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22 U.S.C. § 3761 — Disaster relief
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If an emergency arises because of disaster or calamity by flood, hurricane, earthquake, fire, pestilence, or like cause, not foreseen or otherwise provided for, and occurring in the Republic of Panama in such circumstances as to constitute an actual or potential hazard to health, safety, security, or property in the areas and installations made available to the United States pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, the Commission may expend funds available to the Commission for such purpose, and utilize or furnish materials, supplies, equipment, and services for relief, assistance, and protection.
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If an emergency arises because of disaster or calamity by flood, hurricane, earthquake, fire, pestilence, or like cause, not foreseen or otherwise provided for, and occurring in the Republic of Panama in such circumstances as to constitute an actual or potential hazard to health, safety, security, or property in the areas and installations made available to the United States pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, the Commission may expend funds available to the Commission for such purpose, and utilize or furnish materials, supplies, equipment, and services for relief, assistance, and protection.
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**(a) Applicability of chapter 71 of title 5** Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the applicability of chapter 71 of title 5, relating to labor-management and employee relations, with respect to the Commission or the operations of any other Executive agency conducted in that area of the Republic of Panama which, on September 30, 1979, was the Canal Zone, except that in applying those provisions—
(1) the definition of “employee” shall be applied without regard to clause (i) of section 7103(a)(2) of such title 5 which relates to nationality and citizenship;
(2) a unit shall be considered to be appropriate notwithstanding the fact that it includes any supervisor if that supervisor’s position (or type of position) was, before October 1, 1979, represented before the Panama Canal Company by a labor organization that included employees who were not supervisors; and
(3) any negotiated grievance procedures under [section 7121 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section7121&num=0&edition=prelim), including any provisions relating to binding arbitration, shall, with respect to any personnel action to which subchapter II of chapter 75 of such title applies (as determined under section 7512 of such title), be available to the same extent and in the same manner as if employees of the Panama Canal Commission were not excluded from such subchapter under section 7511(b)(8) of such title.
**(b) United States laws applicable** Labor-management and employee relations of the Commission, other Executive agencies, and the Smithsonian Institution, their employees, and organizations of those employees, in connection with operations conducted in that area of the Republic of Panama which, on September 30, 1979, was the Canal Zone,
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**(a) Corporate seal** The Commission may adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noticed.
**(b) Bylaws** The Commission may by action of the Board of Directors adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws governing the conduct of its general business and the performance of the powers and duties granted to or imposed upon it by law.
**(c) Suits by and against Commission** The Commission may sue and be sued in its corporate name, except that—
(1) the amenability of the Commission to suit is limited by Article VIII of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, [section 3761 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3761&num=0&edition=prelim), and otherwise by law;
(2) an attachment, garnishment, or similar process may not be issued against salaries or other moneys owed by the Commission to its employees except as provided by [section 5520a of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5520a&num=0&edition=prelim) and sections 659, 661, and 662 11 See References in Text note below. of title 42, or as otherwise specifically authorized by the laws of the United States; and
(3) the Commission is exempt from the payment of interest on claims and judgments.
**(d) Contracts, leases, agreements, or other transactions** The Commission may enter into contracts, leases, agreements, or other transactions.
**(e) Obligations and expenditures** The Commission—
(1) may determine the character of, and necessity for, its obligations and expenditures and the manner in which they shall be incurred, allowed, and paid; and
(2) may incur, allow, and pay its obligations and expenditures, subject to pertinent provisions of law generally applicable to Government corporations.
**(f) Priority in pay
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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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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 3754
§ 3754. Congressional restraints on property
transfers
and
tax
expenditures;
formal
apprisal of Panama
(a) The Congress enacts this section in the ex-
ercise 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 Pan-
ama to the Republic of Panama pursuant to sec-
tion 3784 of this title the President shall for-
mally 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 Repub-
lic 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 Trea-
ty of 1977 and related agreements;
(3) no tax revenues of the United States shall
be made available for obligations and expendi-
ture after October 1, 1979, for purposes of im-
plementing the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977
and related agreements, unless hereafter spe-
cifically approved by the Congress through the
authorization and appropriation process;
(4) the total amount expended by the Com-
mission 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 sub-
section do not apply to expenditures made by
the United States in fulfilling United
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