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(2) if a majority of voters ratify the desire of

1 Puerto Rico for statehood, to describe the steps that

2 the President and Congress shall take to enable the

3 admission of Puerto Rico as a State of the Union.

4 SEC. 3. RATIFICATION VOTE.

5 The State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico is

6 authorized to provide for a ratification vote on the admis-

7 sion of Puerto Rico into the Union as a State, in accord-

8 ance with rules and regulations determined by the Com-

9 mission, including qualifications for voter eligibility, with

10 the following on the ballot:

11 ‘‘As a State:

12 ‘‘(A) Puerto Rico would be permanently

13  united to the other States of the Union.

14 ‘‘(B) All provisions of the Constitution of

15 the United States that apply to the States

16  would apply to Puerto Rico.

17 ‘‘(C) Individuals born in Puerto Rico

18  would be United States citizens by virtue of the

19 Constitution of the United States, instead of by

20  virtue of laws of the United States.

21 ‘‘(D) Puerto Rico would be treated equally

22  with the other States in all Federal laws of gen-

23 eral application.

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‘‘(E) There would be a period of transition

1 to statehood, during which equal treatment of

2 Puerto Rico in program and tax laws would be

3 phased in.

4 ‘‘(F) Puerto Rico would be represented—

5 ‘‘(i) in the Senate by 2 Senators;

6 ‘‘(ii) in the House of Representatives

7  by a number of Representatives in propor-

8 tion to its share of the national population

9 (and the number of Members of the House

10 of Representatives would be increased by

11 the same number); and

12 ‘‘(iii) for the election of the President

13 and the Vice President by a number of

14  votes in the Electoral College equal to the

15 number of its Senators and Representa-

16 tives.

17 ‘‘(G) The Government of Puerto Rico, like

18 the governments of the other States, would

19 have permanent authority over all matters not

20 delegated to the Federal Government or the

21 people by the Constitution of the United States.

22 Do you want Puerto Rico to be admitted as a State

23 of the United States? Yes  ll    No   ll ’’.

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