{"data":{"id":"us/48-u.s.c.-731b","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 U.S.C. § 731b","heading":"Organization of a government pursuant to a constitution","body":"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.","path":["Title 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS","CHAPTER 4—PUERTO RICO"],"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":"8dd7c06cc3006671fa00b2ba2cbaa9760a283a6baf42f0a3d762e26f0d4e97a4","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-u.s.c.-731a","next":"us/48-u.s.c.-731c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}