,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #i1        
#bjag,mr4 ,lewis of ,georgia introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
require reporting by the ,department of 
,transportation on requests for funding 
projects or programs1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,missed             
,opportunities in ,transportation ,act  
of #bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds
 the following3  7#a7 the ,united       
,states relies on an integrated1        
multimodal system of transportation to  
facilitate the movement of people and   
goods across the ,nation2  7#b7 the     
,united ,states has a history of        
investing in forward-thinking ideas to  
improve transportation2  7#c7 ,congress 
has a duty to do all it can to improve  
transportation in the ,united ,states2  

7#d7 both ,congress and the ,states have
 failed to meet the needs of the        
,american people in recent years2  7#e7 
inflation-adjusted public spending on   
transportation infrastructure has       
declined over the past decade2  7#f7    
,americans are suffering from the       
consequences of that inaction2  7#g7    
investment in transportation and        
infrastructure is vital to national     
security and prosperity2  7#h7 failure  
to invest adequately in ,united ,states 
infrastructure will continue to impede  
economic growth and harm the health and 
competitiveness of the ,united ,states  
economy2  7#i7 proposals to improve     
transportation in the ,united ,states   
exceed available funds2  7#aj7 the      
,american people deserve to be informed 
about and consider possible solutions   
for the gridlock and disrepair they     
experience every day2 and  7#aa7        
,congress must have good information    
about potential projects for            
transportation modernization in order to

 make reasonable judgments about funding
 levels for transportation projects and 
research4  #c4 ,annual reporting on     
missed opportunities  7a7 ,in general   
,chapter #c of title #di1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #cab4 ,annual   
reporting on missed opportunities  7a7  
,in general ,not later than ,december   
#ca of each year1 the ,secretary of     
,transportation shall submit to         
,congress a report on missed            
opportunities for each competitive or   
discretionary grant program administered
 by the ,department of ,transportation  
in the preceding fiscal year4  7b7      
,contents ,for each grant program       
described in subsection 7a71 the report 
shall detail the #aj individual         
applications1 proposals1 or requests for
 funding that--  7#a7 were not funded or
 awarded1 completely or partially2 but  
7#b7 showed the greatest potential to   
improve transportation in the ,united   
,states1 according to the selection     

criteria and established goals of that  
grant program4  7c7 ,reporting date     
flexibility ,if a law requires an annual
 report to ,congress with respect to a  
grant program described in subsection   
7a71 the report on missed opportunities 
required under this section for that    
program may--  7#a7 be included in that 
annual report2 and  7#b7 be submitted on
 or before the date that annual report  
is due4  7d7 ,public transparency ,upon 
submission of a report on missed        
opportunities to ,congress under this   
section1 the ,secretary shall make the  
report available to the public on an    
internet website of the ,department of  
,transportation in a manner that is user
 friendly and able to be searched and   
downloaded by users of the website4  7e7
 ,trade secrets and confidential        
information ,nothing in this section    
authorizes the ,secretary to disclose   
any information that is a trade secret  
or confidential information subject to  
section #eeb7;b77#d7 of title #e or     

section #aije of title #ah4  4  7b7     
,clerical amendment ,the analysis for   
chapter #c of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #caa the   
following3  #cab4 ,annual reporting on  
missed opportunities4  4