Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

§
Marginalia
Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 2526 (Introduced in House) — To provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations of self-governing territories of the Uni... · Sec. 309

Sec. 309. Access to information

202 words·~1 min read·/bill/116/hr/2526/ih/section-309·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Any document, record, or information relating to the public debt of the Commonwealth 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— classified as a public document; and made accessible to any interested party. Any claim of confidentiality 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 promoting transparency and the right of the public to that information. The Commission shall have the authority to obtain confidential information necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission under section 304. The Commission shall keep any information described under subsection
(a)confidential as required under the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Nothing in this title shall be construed to grant any special power to the Commission to conceal information from the public based on any rule relating to confidentiality. This title shall be interpreted broadly to favor the right of the public to information relating to the activities of the Commission.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.