GAO-14-31, PUERTO RICO: Information on How Statehood Would Potentially Affect Selected Federal Programs and Revenue Sources
PUERTO RICO Information on How Statehood Would Potentially Affect Selected Federal Programs and Revenue Sources Report to Congressional Requesters March 2014 GAO-14-31 United States Government Accountability Office United States Government Accountability Office Highlights of GAO-14-31, a report to congressional requesters March 2014 PUERTO RICO Information on How S tatehood Would Potentially Affect S elected Federal Programs and R evenue S ources What GAO Found Of the 29 federal programs GAO reviewed (which accounted for about 86 percent of federal program spending for states or their residents in fiscal year 2010), statehood would likely affect 11 programs. For 3 other programs, while the programs themselves would likely not change under statehood, eligibility determinations for these programs could be affected indirectly by changes that could occur to benefits in other programs. Statehood would not likely affect the 15 remaining programs. See figure below. …
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