; (5) data gathering of travel behavior, including the public’s short and long-term responses to transformational technologies; (6) impacts of private-sector transportation product development on society and the traditional research enterprise; (7) support for a public-sector culture of transportation innovation and acceleration of federally funded research into practice, codes, and standards; and (8) fostering development of transportation educators and transportation professionals. (b) Report The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall submit a report to Congress not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections for such subchapter is further amended by adding at the end the following: 5508. Scoping a new Strategic Transportation Research Program. . (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021. 209. Advanced Transportation Research and Innovation Program (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 5509. Advanced Transportation Research and Innovation Program (a) Establishment; purposes The Secretary of Transportation shall establish the Advanced Transportation Research and Innovation Program, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary of Research and Technology. The purposes of the program shall be to— (1) support research that addresses the long-term barriers to development of multimodal advanced transportation technologies with the potential to meet the Nation’s long-term safety, competitiveness, and transportation goals; (2) support high-risk research and development to accelerate transformational transportation innovations and make Federal investments in emerging technology development; (3) leverage Federal interagency research mechanisms and the academic research enterprise