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22 U.S.C. § 3614 — Specific powers of Commission
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**(a) Panama Canal management, operation, and maintenance** The Commission may manage, operate, and maintain the Panama Canal.
**(b) Establishment, maintenance, and operation of activities, facilities, and appurtenances** The Commission may construct or acquire, establish, maintain, and operate such activities, facilities, and appurtenances as necessary and appropriate for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, including the following:
(1) Docks, wharves, piers, and other shoreline facilities.
(2) Shops and yards.
(3) Marine railways, salvage and towing facilities, fuel-handling facilities, and motor transportation facilities.
(4) Power systems, water systems, and a telephone system.
(5) Construction facilities.
(6) Living quarters and other buildings.
(7) Warehouses, storehouses, a printing plant, and manufacturing, processing, or service facilities in connection therewith.
(8) Recreational facilities.
**(c) Use of United States mails** The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as the executive departments of the Federal Government.
**(d) Necessary or appropriate actions** The Commission may take such actions as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers specifically conferred upon it.
**(e) Commercial activities** The Commission may conduct and promote commercial activities related to the management, operation, or maintenance of the Panama Canal. Any such commercial activity shall be carried out consistent with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements.
**(f) Donations**
(1) The Commission may seek and accept donations of funds, property, and services from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other private and public entities for the purpose of carrying out i
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**(a) Panama Canal management, operation, and maintenance** The Commission may manage, operate, and maintain the Panama Canal.
**(b) Establishment, maintenance, and operation of activities, facilities, and appurtenances** The Commission may construct or acquire, establish, maintain, and operate such activities, facilities, and appurtenances as necessary and appropriate for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, including the following:
(1) Docks, wharves, piers, and other shoreline facilities.
(2) Shops and yards.
(3) Marine railways, salvage and towing facilities, fuel-handling facilities, and motor transportation facilities.
(4) Power systems, water systems, and a telephone system.
(5) Construction facilities.
(6) Living quarters and other buildings.
(7) Warehouses, storehouses, a printing plant, and manufacturing, processing, or service facilities in connection therewith.
(8) Recreational facilities.
**(c) Use of United States mails** The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as the executive departments of the Federal Government.
**(d) Necessary or appropriate actions** The Commission may take such actions as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers specifically conferred upon it.
**(e) Commercial activities** The Commission may conduct and promote commercial activities related to the management, operation, or maintenance of the Panama Canal. Any such commercial activity shall be carried out consistent with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements.
**(f) Donations**
(1) The Commission may seek and accept donations of funds, property, and services from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other private and public entities for the purpose of carrying out its promotional activities.
(2) The Commission shall establish written guidelines setting forth the criteria to be used in determining whether the acceptance of funds, property, or services authorized by paragraph (1) would reflect unfavorably upon the ability of the Commission (or any employee of the Commission) to carry out its responsibilities or official duties in a fair and objective manner or would compromise the integrity or the appearance of the integrity of its programs or of any official in those programs.
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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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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) Officers and employees** In accordance with this part, the Commission may appoint, fix the compensation of, and define the authority and duties of officers and employees (other than the Administrator and Deputy Administrator) necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of the Panama Canal and its complementary works, installations, and equipment.
**(b) Eligibility to serve as officer or employee of Commission** Individuals serving in any Executive agency (other than the Commission) or the Smithsonian Institution, including individuals in the uniformed services, may, if appointed under this section or [section 3614 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3614&num=0&edition=prelim), serve as officers or employees of the Commission.
**(c) Salary protection** In the case of an individual who is an officer or employee of the Commission on November 17, 1997, and who has not had a break in service with the Commission since that date, the rate of basic pay for that officer or employee may not be less than the rate in effect for that officer or employee on that date except—
(1) as provided in a collective bargaining agreement;
(2) as a result of an adverse action against the officer or employee; or
(3) pursuant to a voluntary demotion.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 3614
(b) Compensation
The Administrator shall be paid compensation
in an amount, established by the Board, not to
exceed level III of the Executive Schedule.
(c) Authority for dual role
The Congress consents, for purposes of the 8th
clause of article I, section 9 of the Constitution
of the United States, to the acceptance by the
individual serving as Administrator of the Com-
mission of appointment by the Republic of Pan-
ama to the position of Administrator of the
Panama Canal Authority. Such consent is effec-
tive only if that individual, while serving in
both such positions, serves as Administrator of
the Panama Canal Authority without compensa-
tion, except for payments by the Republic of
Panama of travel and entertainment expenses,
including per diem payments.
(d) Waiver of ethics and reporting requirements
If before the Canal Transfer Date the Republic
of Panama appoints as the Administrator of the
Panama Canal Authority the individual serving
as the Administrator of the Commission and if
that individual accepts the appointment—
(1) during any period during which that indi-
vidual serves as both Administrator of the
Commission and the Administrator of the
Panama Canal Authority—
(A) the Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), shall
not apply to that individual with respect to
service as the Administrator of the Panama
Canal Authority;
(B) that individual, with respect to partici-
pation in any particular matter as the Ad-
ministrator of the Panama Canal Commis-
sion, is not subject to section 208(a) of title
18, insofar as that section would otherwise
apply to that matter only because the mat-
ter will have a direct and predictable effect
on the
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