H.R. 9053 · 117th Congress

Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2022-09-29
Latest action
2022-09-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summary

Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act

This bill establishes an Office for Equitable, Transparent, and Accountable Puerto Rico Reconstruction which shall be headed by a Puerto Rico Civil Society Task Force.

The task force shall be an independent federal entity established to ensure accountability of and local oversight over reconstruction efforts in Puerto Rico.

The office shall be funded by the administrative portion of the estimated Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery disbursements for Puerto Rico.