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22 U.S.C. § 3779 — Investigation of accident or injury giving rise to claim
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a claim may not be considered under this subpart, or an action for damages lie thereon, unless, prior to the departure from the Panama Canal of the vessel involved—
(1) an investigation of the accident or injury giving rise to the claim has been completed, which shall include a hearing by the Board of Local Inspectors of the Commission; and
(2) the basis for the claim has been laid before the Commission.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a claim may not be considered under this subpart, or an action for damages lie thereon, unless, prior to the departure from the Panama Canal of the vessel involved—
(1) an investigation of the accident or injury giving rise to the claim has been completed, which shall include a hearing by the Board of Local Inspectors of the Commission; and
(2) the basis for the claim has been laid before the Commission.
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It is the purpose of this chapter to provide legislation necessary or desirable for the implementation of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 between the United States of America and the Republic of Panama and of the related agreements accompanying that Treaty.
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**(a)** Subject to [section 3779(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3779/b&num=0&edition=prelim) and to subsection (b) of this section, the Commission shall promptly adjust and pay damages for injuries to vessels, or to the cargo, crew, or passengers of vessels, which may arise by reason of their passage through the locks of the Panama Canal when the injury was proximately caused by negligence or fault on the part of an officer or employee of the United States acting within the scope of his employment and in the line of his duties in connection with the operation of the Canal. If the negligence or fault of the vessel, master, crew, or passengers proximately contributed to the injury, the award of damages shall be diminished in proportion to the negligence or fault attributable to the vessel, master, crew, or passengers. Damages may not be allowed and paid for injuries to any protrusion beyond any portion of the hull of a vessel, whether it is permanent or temporary in character. A vessel is considered to be passing through the locks of the Canal, under the control of officers or employees of the United States, from the time the first towing line is made fast on board before entrance into the locks and until the towing lines are cast off upon, or immediately prior to, departure from the lock chamber. No payment for damages on a claim may be made under this section unless the claim is filed with the Commission within one year after the date of the injury or by November 18, 1998, whichever is later.
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(1) With respect to a claim under subsection (a) for damages for injuries to a vessel or its cargo, if, at the time the injuries were incurred, the navigation or movement of the vessel was not under the contro
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 3779
Executive Documents
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions vested in President by this section dele-
gated to Secretary of Defense, see section 1–303 of Ex.
Ord. No. 12215, May 27, 1980, 45 F.R. 36044, set out as a
note under section 3601 of this title.
§ 3779. Insurance
(a) The Commission is authorized to purchase
insurance to protect the Commission against
major and unpredictable revenue losses or ex-
penses arising from catastrophic marine acci-
dents or other unpredictable events.
(b)(1) The Commission may by regulation re-
quire as a condition of transit through the Pan-
ama Canal or presence in the Panama Canal or
waters adjacent thereto that any potential
claimant under section 3771 or 3772 of this title
be covered by insurance against the types of in-
juries described in those sections. The amount
of insurance so required shall be specified in
those regulations, but may not exceed $1,000,000.
(2) In a claim under section 3771 or 3772 of this
title for which the Commission has required in-
surance under this subsection, the Commission’s
liability shall be limited to the amount of dam-
ages in excess of the amount of insurance re-
quired by the Commission.
(3) In regulations under this subsection, the
Commission may prohibit consideration or pay-
ment by it of claims presented by or on behalf of
an insurer or subrogee of a claimant in a case
for which the Commission has required insur-
ance under this subsection.
(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1419, as added Pub. L.
99–209, § 6(a), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1717; amended
Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5414, Dec. 22, 1987, 101
Stat. 1330–270; Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title
XXXV, § 3509(b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2270.)
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