Section 3 of the Act of Congress approved March 2, 1917, referred to in text, is section 3 of act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, 39 Stat. 953. The provisions of section 3 of the Act limiting the public indebtedness of Puerto Rico and of certain municipalities thereof were contained in section 745 of this title, prior to the amendment made to that section by Pub. L. 87–121, § 1, Aug. 3, 1961, 75 Stat. 245, which struck out those provisions. See 1961 Amendment note under section 745 of this title.

Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act which comprises this chapter.