; and (ii) that was committed in violation of the laws of the United States shall be tried in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. (c) Appeals (1) Before admission date (A) In general Parties to an action shall have the same rights of judicial review of final decisions of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico or the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico in any case decided before the admission date, regardless of whether an appeal was perfected prior to the admission date. (B) Jurisdiction The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States shall have the same jurisdiction in an action described in subparagraph (A) as by law provided prior to the admission date. (2) After admission date Any mandate issued after the admission date shall be to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico or a court of the State of Puerto Rico, as appropriate. (3) Pending action (A) In general Parties shall have the same rights of appeal from, and appellate review of, all orders, judgments, and decrees of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico in any case pending on the admission date. (B) Jurisdiction The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and the Supreme Court of the United States shall have the same jurisdiction in an action described in subparagraph (A) as the jurisdiction provided in any case arising after the admission date. V Transition and implementation of commonwealth status 501. Bilateral Negotiating Commission (a) In general If a plebiscite conducted under this Act results in a majority vote for the Commonwealth-Estado Libre Asociado status option, there shall be established, in accordance with this section, a commission, to be known as the Bilateral Negotiating Commission , which shall conduct studies and negotiations on changes to the Commonwealth-Estado Libre Asociado status within the general framework of commonwealth status, including the