,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aggd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ae1     
#bjae,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mrs4          
,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4         
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,reid1    
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4       
,heinrich1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and 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 #bjae4  
#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  #c4 ,effective date2     
application of amendment  7a7 ,effective
 date ,except as provided in subsection 
7b71 this ,act and the amendment made by
 this ,act shall take effect on the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4  7b7    
,application of amendment ,the amendment
 made by this ,act shall apply with     
respect to-- 7#a7 cases commenced under 
title #aa of the ,united ,states ,code  
on or after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act2 and  7#b7 debts1 claims1 and
 liens created before1 on1 or after such
 date4  #d4 ,severability ,if any       
provision of this ,act or any amendment 
made by this ,act1 or the application of
 such provision or amendment to any     
person or circumstance1 is held to be   
unconstitutional1 the remainder of this 
,act and the amendments made by this    
,act1 or the application of that        
provision or amendment to other persons 
or circumstances1 shall not be affected4