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    This bill authorizes Puerto Rico to conduct a plebiscite with two options: maintaining its current status, or adopting a different status. If voters choose to maintain the status quo, additional plebiscites may occur every 8 years. If voters choose a different status, a second plebiscite would be held with three options: independence, free association with the U.S., or statehood. The bill outlines procedures for certifying and implementing the results.

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    This bill authorizes Puerto Rico to conduct a plebiscite with two options: maintaining its current status, or adopting a different status. If voters choose to maintain the status quo, additional plebiscites may occur every 8 years. If voters choose a different status, a second plebiscite would be held with three options: independence, free association with the U.S., or statehood. The bill outlines procedures for certifying and implementing the results.

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    This bill authorizes Puerto Rico to conduct a plebiscite with two options: maintaining its current status, or adopting a different status. If voters choose to maintain the status quo, additional plebiscites may occur every 8 years. If voters choose a different status, a second plebiscite would be held with three options: independence, free association with the U.S., or statehood. The bill outlines procedures for certifying and implementing the results.

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    I

    111TH CONGRESS
    1ST SESSION
    H. R. 2499
    To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people
    of Puerto Rico.

    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


    MAY 19, 2009
    Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. BAIRD, Ms.
    BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BOUSTANY, Ms. CORRINE
    BROWN of Florida, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. BURTON of Indi-
    ana, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. CASTLE, Ms. CLARKE, Mr.
    CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr.
    DELAHUNT, Mr. DENT, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr.
    MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr.
    FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FARR, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. FLAKE, Ms. FUDGE, Mr.
    GERLACH, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HARE, Mr.
    HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOYER, Ms.
    JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr.
    KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. KLEIN of
    Florida, Mr. KRATOVIL, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia,
    Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. MACK, Mr. MAFFEI, Ms.
    MARKEY of Colorado, Mr. MASSA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr.
    MICA, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. NORTON, Mr.
    OLVER, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. PENCE, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. POLIS of Colo-
    rado, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. REYES, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Ms. ROS-
    LEHTINEN, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. SALAZAR, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali-
    fornia, Mr. SHULER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. STARK, Mr. TAY-
    LOR, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. TONKO, Mr. WALZ, Ms.
    WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WATT, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr.
    WESTMORELAND, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WU,
    Mr. YARMUTH, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the following bill;
    which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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    A BILL
    To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination
    process for the people of Puerto Rico.

    1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-


    2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
    3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Puerto Rico Democ-


    5 racy Act of 2009’’.
    6 SEC. 2. FEDERALLY SANCTIONED PROCESS FOR PUERTO

    7 RICO’S SELF-DETERMINATION.

    8 (a) FIRST PLEBISCITE.—The Government of Puerto


    9 Rico is authorized to conduct a plebiscite in Puerto Rico.
    10 The 2 options set forth on the ballot shall be preceded
    11 by the following statement: ‘‘Instructions: Mark one of the
    12 following 2 options:
    13 ‘‘(1) Puerto Rico should continue to have its
    14 present form of political status. If you agree, mark
    15 here ll.
    16 ‘‘(2) Puerto Rico should have a different polit-
    17 ical status. If you agree, mark here ll.’’.
    18 (b) PROCEDURE IF MAJORITY IN FIRST PLEBISCITE
    19 FAVORS OPTION 1.—If a majority of the ballots in the
    20 plebiscite are cast in favor of Option 1, the Government
    21 of Puerto Rico is authorized to conduct additional plebi-
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    22 scites under subsection (a) at intervals of every 8 years

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    1 from the date that the results of the prior plebiscite are
    2 certified under section 3(d).
    3 (c) PROCEDURE IF MAJORITY IN FIRST PLEBISCITE
    4 FAVORS OPTION 2.—If a majority of the ballots in a plebi-
    5 scite conducted pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) are cast
    6 in favor of Option 2, the Government of Puerto Rico is
    7 authorized to conduct a plebiscite on the following 3 op-
    8 tions:
    9 (1) Independence: Puerto Rico should become
    10 fully independent from the United States. If you
    11 agree, mark here ll.
    12 (2) Sovereignty in Association with the United
    13 States: Puerto Rico and the United States should
    14 form a political association between sovereign na-
    15 tions that will not be subject to the Territorial
    16 Clause of the United States Constitution. If you
    17 agree, mark here ll.
    18 (3) Statehood: Puerto Rico should be admitted
    19 as a State of the Union. If you agree, mark here
    20 ll.
    21 SEC. 3. APPLICABLE LAWS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.

    22 (a) APPLICABLE LAWS.—All Federal laws applicable


    23 to the election of the Resident Commissioner shall, as ap-
    24 propriate and consistent with this Act, also apply to any
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    25 plebiscites held pursuant to this Act. Any reference in

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    1 such Federal laws to elections shall be considered, as ap-
    2 propriate, to be a reference to the plebiscites, unless it
    3 would frustrate the purposes of this Act.
    4 (b) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The Puerto Rico
    5 State Elections Commission shall issue all rules and regu-
    6 lations necessary to carry out the plebiscites under this
    7 Act.
    8 (c) ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE.—Each of the following
    9 shall be eligible to vote in any plebiscite held under this
    10 Act:
    11 (1) All eligible voters under the electoral laws in
    12 effect in Puerto Rico at the time the plebiscite is
    13 held.
    14 (2) All United States citizens born in Puerto
    15 Rico who comply, to the satisfaction of the Puerto
    16 Rico State Elections Commission, with all Commis-
    17 sion requirements (other than the residency require-
    18 ment) applicable to eligibility to vote in a general
    19 election in Puerto Rico. Persons eligible to vote
    20 under this subsection shall, upon timely request sub-
    21 mitted to the Commission in compliance with any
    22 terms imposed by the Electoral Law of Puerto Rico,
    23 be entitled to receive an absentee ballot for the plebi-
    24 scite.
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    1 (d) CERTIFICATION OF PLEBISCITE RESULTS.—The
    2 Puerto Rico State Elections Commission shall certify the
    3 results of any plebiscite held under this Act to the Presi-
    4 dent of the United States and to the Members of the Sen-
    5 ate and House of Representatives of the United States.
    Æ
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