President Mejia also announced in his 27 February speech that he was sending bills focusing on the fight against government corruption to Congress. One of the bills would transfer the power to appoint the national controller to the Senate, instead of the Executive Branch. When introducing the proposal, the President said the intent was to make the position of controller independent from the Executive Branch. The controller of the Mejia administration, Federico Lalane, is considered one of the most honest and capable government employees and has attempted to freeze corruption within the Mejia administration on several occasions. Many of his recommendations, however, have not been implemented. The Senate, by contrast, is highly politicized and controlled chiefly by the ruling PRD. Present legislators will be on the job until 2006, thus the PRD would appoint a controller whose term would overlap into the next government, should the bill be passed.
President Mejia also introduced a bill that would create a department to persecute corruption, named Fiscalia Anticorrupcion.
A third project would oblige officers to indicate the source of any increased wealth after their term in government.
Likewise, Mejia announced that he would resubmit a draft to establish the norms on contracted public works. Governments currently handpick most of their contractors, and only rarely are tenders held.
Finally, the President announced that he would resubmit another bill to Congress, which would guarantee the press free access to government information. The Ley de Acceso a la Informacion Publica would oblige government officials to reveal information they commonly refuse to make public today.