49 U.S.C. § 6305 — Advisory council on transportation statistics

(a) The Director^* shall establish and consult an advisory council on transportation statistics. (b) The council shall advise on: (1) the quality, reliability, consistency, objectivity, and usefulness of transportation statistics and analyses collected, supported, or distributed by the Bureau^* and Department^*; and (2) ways to encourage cooperation and interoperability among the Bureau, Department operating administrations, States, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and private entities. (c)(1) The council must have 9 to 11 members appointed by the Director. (2) Members must not be United States officers or employees, must have expertise in (i) transportation data collection, analysis, or use, (ii) economics, or (iii) transportation safety, and should represent transportation stakeholders as broadly as possible. (d)(1) Members serve staggered terms of no more than 3 years. (2) A member may be nominated for one additional 3-year term. (3) A member serving the day before enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012 serves through the appointed term. (e) Title 5, chapter 10 applies, except section 1013 does not.