Training and education

In cooperation with State transportation departments, United States industry, and any national or international entity, the Institute shall develop and administer education and training programs of instruction for— The Institute shall— develop or update existing courses in asset management, including courses that include such components as— continually develop courses relating to the application of emerging technologies for— The Institute shall periodically— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), education and training of employees of Federal, State, and local transportation (including highway) agencies authorized under this subsection may be provided— The Institute may— Fees may be assessed and collected under this subsection only with respect to— The Secretary shall carry out a local technical assistance program that will provide access to surface transportation technology to— The Secretary may make grants and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts to provide education and training, technical assistance, and related support services to— assist rural, local transportation agencies and tribal governments, and the consultants and construction personnel working for the agencies and governments, to— enhance— operate, in cooperation with State transportation departments and universities— The Secretary shall award grants under this subsection on the basis of competitive peer review. Grants awarded under this subsection may be used for enhancing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at the elementary and secondary school level through such means as— In this subsection, the following definitions apply: Subject to project approval by the Secretary, a State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 104(b) for surface transportation workforce development, training, and education, including— In this subsection, the term “surface transportation workforce development, training, and education” means activities associated with surface transportation career awareness, student transportation career preparation, and training and professional development for surface transportation workers, including— The Secretary shall establish a program to make grants to educational institutions or State departments of transportation, in partnership with industry and relevant Federal departments and agencies— In selecting applications for awards under this subsection, the Secretary may consider— The Secretary shall establish minimum reporting requirements for grant recipients under this subsection, which may include, with respect to a program carried out with a grant under this subsection— the percentage or number of program participants that, during a program year— The Secretary shall establish a freight planning capacity building initiative to support enhancements in freight transportation planning in order to— The freight planning capacity building initiative shall include research, training, and education in the following areas: The Secretary shall require each center to develop a multiyear strategic plan, that— describes— The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out this section to carry out activities related to workforce development and technical assistance and training if—