{"data":{"id":"us/48-u.s.c.-2191","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 U.S.C. § 2191","heading":"Rules of construction","body":"Nothing in this chapter is intended, or may be construed—(1) to limit the authority of Congress to exercise legislative authority over the territories pursuant to Article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the United States; (2) to authorize the application of section 2124(f) of this title (relating to issuance of subpoenas) to judicial officers or employees of territory courts; (3) to alter, amend, or abrogate any provision of the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America (48 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); or (4) to alter, amend, or abrogate the treaties of cession regarding certain islands of American Samoa (48 U.S.C. 1661).","path":["Title 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS","CHAPTER 20—PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc48@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:59Z","sha256":"ed8d51d280c11536e46a12fbc411bd7d74a29cdf6acfd0deba7397094f730dfc","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/48-u.s.c.-2178","next":"us/48-u.s.c.-2192"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}