HR 5501
Data Improvement for Puerto Rico Recovery Act
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Bill overview
This bill directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study of data gaps experienced by federal agencies providing recovery grants to Puerto Rico. The study will examine grant data, assess the impact of these gaps on grant management and evaluation, and identify specific areas where Puerto Rico’s inclusion in federal data products could be improved. The goal is to identify and address critical data needs to enhance the effectiveness of disaster recovery efforts.
Key provisions
- Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study of data gaps in Puerto Rico recovery grants.
- The study will identify all grants provided to Puerto Rico since 2017.
- The study will assess how statistical products are used throughout the grant process.
- The study will evaluate the impact of data gaps on grant execution.
- The study will identify federal products that exclude Puerto Rico and recommend integration.
- Federal agencies must provide comprehensive responses to the Comptroller General’s information requests within 90 days.
- Specific relevant agencies include FEMA, EPA, SBA, and others.
- The study’s findings will be submitted to the Committee on National Resources and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who is affected
- Federal Grant-Awarding Agencies
- Puerto Rico
- Congress
- Disaster Recovery Fund Recipients
- Government Accountability Office
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 5501
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To require a study on the critical data gaps experienced by Federal agencies providing grants for the recovery of Puerto Rico.
This Act may be cited as the Data Improvement for Puerto Rico Recovery Act
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall complete and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing the results of a study on the specific data needs across grant-awarding agencies. The report shall contain the following:
application review;
award selection;
formulation of terms and conditions; and
technical assistance.
In this Act:
the Committee on National Resources of the House of Representatives; and
The term relevant agencies means the following:
Environmental Protection Agency.
Federal Communications Commission.
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
General Services Administration.
National Science Foundation.
Small Business Administration.
Army Corps of Engineers.
Department of Agriculture.
Department of Commerce, including the Economic Development Administration, Minority Business Development Agency.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
National Institute of Standards and Technology.
International Trade Administration.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Department of Energy.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Department of Homeland Security.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Department of Justice.
Department of Labor.
Department of the Interior.
Department of Transportation.
Department of Veterans Affairs.