Sec. 22413. RAIL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
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## SEC. 22413 RAIL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE Section 20108 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 22412, is further amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(j) Rail Research and Development Center of Excellence > > > #### “(1) Center of excellence > > The Secretary shall award grants to establish and maintain a center of excellence to advance research and development that improves the safety, efficiency, and reliability of passenger and freight rail transportation. > > > #### “(2) Eligibility > > An institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) or a consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher education shall be eligible to receive a grant from the center established pursuant to paragraph (1). > > > #### “(3) Selection criteria > > In awarding a grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > give preference to applicants with strong past performance related to rail research, education, and workforce development activities; > > > ##### “(B) > > consider the extent to which the applicant would involve public and private sector passenger and freight railroad operators; and > > > ##### “(C) > > consider the regional and national impacts of the applicant’s proposal. > > > #### “(4) Use of funds > > Grant funds awarded pursuant to this subsection shall be used for basic and applied research, evaluation, education, workforce development, and training efforts related to safety, project delivery, efficiency, reliability, resiliency, and sustainability of urban commuter, intercity high-speed, and freight rail transportation, to include advances in rolling stock, advanced positive train control, human factors, rail infrastructure, shared corridors, grade crossing safety, inspection technology, remote sensing, rail systems maintenance, network resiliency, operational reliability, energy efficiency, and other advanced technologies. > > > #### “(5) Federal share > > The Federal share of a grant awarded under this subsection shall be 50 percent of the cost of establishing and operating the center of excellence and related research activities carried out by the grant recipient.” > .
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Sec. 22413
RAIL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
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