Date: February 24, 2017

To amend Article 3 of Law 209-2003, as amended, known as the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act, and to amend Article 12,001 of Law 78-2011, as amended, known as the Electoral Law of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to exclude the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute from the application of certain provisions of Article 12,001 of Law 78-2011, and from laws from which the Office of Government Ethics is excluded, with the objective of granting the Institute operational autonomy, administrative and fiscal requirements you need to continue to fully carry out your duties and responsibilities, and for other related purposes.

To amend Article 3 of Law 209-2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Statistics Institute Act” to provide that the Office of the Comptroller extends the term of audits of the accounts and operations of the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute to three (3) years; and for other related purposes.

To amend Article 17 of Act No. 209 of August 28, 2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, to provide that the civil actions contemplated in this Act may be brought into force in the event of non-compliance by government bodies with obligations related to statistical activities, the preparation of the statistical product or publication of statistical reports, as required in their organic laws, regulations or special laws; incorporate a correction technique in paragraph (1) of that Article; and for other purposes.