Sec. 1429. IDENTIFICATION OF ROADSIDE HIGHWAY SAFETY HARDWARE DEVICES
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## SEC. 1429 IDENTIFICATION OF ROADSIDE HIGHWAY SAFETY HARDWARE DEVICES ###
(a)Study The Secretary shall conduct a study on methods for identifying roadside highway safety hardware devices to improve the data collected on the devices, as necessary for in-service evaluation of the devices. ###
(b)Contents In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall evaluate identification methods based on the ability of the method— ####
(1)to convey information on the devices, including manufacturing date, factory of origin, product brand, and model; ####
(2)to withstand roadside conditions; and ####
(3)to connect to State and regional inventories of similar devices. ###
(c)Identification Methods The identification methods to be studied under this section include stamped serial numbers, radio-frequency identification, and such other methods as the Secretary determines appropriate. ###
(d)Report to Congress Not later than January 1, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study under subsection (a).