To create the “Act on Incentives for Hiring People with Functional Diversity in the Private Sector” and to establish a system of tiered tax incentives to promote the hiring, retention and development of people with functional diversity in the private sector, as well as to promote accessible and inclusive work environments in compliance with the public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico on equity and labor inclusion.

Date: March 18, 2015

To create the “Law of Transformation to the Tax System of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”, also known as the Internal Revenue Code of 2015, for the purpose of establishing a tax system into a simpler, fairer, more effective, broad-based one that is easy to oversee and promotes economic development; to significantly reduce income contribution rates to individuals and corporations; to eliminate sales and use tax; to establish a value added tax; to establish transitional provisions for repeal of Act No. 1-2011, as amended, known as the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011; for other related purposes.

To order the Integrated Development Commission of the Western Region (Commission) of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico to carry out a comprehensive study on the living conditions of older people after the onslaught of hurricanes Irma and María; particularly of older people who reside in the western area of Puerto Rico and who are not under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Family.