treatment of puerto rico as a state

treatment of puerto rico as a state Sec. 843. (a) (1) Section 143(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 202(a)(1), and 302(a)(1) of such Act are each amended by striking out “Puerto Rico,”, (2) Section 202(a)(2), 302(a)(2), 307(b),502(a)(1),522(a), 531 (c)(1)(A), and 531(c)(1)(B) of such Act are each amended by striking out “the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,” each time it appears. (3) Sections 202(a)(1) and 302(a)(1) of such Act are each amended by striking out “3 per centum” and inserting in lieu thereof “1 per centum”. Sections 502(a)(1), 522(a), and 531(c)(1)(A) of such Act are each amended by striking out “2 per centum” and inserting in lieu thereof“! per centum”. (b) (1) Effective after June 30, 1975, section 612(a)(1) of the Education of the Handicapped Act is amended by striking out “Puerto Rico,” (2) Effective after June 30 1975, sections 612(a)(2) and 613(a)(1) of the Education of the Handicapped Act are each amended by striking out “the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,”. (3) Effective after June 30, 1975, section 612(a)(1) of the Education of the Handicapped Act is amended by striking out “3 per centum” and inserting in lieu thereof “1 per centum”. (c) (1) Section 303(f) of the Adult Education Act is amended by striking out “the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,” where it occurs, and by inserting “the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,” after “the District of Columbia,”. (2) Section 305 (a) of such Act is amended by striking out “Puerto Rico,”. (3) Section 305 (a) of the Adult Education Act is amended by striking out “2 per centum” and inserting in lieu thereof “1 per centum”. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of part. A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the amount which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is eligible to receive under subpart. 1 of such part A or under sections 121, 122, or 123 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, shall not exceed 50 per centum of the full amount the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico would receive (after required 88 Stat. 612ratable reductions) under such subpart or section but for this subsection, and for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1976, June 30, 1977, and June 30, 1978, such amount shall not exceed 75 per centum of the full amount the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico would receive (after required ratable reductions) under such subpart or section but for this subsection. (e) Unless otherwise specifically provided, the amendments made by this section shall be effective on and after July 1, 1974.