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22 U.S.C. § 3778 — Actions on claims
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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), a claimant 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 Eastern District of Louisiana. Subject to the provisions of this part and of applicable regulations issued pursuant to [section 3811 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3811&num=0&edition=prelim) relative to navigation of the Panama Canal and adjacent waters, such actions shall proceed and be heard by the court without a jury according to the principles of law and rules of practice obtaining generally in like cases between a private party and a department or agency of the United States. Any judgment obtained against the Commission in an action under this subpart may be paid only out of money allotted for the maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal. An action for damages cognizable under this section shall not otherwise lie against the United States or the Commission, nor in any other court, than as provided in this section; nor may it lie against any officer or employee of the United States or of the Commission. Any action on a claim under this section shall be barred unless the action is brought within 180 days after the date on which the Commission mails to the claimant written notification of the Commission’s final determination with respect to the claim or by May 17, 1998, whichever is later. Attorneys appointed by the Commission shall represent the Commission in any action a
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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), a claimant 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 Eastern District of Louisiana. Subject to the provisions of this part and of applicable regulations issued pursuant to [section 3811 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3811&num=0&edition=prelim) relative to navigation of the Panama Canal and adjacent waters, such actions shall proceed and be heard by the court without a jury according to the principles of law and rules of practice obtaining generally in like cases between a private party and a department or agency of the United States. Any judgment obtained against the Commission in an action under this subpart may be paid only out of money allotted for the maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal. An action for damages cognizable under this section shall not otherwise lie against the United States or the Commission, nor in any other court, than as provided in this section; nor may it lie against any officer or employee of the United States or of the Commission. Any action on a claim under this section shall be barred unless the action is brought within 180 days after the date on which the Commission mails to the claimant written notification of the Commission’s final determination with respect to the claim or by May 17, 1998, whichever is later. Attorneys appointed by the Commission shall represent the Commission in any action arising under this subpart.
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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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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1605(a), Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 491, related to change in tolls for fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 1979.
#### Effective Date
Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1605(b), Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 492, provided that this section was to take effect on Sept. 27, 1979, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXV, § 3546(a)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2867.
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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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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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