,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #f1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,davis of ,north ,carolina    
7for himself and ,mr4 ,tony ,gonzales of
 ,texas7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide    
technical assistance for geographically 
underserved and distressed areas1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,rural   
,uplift and ,revitalization ,assistance 
,act4  #b4 ,technical assistance for    
geographically underserved and          
distressed areas  7a7 ,in general       
,within #a year after the date of the   
enactment of this section1 the          
,secretary of ,agriculture 7in this     
section referred to as the ,secretary7  
shall directly1 or through cooperative  
agreements1 provide technical assistance
 and strengthen local capacity to       
improve access to rural development     
programs administered by the ,secretary 

for local partners 7including local     
governments1 cooperatives1 businesses1  
healthcare facilities and networks1     
community anchor institutions 7as       
defined in section #fjcjb7f7 of the     
,digital ,equity ,act of #bjba71 and    
nonprofit organizations7 in             
geographically underserved and          
distressed areas4  7b7 ,reports         
,beginning #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this section1 the         
,secretary shall annually publish1 make 
available to the public1 and submit to  
the ,committee on ,agriculture of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate a report on
 how the provision of technical         
assistance under subsection 7a7 has     
affected geographically underserved and 
distressed areas in the year covered by 
the report4  7c7 ,definition of         
geographically underserved and          
distressed area ,in this section1 the   
term geographically underserved and     

distressed area means a rural area 7as  
determined by the ,secretary7--  7#a7 in
 a socially vulnerable community 7as    
determined by the ,secretary72  7#b7 in 
a persistent poverty county 7as         
determined by the ,secretary72  7#c7 in 
a economically distressed area 7as      
determined by the ,secretary72 or  7#d7 
that lacks adequate water services1     
sewer services1 or decent housing in any
 region near the border between the     
,united ,states and ,mexico4