Article VI, section 4(c), and article VII, sections 2 to 9, both inclusive, of the agreement shall have full force and effect in the United States, its territories and possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , upon acceptance of membership by the United States in the Corporation. ( Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(1) [title I] , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1884 , 1885.) Editorial Notes Codification Section is based on section 209 of title II of S. 2416, Ninety-eighth Congress , as introduced Mar. 13, 1984 , and enacted into law by Pub. L. 98–473 .