119-hr5432

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5432 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5432

To require the Comptroller General to conduct a comprehensive study of 
 the operations of LUMA Energy and Genera PR in Puerto Rico, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 17, 2025

Mr. Hernandez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Natural Resources

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 A BILL

To require the Comptroller General to conduct a comprehensive study of 
 the operations of LUMA Energy and Genera PR in Puerto Rico, and for 
 other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Energy Oversight and 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY REQUIRED.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and again 1 year thereafter, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to Congress the results of a 
comprehensive study examining, throughout the period beginning June 1, 
2021, and ending on the date of the submission of the report--

    (1) how the operational and managerial decisions of LUMA 
 Energy and Genera PR have affected project execution, 
 contracting, and coordination with Federal and local 
 authorities, Federal recovery efforts and grid improvement 
 projects in Puerto Rico;

    (2) local government policies and administrative actions 
 that influence Federal disaster relief and grid resilience 
 efforts; and

    (3) challenges and obstacles to efficient Federal funding, 
 oversight, and project implementation with respect to the 
 energy sector of Puerto Rico.

    (b) Recommendations.--The submission required by subsection

    (a) shall also include actionable recommendations to improve Federal 
recovery and grid resilience efforts in Puerto Rico, including--

    (1) steps to--
        (A) strengthen oversight of LUMA Energy and Genera 
 PR;
        (B) enhance coordination among Federal, 
 territorial, and local authorities; and
            (C) ensure transparent and efficient use of Federal 
 funds;

    (2) opportunities to--
        (A) reduce delays in project execution; and
        (B) establish clearer lines of accountability in 
 contracting and operations; and

    (3) proposed measures to improve coordination, 
 accountability, long-term planning for the modernization and 
 resilience of the energy grid of Puerto Rico.
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