By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Sunday aimed at prioritizing government resources to help economically distressed American communities - a day before he leaves the White House.
Biden's order is targeting so-called "Left-Behind Communities" and aims to help incoming President Donald Trump, who will oversee significant spending on infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, broadband internet and other programs approved during Biden's presidency.
By one estimate, 15% percent of the U.S. population -- or around 50 million Americans -- live in a distressed zip code, which is measured by poverty, unemployment, education, abandoned homes, median income and declines in jobs and businesses.