To amend Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13 and 21, add a new Article 22 and renumber Article 22 as Article 23 of Law 209-2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, for the purpose of making technical amendments; providing that the Institute of Statistics of Puerto Rico may request, accept and receive donations; establish that the sums collected by this concept may be used to defray the operating and operating expenses of the Institute and the statistical activities that the Institute determines; provide for the power of the Board of Directors of the Institute to approve the acquisition of equipment, materials and services whose value exceeds the amount of one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars; provide that the Board of Directors shall have as part of its duties and powers the authority to adopt the ethical standards applicable to any person who works in the statistical units of government agencies or who advises, intervenes or collaborates with the Statistical Production Service of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; constitute a work unit and allocate the necessary resources to, at the request of any person, private entity or government agency, or the Judicial Branch, to provide compensated services; clarify the obligations of government agencies regarding the sending of statistical information to the Institute; provide that the Governor will include in the model budget the calculations for the current expenses of that Institute, without reviewing them, to guarantee its fiscal stability; create the Program of Academies and Workshops of the Institute of Statistics of Puerto Rico; establish a certification system for continuing education as a requirement for occupying and remaining in a position or position, or offering outside consulting or advice; ordering the Institute to prepare the necessary forms for notification by government bodies, and for other related purposes.

To order the Puerto Rico Senate's Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, Banking, Commerce, Insurance and Cooperativism to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the effectiveness of the tax incentives offered by the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO); to evaluate the real impact of such incentives on job creation, regional economic development, attracting investment, and strengthening specific industrial sectors; and for other related purposes.

Date: September 5, 2013

To create the “Puerto Rico Creative Industries Act”; add a subparagraph (r) to Article 8 of Act No. 188 of May 11, 1942, as amended, known as the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company Act; add a subparagraph (ff) to Article 5.01 of Act No. 83? 1991, as amended, known as the Municipal Property Contribution Act of 1991; and for other related purposes.