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22 U.S.C. § 3776 — Delays for which no responsibility is assumed
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The Commission is not responsible, and may not consider any claim, for demurrage or delays caused by—
(1) landslides or other natural causes;
(2) necessary construction or maintenance work on Canal locks, terminals, or equipment;
(3) obstruction arising from accidents;
(4) time necessary for admeasurement;
(5) congestion of traffic;
(6) investigation of a marine accident that is conducted within 24 hours after the accident occurs, except that any liability of the Commission beyond that 24-hour period shall be limited to the extent to which the accident was caused, or contributed to, by the negligence of an employee of the Commission acting within the scope of the employee’s official duties; or
(7) except as specially set forth in this subpart, any other cause.
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The Commission is not responsible, and may not consider any claim, for demurrage or delays caused by—
(1) landslides or other natural causes;
(2) necessary construction or maintenance work on Canal locks, terminals, or equipment;
(3) obstruction arising from accidents;
(4) time necessary for admeasurement;
(5) congestion of traffic;
(6) investigation of a marine accident that is conducted within 24 hours after the accident occurs, except that any liability of the Commission beyond that 24-hour period shall be limited to the extent to which the accident was caused, or contributed to, by the negligence of an employee of the Commission acting within the scope of the employee’s official duties; or
(7) except as specially set forth in this subpart, any other cause.
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**(a)** The Congress enacts this section in the exercise of its authority under Article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States to dispose of and make necessary rules and regulations with respect to property of the United States.
**(b)** Prior to the transfer of property of the United States located in the Republic of Panama to the Republic of Panama pursuant to [section 3784 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3784&num=0&edition=prelim) the President shall formally advise the Government of Panama that—
(1) in fulfilling its obligations under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, the United States shall make no payments to the Republic of Panama derived from tax revenues of the United States;
(2) the United States retains full discretion and authority to determine whether and the extent to which tax revenues of the United States may be expended in exercising United States rights and carrying out United States responsibilities under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements;
(3) no tax revenues of the United States shall be made available for obligations and expenditure after October 1, 1979, for purposes of implementing the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, unless hereafter specifically approved by the Congress through the authorization and appropriation process;
(4) the total amount expended by the Commission from funds available for the use of the Commission shall not exceed the total amount deposited in the Panama Canal Revolving Fund; and
(5) the foregoing paragraphs of this subsection do not apply to expenditures made by the United States in fulfilling United States obligations to transfer the remains of our honored dead from Mount Hope Cemetery in the fo
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**(a) Claims for injury to, or loss of, property or personal injury or death arising from operation of Panama Canal** Subject to the provisions of this part, the Commission may adjust and pay claims for injury to, or loss of, property or for personal injury or death, arising from the operation of the Panama Canal or related facilities and appurtenances.
**(b) Limitation on amount of claims** The Commission may pay not more than $50,000 on any claim described in subsection (a).
**(c) Source of award; release** An award made to a claimant under this section shall be payable out of any moneys made available to the Commission. The acceptance by the claimant of the award shall be final and conclusive on the claimant, and shall constitute a complete release by the claimant of his claim against the United States and against any employee of the United States acting in the course of his employment who is involved in the matter giving rise to the claim.
**(d) Action for damages on claims cognizable under this part; action against officers or employees of United States for injuries resulting from acts outside scope of their employment** Except as provided in [section 3776 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3776&num=0&edition=prelim), no action for damages on claims cognizable under this part shall lie against the United States or the Commission, and no such action shall lie against any officer or employee of the United States. Neither this section nor [section 3776 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3776&num=0&edition=prelim) shall preclude actions against officers or employees of the United States for injuries resulting from their acts outside the scope of their empl
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 3778
ject to subsection (b) of this section, the Commission,
by’’ and ‘‘Such amounts may be paid only out of money
appropriated or allotted for the maintenance and oper-
ation of the Panama Canal’’ for ‘‘Such amounts shall
be payable promptly out of any moneys appropriated or
allotted for the maintenance and operation of the Pan-
ama Canal’’, and struck out subsec. (b) which provided
that the Commission could not adjust and pay any
claim for damages for injuries arising by reason of the
presence of the vessel in the Panama Canal or adjacent
waters outside the locks where the amount of the claim
exceeded $120,000 but had to submit the claim to the
Congress in a special report containing the material
facts and the recommendation of the Commission
thereon.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–209 applicable to any claim
arising on or after Oct. 1, 1979, see section 7(a) of Pub.
L. 99–209, set out as a note under section 3771 of this
title.
§ 3776. Actions on claims
Subject to section 3779(b) of this title, a claim-
ant for damages pursuant to section 3771(a) or
3772 of this title who considers himself aggrieved
by the findings, determination, or award of the
Commission in reference to his claim may bring
an action on the claim against the Commission
in the United States District Court for the East-
ern District of Louisiana. Subject to the provi-
sions of this part and of applicable regulations
issued pursuant to section 3811 of this title rel-
ative to navigation of the Panama Canal and ad-
jacent waters, such actions shall proceed and be
heard by the court without a jury according to
the principles of law and rules of practice ob-
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