic plan developed under subsection (d). The Secretary shall develop a 5-year transportation research and development strategic plan to guide future Federal transportation research and development activities. The strategic plan developed under paragraph
(1)shall be consistent with— section 306 of title 5, United States Code; sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, United States Code; and any other research and development plan within the Department of Transportation. The strategic plan developed under paragraph
(1)shall— describe the primary purposes of the transportation research and development program, which shall include— promoting safety; reducing congestion; improving mobility; preserving the existing transportation system; improving the durability and extending the life of transportation infrastructure; and improving goods movement; for each of the purposes referred to in subparagraph (A), list the primary research and development topics that the Department of Transportation intends to pursue to accomplish that purpose, which may include— fundamental research in the physical and natural sciences; applied research; technology research; and social science research intended for each topic; and for each research and development topic— identify the anticipated annual funding levels for the period covered by the strategic plan; and include any additional information the Department of Transportation expects to discover at the end of the period covered by the strategic plan as a result of the research and development in that topic area. The Secretary shall ensure that the strategic plan developed under this section— reflects input from a wide range of stakeholders; includes and integrates the research and development programs of all the Department of Transportation’s modal administrations, including aviation, transit, rail, and maritime; and takes into account how research and development by other Federal, State, private sector, and nonprofit institutions— contributes to the achievement of the purposes identified under paragraph (3)(A); and avoids unnecessary duplication of such efforts. Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— by striking section 508; in the table of contents, by striking the item relating to section 508; in section 502— in subsection (a)(9), by striking transportation research and technology development strategic plan developed under section 508 and inserting transportation research and development strategic plan under section 31203 of the ; and Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 in subsection (b)(4), by striking transportation research and development strategic plan of the Secretary developed under section 508 and inserting transportation research and development strategic plan under section 31203 of the ; and Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 in section 512(b), by striking as part of the transportation research and development strategic plan developed under section 508 . Section 5205 of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 1998 ( 23 U.S.C. 502 note) is amended— in subsection (b), by striking as part of the Surface Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan developed under section 508 of title 23, United States Code and inserting as part of the transportation research and development strategic plan under section 31203 of the ; and Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking or the Surface Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan developed under section 508 of title 23, United States Code and inserting or the transportation research and development strategic plan under section 31203 of the . Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 Subtitle C of title V of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users ( 23 U.S.C. 512 note) is amended— in section 5305(h)(3)(A), by striking the strategic plan under section 508 of title 23, United States Code and inserting the 5-year transportation research and development strategic plan under section 31203 of the ; and Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 in section 5307(c)(2)(A), by striking or the surface transportation research and development strategic plan developed under section 508 of title 23, United States Code and inserting or the 5-year transportation research and development strategic plan under section 31203 of the . Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015
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