H.R. 5305 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5305 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Pierluisi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 11 of the United States Code to treat Puerto Rico as a State for purposes of chapter 9 of such title relating to the adjustment of debts of municipalities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2014. 2. Amendment Section 101(52) of title 11, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (52) The term State includes Puerto Rico and, except for the purpose of defining who may be a debtor under chapter 9 of this title, includes the District of Columbia. .