112 STAT. 438 PUBLIC LAW 105-178-^JUNE 9, 1998 (iii) by adding at the end the following: "(L) transportation-related variables that influence global competitiveness."; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the first sentence by striking "national transportation system" and inserting "transportation systems of the United States"; (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: "(A) be coordinated with efforts to measure outputs and outcomes of the Department of Transportation and the transportation systems of the United States under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 285 et seq.) and the amendments made by such Act;"; and (iii) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ", made relevant to the States and metropolitan planning organizations," after "accurac)^'; (C) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following: 'The Bureau shall review and report to the Secretary of Transportation on the sources and reliability of the statistics proposed by the heads of the operating administrations of the Department to measure outputs and outcomes as required by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, and the amendments made by such Act, and shall carry out such other reviews of the sources and reliability of other data collected by the heads of the operating administrations of the Department as shall be requested by the Secretary."; and (D) by adding at the end the following: " (7) SUPPORTING TRANSPORTATION DECISIONMAKING.— Ensuring that the statistics compiled under paragraph (1) are relevant for transportation decisionmaking by the Federal Government, State and local governments, transportationrelated associations, private businesses, and consumers."; (3) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; (4) by striking subsection (g); (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: " (d) INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION DATA BASE. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—In consultation with the Associate Deputy Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries, and the heads of the operating administrations of the Department of Transportation, the Director shall establish and maintain a transportation data base for all modes of transportation. "(2) USE.— The data base shall be suitable for analyses carried out by the Federal Government, the States, and metropolitan planning organizations. "(3) CONTENTS.— The data base shall include— "(A) information on the volumes and patterns of movement of goods, including local, interregional, and international movement, by all modes of transportation and intermodal combinations, and by relevant classification;
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