,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjai,ms4 
,finkenauer 7for herself and ,mr4       
,stauber7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united   
,states ,code1 to increase a set-aside  
for the ,rural ,project ,initiative of  
the ,,tifia program1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,helping            
,communities ,invest in ,infrastructure 
,act4  #b4 ,increase of set-aside       
,section #fje7;f77#a7 of title #bc1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking #b1jjj1jjj and inserting       
#c1jjj1jjj4  #c4 ,national ,surface     
,transportation and ,innovative ,finance
 ,bureau  7a7 ,annual progress report   
,section #aaf of title #di1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7k7 ,annual     
progress report ,not later than #a year 

after the date of enactment of this     
subsection1 and annually thereafter1 the
 ,executive ,director shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate a report detailing--  7#a7 the  
use of funds authorized under section   
#fje7;f7 of title #bc2 and  7#b7 the    
progress of the ,bureau in carrying out 
the purposes described in subsection    
7b74  4  7b7 ,outreach ,section         
#aaf7;b77#a7 of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#a7 to provide assistance and
 communicate best practices and         
financing and funding opportunities to  
eligible entities for the programs      
referred to in subsection 7d77#a71      
including by--  7,a7 conducting         
proactive outreach to communities       
located outside of metropolitan or      
micropolitan statistical areas2 and     
7,b7 coordinating with the ,department  

of ,agriculture's ,office of ,rural     
,development1 the ,environmental        
,protection ,agency's ,office of        
,community ,revitalization1 and any     
other agencies that provide technical   
assistance for rural communities as     
determined by the ,director2  4  #d4    
,,tifia application process report      
,section #fji7;b77#b77;,a7 of title #bc1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in clause 7iv71 by striking and2   
7#b7 in clause 7v71 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7vi7 whether the project is 
located in a metropolitan statistical   
area1 micropolitan statistical area1 or 
neither4  4