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    "ocrText": "with respect to justiciable questions arising under this\n17. Labor\nCompact, and actions instituted in the courts of the\nFree Associated State may not be removable to a\na. The public policy of the United States and of\nfederal court on the sole grounds that provisions of\nthe Free Associated State is declared to be that the\nthis Compact are in issue.\nminimum wage in Puerto Rico be equivalent to the\nb. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit\nminimum wage in the United States as soon as eco-\nthe Free Associated State or any individual from in-\nnomic conditions in Puerto Rico so permit.\nstituting and maintaining any action or proceeding in\nThe Free Associated State of Puerto Rico shall\nthe assertion of a claim or cause of action under this\nhave exclusive jurisdiction over all matters pertaining\nCompact in any court with competent jurisdiction.\nto minimum wages and working hours, except for the\nc. Final judgements and decrees entered by the\nshipping and aviation industries which shall be cov-\nhighest court of the Free Associated State in which\nered by the appropriate federal laws which shall be\ndecision could be had may be reviewed by the Su-\ndetermined by the Congress of the United States.\npreme Court in like manner as final judgments and\nb. The Free Associated State of Puerto Rico shall\ndecrees rendered by the highest court of a State in\nhave exclusive jurisdiction over all matters pertaining\nwhich decision could be had.\nto labor-management relations, except for the ship-\nping and aviation industries, which shall be covered\n16. United States District Court\nby the appropriate federal laws, as may be deter-\nmined by the Congress of the United States.\na. There shall exist a United States District Court\nfor the Free Associated State whose jurisdiction shall\nc. The Free Associated State of Puerto Rico shall\nbe the same as that of other District Courts of the\nhave exclusive jurisdiction over all matters pertaining\nUnited States, including the jurisdiction over the\nto laws an regulations on occupational health and\nnaturalization of qualified aliens and residents in the\nsafety, except for the shipping and aviation indus-\nFree Associated State.\ntries, which shall be covered by the appropriate fed-\neral laws, as may be determined by the Congress of\nb. All the procedures, pleadings, and records shall\nthe United States.\nbe conducted in Spanish, unless the Court, in the\ninterest of justice, shall otherwise determine.\n18. Ecology\nc. The selection of the jurors shall be conducted\nand their requisites shall be guided in accordance with\nThe primary authority to regulate the ecology\nthe laws of the United States, provided that such\nand environmental quality in Puerto Rico shall reside\nselection and requisites are consistent with Section b\nin the Free Associated State of Puerto Rico.\nof this article.\nd. The United States District Court shall not\n19. Effective Date\nintervene to prevent the establishing or collecting of\nany tax imposed by the laws of the Free Associated\nIn order to become effective, this Compact shall\nState.\nrequire:\n34\n35"
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