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Code · U.S. Code · Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · CHAPTER 4— PUERTO RICO · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 731

§ 731. Territory included under name Puerto Rico

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The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the island of Puerto Rico and to the adjacent islands belonging to the United States and waters of those islands; and the name Puerto Rico, as used in this chapter, shall be held to include not only the island of that name, but all the adjacent islands as aforesaid.
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 1, 39 Stat. 951; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)
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  • Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 1
  • 39 Stat. 951
  • May 17, 1932, ch. 190
  • 47 Stat. 158
  • act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145
  • act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191
  • 31 Stat. 77
  • 30 Stat. 1754
  • Act July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 4
  • 64 Stat. 319
  • act of Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145
  • section 1019 of this title
  • section 46 of Title 2
  • section 358 of Title 8
  • Pub. L. 88–271
  • 78 Stat. 17
  • Pub. L. 89–84
  • 79 Stat. 261
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§ 731
Territory included under name Puerto Rico
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ActMar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 1
Stat.39 Stat. 951
ActMay 17, 1932, ch. 190
Stat.47 Stat. 158
Actact Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145
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