,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,hernndez 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,soto1 and ,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
the ,army to conduct a comprehensive    
assessment of the water and wastewater  
infrastructure modernization needs of   
,puerto ,rico1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,puerto ,rico ,water            
,infrastructure ,resilience ,act4  #b4  
,corps of ,engineers report on water    
infrastructure needs in ,puerto ,rico   
7a7 ,assessment ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary1 in consultation  
with the ,puerto ,rico ,aqueduct and    
,sewer ,authority and any other relevant
 local and ,federal agencies1 shall     
conduct a comprehensive assessment of   

the water and wastewater infrastructure 
modernization needs of ,puerto ,rico4   
7b7 ,report ,upon completion of the     
assessment described in subsection 7a71 
the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress
 a report that includes-- 7#a7 a        
description of the current condition and
 vulnerabilities of water infrastructure
 in ,puerto ,rico2  7#b7 the status of  
ongoing and planned projects in ,puerto 
,rico authorized under section #bai of  
the ,water ,resources ,development ,act 
of #aiib 7,public ,law #ajb-ehj71       
including any delays or gaps in project 
execution2  7#c7 a description of water 
infrastructure modernization needs of   
,puerto ,rico to enhance resilience     
against future natural disasters1       
droughts1 and system failures2 and  7#d7
 recommendations for improving          
coordination across ,federal and local  
agencies to accelerate project delivery 
in ,puerto ,rico4  7c7 ,secretary       
defined ,in this section1 the term      
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  

,army1 acting through the ,corps of     
,engineers4