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title: "48 U.S.C. § 731b"
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description: "Organization of a government pursuant to a constitution"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 48
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title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
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chapter_number: "4"
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chapter_name: "PUERTO RICO"
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section: "731b"
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citation: "48 U.S.C. § 731b"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc48@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s731b"
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# 48 U.S.C. § 731b - Organization of a government pursuant to a constitution
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## Text
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Fully recognizing the principle of government by consent, sections 731b to 731e of this title are now adopted in the nature of a compact so that the people of Puerto Rico may organize a government pursuant to a constitution of their own adoption.
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(July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 1, 64 Stat. 319.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act which comprises this chapter.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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RepealsAct July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 6, 64 Stat. 320, provided that: “All laws or parts of laws inconsistent with this Act [enacting sections 731b to 731e of this title] are hereby repealed.”
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