H.R. 8748
Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2026
Sponsor: Vince Fong
1 cosponsor
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Section 6302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(C) Location. The Director shall be located within the organizational structure of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology.
(2) in subsection (d)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking a significant role in and inserting exclusive authority over; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(e) Coordination of statistical activities
(1) In general. The Secretary shall ensure the following:
(A) Any activity of the Department related to the collection, analysis, and use of data for a statistical purpose is conducted in a manner that protects the trust of information providers and maintains the confidentiality, objectivity, and integrity of such data, in accordance with subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44.
(B) The Department and each operating administration thereof is following, as appropriate, best practices, technical standards, and requirements in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 3 of title 5, subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, and any other appropriate Federal policy in the collection, analysis, and use of any transportation-related data intended for a statistical purposes.
(2) Statistical purpose defined. In this subsection, the term statistical purpose has the meaning given such term in section 3561 of title 44.