Financial Oversight and Management Board Integrity Act of 2023

12/15/2023, 4:06 PM

Financial Oversight and Management Board Integrity Act of 2023

This bill disqualifies certain third-party advisory or consulting firms with a potential conflict of interest from advising a Financial Oversight and Management Board. Such a board has been established for Puerto Rico.

Specifically, a board must establish rules to disqualify any third-party advisory or consulting firm from advising the board for any period during which the firm has a client, or provides consulting services to, an individual, corporation, or other business entity that is competing for or performing a contract with the territorial government, the performance of which is within the board's jurisdiction.

Congress
118

Number
S - 922

Introduced on
2023-03-22

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/22/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Financial Oversight and Management Board Integrity Act of 2023

This bill disqualifies certain third-party advisory or consulting firms with a potential conflict of interest from advising a Financial Oversight and Management Board. Such a board has been established for Puerto Rico.

Specifically, a board must establish rules to disqualify any third-party advisory or consulting firm from advising the board for any period during which the firm has a client, or provides consulting services to, an individual, corporation, or other business entity that is competing for or performing a contract with the territorial government, the performance of which is within the board's jurisdiction.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend PROMESA to include certain ethics provisions to provide for the disqualification of certain advisors to Financial Oversight and Management Board, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Government Operations and Politics

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary7/19/2023

Financial Oversight and Management Board Integrity Act of 2023

This bill disqualifies certain third-party advisory or consulting firms with a potential conflict of interest from advising a Financial Oversight and Managemen...


Latest Action3/22/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.