To create the “Puerto Rico Tourism Satellite Account System Act” to present fundamental economic information on the impact of tourism in relation to Gross Domestic Product, gross value added, employment, taxation and the direct and indirect value that tourism brings to the economy of Puerto Rico, in order to develop policies aimed at boosting and developing the tourism sector in Puerto Rico.

To create the “Puerto Rico Financial Transparency Act” for the purpose of government agencies, public corporations and municipalities establishing a collaborative agreement with the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics to join its financial transparency platform.

Date: February 6, 2017

To add a new Article 20 of Act No. 209-2003, as amended, known as the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act, for the purpose of providing by law the Academies and Workshops Program of the Institute of Statistics of Puerto Rico; establishing a certification system for continuing education as a requirement for occupying and remaining in a position or position, or offering external consulting or advice, with the responsibility of collaborating or collecting data or developing statistical products in the statistical units of governmental bodies; correct a technical error in paragraph (i) of Article 5 of the said Act; renumber subsequent articles; and for other purposes.