,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcef  ,,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 programs through the        
,airport ,improvement ,program4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,missed ,opportunities in ,aviation 
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,annual reporting on
 missed opportunities ,section #dgaje of
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by inserting at the end the     
following3  7g7 ,annual reporting on    
missed opportunities  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later ,december #ca of each year1  
the ,secretary shall submit a report to 
,congress that identifies--  7,a7 the   
total number of requests made under this
 section that were under review during  

the preceding fiscal year by the        
,department for funding1 in whole or in 
part1 of projects including--  7i7 the  
number of such requests that were       
granted2  7ii7 the number of such       
requests that were denied2 and  7iii7   
the number of such requests that        
remained pending at the end of the      
fiscal year2 and  7,b7 of the requests  
that were denied or remained pending    
under clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 of         
subparagraph 7,a71 the requests with the
 greatest potential for improving       
aviation in the ,united ,states in      
accordance with section #dgajc4  7#b7   
,trade secrets and confidential         
information ,this section does not      
authorize the ,secretary to disclose any
 information that is a trade secret or  
confidential information subject to     
section #eeb7;b77#d7 of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code1 or section #aije 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  4