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22 U.S.C. § 3774 — Injuries outside locks
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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), 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 presence in the Panama Canal, or waters adjacent thereto, other than the locks, 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. In the case of a vessel which is required by or pursuant to regulations prescribed pursuant to [section 3811 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3811&num=0&edition=prelim) to have a Panama Canal pilot on duty aboard, damages may not be adjusted and paid for injuries to the vessel, or its cargo, crew, or passengers, incurred while the vessel was underway and in motion, unless at the time the injuries were incurred the navigation or movement of the vessel was under the control of a Panama Canal pilot. 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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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), 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 presence in the Panama Canal, or waters adjacent thereto, other than the locks, 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. In the case of a vessel which is required by or pursuant to regulations prescribed pursuant to [section 3811 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3811&num=0&edition=prelim) to have a Panama Canal pilot on duty aboard, damages may not be adjusted and paid for injuries to the vessel, or its cargo, crew, or passengers, incurred while the vessel was underway and in motion, unless at the time the injuries were incurred the navigation or movement of the vessel was under the control of a Panama Canal pilot. 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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**(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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**(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.
**(b)**
(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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Page 1408
TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 3773
after the date of the injury or by November 18,
1998, whichever is later.
(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1412, Sept. 27, 1979, 93
Stat. 485; Pub. L. 99–209, § 2(c), Dec. 23, 1985, 99
Stat. 1716; Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXV,
§ 3543(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2072; Pub. L.
105–261,
div.
C,
title
XXXV,
§§ 3509(a)(2),
3512(a)(4), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2270, 2271.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1998—Pub. L. 105–261 substituted ‘‘Subject to section
3779(b) of this title, the Commission’’ for ‘‘The Commis-
sion’’ in first sentence and ‘‘by November 18, 1998’’ for
‘‘November 18, 1997’’.
1997—Pub. L. 105–85 substituted ‘‘within one year
after the date of the injury or November 18, 1997,’’ for
‘‘within 2 years after the date of the injury, or within
1 year after December 23, 1985,’’.
1985—Pub. L. 99–209 struck out provisions limiting the
amount of the claim to $120,000, and inserted provision
that no payment for damages on a claim may be made
under this section unless the claim is filed with the
Commission within 2 years after the date of the injury,
or within 1 year after Dec. 23, 1985, whichever is later.
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.
§ 3773. Measure of damages generally
In determining the amount of the award of
damages for injuries to a vessel for which the
Commission is determined to be liable, there
may be included—
(1) the actual or estimated cost of repairs;
(2) charter hire actually lost by the owners,
or charter hire actually paid, depending upon
the term
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