48 USC § 916 - Ratification of previous legislation

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title: "48 USC § 916 - Ratification of previous legislation"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "916"
section_name: "Ratification of previous legislation"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "PUERTO RICO"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND ELIMINATION OF SUB-STANDARD HOUSING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1938, ch. 703, § 6, 52 Stat. 1203.)"
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# § 916. Ratification of previous legislation

All legislation heretofore enacted by the Legislature of Puerto Rico dealing with the subject matter of sections 911 to 916 of this title and not inconsistent herewith is ratified and confirmed.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1938, ch. 703, § 6, 52 Stat. 1203.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act which comprises this chapter.