Sec. 6010. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

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## SEC. 6010 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH ###

(a)Establishment There is established a National Council on Surface Transportation Research (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Council”). ###

(b)Function The Council shall make a complete investigation and study of current surface transportation research and technology developments in the United States and internationally. The Council shall identify gaps and duplication in current surface transportation research efforts, determine research and development areas which may increase efficiency, productivity, safety, and durability in the Nation's surface transportation systems, and propose a national surface transportation research and development plan for immediate implementation. ###

(c)Specific Matters To Be Addressed The Council shall— ####

(1)survey current surface transportation public and private research efforts in the United States and internationally; ####

(2)examine factors which lead to fragmentation of surface transportation research efforts and determine how increased coordination in such efforts may be achieved; ####

(3)compare the role of the Federal Government with the role of foreign governments in promoting transportation research and evaluate the appropriateness of United States policy on government-sponsored surface transportation research; ####

(4)identify barriers to innovation in surface transportation systems; ####

(5)examine the range of funding arrangements available for surface transportation research and development and the level of resources currently available for such purposes; and ####

(6)identify surface transportation research areas and opportunities, including opportunities for international cooperation offering potential benefit to the Nation's surface transportation system, assess the relative priority of such research areas and plans, and develop a plan for national surface transportation research and development which includes short-range and long-range objectives. ###

(d)Membership ####

(1)Appointment The Council shall be composed of 7 members as follows: #####

(A)Three members appointed by the President. #####

(B)One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. #####

(C)One member appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. #####

(D)One member appointed by the majority leader of the Senate. #####

(E)One member appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. ####

(2)Qualifications #####

(A)In general Members appointed pursuant to paragraph

(1)shall be appointed from among individuals involved in surface transportation research, including representatives of Federal, State, and local governments, other public agencies, colleges and universities, public, private, and nonprofit research organizations, and organizations representing transportation providers, shippers, labor, and the financial community. #####

(B)International advisor One of the members appointed by the President pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall serve as an international research advisor for the Council. ####

(3)Terms Members shall be appointed for the life of the Council. ####

(4)Vacancies A vacancy in the Council shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. ####

(5)Travel expenses Members shall serve without pay but shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. ####

(6)Chairman The Chairman of the Council shall be elected by the members. ###

(e)Staff The Council may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel as it considers appropriate. ###

(f)Staff of Federal Agencies Upon request of the Council, the head of any department or agency of the United States may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Council to assist it in carrying out its duties under this section. ###

(g)Administrative Support Services Upon the request of the Council, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Council, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services necessary for the Council to carry out its responsibilities under this section. ###

(h)Obtaining Official Data The Council may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States information necessary for it to carry out its duties under this section. Upon request of the Council, the head of that department or agency shall furnish that information to the Council. ###

(i)Report Not later than September 30, 1993, the Council shall transmit to Congress a final report on the results of the investigation and study conducted under this section. The report shall include recommendations of the Council, including a proposed national surface transportation research plan for immediate implementation. ###

(j)Termination The Council shall terminate on the 180th day following the date of transmittal of the report under subsection (i). All records and papers of the Council shall thereupon be delivered to the Administrator of General Services for deposit in the National Archives.