Sec. 6008. DOT DATA NEEDS

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## SEC. 6008 DOT DATA NEEDS ###

(a)Study Not later than 1 year after the date of the establishment of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on the adequacy of data collection procedures and capabilities of the Department of Transportation. ###

(b)Consultation The Secretary shall enter into the agreement under subsection

(a)in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. ###

(c)Contents The study under subsection

(a)shall include an evaluation of the Department of Transportation's data collection resources, needs, and requirements and an assessment and evaluation of the systems, capabilities, and procedures established by the Department to meet such needs and requirements, including the following: ####

(1)Data collection procedures and capabilities. ####

(2)Data analysis procedures and capabilities. ####

(3)Ability of data bases to integrate with one another. ####

(4)Computer hardware and software capabilities. ####

(5)Information management systems, including the ability of information management systems to integrate with one another. ####

(6)Availability and training of the personnel of the Department. ####

(7)Budgetary needs and resources of the Department for data collection. ###

(d)Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the agreement under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study under this section, including recommendations for improving the Department of Transportation's data collection systems, capabilities, procedures, and analytical hardware and software and recommendations for improving the Department's management information systems.