# 48 U.S.C. § 731: Territory included under name Puerto Rico

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s731

## Section

- **Citation:** 48 U.S.C. § 731
- **Heading:** Territory included under name Puerto Rico
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS > CHAPTER 4—PUERTO RICO > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

## Text

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the island of Puerto Rico and to the adjacent islands belonging to the United States and waters of those islands; and the name Puerto Rico, as used in this chapter, shall be held to include not only the island of that name, but all the adjacent islands as aforesaid.

( Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 1 , 39 Stat. 951 ; May 17, 1932, ch. 190 , 47 Stat. 158 .)

## Nearby sections

- [48 U.S.C. § 731 Territory included under name Puerto Rico](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s731.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 731a Change of name; Puerto Rico](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s731a.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 731b Organization of a government pursuant to a constitution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s731b.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 731c Submission of sections 731b to 731e of this title to people of Puerto Rico for referendum; convening of constitutional convention; requisites of constitution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s731c.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 731d Ratification of constitution by Congress](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s731d.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 731e Chapter continued in force and effect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s731e.md)
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- [48 U.S.C. § 733 Citizens; former Spanish subjects and children; body politic; name](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s733.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 733a Citizens; residence in island of citizens of United States](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s733a.md)
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- [48 U.S.C. § 734 United States laws extended to Puerto Rico; internal revenue receipts covered into treasury](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s734.md)
- [48 U.S.C. § 734a Extension of industrial alcohol and internal revenue laws to Puerto Rico](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t48_s734a.md)
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