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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1835

and outcomes as required by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–62; 107 Stat. 285), and the amendments made by such Act, and carrying out such other reviews of the sources and reliability of other data collected or statistical information published by the heads of the operating administrations of the Department as shall be requested by the Secretary. ‘‘(9) MAKING STATISTICS ACCESSIBLE.—Making the statistics published under this subsection readily accessible to the public. ‘‘(d) INFORMATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the SAFETEA–LU, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Research Council to develop and publish a National transportation information needs assessment (referred to in this subsection as the ‘assessment’). The assessment shall be submitted to the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 24 months after such agreement is entered into. ‘‘(2) CONTENT.—The assessment shall— ‘‘(A) identify, in order of priority, the transportation data that is not being collected by the Bureau, operating administrations of the Department, or other Federal, State, or local entities, but is needed to improve transportation decisionmaking at the Federal, State, and local levels and to fulfill the requirements of subsection (c)(5); ‘‘(B) recommend whether the data identified in subparagraph (A) should be collected by the Bureau, other parts of the Department, or by other Federal, State, or local entities, and whether any data is of a higher priority than data currently being collected; ‘‘(C) identify any data the Bureau or other Federal, State, or local entity is collecting that is not needed; ‘‘(D) describe new data collection methods (including changes in surveys) and other changes the Bureau or other Federal, State, or local entity should implement to improve the standardization, accuracy, and utility of transportation data and statistics; and ‘‘(E) estimate the cost of implementing any recommendations. ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the assessment, the National Research Council shall consult with the Department’s Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics and a representative cross-section of transportation community stakeholders as well as other Federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. ‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which the National Research Council submits the assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes— ‘‘(A) how the Department plans to fill the data gaps identified under paragraph (2)(A); ‘‘(B) how the Department plans to stop collecting data identified under paragraph (2)(C); ‘‘(C) how the Department plans to implement improved data collection methods and other changes identified under paragraph (2)(D);

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