,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fdda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #d1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,h]nndez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al update ! sy/ems ( !   
,po/al ,s]vice to accurately recognize &
 pres]ve address data1 includ+ ! prop]  
use ( l+ui/ic *>act]s & place names1 9  
,pu]to ,rico1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,pu]to ,rico ,po/al ,equity ,act (      
#bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! accurate id5tification1 
=matt+1 & integration ( physical        
addresses are ess5tial to ! effici5t    
op]ation ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al       
,s]vice1 ! reliability ( mail deliv]y1 !
 facilitation ( e-comm]ce1 & ! equitable
 di/ribution ( ,f$]al programs &        
s]vices4  7#b7 ,hi/orical & /ructural   
complexities 9 ,pu]to ,rico's local     
address+ conv5tions create inconsi/5cies
 betwe5 locally assign$ addresses & ^?  

recogniz$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al     
,s]vice1 ,f$]al ag5cies1 & major private
 plat=ms1 result+ 9 recurr+ deliv]y &   
validation failures4  7#c7 ,su*         
inconsi/5cies include ! omission or     
alt]ation ( diacritical m>ks recogniz$ 9
 ,spani%-language place names1 /reet    
names1 & surnames1 :i* c lead to        
misid5tification1 deliv]y errors1 & data
 mismat*es 9 (ficial records4  7#d7 ,!  
pres]vation ( accurate or?ography &     
culturally specific *>act]s 9 ,f$]al    
data sy/ems is ess5tial to ensur+ !     
integrity ( (ficial records1 compliance 
) civil rights & language access /&>ds1 
& ! protection ( id5tity & prop]ty      
rights4  7#e7 ,/r5g!n$ coord9ation      
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice & 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1 includ+ ! ,c5sus
 ,bureau1 w\ld enhance national data    
accuracy1 support economic developm5t1 &
 advance equity across ,pu]to ,rico by  
improv+ h[ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al       
,s]vice id5tifies & resolves recurr5t   
address recognition & deliv]y issues 9  

,pu]to ,rico4  #c4 ,improvem5ts to      
accuracy ( ,pu]to ,rico address data    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,po/ma/]
 ,g5]al %all develop & implem5t         
improvem5ts to ! sy/ems ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice to improve !      
accuracy & recognition ( addresses 9    
,pu]to ,rico1 includ+-- 7#a7 us+ exi/+  
op]ational indicators ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,po/al ,s]vice1 includ+                 
,undeliv]able-,z-,address$ codes1 mail  
deliv]y exception records1 address      
quality data f ! address managem5t sy/em
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice1      
deliv]y po9t validation results1 consum]
 compla9t in=mation1 & address          
validation outcomes data f ! websites ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice1 to      
id5tify locations 9 ,pu]to ,rico )      
p]si/5t address recognition or mail     
deliv]y issues2  7#b7 updat+ ! address  
records1 r\t+ in=mation1 & validation   
tables ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice 
= ! locations id5tifi$ "u subsection    

7#a72  7#c7 revis+ ! relevant sy/ems ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice1 includ+  
address mat*+1 address validation1 &    
mail & deliv]y r\t+ sy/ems1 to support !
 use ( diacritical m>ks & o!r address   
elem5ts us$ 9 ,pu]to ,rico = addresses 9
 ,pu]to ,rico2 &  7#d7 tak+ su* o!r     
actions z det]m9$ appropriate by !      
,po/ma/] ,g5]al bas$ on ! relevant data 
to improve ! recognition by ! sy/ems ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice ( & !     
prop] deliv]y ( mail to prop]ly assign$ 
addresses 9 ,pu]to ,rico4  7b7          
,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out subsection   
7a71 ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all consult ) ! 
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus1 includ+ ! ,c5sus    
,op5 ,innovation ,lab1 ! ,pu]to ,rico   
,plann+ ,bo>d e/abli%$ by ,pu]to ,rico  
,act #ge-aige 7#bc ,l4,p4,r4,a4 #fb et  
seq471 & appropriate local gov]nm5ts 9  
,pu]to ,rico1 to obta9 in=mation requir$
 to c>ry out su* subsection4  7c7       
,report+ ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft]        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft] 
= ?ree ye>s1 ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all     

submit to ,congress a report detail+--  
7#a7 ! actions tak5 "u ?is section2     
7#b7 ! progress ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al
 ,s]vice 9 improv+ ! recognition ( &    
accuracy ( deliv]y to addresses 9 ,pu]to
 ,rico2 &  7#c7 any b>ri]s to c>ry+ out 
subsection 7a7 & recomm5dations =       
legislative or adm9i/rative action to   
address su* b>ri]s4  7d7 ,diacritical   
m>k def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m diacritical
 m>k means any acc5t1 tilde1 or o!r     
or?ographic sign us$ by ! ,spani%       
language to indicate pronunciation or   
mean+ 9 prop] n\ns & place names )9     
,pu]to ,rico4  #d4 ,cutgo compliance ,no
 additional am\nts are au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act4 ,!    
,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all c>ry out ?is ,act  
us+ am\nts o!rwise appropriat$ or made  
available to ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al       
,s]vice4