PUBLIC LAW 105-178—JUNE 9, 1998 112 STAT. 437 "(3) NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL REVIEW. —The Secretary Contracts, shall enter into an agreement for the review by the National Research Council of the details of each— "(A) strategic plan or revision required under section 306 of title 5; "(B) performance plan required under section 1115 of title 31; and "(C) program performance report required under section 1116, with respect to surface transportation research and technology development. "(4) PERFORMANCE PLANS AND REPORTS.—In reports submitted under sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, the Secretary shall include— "(A) a summary of the results for the previous fiscal year of surface transportation research and technology development programs to which the Department of Transportation contributes, along with— "(i) an analysis of the relationship between those results and the goals identified under paragraph (2)(A); and "(ii) a description of the methodology used for assessing the results; and "(B) a description of significant surface transportation research and technology development initiatives, if any, undertaken during the previous fiscal year that were not in the plan developed under paragraph (1), and any significant changes in the plan from the previous year's plan. "(d) MERIT REVIEW AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.—Not Reports. later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report describing competitive merit review procedures for use in selecting grantees and contractors in the programs covered by the plan developed under subsection (c) and performance measurement procedures for evaluating the programs. "(e) PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES.— The Secretary shall— "(1) develop model procurement procedures that encourage the use of advanced technologies; and "(2) develop model transactions for carrying out and coordinating Federal and State surface transportation research and technology development activities. " (f) CONSISTENCY WITH GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT OF 1993.—The plans and reports developed under this section shall be consistent with and incorporated as part of the plans developed under section 306 of title 5 and sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31.". SEC. 5109. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(4) by striking the second sentence; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (J) by striking "and" at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (K) by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and
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