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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1815

national transportation issues and to expand the workforce of transportation professionals. ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS.—A grant received by an eligible nonprofit institution of higher learning under this section shall be available for the same purposes, and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions, as a grant made to a nonprofit institution of higher learning under section 5506. ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘eligible nonprofit institution of higher learning’ means each of the following: ‘‘(1) University of Alaska. ‘‘(2) Marshall University, West Virginia, on behalf of a consortium of West Virginia colleges and universities. ‘‘(3) University of Minnesota. ‘‘(4) University of Missouri, Rolla. ‘‘(5) Northwestern University. ‘‘(6) Oklahoma Transportation Center. ‘‘(7) Portland State University, in partnership with the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, and the Oregon Institute of Technology. ‘‘(8) University of Vermont. ‘‘(9) Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University. ‘‘(10) University of Wisconsin. ‘‘(d) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make a grant under this section to each eligible nonprofit institution of higher learning in an amount $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 and $3,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 to carry out this section.’’. (b) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 5101(a)(4) of this Act, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 5505 of such title. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 55 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 5505 and inserting the following: ‘‘5505. National university transportation centers.’’. SEC. 5402. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5506 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 5506. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants under this section to nonprofit institutions of higher learning to establish and operate university transportation centers. ‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—Grants received under this section shall be used by nonprofit institutions of higher learning to advance significantly the state-of-the-art in transportation research and expand the workforce of transportation professionals through the following programs and activities: ‘‘(1) RESEARCH.—Basic and applied research, the products of which are judged by peers or other experts in the field of transportation to advance the body of knowledge in transportation. ‘‘(2) EDUCATION.—An education program relating to transportation that includes multidisciplinary course work and participation in research.

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