,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ba1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,velzquez 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,torres (    
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mrs4 
,ramirez1 ,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new ,york1   
,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 & ,mr4      
,h]nndez7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a /udy
 relat+ to ! consolidation ( c]ta9 grant
 programs curr5tly available to insul>  
areas & ! suitability ( su*             
consolidation = ,pu]to ,rico1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,report on ,grant          
,consolidation ,au?ority = ,pu]to ,rico 
,act4  #b4 ,congressional f9d+s &       
/atem5t ( purpose  7a7 ,increas$ burd5  
on ! public sector ( ,pu]to ,rico ,!    
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7    
,pu]to ,rico faces a sev]e economic     
crisis1 *>act]iz$ by ! l>ge/ municipal  
bankruptcy 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory1    
high] levels ( pov]ty & socioeconomic   

inequality :5 comp>$ to ! re/ ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 & a r$uc$ labor =ce4  7#b7     
,pu]to ,rico is manag+ a l>ge recov]y & 
recon/ruction process prompt$ by        
hurricanes ,irma1 ,m>a1 & ,fiona1 !     
#bjbj e>?quakes1 & ! ,,covid p&emic4    
7#c7 ,! set ( po/-disa/] conditions has 
ex]t$ a great burd5 on ! public sector (
 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico4 ,public 
employees h _h to comply ) new fiscal   
requirem5ts impos$ by ! ,f9ancial       
,ov]sight & ,managem5t ,bo>d "u ! ,pu]to
 ,rico ,ov]sight1 ,managem5t1 &         
,economic ,/ability ,act 7,,promesa71   
h&le hi/oric allocations ( ,f$]al funds1
 :i* involves engag+ ) new ag5cies1     
programs1 & requirem5ts ov] "t1 &       
balance fiscal con/ra9ts ) ! urg5cy to  
recruit specializ$ & full-"t work=ce = !
 be/ use ( disa/] fund+4  7b7 ,/atem5t (
 ,purpose ,x is ! purpose ( ?is ,act to 
/udy ! suitability ( grant consolidation
 to m9imize ! burd5 ^u ! public sector (
 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico &        
maximize its available res\rces to      

access ,f$]al fund+4  #c4 ,/udy requir$ 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ! appropriate            
congressional committees a report       
conta9+ ! results ( a /udy on ! process 
by :i* grants made available by ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t are consolidat$ = insul>     
areas pursuant to "p #ig ( title #de1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4 ,su* report
 %all also conta9 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an    
analysis1 9 consultation ) appropriate  
(ficials ( local ag5cies 9 ,pu]to ,rico1
 ab\t ! mann] 9 :i* su* ag5cies curr5tly
 access fund+ f programs t are li/$ 9   
section #ig4ab ( su* "p #ig4  7#b7 ,a   
li/ ( ea* grant or o!r program t su*    
(ficials w\ld recomm5d add+ to ! li/ (  
programs "u su* section #ig4ab4  7#c7   
,any *all5ges not$ by ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al or by su* (ficials relat+ to     
meet+ ! exi/+ requirem5ts = obta9+ fund+
 = ,pu]to ,rico f su* li/$ programs4    
7#d7 ,an assessm5t by ! ,comptroll]     

,g5]al :e!r any ( ! *all5ges describ$   
pursuant to p>agraph 7#c7 ) respect to  
exi/+ requirem5ts = obta9+ fund+ w\ld be
 p>tially or :olly address$ by ext5d+   
access to ! consolidation ( su* fund+ to
 ,pu]to ,rico 9 ! same mann] & to ! same
 ext5t z ! insul> areas4  7#e7 ,any     
recomm5dations ( su* (ficials reg>d+ !  
mann] 9 :i* t curr5t process = access to
 su* fund+ %\ld *ange1 includ+          
recomm5dations relat+ to ext5d+ access  
to ! consolidation ( su* fund+ to ,pu]to
 ,rico4  7b7 ,access to prompt &        
complete in=mation ,any (ficial ( ,pu]to
 ,rico f :om ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al seeks 
in=mation = purposes ( ! report requir$ 
by subsection 7a7 %all promptly &       
compreh5sively respond to su* reque/ =  
in=mation1 & 9 no case lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! receipt ( su* a reque/4 ,to !   
ext5t appropriate1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al 
may int]pret a lack ( response1 or a    
p>tial or incomplete response1 to any   
su* reque/ = in=mation adv]sely 9       
compil+ ! report requir$ by su*         

subsection4  7c7 ,appropriate           
congressional committees def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on
 ,natural ,res\rces1 ! ,committee on    
,education & ,labor1 & ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces & !        
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4