Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 4 — Puerto Rico
§ 731a. Change of name; Puerto Rico
Statutory text
From and after , the island designated “Porto Rico” in the Act entitled “An Act to provide a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes,” approved , as amended, shall be known and designated as “Puerto Rico.” All laws, regulations, and public documents and records of the United States in which such island is designated or referred to under the name of “Porto Rico” shall be held to refer to such island under and by the name of “Puerto Rico.”
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 72–190 · 47 Stat. 158
Enacted · 48 U.S.C. § 731a
(May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
Act approved , as amended, referred to in text, is act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, 39 Stat. 951, known as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act and also popularly known as the Jones Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 731 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act which comprises this chapter.
Credits
(May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)