PUBLIC LAW 105-178—JUNE 9, 1998 112 STAT. 433 "(b) MINIMUM EXPENDITURES ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraph (2), not less than 25 percent of the funds subject to subsection (a) that are apportioned to a State for a fiscal year shall be expended by the State for research, development, and technology transfer activities described in subsection (a), relating to highway, public transportation, and intermodal transportation systems. "(2) WAIVERS.— The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) with respect to a State for a fiscal year if the State certifies to the Secretary for the fiscal year that total expenditures by the State for transportation planning under sections 134 and 135 will exceed 75 percent of the funds described in paragraph (1) and the Secretary accepts such certification. "(3) NONAPPLICABILITY OF ASSESSMENT. —Funds expended under paragraph (1) shall not be considered to be part of the extramural budget of the agency for the purpose of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638). "(c) FEDERAL SHARE. —The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using funds subject to subsection (a) shall be 80 percent unless the Secretary determines that the interests of the Federalaid highway program would be best served by decreasing or eliminating the non-Federal share. "(d) ADMINISTRATION OF SUMS. — Funds subject to subsection (a) shall be combined and administered by the Secretary as a single fund and shall be available for obligation for the same period as funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1).". SEC. 6106. INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH PROGRAM. Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end the following:
- §506. International highway transportation outreach program
"(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— The Secretary may establish an international highway transportation outreach program— "(1) to inform the United States highway community of technological innovations in foreign countries that could significantly improve highway transportation in the United States; "(2) to promote United States highway transportation expertise, goods, and services in foreign countries; and "(3) to increase transfers of United States highway transportation technology to foreign countries. "(b) ACTIVITIES. — Activities carried out under the program may include— "(1) development, monitoring, assessment, and dissemination in the United States of information about highway transportation innovations in foreign countries that could significantly improve highway transportation in the United States; "(2) research, development, demonstration, training, and other forms of technology transfer and exchange; "(3) informing foreign countries about the technical quality of United States highway transportation goods and services
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