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shall make a grant to the recipient to establish and operate a regional university transportation center in each of the first 4 fiscal years beginning after the date of the competition. ‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2005 AND 2006.—For fiscal years 2005 and 2006, the Secretary shall make a grant under this section to each of the 10 nonprofit institutions of higher learning that were competitively selected for grants by the Secretary under this section in July 1999 to operate regional university transportation centers. ‘‘(5) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make a grant to a nonprofit institution of higher learning to establish and operate a regional university transportation center of— ‘‘(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; ‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008; and ‘‘(C) $2,225,000 for fiscal year 2009. ‘‘(f) TIER I UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.— ‘‘(1) COMPETITION.—Not later than June 30, 2006, and not later than June 30 of every 4th year thereafter, the Secretary shall complete a competition among nonprofit institutions of higher learning for grants to establish and operate the 10 Tier I university transportation centers referred to in subsection (c)(1)(B). ‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In conducting a competition under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select a nonprofit institution of higher learning on the basis of— ‘‘(A) the criteria described in subsection (d)(2); and ‘‘(B) whether or not the institution (or, in the case of a consortium of institutions, the lead institution) can demonstrate that it has an established, recognized program in transportation research and education, as evidenced by— ‘‘(i) not less than $1,000,000 in highway or public transportation research expenditures each year for each of the preceding 5 years or not less than $6,000,000 in such expenditures during the 5 preceding years; ‘‘(ii) not less than 5 graduate degrees awarded in professional fields closely related to highways and public transportation each year for each of the preceding 5 years; and ‘‘(iii) not less than 3 tenured or tenure-track faculty members who specialize on a full-time basis in professional fields closely related to highways and public transportation who, as a group, have published a total at least 20 refereed journal publications on highway or public transportation research during the preceding 5 years. ‘‘(3) GRANT RECIPIENTS.—After selecting a nonprofit institution of higher learning as a grant recipient on the basis of a competition conducted under this subsection, the Secretary shall make a grant to the recipient to establish and operate a Tier I university transportation center in each of the first 4 fiscal years beginning after the date of the competition. ‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2005 AND 2006.—For fiscal years 2005 and 2006, the Secretary shall make a grant under this section to each of the 10 nonprofit institutions of higher learning that were competitively selected for grant

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