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Union Calendar No. 370 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 900 
[Report No. 110–597] 
To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people 
of Puerto Rico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2007 
Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. YOUNG of Alas-
ka, Mr. HOYER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. KENNEDY, 
Mr. PUTNAM, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. KIND, Mr. BROWN 
of South Carolina, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. 
RENZI, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. DENT, 
Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. 
WU, Mr. POE, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. SMITH of 
Washington, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. MACK, Mrs. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
KELLER of Florida, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. DOYLE, 
Mr. COBLE, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. WELLER of Illinois, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 
BOUSTANY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. TOM DAVIS of 
Virginia, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PAUL, 
Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. OLVER, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART 
of Florida, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. MICA, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. ENGLISH of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. WYNN, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. 
PEARCE, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CASTLE, 
Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, and Mr. CARDOZA) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
APRIL 22, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Mr. ARCURI, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. HIGGINS, 
Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PE-
TERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, 
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Mr. CANNON, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. STARK, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 
SHAYS, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of 
Alabama, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. SALI, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. 
MCCARTHY of California, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. 
SHULER, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. FARR, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. ISRAEL, 
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. ALLEN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, Ms. WATSON, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. MCCOLLUM of 
Minnesota, Mr. CARTER, Mr. ROSKAM, Ms. LEE, and Mr. DOGGETT 
APRIL 22, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 7, 2007] 
A BILL 
To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination 
process for the people of Puerto Rico. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Puerto Rico Democracy 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PUERTO RICAN DECISION ON PRESENT STATUS. 
(a) PLEBISCITE.—The Puerto Rico State Elections 
Commission shall conduct a plebiscite in Puerto Rico not 
later than December 31, 2009. The two options set forth 
on the ballot shall be preceded by the following statement: 
Instructions: Mark one of the following two options: 
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than the residency requirement) applicable to eligi-
bility to vote in a general election. 
(d) CERTIFICATION OF PLEBISCITE RESULTS.—The 
Puerto Rico States Elections Commission shall certify the 
results of the plebiscite held under this Act to the President 
of the United States and to the Members of the Senate and 
House of Representatives of the United States. 
SEC. 4. FUNDS. 
During the period beginning October 1, 2007, and end-
ing on the date the President determines that the plebiscite 
required by this Act has been held, the Secretary of the 
Treasury may allocate, from the funds provided to the Gov-
ernment of Puerto Rico under section 7652(e) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code, not more than $5,000,000 for this plebi-
scite to the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico to 
be used for expenses of carrying out said plebiscite under 
this Act, including for voter education materials as certified 
by the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status as 
not being incompatible with the Constitution and basic 
laws and policies of the United States. Such amounts shall 
be as identified by the President’s Task Force on Puerto 
Rico’s Status as necessary for such purposes. 
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Union Calendar No. 370 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 900 
[Report No. 110–597] 
A BILL 
To provide for a federally sanctioned self-deter-
mination process for the people of Puerto Rico. 
APRIL 22, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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