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48 U.S.C. § 737 — Privileges and immunities
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The rights, privileges, and immunities of citizens of the United States shall be respected in Puerto Rico to the same extent as though Puerto Rico were a State of the Union and subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of section 2 of article IV of the Constitution of the United States.
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The rights, privileges, and immunities of citizens of the United States shall be respected in Puerto Rico to the same extent as though Puerto Rico were a State of the Union and subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of section 2 of article IV of the Constitution of the United States.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 4, 39 Stat. 953; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, designated San Juan as the capital of Puerto Rico. Section 6 of act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, 31 Stat. 79, formerly cited as a credit to this section, was not repealed by act July 3, 1950.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Act July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 5, 64 Stat. 320, provided that the repeal of this section and sections 735, 750, 753, 754, 771–793, 793b, 796–799, 811–820, 822, 823, 824–844, 861, and 873 of this title and the amendment of sections 737 and 752 of this title were to be effective at such time as the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico became effective. Under [section 731d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section731d&num=0&edition=prelim), that Constitution, upon approval by the Congress of the United States, “shall become effective in accordance with its terms”. Congress, by act July 3, 1952, ch. 567, 66 Stat. 327, approved, with certain conditions, that Constitution; the approving act further provided that the Constitution, as so approved, “shall become effective when the Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico shall have declared in a formal resolution its acceptance in the name of Puerto Rico of the conditions of approval herein contained, and when the Governor of Puerto Rico, being duly notified by the proper officials of the Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico that such resolution of acceptance has been formally adopted, shall issue a proclamation to that effect”. The Constitution was proclaimed by the Governor of Puerto Rico on July 25, 1952, and became effective on that date.
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
§ 737
Because Puerto Rico’s degree of constitutional self-
government, population, and size set it apart from
other areas also subject to Federal jurisdiction under
Article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the Constitution, I
hereby direct all Federal departments, agencies, and of-
ficials, to the extent consistent with the Constitution
and the laws of the United States, henceforward to
treat Puerto Rico administratively as if it were a
State, except insofar as doing so with respect to an ex-
isting Federal program or activity would increase or
decrease Federal receipts or expenditures, or would se-
riously disrupt the operation of such program or activ-
ity. With respect to a Federal program or activity for
which no fiscal baseline has been established, this
memorandum shall not be construed to require that
such program or activity be conducted in a way that
increases or decreases Federal receipts or expenditures
relative to the level that would obtain if Puerto Rico
were treated other than as a State.
If any matters arise involving the fundamentals of
Puerto Rico’s status, they shall be referred to the Of-
fice of the President.
This guidance shall remain in effect until Federal
legislation is enacted altering the current status of
Puerto Rico in accordance with the freely expressed
wishes of the people of Puerto Rico.
The memorandum for the heads of executive depart-
ments and agencies on this subject, issued July 25, 1961
[26 F.R. 6695], is hereby rescinded.
This memorandum shall be published in the Federal
Register.
GEORGE BUSH.
§ 734a. Extension of industrial alcohol and inter-
nal revenue laws to Puerto Rico
Title III of the National Prohibition Act, as
amended, and all provisions of the in
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