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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 3044 (Introduced in Senate) — To provide certain assistance for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. · Sec. 706

Sec. 706. State of Puerto Rico

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Upon the admission of Puerto Rico into the United States as a State, the following shall apply: The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be accepted as the Constitution of the State. The State shall consist of all of the territory, together with the waters included in the seaward boundary, of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The persons holding legislative, executive, and judicial offices of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall continue to discharge the duties of their respective offices.
All of the territory laws in force in Puerto Rico shall continue in force and effect in the State, except as modified by this Act, and shall be subject to repeal or amendment by the Legislature and the Governor of Puerto Rico. All of the laws of the United States shall have the same force and effect as on the date immediately prior to the date of admission of Puerto Rico into the United States as a State, except for any provision of law that treats Puerto Rico and its residents differently than the States of the United States and their residents, which shall be amended as of the date of admission to treat the State of Puerto Rico and its residents equally with the other States of the United States and their residents.
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