Sec. 52012. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY
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## SEC. 52012 ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY Section 112 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(f) Program Evaluation and Oversight > > For each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014, the Administrator is authorized to expend not more than 1½ percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for necessary expenses for administration and operations of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration for the coordination, evaluation, and oversight of the programs administered by the Administration. > > > ### “(g) Collaborative Research and Development > > > #### “(1) In general > > To encourage innovative solutions to multimodal transportation problems and stimulate the deployment of new technology, the Administrator may carry out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and development with— > > > ##### “(A) > > non-Federal entities, including State and local governments, foreign governments, institutions of higher education, corporations, institutions, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and trade associations that are incorporated or established under the laws of any State; > > > ##### “(B) > > Federal laboratories; and > > > ##### “(C) > > other Federal agencies. > > > #### “(2) Cooperation, grants, contracts, and agreements > > Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator may directly initiate contracts, grants, cooperative research and development agreements (as defined in section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a)), and other agreements to fund, and accept funds from, the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, State departments of transportation, cities, counties, institutions of higher education, associations, and the agents of those entities to carry out joint transportation research and technology efforts. > > > #### “(3) Federal share > > > ##### “(A) In general > > Subject to subparagraph (B), the Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under paragraph
(2)shall not exceed 50 percent. > > > ##### “(B) Exception > > If the Secretary determines that the activity is of substantial public interest or benefit, the Secretary may approve a greater Federal share. > > > ##### “(C) Non-federal share > > All costs directly incurred by the non-Federal partners, including personnel, travel, facility, and hardware development costs, shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of an activity described in subparagraph (A). > > > #### “(4) Use of technology > > The research, development, or use of a technology under a contract, grant, cooperative research and development agreement, or other agreement entered into under this subsection, including the terms under which the technology may be licensed and the resulting royalties may be distributed, shall be subject to the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.). > > > #### “(5) Waiver of advertising requirements > > Section 6101 of title 41 shall not apply to a contract, grant, or other agreement entered into under this section.” > .
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