{"data":{"id":"us/48-u.s.c.-892","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 U.S.C. § 892","heading":"Qualifications of Commissioner; appointment to fill vacancy","body":"No person shall be eligible to election as Resident Commissioner who is not a bona fide citizen of the United States and who is not more than twenty-five years of age, and who does not read and write the English language. In case of a vacancy in the office of Resident Commissioner by death, resignation, or otherwise, the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a Resident Commissioner to fill the vacancy, who shall serve until the next general election and until his successor is elected and qualified.","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":"72d3bf586f80ee763d47dc205fce3f103e7fb32c0c3b086049db44a34a129923","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/48-u.s.c.-891","next":"us/48-u.s.c.-893"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}