[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 860 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 860

  To authorize appropriations to the Department of Transportation for 
    surface transportation research and development, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 1997

 Mrs. Morella (for herself and Mr. Brown of California) introduced the 
     following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize appropriations to the Department of Transportation for 
    surface transportation research and development, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation Research and 
Development Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the 
Secretary of Transportation.

SEC. 3. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Surface Transportation Research, Development, and Technology 
Program.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 such sums as are 
necessary to carry out surface transportation research, development, 
and technology activities.
    (b) Highway Research, Development, and Technology.--Of the sums 
authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), such sums as are 
necessary are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out highway research, development, and technology activities, 
including--
            (1) motor carrier transportation activities; and
            (2) all phases of highway planning and development 
        (including construction, operation, modernization, development, 
        design, maintenance, safety, financing, and traffic 
        conditions).
    (c) Intelligent Transportation Systems.--Of the sums authorized to 
be appropriated by subsection (a), such sums as are necessary are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out activities 
to research, develop, and operationally test intelligent transportation 
systems as a component of the Nation's surface transportation systems.

SEC. 4. UNIVERSITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) University Transportation Research and Development Centers.--
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 such sums as are necessary 
to award competitive grants to universities to operate centers for 
transportation and development.
    (b) University Transportation Research and Development 
Institutes.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 such sums as 
are necessary to award competitive grants to universities to operate 
transportation research and development institutes.
    (c) Research and Development Fellowships.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 
2001, 2002, and 2003 such sums as are necessary to carry out the Dwight 
David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program for the purpose of 
attracting qualified students to the field of transportation research, 
development, and engineering.

SEC. 5. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--For the purposes of encouraging innovative 
solutions to highway problems and stimulating the marketing of new 
technology by private industry, the Secretary is authorized to 
undertake, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and 
development with non-Federal entities, including State and local 
governments, foreign governments, colleges and universities, 
corporations, institutions, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and 
trade associations which are incorporated or established under the laws 
of any State.
    (b) Agreements.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary may 
enter into cooperative research and development agreements, as such 
term is defined under section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a).
    (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account of 
activities carried out under a cooperative research and development 
agreement entered into under this section shall not exceed 50 percent 
of the total cost of such activities; except that, if there is 
substantial public interest or benefit, the Secretary may approve a 
higher Federal share. All costs directly incurred by the non-Federal 
partners, including personnel, travel, and hardware development costs, 
shall be treated as part of the non-Federal share of the cost of such 
activities for purposes of the preceding sentence.
    (d) Utilization of Technology.--The research, development, or 
utilization of any technology pursuant to a cooperative research and 
development 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.
    (e) Authorization.--For fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 
and 2003, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
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