105 STAT. 2172 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 and implement cost-effective methods of retrofitting such highways, tunnels, and bridges to reduce such vulnerability. New York. "(2) COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL CENTER FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH. —The Secretary shall conduct the program under this section in cooperation with the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research at the University of Buffalo. "(3) COOPERATION WITH AGENCIES PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM. —The Secretary shall further conduct the program under this section in consultation and cooperation with Federal departments and agencies participating in the National Hazards Reduction Program established by section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 and shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that the program under this subsection is consistent with— "(A) planning and coordination activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under section 5(b)(1) of such Act; and "(B) the plan developed by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under section 8(b) of such Act. "(4) FUNDING. —Of amounts deducted under section 104(a) of this title, the Secretary shall expend not more than $2,000,000 per fiscal year in each of fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 to carry out this subsection. "(5) REPORT.— Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the progress and research findings of the program carried out under this section.", (b) HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE CONDITIONS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT.—Section 307(h) of title 23, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "The biennial reports required under this subsection shall provide the means, including all necessary information, to relate and compare the conditions and service measures used in different years when such measures are changed.". SEC. 6006. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS. Chapter I of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§111. Bureau of Transportation Statistics "(a) ESTABLISHMENT. — There is established in the Department of Transportation a Bureau of Transportation Statistics. " (b) DIRECTOR. — "(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Bureau shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. "(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 compilation and analysis of transportation statistics. "(3) REPORTING.— The Director shall report directly to the Secretary.
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