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105 STAT. 1978 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 developing and establishing management systems required by this section and funds apportioned under section 144 of this title for developing and establishing the bridge management system required by this section. "(h) REVIEW OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 10 days after the date of issuance of any regulation under this section, the Secretary shall transmit a copy of such regulation to Congress for review.'. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —The analysis for chapter 3 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 302 the following new item: "303. Management systems.". SEC. 1035. LIMITATION ON DISCOVERY OF CERTAIN REPORTS AND SUR- VEYS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 409 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: "§ 409. Discovery and admission as evidence of certain reports and surveys"; and (2) by striking "admitted into evidence in Federal or State court" and inserting "subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 4 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 409 and inserting the following: "409. Discovery «ind admission as evidence of certain reports and surveys.". Science and SEC. 1036. NATIONAL HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION PRO- technology. GRAMS. (a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.— Section 302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d)(1) It is the policy of the United States to promote the construction and commercialization of high-speed ground transportation systems by— "(A) conducting economic and technological research; "(B) demonstrating advancements in high-speed ground transportation technologies; "(C) establishing a comprehensive policy for the development of such systems and the effective integration of the various high-speed ground transportation technologies; and (D) minimizing the long-term risks of investors. "(2) It is the policy of the United States to establish in the shortest time practicable a United States designed and constructed magnetic levitation transportation technology capable of operating along Federal-aid highway rights-of-way, as part of a national transportation system of the United States.". 49 USC 309 note. (b) NATIONAL MAGNETIC LEVITATION PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— (1) MANAGEMENT OF PROGRAM.— T here is hereby established a national magnetic levitation prototype development program to be managed by a program director appointed jointly by the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the "Assistant Secretary"). To carry out such program, the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary shall establish a national maglev joint project office (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the