Bishop (R-UT) - Amendment No. 1 - Makes technical and conforming corrections to the bill, including modifications to ensure provisions of the bill execute as intended. The amendment removes the opt-in provision for other territories, provides an initial funding mechanism for the Oversight Board from Puerto Rico, allows the Board to review territorial laws enacted after May 4, 2016, moves up the timeline for when the president must have appointed members to the Board, and clarifies what factors the Oversight Board may consider when determining venue under Title III of the bill (10 minutes)
Graves (R-MO) - Amendment No. 2 - Permits the territory to preserve and maintain federally funded transportation assets (10 minutes)
Jolly (R-FL) - Amendment No. 3 - Requires the Congressional Task Force authorized in Section 409 to examine federal policy that will assist in reducing child poverty (10 minutes)
Byrne (R-AL) - Amendment No. 4- Requires the GAO report concerning how the Puerto Rico economic crisis occurred, as outlined in section 410, to be completed within 18 months after the date of enactment (10 minutes)
Byrne (R-AL) - Amendment No. 5- Requires the GAO to report biennially on territorial debt, including what composes and drives the intake of debt, as well as the effect of federal laws on the territories (10 minutes)
Duffy (R-WI) - Amendment No. 6- Temporarily removes the statutory cap limiting the number of economically distressed areas that may be designated HUBZones in Puerto Rico. The amendment also tightens the entire HUBZone program by requiring the Small Business Administration to implement a risk-based approach when verifying information from firms seeking to be qualified as HUBZone small businesses (10 minutes)
Serrano (D-NY) - Amendment No. 7- Allows the Puerto Rico Commission for the Comprehensive Audit of the Public Credit to continue filing reports, and permits the Oversight Board to consider the findings of such reports (10 minutes)
Torres (D-CA) - Amendment No. 8- Strikes section 403 of the bill which authorizes the Governor to designate a time period no greater than four years during which employers may pay certain employees a wage less than the national minimum wage. Additionally, the provision raises the maximum age of applicability of the statute for Puerto Rico from 20 to 25, but limits such age extension to the length of the Oversight Board’s tenure (10 minutes)
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