,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,pierluisi introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #aa of the ,united      
,states ,code to treat ,puerto ,rico as 
a ,state for purposes of chapter #i of  
such title relating to the adjustment of
 debts of municipalities4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,puerto ,rico ,chapter #i ,uniformity   
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,amendment ,section 
#aja7eb7 of title #aa1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7#eb7 ,the term ,state includes ,puerto 
,rico and1 except for the purpose of    
defining who may be a debtor under      
chapter #i of this title1 includes the  
,district of ,columbia4  4