; and (2) for purposes of section 3 of such title, the number of electors from Puerto Rico shall be equal to the number of Senators and Representatives to which Puerto Rico is entitled during the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, as determined in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Congressional delegation (1) Representatives Effective on the first day of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, the number of Representatives of States in the House of Representatives shall be increased by the number of Representatives of the State with the population closest to that of Puerto Rico in the 2020 decennial census and the additional seats shall be occupied by Representatives of Puerto Rico. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit to the Governor of Puerto Rico and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a certificate of the number of Representatives to which Puerto Rico will be entitled not later than January 3, 2024. (2) Election The regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office held in Puerto Rico in November 2024 shall include the election of two Senators and the number of Representatives of Puerto Rico provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection, all of whom shall first take office on January 3, 2025. The Senate shall determine the class to which each of the Senators shall be assigned. (3) Resident commissioner Section 36 of the Act of March 2, 1917, 39 Stat. 963, and section 1 of the Act of June 22, 1906, 34 Stat. 417, as amended, are repealed effective January 3, 2025. (4) Primary elections The Government of Puerto Rico may hold primary elections for the offices described in this section at such time and in such manner as it may provide, so long as such elections are held in the manner required by the laws applicable to elections for Federal office. 5. Proclamation Following the transition process set forth in section 3, the President shall issue a proclamation declaring that Puerto Rico is admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the other States, effective January 3,