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2- Jurisdiction and authority of the Free Associated State of
Puerto Rico. Delegation of certain powers to the United
States.
a. The Free Associated State of Puerto Rico has jurisdiction
over the population and island of Puerto Rico, its seas, and the
population, islands and seas adjacent to Puerto Rico.
b.
The right of the Free Associated State of Puerto Rico
to govern itself is hereby recognized, as well as the right to
exercise all the necessary powers and authority to govern the
people of Puerto Rico according to its own Constitution and laws,
to represent them, and to make a compact with the United States
as to the nature of its present and future political relations.
C. In the exercise of their power of self-government, the
people of Puerto Rico now propose:
1- To agree with the United States upon the norms,
provisions, and procedures set forth in this Compact
2- To delegate to the United States the powers and
attributes specified in this Compact
3- To reserve all other powers and attributes of their
political life to the Free Associated State of Puerto Rico or to
the people of Puerto Rico
4- To recognize the Supreme Court of the United States
as final judge of the scope of this Compact, of the applicable
provisions of the Constitution of the United States, and of
whether or not the laws conform to its provisions.
d.
The United States will have responsibility for and
authority with respect to foreign political affairs and defense
-more-
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