Helping Communities Invest in Infrastructure Act
This bill revises the Rural Project Initiative under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation (TIFIA) program.
Specifically, the bill
To amend title 23, United States Code, to increase a set-aside for the 
 Rural Project Initiative of the TIFIA program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Communities Invest in 
Infrastructure Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE OF SET-ASIDE.

    Section 605(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting ``$3,000,000''.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE FINANCE BUREAU.

    (a) Annual Progress Report.--Section 116 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Annual Progress Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, 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--
            ``(1) the use of funds authorized under section 605(f) of 
        title 23; and
            ``(2) the progress of the Bureau in carrying out the 
        purposes described in subsection (b).''.
    (b) Outreach.--Section 116(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) to provide assistance and communicate best practices 
        and financing and funding opportunities to eligible entities 
        for the programs referred to in subsection (d)(1), including 
        by--
                    ``(A) conducting proactive outreach to communities 
                located outside of metropolitan or micropolitan 
                statistical areas; and
                    ``(B) coordinating with the Office of Rural 
                Development of the Department of Agriculture, the 
                Office of Community Revitalization of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency, and any other agencies that provide 
                technical assistance for rural communities, as 
                determined by the Director;''.

SEC. 4. TIFIA APPLICATION PROCESS REPORT.

    Section 609(b)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vi) whether the project is located in a 
                        metropolitan statistical area, micropolitan 
                        statistical area, or neither.''.
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Helping Communities Invest in Infrastructure Act
To amend title 23, United States Code, to increase a set-aside for the Rural Project Initiative of the TIFIA program, and for other purposes.
Helping Communities Invest in Infrastructure Act
Rep. Davids, Sharice