48 U.S.C. § 731 : US Code - Section 731: Territory included under name Puerto Rico

Search 48 U.S.C. § 731 : US Code - Section 731: Territory included under name Puerto Rico

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.