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22 U.S.C. § 3618 — Joint Commission on the Environment
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**(a) Establishment; composition** The United States and the Republic of Panama, in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, shall establish a Joint Commission on the Environment (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Joint Commission”) to be composed of not more than three representatives of the United States and three representatives of the Republic of Panama, or such other equivalent numbers of representatives as may be agreed upon by the Governments of the two countries. The United States members of the Joint Commission shall periodically review the implementation of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 with respect to its impact on the environment and shall, jointly with the representatives of the Government of Panama, make recommendations to the United States Government and the Government of the Republic of Panama with respect to ways to avoid or mitigate adverse environmental impacts resulting from actions taken pursuant to such Treaty.
**(b) Appointment; compensation and travel expenses** Representatives of the United States on the Joint Commission shall be appointed by the President and shall serve at the pleasure of the President. Such representatives shall serve without compensation but shall be allowed travel or transportation expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with [section 3617 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3617&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Protection of pay, seniority, or other rights or benefits of appointed or detailed Federal employees** Any Federal employee subject to the civil service laws and regulations who is detailed to serve with, or appointed by, the United States representatives on the Joint Commission shall not lose any pay, seniority,
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**(a) Establishment; composition** The United States and the Republic of Panama, in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, shall establish a Joint Commission on the Environment (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Joint Commission”) to be composed of not more than three representatives of the United States and three representatives of the Republic of Panama, or such other equivalent numbers of representatives as may be agreed upon by the Governments of the two countries. The United States members of the Joint Commission shall periodically review the implementation of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 with respect to its impact on the environment and shall, jointly with the representatives of the Government of Panama, make recommendations to the United States Government and the Government of the Republic of Panama with respect to ways to avoid or mitigate adverse environmental impacts resulting from actions taken pursuant to such Treaty.
**(b) Appointment; compensation and travel expenses** Representatives of the United States on the Joint Commission shall be appointed by the President and shall serve at the pleasure of the President. Such representatives shall serve without compensation but shall be allowed travel or transportation expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with [section 3617 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3617&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Protection of pay, seniority, or other rights or benefits of appointed or detailed Federal employees** Any Federal employee subject to the civil service laws and regulations who is detailed to serve with, or appointed by, the United States representatives on the Joint Commission shall not lose any pay, seniority, or other rights or benefits by reason of such detail or appointment.
**(d) Compensation of necessary personnel** The United States representatives on the Joint Commission may, to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as the representatives of the United States on the Joint Commission may consider necessary for the participation of the United States on the Joint Commission.
**(e) Rules of procedure; establishment; approval** The United States representatives on the Joint Commission may, in cooperation with the representatives of the Republic of Panama on the Joint Commission, establish rules of procedure to be used by the Joint Commission in conducting its affairs, subject to the approval of such rules by the Governments of the United States and the Republic of Panama.
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**(a) Designation and coordination** The President shall designate, and the Secretary of State shall coordinate the participation of, representatives of the United States to the Consultative Committee to be established under paragraph 7 of Article III of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
**(b) Functions** The Consultative Committee shall function as a diplomatic forum for the exchange of views between the United States and the Republic of Panama. The Committee shall advise the United States Government and the Government of the Republic of Panama on matters of policy affecting the operation of the Panama Canal. The Committee shall have no authority to direct the Commission or any other department or agency of the United States to initiate or withhold action.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 3621
ronment referred to in section 3616 of this title
shall be allowed travel or transportation ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,
in the same manner as persons employed inter-
mittently in Government service are allowed ex-
penses under section 5703 of title 5.
(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1107, Sept. 27, 1979, 93
Stat. 458.)
§ 3618. Defense of Panama Canal
In the event of an armed attack against the
Panama Canal, or when, in the opinion of the
President, conditions exist which threaten the
security of the Canal, the Administrator of the
Commission shall, upon the order of the Presi-
dent, comply with such directives as the United
States military officer charged with the protec-
tion and defense of the Panama Canal may con-
sider necessary in the exercise of his duties.
(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1108, Sept. 27, 1979, 93
Stat. 458.)
§ 3619. Joint sea level canal study
(a) Committee; appointment of representatives
The President shall appoint the representa-
tives of the United States to any joint com-
mittee or body with the Republic of Panama to
study the possibility of a sea level canal in the
Republic of Panama pursuant to Article XII of
the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
(b) Transmittal of study to President of Senate
and Speaker of House of Representatives
Upon the completion of any joint study be-
tween the United States and the Republic of
Panama concerning the feasibility of a sea level
canal in the Republic of Panama pursuant to
paragraph 1 of Article XII of the Panama Canal
Treaty of 1977, the text of the study shall be
transmitted by the President to the President of
the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
(c) Congressional authorizatio
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