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    "ocrText": "shall be subject to review by the President of the\nboth agree with the recommendations, the Pres-\nUnited States and the Governor of Puerto Rico as to\nident shall by Executive Order provide for such\nduration and membership.\ntransfer and shall transmit such Executive Order\nto the Congress. Any such Executive Order shall\nb. This Joint Commission has as its principal\nbecome effective at such time as it shall specify,\nassignment to help in the perfection of relations,\nunless either House of Congress, within ninety\nincluding legal and administrative, between the\ndays from receipt of the Executive Order, shall\nUnited States and Puerto Rico in agreement with the\nfundamental objectives expressed in this Compact\nobject.\nand, to that effect, shall have the following specific\n3. The Commission shall also study, with the\nassignment:\nhighest priority, the desirability of recommending\na system of contributory payments from the\n1. The Commission shall study the desirability\ngovernment of Puerto Rico to the Treasury of the\nof retaining, modifying or eliminating the applica-\nUnited States, to be initiated at the appropriate\ntion of specific Federal laws to the Free Associ-\ntime, in gradual ways which will not substantially\nated State and shall give priority in such study to\nimpede the economic and social development of\nthe laws pertaining to communications, coastal\nPuerto Rico based upon disbursements which shall\nshipping and administration of selective service.\nbe made by the Legislature of Puerto Rico from\nThe Commission shall submit its reports to the\nthe general fund or any other sources subject to\nPresident and to the Governor. When the report\nthe legislative action of Puerto Rico.\nrecommends the discontinuance of the applica-\nbility of a particular law or part of law to the\nc. The Commission shall have a professional and\nFree Associated State, and the President of the\ntechnical staff and may use the services of the re-\nUnited States and the Government of Puerto Rico\nsearch institutions which it deems convenient; and is\nconcur with the recommendation, it shall be\nhereby authorized to request and receive the cooper-\nsubmitted to the Congress of the United States. If\nation of any agency, department, or bureau of the\nninety days, counted from the date when Con-\nUnited States or of Puerto Rico.\ngress receives the recommendation, shall elapse\nd. The Commission shall have an annual budget,\nwithout either House rejecting it, said law shall\nto be shared in equal parts by the Government of the\ncease to have effect in Puerto Rico.\nUnited States and the Government of Puerto Rico.\n2. The Commission shall also study the pos-\nThe Commission shall formulate its own budget pro-\nsible transfer of federal functions to agencies of\nposal annually. Such sums as are necessary for the\nthe Free Associated State, in accordance with the\nfunctions and operations of the Commission for the\nprovision of Article 13-a and shall make the perti-\nfirst two years are authorized.\nnent recommendations. When they involve the\ntransfer of particular federal functions to the Free\n15. Judicial Review\nAssociated State, such recommendations shall be\nsubmitted to the President of the United States\na. The courts of the United States and of the Free\nand the Governor of the Free Associated State. If\nAssociated State shall have concurrent jurisdiction\n32\n33"
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