To amend Article 14 of Law 209-2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, to provide that the civil actions contemplated by this law 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 technical correction in paragraph (1) of said article; and for other purposes.

To amend Articles 3 and 4 of Act No. 3 of March 13, 1942, as amended, known as the "Working Mothers Protection Act," for the purpose of extending the maternity leave period for private sector employees from eight (8) to twelve (12) weeks, generally distributed as six (6) weeks of prenatal leave and six (6) weeks of postnatal leave, with the possibility of prenatal/postnatal redistribution subject to medical certification; to reaffirm the full payment of the employee's salary during said period; to extend these benefits, equally, to adoptive mothers; and for other related purposes.

Date: September 7, 2021

To amend Article 10 of Law No. 81 of March 14, 1912, as amended, known as the “Organic Law of the Department of Health”; to amend Article 6 and 13 of Law No. 209-2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, in order to establish guarantees for the management and delivery of vital statistics, between the Department of Health and the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics; create a special provision for the management and delivery of vital statistics between the Department of Health and the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute when there is a declaration of emergency, and for other related purposes.