113 STAT. 1752 PUBLIC LAW 106-159—DEC. 9, 1999 49 USC 31136 note. 49 USC 330 note. Deadline. (e) PERSONNEL LEVELS. —The number of personnel positions at the Office of Motor Carrier Safety (and, beginning on January 1, 2000, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) at its headquarters location in fiscal year 2000 shall not be increased above the level transferred from the Federal Highway Administration to the Office of Motor Carrier Safety. The Secretary shall provide detailed justifications to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives for the personnel requested for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003 for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration when the President submits his budget, including a justification for increasing personnel at headquarters above the levels so transferred. (f) AUTHORITY TO PROMULGATE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR RETRO- FITTING. — The authority under title 49, United States Code, to promulgate safety standards for commercial motor vehicles and equipment subsequent to initial manufacture is vested in the Secretary and may be delegated. (g) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. — (1) COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION.— In awarding any contract for research, the Secretary shall comply with section 1252.209-70 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section. The Secretary shall require that the text of such section be included in any request for proposal and contract for research made by the Secretary. (2) STUDY.— (A) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine whether or not compliance with the section referred to in paragraph (1) is sufficient to avoid conflicts of interest in contracts for research awarded by the Secretary and to evaluate whether or not compliance with such section unreasonably delays or burdens the awarding of such contracts. (B) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under this paragraph, the Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, with the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation, the Comptroller General, the heads of other Federal agencies, research organizations, industry representatives, employee organizations, safety organizations, and other entities. (C) REPORT. —Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under this paragraph. SEC. 102. REVENUE ALIGNED BUDGET AUTHORITY. (a) IN GENERAL. — Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating the first section 110, relating to uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds, as section 126 and moving and inserting such section after section 125 of such chapter; and (2) in the remaining section 110, relating to revenue aligned budget authority—
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