Public Law 81-600
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Public Law 81-600 is the 1950 U.S. federal statute that authorized Puerto Rico to draft its own constitution and establish a degree of self-government under a commonwealth status.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Law 600 | 1 |
| Public Law 81-600 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4119859 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 81-600 Context triple: [Public Law 600, publicLawNumber, Public Law 81-600]
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A.
Public Law 81-507
Public Law 81-507 is the 1950 U.S. federal statute that established the National Science Foundation as a key agency for supporting scientific research and education.
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B.
Public Law 81-110
Public Law 81-110 is the 1949 U.S. federal statute that formally established the Central Intelligence Agency’s authorities, structure, and operational powers during the early Cold War.
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C.
Public Law 99-603
Public Law 99-603 is the formal designation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, a major U.S. federal law that overhauled immigration policy by imposing employer sanctions and providing legalization pathways for certain undocumented immigrants.
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D.
Public Law 81-171
Public Law 81-171 is the formal designation of the Housing Act of 1949, a landmark U.S. federal law that expanded public housing and urban redevelopment programs in the post–World War II era.
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E.
Public Law 80-49
Public Law 80-49 is the formal statutory designation of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, a U.S. federal law that clarified employer liability and compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 81-600 Target entity description: Public Law 81-600 is the 1950 U.S. federal statute that authorized Puerto Rico to draft its own constitution and establish a degree of self-government under a commonwealth status.
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A.
Public Law 81-507
Public Law 81-507 is the 1950 U.S. federal statute that established the National Science Foundation as a key agency for supporting scientific research and education.
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B.
Public Law 81-110
Public Law 81-110 is the 1949 U.S. federal statute that formally established the Central Intelligence Agency’s authorities, structure, and operational powers during the early Cold War.
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C.
Public Law 99-603
Public Law 99-603 is the formal designation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, a major U.S. federal law that overhauled immigration policy by imposing employer sanctions and providing legalization pathways for certain undocumented immigrants.
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D.
Public Law 81-171
Public Law 81-171 is the formal designation of the Housing Act of 1949, a landmark U.S. federal law that expanded public housing and urban redevelopment programs in the post–World War II era.
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E.
Public Law 80-49
Public Law 80-49 is the formal statutory designation of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, a U.S. federal law that clarified employer liability and compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
organic act ⓘ |
| amends | Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | residents of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| authorized |
Constitution of Puerto Rico
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
|
| classification | territorial organic legislation ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 48 U.S.C. § 731b et seq. ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 81st United States Congress ⓘ |
| constitutionalRelationship | subordinate to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| enables | adoption of a republican form of government in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| enactmentDate | 1950-07-03 ⓘ |
| enactmentYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| governingBodyAffected |
Executive Branch of Puerto Rico
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Branch of the Government of Puerto Rico
Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ
surface form:
Judicial Branch of the Government of Puerto Rico
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| grantedPowerTo | people of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–World War II decolonization period ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
did not change Puerto Rico’s status as an unincorporated territory
ⓘ
recognized the principle of government by consent for Puerto Rico ⓘ reorganized the government of Puerto Rico under a local constitution ⓘ |
| legalStatusCreated |
Puerto Rico
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
|
| maintains | continuing applicability of the U.S. Federal Relations Act to Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 81-600 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to authorize the people of Puerto Rico to draft and adopt their own constitution
ⓘ
to establish a degree of self-government for Puerto Rico ⓘ to provide for the organization of a constitutional government by the people of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitution of Puerto Rico
ⓘ
Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act ⓘ Puerto Rico’s commonwealth status ⓘ |
| requires |
approval of the Puerto Rico constitution by the President of the United States
ⓘ
approval of the Puerto Rico constitution by the U.S. Congress ⓘ referendum in Puerto Rico for acceptance ⓘ that the Puerto Rico constitution be consistent with the U.S. Constitution ⓘ that the Puerto Rico constitution include a bill of rights ⓘ |
| shortName |
Public Law 600 of the United States
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surface form:
Public Law 600
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| signedBy | President Harry S. Truman ⓘ |
| sponsorChamber | United States Congress ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 64 Stat. 319 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
political status of Puerto Rico
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self-government ⓘ territorial law ⓘ |
| typeOfAutonomy | internal self-government under U.S. sovereignty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 81-600 Description of subject: Public Law 81-600 is the 1950 U.S. federal statute that authorized Puerto Rico to draft its own constitution and establish a degree of self-government under a commonwealth status.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Public Law 600
subject surface form:
Public Law 600
this entity surface form:
Public Law 600