H.R. 8748
Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2026
Sponsor: Vince Fong
1 cosponsor
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Section 5506 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (f), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Not less frequently than biennially, in accordance and inserting In accordance;
(2) in subsection (i), by striking 2022 through 2026 and inserting 2027 through 2031;
(3) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
(4) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection:
(i) Implementation plan
(1) In general. The Secretary shall develop an implementation plan to transition the advanced transportation research pilot program described in subsection (b) to a sustained open research initiative.
(2) Report. Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that includes information relating to the following:
(A) The implementation plan under paragraph (1).
(B) How the Secretary is carrying out such implementation plan.