missions and technical units relating to audits of 
public debt; 
(5) review and approve the annual budget and 
operational plan of the Commission based on those 
devised by the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget; 
(6) as appropriate, request technical support 
from any public institution, including by, as nec-
essary, through the request for the transfer, on a 
temporary assignment, of any technical personnel re-
quired to carry out a specific program of the Com-
mission after stating the length of the period for 
which the transfer will be required; 
(7) hold— 
(A) a regular meeting not less than twice 
each month; and 
(B) a special meeting upon the request of 
not less than 3 of the members of the Commis-
sion; 
(8) access the information necessary to dis-
charge the duties of the Commission; 
(9) file with the Legislative Assembly of the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Governor of 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico periodic reports 
stating achievements of the Commission in carrying 
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out the duties of the Commission under section 304, 
which shall include any recommendation or sugges-
tion that the Commission determines to be pertinent, 
including any relevant recommendation of the Com-
mission relating to the commencement of any appro-
priate administrative, civil, or criminal action relat-
ing to the findings of the Commission; and 
(10) propose rules and policies relating to 
strengthening the procedures relating to audits of 
public debt as a permanent duty of the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico. 
SEC. 308. PROVISION OF REQUESTED INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each entity, official, or former of-
ficial of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall provide 
any information requested by the Commission in carrying 
out the duties of the Commission under section 304 by 
summons or as required by law. 
(b) ORDER TO COMPLY.—Any entity, official, or 
former official described in subsection (a) that does not 
obey a summons or request of the Commission for infor-
mation required by the Commission to carry out the duties 
of the Commission under section 304, the appropriate dis-
trict court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall, on 
the request of the Commission, issue an order compelling 
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that entity, official, or former official to produce the re-
quested information, as appropriate. 
(c) CONTEMPT.—Any entity, official, or former offi-
cial described in subsection (a) that does not comply with 
an order of the court under subsection (b) shall be held 
in contempt for failing to obey that order. 
SEC. 309. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. 
(a) PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any document, record, or in-
formation relating to the public debt of the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, including any document 
relating to any public offering, contract, agreement, 
order, or report detailing how funds obtained are 
spent, or contract or agreements with a creditor of 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, shall be— 
(A) classified as a public document; and 
(B) made accessible to any interested 
party. 
(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Any claim of confiden-
tiality relating to information described in paragraph 
(1) by any person, including any entity, official, or 
former official of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
shall be construed narrowly and in favor of pro-
moting transparency and the right of the public to 
that information. 
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(b) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall have 
the authority to obtain confidential information nec-
essary to carry out the duties of the Commission 
under section 304. 
(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Commission shall 
keep any information described under subsection (a) 
confidential as required under the Constitution of 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this title 
shall be construed to grant any special power to the Com-
mission to conceal information from the public based on 
any rule relating to confidentiality. This title shall be in-
terpreted broadly to favor the right of the public to infor-
mation relating to the activities of the Commission. 
SEC. 310. FUNDING. 
The Legislative Assembly of the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico shall provide the Commission with sufficient 
funds to carry out the duties of the Commission under 
section 304, including funds to pay fair compensation to 
members and staff of the Commission, based on the an-
nual budget prepared for the Commission by the Office 
of Management and Budget, which shall be included in 
the general budget of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
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TITLE IV—SEVERABILITY 
SEC. 401. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or the application of such 
provision to any person or circumstance is held to be in-
valid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and 
the application of the provisions of this Act to any person 
or circumstance shall remain and shall not be affected 
thereby. 
Æ 
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