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49 U.S.C. § 6302 — Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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49 U.S.C. § 6302 — Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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**(a) In General.—** There shall be within the Department of Transportation the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. **(b) Director.—** (1) **Appointment.—** — The Bureau shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed in the competitive service by the Secretary. (2) **Qualifications.—** — The Director shall be appointed from among individuals who are qualified to serve as the Director by virtue of their training and experience in the collection, analysis, and use of transportation statistics. (3) **Duties.—** (A) *In general.—* — The Director shall— (i) serve as the senior advisor to the Secretary on data and statistics; and (ii) be responsible for carrying out the duties described in subparagraph (B). (B) *Duties.—* — The Director shall— (i) ensure that the statistics compiled under clause (vi) are designed to support transportation decisionmaking by— (I) the Federal Government; (II) State and local governments; (III) metropolitan planning organizations; (IV) transportation-related associations; (V) the private sector, including the freight community; and (VI) the public; (ii) establish on behalf of the Secretary a program— (I) to effectively integrate safety data across modes; and (II) to address gaps in existing safety data programs of the Department; (iii) work with the operating administrations of the Department— (I) to establish and implement the data programs of the Bureau; and (II) to improve the coordination of information collection efforts with other Federal agencies; (iv) continually improve surveys and data collection methods of the Department to improve the accuracy and utility of transportation statistics; (v) encourage the standardization of data, data collection methods, and data management and storage technologies for data collected by— (I) the Bureau; (II) the operating administrations of the Department; (III) State and local governments; (IV) metropolitan planning organizations; and (V) private sector entities; (vi) collect, compile, analyze, and publish a comprehensive set of transportation statistics on the performance and impacts of the national transportation system, including statistics on— (I) transportation safety across all modes and intermodally; (II) the state of good repair of United States transportation infrastructure; (III) the extent, connectivity, and condition of the transportation system, building on the national transportation atlas database developed under section 6309; (IV) economic efficiency across the entire transportation sector; (V) employment in the transportation sector; (VI) the effects of the transportation system, including advanced technologies and automation, on global and domestic economic competitiveness; (VII) demographic, economic, and other variables influencing travel behavior, including choice of transportation mode and goods movement; (VIII) transportation-related variables that influence the domestic economy and global competitiveness; (IX) economic costs and impacts for passenger travel and freight movement; (X) intermodal and multimodal passenger movement; (XI) intermodal and multimodal freight movement; and (XII) consequences of transportation for the human and natural environment; (vii) build and disseminate the transportation layer of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure developed under Executive Order 12906 (59 Fed. Reg. 17671) (or a successor Executive Order), including by coordinating the development of transportation geospatial data standards, compiling intermodal geospatial data, and collecting geospatial data that is not being collected by other entities; (viii) issue guidelines for the collection of information by the Department that the Director determines necessary to develop transportation statistics and carry out modeling, economic assessment, and program assessment activities to ensure that such information is accurate, reliable, relevant, uniform, and in a form that permits systematic analysis by the Department; (ix) review and report to the Secretary on the sources and reliability of— (I) the statistics proposed by the heads of the operating administrations of the Department to measure outputs and outcomes as required by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–62; 107 Stat. 285); and (II) at the request of the Secretary, any other data collected or statistical information published by the heads of the operating administrations of the Department; and (x) ensure that the statistics published under this section are readily accessible to the public, consistent with applicable security constraints and confidentiality interests. **(c) Access to Federal Data.—** In carrying out subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii), the Director shall be given access to all safety data that the Director determines necessary to carry out that subsection that is held by the Department or any other Federal agency upon written request and subject to any statutory or regulatory restrictions. **(d) Independence of Bureau.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Director shall not be required— (A) to obtain the approval of any other officer or employee of the Department with respect to the collection or analysis of any information; or (B) prior to publication, to obtain the approval of any other officer or employee of the United States Government with respect to the substance of any statistical technical reports or press releases lawfully prepared by the Director. (2) **Budget authority.—** — The Director shall have a significant role in the disposition and allocation of the authorized budget of the Bureau, including— (A) all hiring, grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the Bureau to carry out this section; and (B) the disposition and allocation of amounts paid to the Bureau for cost-reimbursable projects. (3) **Exceptions.—** — The Secretary shall direct external support functions, such as the coordination of activities involving multiple modal administrations. (4) **Information technology.—** — The Department Chief Information Officer shall consult with the Director to ensure decisions related to information technology guarantee the protection of the confidentiality of information provided solely for statistical purposes, in accordance with [section 3572 of title 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section3572&num=0&edition=prelim).

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49 U.S.C. § 40102 — Definitions

**(a) General Definitions.—** In this part— (1) “aeronautics” means the science and art of flight. (2) “air carrier” means a citizen of the United States undertaking by any means, directly or indirectly, to provide air transportation. (3) “air commerce” means foreign air commerce, interstate air commerce, the transportation of mail by aircraft, the operation of aircraft within the limits of a Federal airway, or the operation of aircraft that directly affects, or may endanger safety in, foreign or interstate air commerce. (4) “air navigation facility” means a facility used, available for use, or designed for use, in aid of air navigation, including— (A) a landing area; (B) runway lighting and airport surface visual and other navigation aids; (C) apparatus, equipment, software, or service for distributing aeronautical and meteorological information to air traffic control facilities or aircraft; (D) communication, navigation, or surveillance equipment for air-to-ground or air-to-air applications; (E) any structure, equipment, or mechanism for guiding or controlling flight in the air or the landing and takeoff of aircraft; and (F) buildings, equipment, and systems dedicated to the national airspace system. (5) “air transportation” means foreign air transportation, interstate air transportation, or the transportation of mail by aircraft. (6) “aircraft” means any contrivance invented, used, or designed to navigate, or fly in, the air. (7) “aircraft engine” means an engine used, or intended to be used, to propel an aircraft, including a part, appurtenance, and accessory of the engine, except a propeller. (8) “airman” means an individual— (A) in command, or as pilot, mechanic, or member of the crew, who navigates aircraft when under way; (B) exce

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44 U.S.C. § 3572 — Confidential information protection

**(a) Purposes.—** The purposes of this section are the following: (1) To ensure that information supplied by individuals or organizations to an agency for statistical purposes under a pledge of confidentiality is used exclusively for statistical purposes. (2) To ensure that individuals or organizations who supply information under a pledge of confidentiality to agencies for statistical purposes will neither have that information disclosed in identifiable form to anyone not authorized by this subchapter nor have that information used for any purpose other than a statistical purpose. (3) To safeguard the confidentiality of individually identifiable information acquired under a pledge of confidentiality for statistical purposes by controlling access to, and uses made of, such information. **(b) Use of Statistical Data or Information.—** Data or information acquired by an agency under a pledge of confidentiality and for exclusively statistical purposes shall be used by officers, employees, or agents of the agency exclusively for statistical purposes and protected in accordance with such pledge. **(c) Disclosure of Statistical Data or Information.—** (1) Data or information acquired by an agency under a pledge of confidentiality for exclusively statistical purposes shall not be disclosed by an agency in identifiable form, for any use other than an exclusively statistical purpose, except with the informed consent of the respondent. (2) A disclosure pursuant to paragraph (1) is authorized only when the head of the agency approves such disclosure and the disclosure is not prohibited by any other law. (3) This section does not restrict or diminish any confidentiality protections in law that otherwise apply to data or information acquired by an agency under a pledge of c

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44 U.S.C. § 3501 — Purposes

The purposes of this subchapter are to— (1) minimize the paperwork burden for individuals, small businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, State, local and tribal governments, and other persons resulting from the collection of information by or for the Federal Government; (2) ensure the greatest possible public benefit from and maximize the utility of information created, collected, maintained, used, shared and disseminated by or for the Federal Government; (3) coordinate, integrate, and to the extent practicable and appropriate, make uniform Federal information resources management policies and practices as a means to improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of Government programs, including the reduction of information collection burdens on the public and the improvement of service delivery to the public; (4) improve the quality and use of Federal information to strengthen decisionmaking, accountability, and openness in Government and society; (5) minimize the cost to the Federal Government of the creation, collection, maintenance, use, dissemination, and disposition of information; (6) strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local, and tribal governments by minimizing the burden and maximizing the utility of information created, collected, maintained, used, disseminated, and retained by or for the Federal Government; (7) provide for the dissemination of public information on a timely basis, on equitable terms, and in a manner that promotes the utility of the information to the public and makes effective use of information technology; (8) ensure that the creation, collection, maintenance, use, dissemination, and disposition of information by or for the Federal Government is consistent w

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5 U.S.C. § 306 — Agency strategic plans

**(a)** Not later than the first Monday in February of any year following the year in which the term of the President commences under [section 101 of title 3](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title3-section101&num=0&edition=prelim), the head of each agency shall make available on the public website of the agency a strategic plan and notify the President and Congress of its availability. Such plan shall contain— (1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major functions and operations of the agency; (2) general goals and objectives, including outcome-oriented goals, for the major functions and operations of the agency; (3) a description of how any goals and objectives contribute to the Federal Government priority goals required by [section 1120(a) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1120/a&num=0&edition=prelim); (4) a description of how the goals and objectives are to be achieved, including— (A) a description of the operational processes, skills and technology, and the human, capital, information, and other resources required to achieve those goals and objectives; and (B) a description of how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve its goals and objectives as well as relevant Federal Government priority goals; (5) a description of how the goals and objectives incorporate views and suggestions obtained through congressional consultations required under subsection (d); (6) a description of how the performance goals provided in the plan required by [section 1115(a) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1115/a&num=0&edition=prelim), including the agency priority goals required by [section 1120(b) of title 31](htt

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43 U.S.C. § 1457 — Duties of Secretary

The Secretary of the Interior is charged with the supervision of public business relating to the following subjects and agencies:

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5 U.S.C. § 5313 — Positions at level II

Level II of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):

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44 U.S.C. § 3561 — Definitions

In this subchapter: (1) **Agency.—** — The term “agency” means any entity that falls within the definition of the term “executive agency”, as defined in [section 102 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section102&num=0&edition=prelim), or “agency”, as defined in section 3502. (2) **Agent.—** — The term “agent” means an individual— (A) (i) who is an employee of a private organization or a researcher affiliated with an institution of higher learning (including a person granted special sworn status by the Bureau of the Census under [section 23(c) of title 13](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section23/c&num=0&edition=prelim)), and with whom a contract or other agreement is executed, on a temporary basis, by an executive agency to perform exclusively statistical activities under the control and supervision of an officer or employee of that agency; (ii) who is working under the authority of a government entity with which a contract or other agreement is executed by an executive agency to perform exclusively statistical activities under the control of an officer or employee of that agency; (iii) who is a self-employed researcher, a consultant, a contractor, or an employee of a contractor, and with whom a contract or other agreement is executed by an executive agency to perform a statistical activity under the control of an officer or employee of that agency; or (iv) who is a contractor or an employee of a contractor, and who is engaged by the agency to design or maintain the systems for handling or storage of data received under this subchapter; and (B) who agrees in writing to comply with all provisions of law that affect information acquired by that agency. (3) **B

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49 U.S.C. § 42301 — Emergency contingency plans

**(a) Submission of Air Carrier and Airport Plans.—** Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, each of the following air carriers and airport operators shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation for review and approval an emergency contingency plan in accordance with the requirements of this section: (1) An air carrier providing covered air transportation at a commercial airport. (2) An operator of a commercial airport. (3) An operator of an airport used by an air carrier described in paragraph (1) for diversions. **(b) Air Carrier Plans.—** (1) **Plans for individual airports.—** — An air carrier shall submit an emergency contingency plan under subsection (a) for— (A) each airport at which the carrier provides covered air transportation; and (B) each airport at which the carrier has flights for which the carrier has primary responsibility for inventory control. (2) **Contents.—** — An emergency contingency plan submitted by an air carrier for an airport under subsection (a) shall contain a description of how the carrier will— (A) provide adequate food, potable water, restroom facilities, comfortable cabin temperatures, and access to medical treatment for passengers onboard an aircraft at the airport when the departure of a flight is delayed or the disembarkation of passengers is delayed; (B) share facilities and make gates available at the airport in an emergency; and (C) allow passengers to deplane following an excessive tarmac delay in accordance with paragraph (3). (3) **Deplaning following an excessive tarmac delay.—** — For purposes of paragraph (2)(C), an emergency contingency plan submitted by an air carrier under subsection (a) shall incorporate the following requirements: (A) A passenger shall have the o

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23 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions and declaration of policy

**(a) Definitions.—** In this title, the following definitions apply: (1) **Apportionment.—** — The term “apportionment” includes unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization laws. (2) **Asset management.—** — The term “asset management” means a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving physical assets, with a focus on both engineering and economic analysis based upon quality information, to identify a structured sequence of maintenance, preservation, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement actions that will achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the assets at minimum practicable cost. (3) **Carpool project.—** — The term “carpool project” means any project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools, including provision of carpooling opportunities to the elderly and individuals with disabilities, systems for locating potential riders and informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring vehicles for carpool use, designating existing highway lanes as preferential carpool highway lanes, providing related traffic control devices, designating existing facilities for use for preferential parking for carpools, and real-time ridesharing projects, such as projects where drivers, using an electronic transfer of funds, recover costs directly associated with the trip provided through the use of location technology to quantify those direct costs, subject to the condition that the cost recovered does not exceed the cost of the trip provided. (4) **Construction.—** — The term “construction” means the supervising, inspecting, actual building, and incurrence of all costs incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highway or any project eligible for assistance under this title, including bon

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31 U.S.C. § 1105 — Budget contents and submission to Congress

**(a)** On or after the first Monday in January but not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the President shall submit a budget of the United States Government for the following fiscal year. Each budget shall include a budget message and summary and supporting information. The President shall include in each budget the following: (1) information on activities and functions of the Government. (2) when practicable, information on costs and achievements of Government programs. (3) other desirable classifications of information. (4) a reconciliation of the summary information on expenditures with proposed appropriations. (5) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations the President decides are necessary to support the Government in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year. (6) estimated receipts of the Government in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year under— (A) laws in effect when the budget is submitted; and (B) proposals in the budget to increase revenues. (7) appropriations, expenditures, and receipts of the Government in the prior fiscal year. (8) estimated expenditures and receipts, and appropriations and proposed appropriations, of the Government for the current fiscal year. (9) balanced statements of the— (A) condition of the Treasury at the end of the prior fiscal year; (B) estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the current fiscal year; and (C) estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted if financial proposals in the budget are adopted. (10) essential information about the debt of the Government.

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