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Sec. 1 · H.R. 9246

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(a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Democratic Self Determination Act. (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Plebiscite. Sec. 5. Nonpartisan voter education campaign. Sec. 6. Oversight. Sec. 7. Funds for voter education; plebiscites. Sec. 8. Bilingual voter educational materials and ballots. Sec. 9. Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act. Sec. 10. Severability. Title I—Transition and Implementation—Independence Sec. 101. Constitutional convention. Sec. 102. Character of the constitution. Sec. 103. Submission; Ratification. Sec. 104. Election of officers. Sec. 105. Conforming amendments to existing law. Sec. 106. Joint transition commission. Sec. 107. Proclamations by President of the United States; Head of State Of Puerto Rico. Sec. 108. Legal and constitutional provisions. Sec. 109. Judicial pronouncements. Sec. 110. Citizenship and immigration laws after Puerto Rican independence. Sec. 111. Individual rights to economic benefits and grants. Title II—Transition and Implementation—Commonwealth (Estado Libre Asociado) Sec. 201. United States-Puerto Rico Commonwealth Development Commission. Sec. 202. Approval; effective date. Title III—Transition and Implementation—Statehood Sec. 301. Presidential proclamation; admission into the union. Sec. 302. Conforming amendments to existing law. Sec. 303. Territory and boundaries. Sec. 304. Constitution. Sec. 305. Elections of senators and representatives, certification, and legal disputes. Sec. 306. State title to land and property. Sec. 307. Continuity of laws, government, and obligations. Sec. 308. Judicial pronouncements. Title IV—Transition and Implementation—Sovereignty in Free Association with the United States Sec. 401. Constitutional convention. Sec. 402. Character of the constitution. Sec. 403. Submission; ratification. Sec. 404. Election of officers. Sec. 405. Proclamations by President of the United States; Head of State of Puerto Rico. Sec. 406. Legal and constitutional provisions. Sec. 407. Judicial pronouncements. Sec. 408. Citizenship and immigration laws after sovereignty through free association. Sec. 409. Conforming amendments to existing law. Sec. 410. Bilateral Negotiating Commission. Sec. 411. Articles of Free Association approval and effective date. Sec. 412. Termination. Sec. 413. Individual rights to economic benefits and grants.

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