This bill asks a government watchdog agency called the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study whether Puerto Rico should be allowed to combine multiple federal grant programs into one application process. Right now, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories can already do this—instead of filling out separate applications for each grant they're eligible for, they can submit one consolidated application. The GAO will investigate whether this combined approach actually works well for Puerto Rico and report their findings back to Congress. The bill also requires Puerto Rico officials to cooperate fully and quickly with the GAO's investigation by providing any information the agency requests. Essentially, this is about Congress wanting to understand if the current grant consolidation system is actually helpful for Puerto Rico or if changes should be made.

Report on Grant Consolidation Authority for Puerto Rico Act

Velázquez, Nydia M.

Report on Grant Consolidation Authority for Puerto Rico ActThis bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress regarding the consolidation of certain grant programs currently available to insular areas and the suitability of such consolidation for Puerto Rico.&nbsp;(At present, such consolidation allows insular areas to apply for a consolidated grant in lieu of filing an individual application for each eligible grant program.)Further, any official of Puerto Rico from whom the GAO seeks information for purposes of that report must promptly and comprehensively respond to such request for information.