48 USC § 2192 - Right of Puerto Rico to determine its future political status

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title: "48 USC § 2192 - Right of Puerto Rico to determine its future political status"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "2192"
section_name: "Right of Puerto Rico to determine its future political status"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 114–187, title IV, § 402, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 586.)"
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# § 2192. Right of Puerto Rico to determine its future political status

Public Law 113–76

Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to restrict Puerto Rico’s right to determine its future political status, including by conducting the plebiscite as authorized by .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 114–187, title IV, § 402, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 586.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act and also as PROMESA, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

, referred to in text, is , , , known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. Provisions relating to appropriations for a plebiscite on Puerto Rico’s future political status appear at . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.