Sec. 52004. TRAINING AND EDUCATION

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## SEC. 52004 TRAINING AND EDUCATION Section 504 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)— #####

(A)in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting “and the employees of any other applicable Federal agency” before the semicolon at the end; and #####

(B)in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(V) by striking “expediting” and inserting “reducing the amount of time required for”; ####

(2)in subsection

(b)by striking paragraph

(3)and inserting the following: > > #### “(3) Federal share > > > ##### “(A) Local technical assistance centers > > > ###### “(i) In general > > Subject to subparagraph (B), the Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out by a local technical assistance center under paragraphs

(1)and

(2)shall be 50 percent. > > > ###### “(ii) Non-federal share > > The non-Federal share of the cost of an activity described in clause

(i)may consist of amounts provided to a recipient under subsection

(e)or section 505, up to 100 percent of the non-Federal share. > > > ##### “(B) Tribal technical assistance centers > > The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out by a tribal technical assistance center under paragraph (2)(D)(ii) shall be 100 percent.” > ; ####

(3)in subsection (c)(2)— #####

(A)by striking “ The Secretary ” and inserting the following: > > ##### “(A) In general > > The Secretary” > ; #####

(B)in subparagraph

(A)(as designated by subparagraph (A)) by striking “. The program” and inserting “, which program”; and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(B) Use of amounts > > Amounts provided to institutions of higher education to carry out this paragraph shall be used to provide direct support of student expenses.” > ; ####

(4)in subsection (e)— #####

(A)in paragraph (1)— ######

(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph

(A)by striking “sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), 104(b)(4), and 144(e)” and inserting “paragraphs

(1)through

(4)of section 104(b)”; ######

(ii)in subparagraph

(D)by striking “and” at the end; ######

(iii)in subparagraph

(E)by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and ######

(iv)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(F) > > activities carried out by the National Highway Institute under subsection (a); and > > > ##### “(G) > > local technical assistance programs under subsection (b).” > ; and #####

(B)in paragraph

(2)by inserting “, except for activities carried out under paragraph (1)(G), for which the Federal share shall be 50 percent” before the period at the end; ####

(5)in subsection

(f)in the heading, by striking “Pilot”; ####

(6)in subsection (g)(4)(F) by striking “excellence” and inserting “stewardship”; and ####

(7)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(h) Centers for Surface Transportation Excellence > > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary shall make grants under this section to establish and maintain centers for surface transportation excellence. > > > #### “(2) Goals > > The goals of a center referred to in paragraph

(1)shall be to promote and support strategic national surface transportation programs and activities relating to the work of State departments of transportation in the areas of environment, surface transportation safety, rural safety, and project finance. > > > #### “(3) Role of the centers > > To achieve the goals set forth in paragraph (2), any centers established under paragraph

(1)shall provide technical assistance, information sharing of best practices, and training in the use of tools and decisionmaking processes that can assist States in effectively implementing surface transportation programs, projects, and policies. > > > #### “(4) Program administration > > > ##### “(A) Competition > > A party entering into a contract, cooperative agreement, or other transaction with the Secretary under this subsection, or receiving a grant to perform research or provide technical assistance under this subsection, shall be selected on a competitive basis. > > > ##### “(B) Strategic plan > > The Secretary shall require each center to develop a multiyear strategic plan, that— > > > ###### “(i) > > is submitted to the Secretary at such time as the Secretary requires; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > describes— > > > ###### “(I) > > the activities to be undertaken by the center; and > > > ###### “(II) > > how the work of the center will be coordinated with the activities of the Federal Highway Administration and the various other research, development, and technology transfer activities authorized under this chapter.” > .