,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #i1 #bjag,mr4
 ,lewis ( ,georgia introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to require report+ by !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation on reque/s =
 fund+ projects or programs1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,miss$ ,opportunities 9    
,transportation ,act ( #bjag4  #b4      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates relies on an integrat$1   
multimodal sy/em ( transportation to    
facilitate ! movem5t ( p & goods across 
! ,nation2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has a  
hi/ory ( inve/+ 9 =w>d-?9k+ ideas to    
improve transportation2  7#c7 ,congress 
has a duty to d all x c to improve      
transportation 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 
bo? ,congress & ! ,/ates h fail$ to meet
 ! ne$s ( ! ,am]ican p 9 rec5t ye>s2    
7#e7 inflation-adju/$ public sp5d+ on   

transportation infra/ructure has decl9$ 
ov] ! pa/ decade2  7#f7 ,am]icans are   
suff]+ f ! consequ5ces ( t inaction2    
7#g7 inve/m5t 9 transportation &        
infra/ructure is vital to national      
security & prosp]ity2  7#h7 failure to  
inve/ adequately 9 ,unit$ ,/ates        
infra/ructure w cont9ue to imp$e        
economic gr[? & h>m ! heal? &           
competitiv5ess ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
economy2  7#i7 proposals to improve     
transportation 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates exce$  
available funds2  7#aj7 ! ,am]ican p    
des]ve to be in=m$ ab\t & consid]       
possible solutions = ! gridlock &       
disrepair !y exp]i5ce e day2 &  7#aa7   
,congress mu/ h good in=mation ab\t     
pot5tial projects = transportation      
mod]nization 9 ord] to make reasonable  
judgm5ts ab\t fund+ levels =            
transportation projects & rese>*4  #c4  
,annual report+ on miss$ opportunities  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #c ( title #di1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #cab4 ,annual report+ 

on miss$ opportunities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca ( ea* ye>1 !      
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all submit 
to ,congress a report on miss$          
opportunities = ea* competitive or      
discretion>y grant program adm9i/]$ by !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation 9 ! prec$+ 
fiscal ye>4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,= ea* grant  
program describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !    
report %all detail ! #aj individual     
applications1 proposals1 or reque/s =   
fund+ t--  7#a7 7 n fund$ or aw>d$1     
completely or p>tially2 b  7#b7 %[$ !   
greate/ pot5tial to improve             
transportation 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       
accord+ to ! selection crit]ia &        
e/abli%$ goals ( t grant program4  7c7  
,report+ date flexibility ,if a law     
requires an annual report to ,congress )
 respect to a grant program describ$ 9  
subsection 7a71 ! report on miss$       
opportunities requir$ "u ?is section = t
 program may--  7#a7 be includ$ 9 t     
annual report2 &  7#b7 be submitt$ on or
 be=e ! date t annual report is due4    

7d7 ,public transp>5cy ,^u submission ( 
a report on miss$ opportunities to      
,congress "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
%all make ! report available to ! public
 on an int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,transportation 9 a mann] t is us]      
fri5dly & able to be se>*$ & d[nload$ by
 us]s ( ! website4  7e7 ,trade secrets &
 confid5tial in=mation ,no?+ 9 ?is      
section au?orizes ! ,secret>y to        
disclose any in=mation t is a trade     
secret or confid5tial in=mation subject 
to section #eeb7;b77#d7 ( title #e or   
section #aije ( title #ah4  4  7b7      
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! analysis = *apt] #c 
( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #caa ! foll[+3  #cab4 ,annual   
report+ on miss$ opportunities4  4