; (B) participate in merit reviews of research proposals and peer reviews of research products; and (C) receive research results. (3) Open competition and peer review of research proposals The National Academy of Sciences may award research contracts and grants under the program through open competition and merit review conducted on a regular basis. (4) Evaluation of research (A) Peer review Research contracts and grants under the program may allow peer review of the research results. (B) Programmatic evaluations The National Academy of Sciences shall conduct periodic programmatic evaluations on a regular basis of research contracts and grants. (5) Dissemination of research findings (A) In general The National Academy of Sciences shall disseminate research findings to researchers, practitioners, and decisionmakers, through conferences and seminars, field demonstrations, workshops, training programs, presentations, testimony to government officials, a public website for the National Academy of Sciences, publications for the general public, and other appropriate means. (B) Report Not more than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall make available on a public website a report that describes the ongoing research and findings of the program. (e) Contents The national research agenda under subsection (d)(1) shall include— (1) techniques and tools for estimating and identifying both quantitative and qualitative public benefits derived from multimodal freight transportation projects, including— (A) greenhouse gas emissions reduction; (B) congestion reduction; and (C) safety benefits; (2) the impact of freight delivery vehicles, including trucks, railcars, and non-motorized vehicles, on congestion in urban and rural areas; (3) the impact of both centralized and disparate origins and destinations on freight movement