I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5975 
To support businesses in Puerto Rico, extend child tax credits for families 
in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2018 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico (for herself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. 
MACARTHUR, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, and Mr. YOUNG of 
Alaska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small 
Business, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and 
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To support businesses in Puerto Rico, extend child tax 
credits for families in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Puerto Rico Economic Empowerment Act of 2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—TAX RELIEF 
Sec. 101. Temporary employee payroll tax cut for residents of Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 102. Equal treatment of Puerto Rican families with 1 or more children 
that is currently provided to families with 3 or more children. 
TITLE II—FLEXIBILITY FOR PUERTO RICO IN SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Lending 
Sec. 211. Microloan program for Puerto Rico small business concerns. 
Subtitle B—Procurement 
Sec. 221. Priority for surplus property transfers. 
Sec. 222. Subcontracting incentives for protege firms that are Puerto Rico 
businesses. 
Sec. 223. Additional mentor-protege relationships for protege firms that are 
Puerto Rico businesses. 
Subtitle C—Entrepreneurial Development 
Sec. 231. FAST grant program for Puerto Rico. 
Subtitle D—Small Business Administration Oversight 
Sec. 241. Requirement for the District Director of Puerto Rico. 
Subtitle E—Disaster Loan Program Expansion 
Sec. 251. Amendment to definition of disaster for 7(b) loans. 
Subtitle F—Amendment to the Investment Company Act of 1940 
Sec. 261. Termination of exemption for companies in territories of the United 
States. 
TITLE III—ECONOMIC STATISTICS 
Sec. 301. Definition. 
Sec. 302. Inclusion of Puerto Rico in Census surveys. 
Sec. 303. Federal Statistical Research Data Center. 
TITLE IV—OFFSETS 
Sec. 401. Prevention and Public Health Fund. 
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TITLE I—TAX RELIEF 
SEC. 101. TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE PAYROLL TAX CUT FOR 
RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, in the case of a qualified resident of Puerto 
Rico— 
(1) there shall be allowed a credit against the 
tax imposed by section 1401(a) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 for any taxable year which begins 
in the payroll tax holiday period an amount equal to 
3.1 percent of the lesser of— 
(A) the self-employment income (as defined 
in section 1402(b) of such Code) derived from 
sources within Puerto Rico (as determined 
under section 937(b) of such Code) for the tax-
able year, or 
(B) the net earnings from self-employment 
(as defined in section 1402(a) of such Code) for 
the taxable year, and 
(2) with respect to remuneration received dur-
ing the payroll tax holiday period for services per-
formed as an employee within Puerto Rico (except 
amounts received for services performed as an em-
ployee of the United States or any agency thereof), 
the rate of tax under 3101(a) of such Code shall be 
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3.1 percent (including for purposes of determining 
the applicable percentage under sections 3201(a) 
and 3211(a)(1) of such Code). 
(b) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(1) APPLICATION OF RULE FOR SPECIAL RE-
FUNDS.—In the case of a qualified resident of Puer-
to Rico to whom subsection (a)(2) applies, the first 
sentence of section 6413(c)(1) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 shall be applied by substituting 
for ‘‘exceeds the tax with respect to the amount of 
such wages received in such year which is equal to 
such contribution and benefit base’’ the following: 
‘‘exceeds the sum of— 
‘‘(1) 3.1 percent of the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the wages received in such year to 
which section 2(a)(2) of the Puerto Rico Eco-
nomic Empowerment Act of 2018 applies, or 
‘‘(B) the contribution and benefit base, 
plus 
‘‘(2) 6.2 percent of the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the wages received in such year to 
which such section does not apply, or 
‘‘(B) the contribution and benefits base re-
duced (but not below zero) by the amount of 
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wages taken into account under paragraph 
(1).’’. 
(2) EMPLOYER LIABILITY.—An employer who 
receives an attestation from an employee, in such 
form and manner as directed by the Secretary of the 
Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate), that such 
employee is a qualified resident of Puerto Rico shall 
not be liable under section 3102 or 3202 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 for any failure to col-
lect taxes in excess of the rate which applies under 
this section unless a reasonable person would deter-
mine that such attestation is not true and correct. 
(3) DE MINIMIS SERVICES.—For purposes of 
subsection (a)(2), services performed as an employee 
outside of Puerto Rico shall not be taken into ac-
count if such services are de minimis. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) QUALIFIED RESIDENT.—The term ‘‘quali-
fied resident’’ means, with respect to any calendar 
year, any individual— 
(A) who was present in Puerto Rico for at 
least 183 days during the preceding calendar 
year, and 
(B) who, as of the first day of the calendar 
year, does not have a tax home (determined 
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under the principles of section 911(d)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 without regard 
to the second sentence thereof) outside of Puer-
to Rico and does not have a closer connection 
(determined under the principles of section 
7701(b)(3)(B)(ii) of such Code) to the United 
States or a foreign country than to Puerto 
Rico. 
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the determina-
tion of whether a person is present for any day shall 
be made under the principles of section 7701(b) of 
such Code. 
(2) PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY PERIOD.—The term 
‘‘payroll tax holiday period’’ means the period begin-
ning after June 30, 2018, and ending before July 1, 
2020. 
(d) EMPLOYER NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall notify employers of the payroll tax holi-
day period in any manner the Secretary deems appro-
priate. 
(e) TRANSFERS OF FUNDS.— 
(1) TRANSFERS
TO
FEDERAL
OLD-AGE
AND 
SURVIVORS
INSURANCE
TRUST
FUND.—There are 
hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-Age and 
Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal Disability In-
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surance Trust Fund established under section 201 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) amounts 
equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury 
by reason of the application of subsection (a). 
Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence 
shall be transferred from the general fund at such 
times and in such manner as to replicate to the ex-
tent possible the transfers which would have oc-
curred to such Trust Fund had such amendments 
not been enacted. 
(2) TRANSFERS TO SOCIAL SECURITY EQUIVA-
LENT BENEFIT ACCOUNT.—There are hereby appro-
priated to the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Ac-
count established under section 15A(a) of the Rail-
road Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n–1(a)) 
amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the 
Treasury by reason of the application of subsection 
(a)(2). Amounts appropriated by the preceding sen-
tence shall be transferred from the general fund at 
such times and in such manner as to replicate to the 
extent possible the transfers which would have oc-
curred to such Account had such amendments not 
been enacted. 
(3) COORDINATION WITH OTHER LAWS.—For 
purposes of applying any provision of law other than 
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the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
the rate of tax in effect under section 3101(a) of 
such Code shall be determined without regard to the 
reduction in such rate under this section. 
SEC. 102. EQUAL TREATMENT OF PUERTO RICAN FAMILIES 
WITH 1 OR MORE CHILDREN THAT IS CUR-
RENTLY PROVIDED TO FAMILIES WITH 3 OR 
MORE CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, as amended by section 11022 of Public 
Law 115–97, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(i) RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO.—In the case of 
an individual who is a bona fide resident of Puerto Rico 
during the entire taxable year— 
‘‘(1) subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii) shall be applied 
(after application of subsection (h)), by substituting 
‘1 or more qualifying children’ for ‘3 or more quali-
fying children’, and 
‘‘(2) for purposes of subclause (I) of such sub-
section, such individual’s social security taxes for 
such taxable year shall be determined as if section 
101 of the Puerto Rico Economic Empowerment Act 
of 2018 did not apply.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2017. 
TITLE 
II—FLEXIBILITY 
FOR 
PUERTO RICO IN SMALL BUSI-
NESS ADMINISTRATION PRO-
GRAMS 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Puerto Rico Oppor-
tunity, Small Business Prosperity, and Economic Revital-
ization Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this title: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION; ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Administrator’’ mean 
the Small Business Administration and the Adminis-
trator thereof. 
(2) 
MICROLOAN
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘‘microloan program’’ means the program estab-
lished under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(m)). 
(3) OVERSIGHT BOARD TERMINATION DATE.— 
The term ‘‘Oversight Board termination date’’ 
means the date on which the Oversight Board estab-
lished under section 101 of the Puerto Rico Over-
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sight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (48 
U.S.C. 2121) terminates. 
(4) PUERTO RICO.—The term ‘‘Puerto Rico’’ 
means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(5) PUERTO RICO BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘Puer-
to Rico business’’ means a small business concern 
that has its principal office located in the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico. 
(6) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632). 
(b) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—Section 3 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(ee) PUERTO RICO BUSINESS.—In this Act, the 
term ‘Puerto Rico business’ means a small business con-
cern that has its principal office located in the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico.’’. 
Subtitle A—Lending 
SEC. 211. MICROLOAN PROGRAM FOR PUERTO RICO SMALL 
BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
(a) INCREASE IN ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR CERTAIN 
INTERMEDIARIES.—Section 7(m)(3)(C) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(3)(C)) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘and except as provided in 
clause (ii)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PUER-
TO RICO BUSINESSES.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—No loan shall 
be made under this subsection if the 
total amount outstanding and com-
mitted to 1 covered intermediary (ex-
cluding outstanding grants) from the 
business loan and investment fund es-
tablished by this Act would, as a re-
sult of such loan, exceed $6,000,000 
in the remaining years of the covered 
intermediary’s participation in the 
program. 
‘‘(II) 
DEFINITION.—In 
this 
clause, 
the 
term 
‘covered 
inter-
mediary’ 
means 
an 
intermediary 
that— 
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‘‘(aa) is participating in the 
program; and 
‘‘(bb) submits to the Admin-
istrator a certification that not 
less than 20 percent of the 
microloans made by the inter-
mediary under this subsection, 
during such period as the Admin-
istrator may specify, will be made 
to Puerto Rico businesses.’’. 
(b) WAIVER OF 25/75 RULE FOR MICROLOANS TO 
PUERTO RICO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.—Section 
7(m)(4)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)(4)(E)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Each’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Except as provided in clause (iii), each’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) 
EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN 
INTERMEDIARIES.—The 
Administrator 
shall waive the requirements of clause (i) 
for an intermediary for which not less than 
25 percent of the loans made by the inter-
mediary are made to Puerto Rico busi-
nesses.’’. 
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(c) SBA STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall con-
duct a study and submit to the Committee on Small Busi-
ness and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the House of Representatives 
a report on the following: 
(1) The operations (including services provided, 
structure, size, and area of operation) of a rep-
resentative sample of— 
(A) intermediaries that are eligible for par-
ticipation in the microloan program and that 
participate in the microloan program; and 
(B) intermediaries (including those oper-
ated for profit, operated as nonprofit organiza-
tions, and affiliated with a United States insti-
tution of higher learning (as defined in section 
3452 of title 38, United States Code)) that are 
so eligible and that do not participate in the 
microloan program. 
(2) The reasons why intermediaries described in 
paragraph (1)(B) choose not to participate in the 
microloan program. 
(3) Recommendations on how to encourage in-
creased participation in the microloan program by 
intermediaries described in paragraph (1)(B). 
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(4) Recommendations for increasing the num-
ber of intermediaries located in the territories of the 
United States or in economically distressed areas (as 
defined in section 7(m)(11)(D) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(11)(D))) that are eligi-
ble for participation in the microloan program. 
(5) Recommendations on how to decrease the 
costs associated with participation in the microloan 
program for eligible intermediaries. 
(d) GAO STUDY
ON MICROLOAN INTERMEDIARY 
PRACTICES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Committee on Small Business 
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of Representatives a re-
port evaluating— 
(1) oversight of the microloan program by the 
Administration, including oversight of intermediaries 
participating in the microloan program; and 
(2) the specific processes used by the Adminis-
tration to ensure— 
(A) compliance by intermediaries partici-
pating in the microloan program; and 
(B) 
the 
overall 
performance 
of 
the 
microloan program. 
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Subtitle B—Procurement 
SEC. 221. PRIORITY FOR SURPLUS PROPERTY TRANSFERS. 
Section 7(j)(13)(F) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(j)(13)(F)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(iii)(I) In this clause, the term ‘covered period’ 
means the period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this clause and ending on the date on which 
the Oversight Board established under section 101 
of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and 
Economic Stability Act (48 U.S.C. 2121) termi-
nates. 
‘‘(II) The Administrator may transfer tech-
nology or surplus property under clause (i) on a pri-
ority basis to a Puerto Rico business if the Puerto 
Rico business meets the requirements for such a 
transfer, without regard to whether the Puerto Rico 
business is a Program Participant.’’. 
SEC. 222. SUBCONTRACTING INCENTIVES FOR PROTEGE 
FIRMS THAT ARE PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES. 
Section 45(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657r(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PUERTO
RICO
SMALL
BUSINESS
CON-
CERNS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this para-
graph and ending on the date on which the 
Oversight Board established under section 101 
of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and 
Economic Stability Act (48 U.S.C. 2121) termi-
nates, the Administrator shall provide addi-
tional incentives to covered mentors, including 
providing additional credit for subcontracts 
awarded to covered proteges and costs incurred 
for providing training to covered proteges. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘covered mentor’ means 
a mentor that enters into an agreement 
under this Act, or under any mentor-pro-
tege program approved under subsection 
(b)(1), with a covered protege; and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘covered protege’ means 
a protege— 
‘‘(I) of a covered mentor; and 
‘‘(II) that has its principal office 
located in the Commonwealth of Puer-
to Rico.’’. 
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SEC. 223. ADDITIONAL MENTOR-PROTEGE RELATIONSHIPS 
FOR PROTEGE FIRMS THAT ARE PUERTO 
RICO BUSINESSES. 
Section 45(b)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657r(b)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, except 
that such restrictions shall not apply to a relationship that 
was entered into before the date on which the Oversight 
Board established under section 101 of the Puerto Rico 
Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (48 
U.S.C. 2121) terminates and in which the principal office 
of the protege is located in the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico’’ after ‘‘each participant’’. 
Subtitle C—Entrepreneurial 
Development 
SEC. 231. FAST GRANT PROGRAM FOR PUERTO RICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 34 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 657d) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(j) FAST GRANT PROGRAM FOR PUERTO RICO.— 
‘‘(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Administrator 
shall establish a program that shall be part of the 
FAST program to make awards to, or enter into co-
operative agreements with, a Puerto Rico business. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—If no applicant 
is selected to receive assistance under this sub-
section, the Administrator shall use amounts appro-
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priated to carry out this subsection to provide busi-
ness advice and counseling to a Puerto Rico busi-
ness. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER OF MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Administrator may, upon application, waive the 
matching requirements under subsection (e)(2) for 
an applicant that receives an award or has in effect 
a cooperative agreement under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $100,000 for fiscal year 2019, and each 
fiscal year thereafter, to carry out this subsection.’’. 
(b) PROSPECTIVE REPEAL.—Effective on the Over-
sight Board termination date, section 34 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657d), as amended by subsection 
(a), is amended by striking subsection (j). 
Subtitle D—Small Business 
Administration Oversight 
SEC. 241. REQUIREMENT FOR THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF 
PUERTO RICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the Over-
sight Board termination date, the director of the district 
office of the Administration located in Puerto Rico shall 
submit directly to Congress and the Administrator an an-
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nual report on the activities of the Administration in Puer-
to Rico. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In preparing each report de-
scribed in subsection (a), the director described in such 
subsection shall consult with other Federal agencies to col-
lect data on grants, programs, and outreach activities car-
ried out by such agencies that affect any Puerto Rico busi-
ness. 
Subtitle E—Disaster Loan Program 
Expansion 
SEC. 251. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF DISASTER FOR 
7(b) LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(k)(2) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 632(k)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) communicable diseases for which the Fed-
eral Government issues a travel alert or travel warn-
ing.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to a communicable disease— 
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(1) for which the Federal Government issues a 
travel alert or travel warning before, on, or after the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) the effects of which are experienced on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle F—Amendment to the 
Investment Company Act of 1940 
SEC. 261. TERMINATION OF EXEMPTION FOR COMPANIES 
IN TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a) of the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–6(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND SAFE HARBOR.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) SAFE HARBOR.—With respect to a company 
that is exempt under section 6(a)(1) of the Invest-
ment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a– 
6(a)(1)), as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act, the amendment made by sub-
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section (a) shall take effect on the date that is 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) EXTENSION OF SAFE HARBOR.—The Secu-
rities and Exchange Commission, by rule and regula-
tion upon its own motion, or by order upon applica-
tion, may conditionally or unconditionally, under sec-
tion 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 
(15 U.S.C. 80a–6(c)), further delay the effective 
date for a company described in paragraph (2) to be 
not later than the date that is 6 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act if, before the end of the ini-
tial 3-year period, the Commission determines that 
such a rule, regulation, motion, or order is necessary 
or appropriate in the public interest and for the pro-
tection of investors. 
TITLE III—ECONOMIC 
STATISTICS 
SEC. 301. DEFINITION. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the 
Bureau of the Census. 
SEC. 302. INCLUSION OF PUERTO RICO IN CENSUS SUR-
VEYS. 
(a) STUDY ON INCLUSION IN CURRENT POPULATION 
SURVEY.—The Secretary shall study the feasibility of in-
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cluding Puerto Rico in the Current Population Survey 
conducted by the Secretary. 
(b) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON IMPROVING 
DATA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Chief Statistician 
of the United States shall establish a technical inter-
agency working group to study the most effective ap-
proach to improving the quality and availability of 
data about or from Puerto Rico for the purpose of 
Federal statistical programs. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than October 31, 
2018, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the tech-
nical interagency working group established under 
paragraph (1) shall submit a report on the activities 
and findings of the working group to— 
(A) the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives. 
(c) INCLUSION IN OTHER SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS 
OF THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a proof of concept for including, or expanding the 
inclusion of, Puerto Rico in each of the following surveys 
and programs conducted by the Secretary: 
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(1) The Census of Governments and Related 
Annual Programs. 
(2) The Survey of Business Owners. 
(3) The Building Permits Survey. 
(4) The Quarterly Workforce Indicators, de-
rived from the Longitudinal Employer-Household 
Dynamics Program. 
(5) The Statistics of U.S. Businesses. 
SEC. 303. FEDERAL STATISTICAL RESEARCH DATA CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a fa-
cility, to be known as the ‘‘Federal Statistical Research 
Data Center’’, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 
(b) DUAL CAPACITY.—The facility established under 
subsection (a) shall serve as both— 
(1) an office of the International Trade Man-
agement Division of the Bureau of the Census; and 
(2) a research data center of the Bureau of the 
Census. 
TITLE IV—OFFSETS 
SEC. 401. PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND. 
Section 4002(b) of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–11(b)), as amended 
by section 53119 of Public Law 115–123, is amended— 
(1) 
in 
paragraph 
(3), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$900,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$841,000,000’’; 
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(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(4), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$900,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$848,000,000’’; 
(3) by striking paragraphs (5) through (8); 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (7); and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2020, $900,000,000; 
‘‘(6) for each fiscal year during the period of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2027, $700,000,000; 
and;’’. 
Æ 
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