Sec. 6011. DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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## SEC. 6011 DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS ###
(a)Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology Section 102(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)by striking “5” and inserting “6”; and ####
(2)in subparagraph
(A)by inserting “an Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology,” after “Governmental Affairs,”. ###
(b)Research Activities Section 330 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in the section heading by striking “contracts” and inserting “activities”; ####
(2)in subsection
(a)by striking “The Secretary of” and inserting “In General.—The Secretary of”; ####
(3)in subsection
(b)by striking “In carrying” and inserting “Responsibilities.—In carrying”; ####
(4)in subsection
(c)by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “Publications.—The Secretary”; and ####
(5)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) Duties > > The Secretary shall provide for the following: > > > #### “(1) > > Coordination, facilitation, and review of Department of Transportation research and development programs and activities. > > > #### “(2) > > Advancement, and research and development, of innovative technologies, including intelligent transportation systems. > > > #### “(3) > > Comprehensive transportation statistics research, analysis, and reporting. > > > #### “(4) > > Education and training in transportation and transportation-related fields. > > > #### “(5) > > Activities of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. > > > #### “(6) > > Coordination in support of multimodal and multidisciplinary research activities. > > > ### “(e) Additional Authorities > > The Secretary may— > > > #### “(1) > > enter into grants and cooperative agreements with Federal agencies, State and local government agencies, other public entities, private organizations, and other persons to conduct research into transportation service and infrastructure assurance and to carry out other research activities of the Department of Transportation; > > > #### “(2) > > carry out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and development to encourage innovative solutions to multimodal transportation problems and stimulate the deployment of new technology 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; and > > > #### “(3) > > directly initiate contracts, grants, cooperative research and development agreements (as defined in section 12(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d))), and other agreements to fund, and accept funds from, the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, 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. > > > ### “(f) Federal Share > > > #### “(1) In general > > Subject to paragraph (2), the Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out under subsection (e)(3) shall not exceed 50 percent. > > > #### “(2) Exception > > If the Secretary determines that the activity is of substantial public interest or benefit, the Secretary may approve a greater Federal share. > > > #### “(3) 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 subsection (e)(3). > > > ### “(g) Program evaluation and oversight > > For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, the Secretary is authorized to expend not more than 1 ½ percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the coordination, evaluation, and oversight of the programs administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology. > > > ### “(h) 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 section, 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.). > > > ### “(i) Waiver of Advertising Requirements > > Section 6101 of title 41 shall not apply to a contract, grant, or other agreement entered into under this section.” > . ###
(c)Clerical Amendment The item relating to section 330 in the analysis of chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“330. Research activities.”. ###
(d)Technical and Conforming Amendments ####
(1)Title 5 amendments #####
(A)Positions at level ii Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “The Under Secretary of Transportation for Security.”. #####
(B)Positions at level iv Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the undesignated item relating to Assistant Secretaries of Transportation by striking “(4)” and inserting “(5)”. #####
(C)Positions at level v Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “Associate Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation.”. ####
(2)Bureau of transportation statistics Section 6302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection
(a)and inserting the following: > > ### “(a) In general > > There shall be within the Department of Transportation the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.” > .
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