,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eeja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,velzquez introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require a /udy on ! critical data gaps  
exp]i5c$ by ,f$]al ag5cies provid+      
grants = ! recov]y ( ,pu]to ,rico4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,data ,improvem5t = ,pu]to ,rico        
,recov]y ,act4  #b4 ,/udy requir$  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]  
,g5]al %all complete & submit to !      
appropriate congressional committees a  
report conta9+ ! results ( a /udy on !  
specific data ne$s across grant-aw>d+   
ag5cies4 ,! report %all conta9 ! foll[+3
  7#a7 ,a li/ ( all grants provid$ by   
grant-aw>d+ ag5cies to support ,pu]to   
,rico's recov]y f ,hurricanes ,irma1    
,m>a1 & ,fiona1 ! #bjbj e>?quakes1 & !  
,,covid-#ai p&emic4 ,! li/ %all specify 
! grant type1 am\nt1 & ! specific disa/]

 or em]g5cy to :i* x p]ta9s4  7#b7 ,an  
assessm5t ( /ati/ical products t details
 ! /ages ( ! grant process at :i*       
/ati/ical products 7 us$1 includ+--     
7,a7 notice ( fund+ opportunity2  7,b7  
developm5t2  7,c7 application review2   
7,d7 aw>d selection2  7,e7 =mulation (  
t]ms & conditions2 &  7,f7 te*nical     
assi/ance4  7#c7 ,an evaluation ( ! mo/ 
critical data ne$s id5tifi$ by          
grant-aw>d+ ag5cies 9 manag+            
disa/]-relat$ grants = ,pu]to ,rico1    
includ+ issues relat$ to lack ( data    
cov]age1 disp>ities1 report+ delays1 &  
limitations 9 data reliability4  7#d7 ,a
 description ( ! ext5t to :i* ! id5tifi$
 data gaps h imp$$ effective grant      
allocation1 managem5t1 & evaluation =   
,pu]to ,rico1 includ+ any specific      
examples :]e grant execution 0 h9d]$4   
7#e7 ,:]e applicable1 a li/ ( ,f$]al    
products t curr5tly exclude ,pu]to      
,rico1 b :i* c\ld improve grant         
processes if ! ,pu]to ,rico 0 includ$4  
,! grant-aw>d+ ag5cies %all provide     

recomm5dations on integrat+ ,pu]to ,rico
 into su* ,f$]al products to enhance    
grant allocation & ov]sight4  7b7       
,access to prompt & complete in=mation  
,any ,f$]al (ficial f :om ! ,comptroll] 
,g5]al seeks in=mation = purposes ( !   
report requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all   
compreh5sively respond to su* reque/ =  
in=mation1 n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !   
receipt ( t reque/4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate             
congressional committees ,! t]m         
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on ,national 
,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &
  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural
 ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7            
,grant-aw>d+ ag5cies ,! t]m grant-aw>d+ 
ag5cies means relevant ag5cies :at h    
allocat$1 obligat$1 or disburs$ recov]y 
funds = ,pu]to ,rico4  7#c7 ,relevant   
ag5cies ,! t]m relevant ag5cies means ! 
foll[+3  7,a7 ,environm5tal ,protection 
,ag5cy4  7,b7 ,f$]al ,communications    
,commission4  7,c7 ,f$]al ,em]g5cy      

,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7,d7 ,g5]al ,s]vices
 ,adm9i/ration4  7,e7 ,national ,sci5ce 
,f\ndation4  7,f7 ,small ,bus9ess       
,adm9i/ration4  7,g7 ,army ,corps (     
,eng9e]s4  7,h7 ,dep>tm5t (             
,agriculture4  7,i7 ,dep>tm5t (         
,comm]ce1 includ+ ! ,economic           
,developm5t ,adm9i/ration1 ,m9ority     
,bus9ess ,developm5t ,ag5cy4  7,j7      
,national ,telecommunications &         
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration4  7,k7         
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology4  7,l7 ,int]national ,trade  
,adm9i/ration4  7,m7 ,national ,oceanic 
& ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  7,n7      
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7,o7 ,dep>tm5t (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  7,p7         
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security4  7,q7    
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4 
7,r7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7,s7         
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7,t7 ,dep>tm5t ( ! 
,int]ior4  7,u7 ,dep>tm5t (             
,transportation4  7,v7 ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#d7 ,/ati/ical     
products ,! t]m /ati/ical products means

 ,f$]al /ati/ical inputs1 e/imates1 &   
products us$ by grant-aw>d+ ag5cies to  
develop & manage grant fund+4