(2) Sovereign nation: Puerto Rico should be-
come a sovereign nation, either fully independent 
from or in free association with the United States 
under an international agreement that preserves the 
right of each nation to terminate the association. If 
you agree, mark herelll. 
The two options set forth on the ballot shall be preceded 
by the following statement: Instructions: Mark the option 
you choose as each is defined below. Ballots with more 
than one option marked will not be counted. 
(d) PERIOD FOR HOLDING PLEBISCITE.—If a major-
ity vote in the first plebiscite under subsection (a) favors 
permanent nonterritorial status, the plebiscite under sub-
section (c) shall be held during the 111th Congress, but 
no later than December 31, 2009. If a majority vote in 
a plebiscite referred to in subsection (b) favors permanent 
nonterritorial status, the plebiscite under subsection (c) 
shall be held not later than 2 years after the certification 
of the majority vote in such plebiscite under subsection 
(b). 
SEC. 4. APPLICABLE LAWS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) APPLICABLE LAWS.—All Federal laws applicable 
to the election of the Resident Commissioner of Puerto 
Rico shall, as appropriate and consistent with this Act, 
also apply to any plebiscite held pursuant to this Act. Any 
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reference in such Federal laws to elections shall be consid-
ered, as appropriate, to be a reference to the plebiscites, 
unless it would frustrate the purposes of this Act. 
(b) FEDERAL COURT JURISDICTION.—The Federal 
courts of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdic-
tion over any legal claims or controversies arising from 
the implementation of this Act. 
(c) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The Puerto Rico 
State Elections Commission shall issue all rules and regu-
lations necessary to carry out the plebiscites under this 
Act. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY.—Each of the following shall be eli-
gible to vote in any plebiscite held under this Act: 
(1) All eligible voters under the electoral laws in 
effect in Puerto Rico at the time the plebiscite is 
held. 
(2) All United States citizens born in Puerto 
Rico who comply, to the satisfaction of the Puerto 
Rico State Elections Commission, with all Puerto 
Rico State Elections Commission requirements 
(other than the residency requirement) applicable to 
eligibility to vote in a general election. 
Persons eligible to vote under this subsection shall, upon 
request submitted to the Puerto Rico State Elections 
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Commission prior to the plebiscite concerned, be entitled 
to receive an absentee ballot for such plebiscite. 
(e) CERTIFICATION OF PLEBISCITE RESULTS.—The 
Puerto Rico State Elections Commission shall certify the 
results of each plebiscite held under this Act to the Presi-
dent of the United States and the Senate and House of 
Representatives of the United States. 
(f) REPORT AFTER SECOND PLEBISCITE.—No later 
than 6 months after the plebiscite provided for in section 
3(c), the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status 
shall submit a report to the Congress, prepared in con-
sultation with the Governor, the Resident Commissioner, 
the President of the Senate of Puerto Rico, and the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, detail-
ing measures that may be taken to implement the perma-
nent nonterritorial status option chosen in the plebiscite 
together with such recommendations as the Task Force 
may deem appropriate. 
SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE SELF-DETER-
MINATION PROCESS. 
During the period beginning October 1, 2006, and 
ending on the date the President determines that all the 
plebiscites required by this Act have been held, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury may allocate, from the funds pro-
vided to the Government of Puerto Rico under section 
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7652(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, not more than 
$5,000,000 to the State Elections Commission of Puerto 
Rico to be used for expenses of carrying out each plebiscite 
carried out under this Act, including for voter education 
materials certified by the President’s Task Force on Puer-
to Rico’s Status as not being incompatible with the Con-
stitution and basic laws and policies of the United States. 
Such amounts may be as identified by the President’s 
Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status as necessary for such 
purposes. 
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