Roland Gutierrez: “Amendment number 36 offered by Mr. Gutierrez: At the end of section 2, add the following paragraph: (16) By providing…”

“Amendment number 36 offered by Mr. Gutierrez: At the end of section 2, add the following paragraph: (16) By providing for the people of Puerto Rico to express their preference as to its permanent political status, Congress is aware that Puerto Rico is sociologically and culturally a Caribbean and Latin-American nation, formed by a blend of European, African, and native ethnics with distinctive culture which, unlike the several States, has Spanish as a common language. According to the 1990 decennial census of population, only 21,000 persons born in the several States live in Puerto Rico.”