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23 U.S.C. § 520 — Transportation Resilience and Adaptation Centers of Excellence

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23 U.S.C. § 520 — Transportation Resilience and Adaptation Centers of Excellence

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**(a) Definition of Center of Excellence.—** In this section, the term “Center of Excellence” means a Center of Excellence for Resilience and Adaptation designated under subsection (b). **(b) Designation.—** The Secretary shall designate 10 regional Centers of Excellence for Resilience and Adaptation and 1 national Center of Excellence for Resilience and Adaptation, which shall serve as a coordinator for the regional Centers, to receive grants to advance research and development that improves the resilience of regions of the United States to natural disasters and extreme weather by promoting the resilience of surface transportation infrastructure and infrastructure dependent on surface transportation. **(c) Eligibility.—** An entity eligible to be designated as a Center of Excellence is— (1) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ([20 U.S.C. 1002](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1002&num=0&edition=prelim))); or (2) a consortium of nonprofit organizations led by an institution of higher education. **(d) Application.—** To be eligible to be designated as a Center of Excellence, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a proposal that includes a description of the activities to be carried out with a grant under this section. **(e) Selection.—** (1) **Regional centers of excellence.—** — The Secretary shall designate 1 regional Center of Excellence in each of the 10 Federal regions that comprise the Standard Federal Regions established by the Office of Management and Budget in the document entitled “Standard Federal Regions” and dated April 1974 (circular A–105). (2) **National center of excellence.—** — The Secretary shall designate 1 national Center of Excellence to coordinate the activities of all 10 regional Centers of Excellence to minimize duplication and promote coordination and dissemination of research among the Centers. (3) **Criteria.—** — In selecting eligible entities to designate as a Center of Excellence, the Secretary shall consider— (A) the past experience and performance of the eligible entity in carrying out activities described in subsection (g); (B) the merits of the proposal of an eligible entity and the extent to which the proposal would— (i) advance the state of practice in resilience planning and identify innovative resilience solutions for transportation assets and systems; (ii) support activities carried out under the PROTECT program under section 176; (iii) support and build on work being carried out by another Federal agency relating to resilience; (iv) inform transportation decisionmaking at all levels of government; (v) engage local, regional, Tribal, State, and national stakeholders, including, if applicable, stakeholders representing transportation, transit, urban, and land use planning, natural resources, environmental protection, hazard mitigation, and emergency management; and (vi) engage community groups and other stakeholders that will be affected by transportation decisions, including underserved, economically disadvantaged, rural, and predominantly minority communities; and (C) the local, regional, Tribal, State, and national impacts of the proposal of the eligible entity. **(f) Grants.—** Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall provide to each Center of Excellence a grant of not less than $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031 to carry out the activities described in subsection (g). **(g) Activities.—** In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that a Center of Excellence uses the funds from a grant under subsection (f) to promote resilient transportation infrastructure, including through— (1) supporting climate vulnerability assessments informed by climate change science, including national climate assessments produced by the United States Global Change Research Program under section 106 of the Global Change Research Act of 1990 ([15 U.S.C. 2936](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2936&num=0&edition=prelim)), relevant feasibility analyses of resilient transportation improvements, and transportation resilience planning; (2) development of new design, operations, and maintenance standards for transportation infrastructure that can inform Federal and State decisionmaking; (3) research and development of new materials and technologies that could be integrated into existing and new transportation infrastructure; (4) development, refinement, and piloting of new and emerging resilience improvements and strategies, including natural infrastructure approaches and relocation; (5) development of and investment in new approaches for facilitating meaningful engagement in transportation decisionmaking by local, Tribal, regional, or national stakeholders and communities; (6) technical capacity building to facilitate the ability of local, regional, Tribal, State, and national stakeholders— (A) to assess the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure assets and systems; (B) to develop community response strategies; (C) to meaningfully engage with community stakeholders; and (D) to develop strategies and improvements for enhancing transportation infrastructure resilience under current conditions and a range of potential future conditions; (7) workforce development and training; (8) development and dissemination of data, tools, techniques, assessments, and information that informs Federal, State, Tribal, and local government decisionmaking, policies, planning, and investments; (9) education and outreach regarding transportation infrastructure resilience; and (10) technology transfer and commercialization. **(h) Federal Share.—** The Federal share of the cost of an activity under this section, including the costs of establishing and operating a Center of Excellence, shall be 50 percent.

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15 U.S.C. § 2936 — Budget coordination

**(a) Committee guidance** The Committee shall each year provide general guidance to each Federal agency or department participating in the Program with respect to the preparation of requests for appropriations for activities related to the Program. **(b) Submission of reports with agency appropriations requests** (1) Working in conjunction with the Committee, each Federal agency or department involved in global change research shall include with its annual request for appropriations submitted to the President under [section 1108 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1108&num=0&edition=prelim) a report which— (A) identifies each element of the proposed global change research activities of the agency or department; (B) specifies whether each element (i) contributes directly to the Program or (ii) contributes indirectly but in important ways to the Program; and (C) states the portion of its request for appropriations allocated to each element of the Program. (2) Each agency or department that submits a report under paragraph (1) shall submit such report simultaneously to the Committee. **(c) Consideration in President’s budget** (1) The President shall, in a timely fashion, provide the Committee with an opportunity to review and comment on the budget estimate of each agency and department involved in global change research in the context of the Plan. (2) The President shall identify in each annual budget submitted to the Congress under [section 1105 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1105&num=0&edition=prelim) those items in each agency’s or department’s annual budget which are elements of the Program.

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20 U.S.C. § 1002 — Definition of institution of higher education for purposes of student assistance programs

**(a) Definition of institution of higher education for purposes of student assistance programs** (1) **Inclusion of additional institutions** — Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection, the term “institution of higher education” for purposes of subchapter IV includes, in addition to the institutions covered by the definition in [section 1001 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim)— (A) a proprietary institution of higher education (as defined in subsection (b) of this section); (B) a postsecondary vocational institution (as defined in subsection (c) of this section); and (C) only for the purposes of part D of subchapter IV, an institution outside the United States that is comparable to an institution of higher education as defined in [section 1001 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim) and that has been approved by the Secretary for the purpose of part D of subchapter IV, consistent with the requirements of [section 1087b(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1087b/d&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Institutions outside the United States** (A) *In general* — For the purpose of qualifying as an institution under paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall establish criteria by regulation for the approval of institutions outside the United States and for the determination that such institutions are comparable to an institution of higher education as defined in [section 1001 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim) (except that a graduate medical school, nursing schoo

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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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15 U.S.C. § 2936 — Scientific assessment

Page 1967 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2938 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘human-induced’’. global environmental processes and trends, and the regional implications of such proc- esses and trends. (5) Focused research initiatives to under- stand the nature of and interaction among physical, chemical, biological, and social proc- esses related to global change. (d) Information management The Plan shall provide recommendations for collaboration within the Federal Government and among nations to— (1) establish, develop, and maintain informa- tion bases, including necessary management systems which will promote consistent, effi- cient, and compatible transfer and use of data; (2) create globally accessible formats for data collected by various international sources; and (3) combine and interpret data from various sources to produce information readily usable by policymakers attempting to formulate ef- fective strategies for preventing, mitigating, and adapting to the effects of global change. (e) National Research Council evaluation The Chairman of the Council shall enter into an agreement with the National Research Coun- cil under which the National Research Council shall— (1) evaluate the scientific content of the Plan; and (2) provide information and advice obtained from United States and international sources, and recommended priorities for future global change research. (f) Public participation In developing the Plan, the Committee shall consult with academic, State, industry, and en- vironmental groups and representatives. Not later than 90 days before the Chairman of the Council submits the Plan, or any revision there- of, to the Congress, a summary of the proposed Plan shall be published in the Federal Register for a publ

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20 U.S.C. § 1002 — Definition of institution of higher edu-

Page 198 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 1002 (c) align the incentives of institutions with those of students and taxpayers to ensure that institutions share the financial risk associated with Federal stu- dent loan programs; (d) help borrowers avoid defaulting on their Federal student loans by educating them about risks, repay- ment obligations, and repayment options; and (e) supplement efforts by States and institutions by disseminating information to assist students in com- pleting their degrees faster and at lower cost. SEC. 3. Improving Free Inquiry on Campus. (a) To ad- vance the policy described in subsection 2(a) of this order, the heads of covered agencies shall, in coordina- tion with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, take appropriate steps, in a manner consistent with applicable law, including the First Amendment, to ensure institutions that receive Federal research or education grants promote free inquiry, including through compliance with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies. (b) ‘‘Covered agencies’’ for purposes of this section are the Departments of Defense, the Interior, Agri- culture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Energy, and Education; the Environ- mental Protection Agency; the National Science Foun- dation; and the National Aeronautics and Space Ad- ministration. (c) ‘‘Federal research or education grants’’ for pur- poses of this section include all funding provided by a covered agency directly to an institution but do not in- clude funding associated with Federal student aid pro- grams that cover tuition, fees, or stipends. SEC. 4. Improving Transparency and Accountability on Campus. (a) To advance the policy described in sub- sections 2(b)–(e) of this order, the Secretary o

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23 U.S.C. § 520 — Transportation Resilience and Adaptation

Page 470 TITLE 23—HIGHWAYS § 518 AMENDMENTS 2015—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 114–94 substituted ‘‘mem- berships include representatives of’’ for ‘‘memberships are comprised of, and represent,’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114–94 effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as a note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of this title. § 518. Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infra- structure communications systems deploy- ment (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 6, 2016, the Secretary shall make available to the public on a Department of Transportation website a re- port that— (1) assesses the status of dedicated short- range communications technology and appli- cations developed through research and devel- opment; (2) analyzes the known and potential gaps in short-range communications technology and applications; (3) defines a recommended implementation path for dedicated short-range communica- tions technology and applications that— (A) is based on the assessment described in paragraph (1); and (B) takes into account the analysis de- scribed in paragraph (2); (4) includes guidance on the relationship of the proposed deployment of dedicated short- range communications to the National ITS Architecture and ITS Standards; and (5) ensures competition by not preferencing the use of any particular frequency for vehicle to infrastructure operations. (b) REPORT REVIEW.—The Secretary shall enter into agreements with the National Research Council and an independ

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