48 USC § 2175 - Role and capacity of Oversight Board

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identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s2175"
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title: "48 USC § 2175 - Role and capacity of Oversight Board"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "2175"
section_name: "Role and capacity of Oversight Board"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "ADJUSTMENTS OF DEBTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 114–187, title III, § 315, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 584.)"
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# § 2175. Role and capacity of Oversight Board

**(a)** **Actions of Oversight Board** For the purposes of this subchapter, the Oversight Board may take any action necessary on behalf of the debtor to prosecute the case of the debtor, including—

**(1)** filing a petition under section 2164 of this title;

**(2)** submitting or modifying a plan of adjustment under sections 2172 and 2173 of this title; or

**(3)** otherwise generally submitting filings in relation to the case with the court.

**(b)** **Representative of debtor** The Oversight Board in a case under this subchapter is the representative of the debtor.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 114–187, title III, § 315, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 584.)