of Transportation shall commission the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on options for financing the placement of publicly available EVSE along eligible roads that includes consideration of financial instruments and optimization of public-private partnerships. (b) Deadline The Secretary shall submit to Congress the study commissioned under subsection (a) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 5. Establishment of network of electric vehicle chargers along eligible roads (a) Plan implementation Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, using the plan developed pursuant to section 3 and the recommendations in the report described in section 4, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy shall complete the establishment of a national network of publicly available EVSE. (b) Grant program (1) Establishment Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation in coordination with the Secretary of Energy shall establish a competitive grant program to award grants to eligible entities to implement the plan developed in section 3 of this Act. (2) Applications To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy shall require. (3) Priority In selecting grant recipients, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy shall give priority to applications consistent with the plan developed pursuant to section 3 of this Act. (4) Use of funds An entity receiving a grant under this subsection shall only use the funds in accordance with this paragraph to contract with a private entity for acquisition and installation of publicly available EVSE that is directly related to the charging of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles.