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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3878 
To require a report on Puerto Rico’s progress toward rebuilding the electric 
grid and detailing the efforts the Federal Government is undertaking 
to expedite such rebuilding, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2023 
Mr. TORRES of New York (for himself and Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require a report on Puerto Rico’s progress toward rebuild-
ing the electric grid and detailing the efforts the Federal 
Government is undertaking to expedite such rebuilding, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPORT ON PUERTO RICO’S ELECTRIC GRID. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, 
in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development, and appropriate rep-
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resentatives of the Government of Puerto Rico, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on Puerto Rico’s progress toward rebuilding the electric 
grid and that details the efforts the Federal Government 
is undertaking to expedite such rebuilding. The report 
shall contain the following: 
(1) An analysis of the state of Puerto Rico’s 
electric grid, including the following: 
(A) A list of projects in order of priority, 
estimated cost, and estimated time necessary 
for completion. 
(B) An analysis of the measures taken by 
the Federal Government and the Government of 
Puerto Rico to expedite such rebuilding and the 
effectiveness of such measures. 
(C) Information relating to the amount of 
funds that have been allocated and the amount 
of funds that have been disbursed. 
(D) An analysis of how the Federal Gov-
ernment can provide further assistance in expe-
diting such rebuilding. 
(2) Information on accountability measures the 
Federal Government is implementing or planning to 
implement to oversee the work that the Government 
of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Au-
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thority, and private sector entities are carrying out 
in the rebuilding of the electric grid. 
(3) An analysis of the role of the Financial 
Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico 
in the rebuilding of Puerto Rico’s electric grid. 
(4) Recommendations, as appropriate, for pri-
vate sector entities and governments to reduce the 
number of outages and blackouts. 
(5) Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative ac-
tions and funding needed to improve the process of 
fund disbursement for critical projects related to 
electric grids. 
(6) A plan for expediting such rebuilding by not 
later than three months after the report is so sub-
mitted. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Natural Re-
sources, and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate. 
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