Date: May 26, 2009

To create the “Law for the Restructuring and Unification of the Evaluation and Granting of Permits Process” for the purpose of establishing the legal and administrative framework that will govern the application, evaluation, granting and denial of permits by the Government of Puerto Rico.

Date: September 9, 2009

To order the Labor, Veterans Affairs and Human Resources Committee of the Senate of Puerto Rico to carry out extensive research in relation to the growth of the migratory phenomenon of Puerto Rican compatriots who move to the United States, representing for the Island a great flight of talent that could contribute significantly to the economic and professional field of Puerto Rico; to identify the factors that have caused the failure of the programs implemented by the past administration to prevent the growth of this migratory phenomenon and the presentation of new strategies to retain on our Island the greatest resource we have, the human resource.

To order the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics to conduct a study on the cost of medical practice in Puerto Rico in order to provide data to justify before the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) the need for an adjustment in payments to healthcare providers under the Medicare Fee Schedule; and for other related purposes.