UNIVERSITY GRANTS.

SEC. 5116. UNIVERSITY GRANTS. (a) Seismic Research, University of California at San Diego.— (1) Grants.—The Secretary shall make grants to the University of California at San Diego to upgrade earthquake simulation facilities at the University. (2) Funding.—Of the amounts made available under section 5001(a)(1) of this Act, $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002 shall be available to carry out this subsection. (b) Global Climate Research, University of Alabama at Huntsville.— (1) Grants.—The Secretary shall make grants to the University of Alabama at Huntsville for global climate research. (2) Funding.—Of the amounts made available under section 5001(a)(1) of this Act, $200,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall be available to carry out this subsection. (c) Asphalt Research, Auburn University.— (1) Grants.—The Secretary shall make grants to Auburn University for asphalt research. (2) Funding.—Of the amounts made available under section 5001(a)(1) of this Act, $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000 shall be available to carry out this subsection. (d) Advanced Vehicle Research, University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.— (1) Grants.—The Secretary shall make grants to the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa for advanced vehicle research, including the study of fuel cell and electric vehicle technology. (2) Funding.—Of the amounts made available under section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $400,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall be available to carry out this subsection. (e) Geothermal Heat Pump Smart Bridge Program, Oklahoma State University.— (1) Grants.—The Secretary shall make grants to Oklahoma State University for the purposes of research, development, and field testing of the Geothermal Heat Pump Smart Bridge Program. (2) Funding.—Of the amounts made available under section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $500,000 for fiscal year 2002 shall be available to carry out this subsection. (f) Intelligent Stiffener for Bridge Stress Reduction, University of Oklahoma.— (1) Grants.—The Secretary shall make grants to the University of Oklahoma, College of Engineering, Center for Structural Control, for the purposes of research, development, and field testing of the Intelligent Stiffener for Bridge Stress Reduction. (2) Funding.—Of the amounts made available under section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $500,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be available to carry out this subsection. (g) Study of Advanced Trauma Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham.— (1) Grants.—The Secretary shall make grants to the University of Alabama at Birmingham for the study of advanced trauma care. (2) Funding.—Of the amounts made available under section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $750,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall be available to carry out this subsection. (h) Center for Transportation Injury Research.— (1) Grants.—The Secretary shall make grants to establish and maintain a center for transportation injury research at the Calspan University of Buffalo Research Center affiliated with the State University of New York at Buffalo. (2) Funding.—Of the amounts made available under section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 shall be available to carry out this subsection. (i) Head and Spinal Cord Injury Research.— (1) Grants.—The Secretary shall make grants to the Neuroscience Center for Excellence at Louisiana State University and the Virginia Transportation Research Institute at George Washington University for research and technology development for preventing and minimizing head and spinal cord injuries relating to automobile accidents. (2) Funding.—Of the amounts made available under section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall be available to carry out this subsection.