Date: March 24, 2014

To amend Act 209? 2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Statistics Institute Act”, for the purpose of adding new Articles 2, 13, 14 and 15, amending current Articles 2, 4 and 6, and renumbering current Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, as Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13; renumber Articles 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 as Articles 16, 17, 18, and 19 19, 20, 21 and 22, and to establish a public policy in the law that guarantees the proper management of statistics in the Government of Puerto Rico and promotes their dissemination, establish new definitions in the law; grant additional powers to the Institute of Statistics and establish new obligations for government agencies; and for other related purposes.

To order the Integrated Development Commission of the Western Region of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico to carry out a comprehensive study on the damage suffered by the structures and facilities found in the so-called “Historic, Old or Tourist Interest Zones” in the western area of 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.