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22 U.S.C. § 3658 — Recruitment and retention remuneration
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**(a) Repealed. Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXV, § 3507(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2269**
**(b) Restriction** Any employee described in more than one paragraph of subsection (a) of this section may qualify for a recruitment or retention differential under only one of those paragraphs.
**(c) Recruitment and relocation bonuses**
(1) The Commission may pay a recruitment bonus to an individual who is newly appointed to a position with the Commission, or a relocation bonus to an employee of the Commission who must relocate to accept a position, if the Commission determines that the Commission would be likely, in the absence of such a bonus, to have difficulty in filling the position.
(2) A recruitment or relocation bonus may be paid to an employee under this subsection only if the employee enters into an agreement with the Commission to complete a period of employment established in the agreement. If the employee voluntarily fails to complete such period of employment or is separated from service in such employment as a result of an adverse action before the completion of such period, the employee shall repay the entire amount of the bonus.
(3) A recruitment or relocation bonus under this subsection may be paid as a lump sum. A bonus under this subsection may not be considered to be part of the basic pay of an employee.
**(d) Retention bonuses**
(1) The Commission may pay a retention bonus to an employee of the Commission if the Commission determines that—
(A) the employee has unusually high or unique qualifications and those qualifications make it essential for the Commission to retain the employee for a period specified by the Commission ending not later than the Canal Transfer Date, or the Commission otherwise has a special need for the services of the emp
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**(a) Repealed. Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXV, § 3507(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2269**
**(b) Restriction** Any employee described in more than one paragraph of subsection (a) of this section may qualify for a recruitment or retention differential under only one of those paragraphs.
**(c) Recruitment and relocation bonuses**
(1) The Commission may pay a recruitment bonus to an individual who is newly appointed to a position with the Commission, or a relocation bonus to an employee of the Commission who must relocate to accept a position, if the Commission determines that the Commission would be likely, in the absence of such a bonus, to have difficulty in filling the position.
(2) A recruitment or relocation bonus may be paid to an employee under this subsection only if the employee enters into an agreement with the Commission to complete a period of employment established in the agreement. If the employee voluntarily fails to complete such period of employment or is separated from service in such employment as a result of an adverse action before the completion of such period, the employee shall repay the entire amount of the bonus.
(3) A recruitment or relocation bonus under this subsection may be paid as a lump sum. A bonus under this subsection may not be considered to be part of the basic pay of an employee.
**(d) Retention bonuses**
(1) The Commission may pay a retention bonus to an employee of the Commission if the Commission determines that—
(A) the employee has unusually high or unique qualifications and those qualifications make it essential for the Commission to retain the employee for a period specified by the Commission ending not later than the Canal Transfer Date, or the Commission otherwise has a special need for the services of the employee making it essential for the Commission to retain the employee for a period specified by the Commission ending not later than the Canal Transfer Date; and
(B) the employee would be likely to leave employment with the Commission before the end of that period if the retention bonus is not paid.
(2) A retention bonus under this subsection—
(A) shall be in a fixed amount;
(B) shall be paid on a pro rata basis (over the period specified by the Commission as essential for the retention of the employee), with such payments to be made at the same time and in the same manner as basic pay; and
(C) may not be considered to be part of the basic pay of an employee.
(3) A decision by the Commission to exercise or to not exercise the authority to pay a bonus under this subsection shall not be subject to review under any statutory procedure or any agency or negotiated grievance procedure except under any of the laws referred to in [section 2302(d) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section2302/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(e) Limit on compensation** Additional compensation provided under this section may not exceed 25 percent of the rate of basic pay of the individual to whom the compensation is paid.
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The Panama Canal Commission shall provide written advance notification to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate regarding—
(1) any proposed change in the rates of tolls for use of the Panama Canal;
(2) any payment estimated to be due the Republic of Panama under paragraph 4(c) of Article XIII of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, as provided by [section 3751 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3751&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) the initiation of any major capital acquisition or construction project exceeding $10,000,000 unless the proposed acquisition or project was included in the budget estimates submitted to Congress for the fiscal year in which the acquisition or project is to be undertaken.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 3658
1 See References in Text note below.
(1) ‘‘position’’ means a civilian position; and
(2) ‘‘employee’’ means an individual serving
in a position in the Department of Defense
whose permanent duty station is in the area
which, before October 1, 1979, was known as
the Canal Zone.
(b) Covered employees
Under regulations prescribed by or under au-
thority of the President, the Department of De-
fense may grant a quarters allowance in the
case of—
(1) any employee who is a citizen of the
United States and who, before October 1, 1979,
was employed by the Panama Canal Company,
the Canal Zone Government, or any other
agency, in the area then known as the Canal
Zone; and
(2) any other employee who is a citizen of
the United States and who (before, on, or after
the effective date of this section) is or was re-
cruited within the United States;
for whom adequate Government owned or leased
quarters are not made available.
(c) Determination of amount
The amount of any quarters allowance granted
to an employee under this section shall be deter-
mined in accordance with the regulations pre-
scribed under subsection (b) of this section, ex-
cept that such allowance for any period may not
exceed the amount, if any, by which—
(1) the lesser of—
(A) the actual expenses for rent and utili-
ties incurred by the employee during such
period while occupying quarters other than
Government owned or leased quarters; or
(B) the maximum amount which would be
authorized for such employee with respect to
such period under the Department of State
Standardized Regulations (Government Ci-
vilians, Foreign Areas) if such employee
were covered by those regulations;
exceeds
(2) the estimated total cost of rent and utili
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