,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fcja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #be1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,h]nndez introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
conduct a compreh5sive1 culturally      
in=m$1 & community-engag$ /udy (        
g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9 ,pu]to ,rico1       
includ+ its causes1 preval5ce1 sy/emic  
driv]s1 & pot5tial policy solutions1    
tak+ into acc\nt ! isl&'s cultural1     
economic1 educational1 infra/ructural1 &
 po/-disa/] *all5ges4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,viol5ce      
,impact & ,vuln]abilities ,assessm5t    
,/udy ,act or ! ,,vivas ,act4  #b4      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,g5d]-bas$ viol5ce1 includ+ femicides1  
dome/ic abuse1 & sexual viol5ce         
con/itutes a s]i\s public heal? & human 
rights crisis 9 ,pu]to ,rico1           
disproportionately affect+ wom51 !      
,,lgbtqia community1 z well z o!r       

vuln]able & m>g9aliz$ communities4  7#b7
 ,?is type ( viol5ce c take _m =ms1     
includ+ physical1 sexual1 emotional1 &  
psy*ological h>m4  7#c7 ,exi/+ data on  
g5d] viol5ce 9 ,pu]to ,rico is fragm5t$ 
& insuffici5t1 imp$+ effective policy   
responses & res\rce allocation1 9 "p due
 to ! abs5ce ( a unifi$ & transp>5t     
public data sy/em capable ( integrat+   
in=mation across gov]nm5tal &           
non-gov]nm5tal s\rces4  7#d7 ,! role (  
local organizations & community         
advocates is critical 9 address+ !      
crisis1 yet _! contributions are n      
adequately docum5t$ or integrat$ into   
=mal gov]nm5t /rategies4  7#e7 ,!re is a
 press+ ne$ = a compreh5sive1 culturally
 in=m$1 & data-driv5 assessm5t ( g5d]   
viol5ce 9 ,pu]to ,rico1 includ+ an      
evaluation ( gov]nm5tal policies1       
educational approa*es1 & community-bas$ 
int]v5tions4  7#f7 ,su* an assessm5t    
%\ld include an indep5d5t & ?or\gh /udy 
on ! causes1 impact1 & sy/emic responses
 to g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9 ,pu]to ,rico1 ) 

p>ticul> att5tion to cultural context1  
economic conditions1 infra/ructure      
*all5ges1 & ! role ( local              
organizations1 9 ord] to effectively    
in=m ,f$]al & local policy & programm+1 
z well z su/a9able inve/m5ts 9 reliable1
 publicly accessible data sy/ems4  #c4  
,compreh5sive /udy on g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 
9 ,pu]to ,rico  7a7 ,comptroll] ,g5]al  
,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
%all conduct a compreh5sive /udy on     
g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9 ,pu]to ,rico4 ,!    
/udy %all assess ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!
 preval5ce1 sev]ity1 & types ( g5d]     
viol5ce across ,pu]to ,rico1            
disaggregat$ by demographic & geographic
 factors1 includ+-- 7,a7 detail$        
analysis ( me?ods & patt]ns ( viol5ce   
7e4g41 physical =ce1 weapons1 co]cive   
control1 economic dep5d5ce1 digital     
abuse72  7,b7 ! sett+s 9 :i* viol5ce    
occurs 7e4g41 home1 workplace1 public   
space72 &  7,c7 ! relation%ip betwe5    
victim & p]petrator4  7#b7 ,hi/orical & 
rec5t tr5ds1 includ+ *anges aft]-- 7,a7 

natural disa/]s 7su* z hurricanes ,m>ia 
& ,fiona72  7,b7 economic crises &      
au/]ity measures2 &  7,c7 ! ,,covid-#ai 
p&emic4  7#c7 ,! mann] & ext5t ( !      
effects on ! preval5ce1 sev]ity1 & types
 ( g5d] viol5ce ( cultural norms1       
/ructural pov]ty & economic dep5d5cy1   
g5d] id5tity & sexual ori5tation1       
educational disp>ities & unemploym5t1   
inadequate transportation1 h\s+1 utility
 infra/ructure1 climate vuln]ability &  
disa/] risk1 & o!r factors ! ,comptroll]
 ,g5]al may det]m9e relevant4  7#d7     
,in/itutional response & capacity1      
includ+ ) respect to-- 7,a7 law en=cem5t
 & judicial practices2  7,b7 heal? &    
social s]vice sy/ems2  7,c7 %elt] access
 & em]g5cy h\s+2  7,d7 access to m5tal  
heal? & trauma c>e2 &  7,e7 & sub/ance  
use disord] treatm5t4  7#e7 ,b>ri]s to  
prev5tion1 protection1 & ju/ice1 su* z  
"u-report+ due to /igma & fe>1          
inaccessibility ( s]vices 9 rural areas1
 police & prosecutorial %ortcom+s1 or   
lack ( culturally compet5t or           

trauma-in=m$ s]vices4  7#f7 ,!          
int]section ( disa/] ev5ts & g5d]       
viol5ce1 includ+ ! role ( infra/ructure 
collapse1 displacem5t1 & /ressors 9     
exac]bat+ viol5ce & levels ( access to  
%elt]s & s]vices dur+ & aft] disa/]s4   
7#g7 ,data infra/ructure & report+      
sy/ems1 includ+3 7,a7 exi/+ ,f$]al1     
,commonweal?1 & local data sy/ems2  7,b7
 gaps 9 report+1 accuracy1 & demographic
 disaggregation2 &  7,c7 recomm5dations 
to improve data collection & transp>5cy1
 includ+ evaluation ( ! creation &      
implem5tation ( a publicly accessible   
data sy/em ) cle> /&>ds = integration ( 
gov]nm5tal & civil-society-g5]at$       
in=mation4  7#h7 ,public access to      
femicide-relat$ data & case updates1    
judicial outcomes & impunity rates1 &   
,gov]nm5t acc\ntability me*anisms &     
ov]sight1 includ+ curr5t b>ri]s to      
timely public disclosure & transp>5cy4  
7b7 ,additional elem5ts  7#a7           
,organizational impact analysis ,! /udy 
requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all also     

include-- 7,a7 an exam9ation ( ! rea* ( 
local int]v5tions1 ! way local          
organizations & int]v5tions "w to fill  
sy/emic gaps to fill sy/emic gaps1 &    
*all5ges 9 su/a9ability1 infra/ructure1 
& fund+2 &  7,b7 recomm5dations =-- 7i7 
increas+ support & additional fund+ to  
local ,pu]to ,rican organizations2  7ii7
 improv+ coord9ation betwe5 local1      
,commonweal?1 & ,f$]al entities2  7iii7 
protect+ grassroots lead]%ip &          
survivor-c5t]$ solutions2 &  7iv7 ensur+
 disa/]-resili5t s]vice deliv]y4  7#b7  
,analysis ( gov]nm5tal response to      
femicide ,^u conclud+ ! /udy requir$ by 
subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    
%all evaluate-- 7,a7 ! ,pu]to ,rican    
,gov]nm5t's curr5t policies &           
in/itutional /rategies to prev5t        
femicide & g5d]-bas$ viol5ce1 ) emphasis
 on analyz+-- 7i7 public education      
campaigns2  7ii7 /rategic plans &       
,executive ord]s2 &  7iii7 budget       
allocations & implem5tation /atus2  7,b7
 ! effectiv5ess ( education-focus$      

gov]nm5tal initiatives comp>$ to-- 7i7  
law en=cem5t re=m2  7ii7 survivor       
s]vices & safe h\s+2  7iii7 judicial    
acc\ntability2 or  7iv7 m5tal heal? &   
trauma support2  7,c7 ! ext5t to :i*    
education-c5t]$ approa*es address-- 7i7 
root causes v]sus symptoms2  7ii7 urg5t 
protection v]sus long-t]m cultural      
*ange2 or  7iii7 urban v]sus rural      
disp>ities2 &  7,d7 ! results ( input f 
civil society1 survivors1 & impact$     
communities on effectiv5ess1 gaps1      
delays or displacem5t ( int]v5tions1    
includ+ cases :]e civil society data or 
monitor+ ef=ts id5tify inconsi/5cies )  
(ficial report+4  7c7 ,inclusion ( local
 organizations & community p>ticipants  
,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy requir$ by          
subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    
%all-- 7#a7 actively engage ) ,pu]to    
,rican local organizations1 su* z-- 7,a7
 wom5's organizations & %elt]s2  7,b7   
,,lgbtq advocacy gr\ps2  7,c7           
survivor-l$ initiatives2  7,d7 y\? &    
disability rights advocates2 &  7,e7    

academic in/itutions & rese>*]s includ+ 
entities t ma9ta9 indep5d5t monitor+ or 
data-collection initiatives 9 ! abs5ce (
 =maliz$ gov]nm5tal sy/ems2 &  7#b7     
include z a "p ( su* engagem5t-- 7,a7   
community r\ndtables & li/5+ sessions2  
7,b7 inclusion 9 rese>* design & data   
int]pretation2 &  7,c7 opportunities =  
writt5 & oral te/imony4  #d4 ,report    
7a7 ,int]im report ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al
 %all publi% an int]im report n lat] ?an
 #bgj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 consi/+ ( su* f9d+s z !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al may h rea*$1 z ( !   
date ( ! publication ( ! int]im report1 
) respect to ! /udy requir$ by section  
#c7;a7 & ! additional elem5ts requir$ by
 section #c7;b74  7b7 ,f9al report ,n   
lat] ?an #edj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al %all submit to ,congress &       
concurr5tly publi% 9 a publicly         
available =m 9 bo? ,engli% & ,spani% a  
report t includes-- 7#a7 all f9d+s f !  
/udy requir$ by section #c7;a72  7#b7   

all additional elem5ts requir$ by       
section #c7;b72  7#c7 disaggregation ( !
 data & f9d+s by municipality 9 ,pu]to  
,rico2  7#d7 ! evid5ce-bas$             
recomm5dations ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ) 
respect to-- 7,a7 enhanc+ or supplem5t+ 
exi/+ /rategies to bett] balance        
prev5tion ?r\gh education ) /ructural   
re=m & direct protections2  7,b7        
integrat+ education )9 a compreh5sive1  
multi-sectoral /rategy t incorporates   
law en=cem5t1 heal? sy/ems1 social      
s]vices1 & em]g5cy managem5t2 &  7,c7   
build+ transp>5t1 measurable1 &         
p>ticipatory ov]sight sy/ems1 includ+   
?r\gh p]iodic report+1 public da%bo>ds1 
indep5d5t evaluations1 & survivor       
fe$back me*anisms1 ) p>ticul> att5tion  
to ensur+ su/a9$ fund+1 public          
accessibility1 & long-t]m ma9t5ance (   
any recomm5d$ data sy/ems2  7#e7 a      
description ( me*anisms = ongo+ ,f$]al &
 local collaboration2 &  7#f7 any o!r   
policy1 fund+1 data infra/ructure or o!r
 recomm5dations ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    

det]m9es appropriate1 :e!r address$ to  
,f$]al entities or to ag5cies ( !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 z a result 
( conclud+ ! /udy & analysis requir$ by 
section #c1 includ+ options = e/abli%+  
or enhanc+ unifi$ public data sy/em on  
g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9 ,pu]to ,rico4