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48 U.S.C. § 2162

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Who may be a debtor
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/us/usc/t48/s2162
Title
48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter
CH20
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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An entity may be a debtor under this subchapter if—(1) the entity is—(A) a territory that has requested the establishment of an Oversight Board or has had an Oversight Board established for it by the United States Congress in accordance with section 2121 of this title; or (B) a covered territorial instrumentality of a territory described in paragraph (1)(A); (2) the Oversight Board has issued a certification under section 2146(b) of this title for such entity; and (3) the entity desires to effect a plan to adjust its debts. (Pub. L. 114–187, title III, § 302, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 579.)

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