Sec. 5115. Strategic transportation research agenda
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Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to undertake a study of the research needs of the surface transportation system to fully adapt and integrate advanced technologies and innovation. The focus areas of the study shall include— connected technologies, autonomous technologies, or both; incorporating safety-related technologies; addressing infrastructure resiliency; the impact of advanced transportation technologies on safety and mobility; multimodal connectivity; data gathering methods to understand travel behavior, including the public’s short and long-term responses to transformational technologies; impacts of private-sector transportation product development on society and the traditional research programs; support for a public-sector culture of transportation innovation and acceleration of federally funded research into practice, codes, and standards; and fostering development of transportation educators and transportation professionals.
The agreement entered into under this section shall require the National Academies to submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2023. . The analysis for chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 5507. Strategic transportation research agenda. .