22 U.S.C. § 3683 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title

Page 1394 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 3683 1 See References in Text note below. AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–201, §§ 3538, 3548(c)(2), amended sec- tion catchline to read ‘‘Administration of certain dis- ability benefits’’. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–201, § 3538, added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: ‘‘The Commission, under the regulations prescribed by the President pursuant to the Act entitled ‘An Act au- thorizing cash relief for certain employees of the Pan- ama Canal not coming within the provisions of the Canal Zone Retirement Act’, approved July 8, 1937, as amended (50 Stat. 478; 68 Stat. 17), may continue the payments of cash relief to those individual former em- ployees of the Canal Zone Government or Panama Canal Company or their predecessor agencies not com- ing within the scope of the former Canal Zone Retire- ment Act whose services were terminated prior to Oc- tober 5, 1958, because of unfitness for further useful service by reason of mental or physical disability re- sulting from age or disease. Subject to subsection (b) of this section, that cash relief may not exceed $1.50 per month for each year of service of the employees so fur- nished relief, with a maximum of $45 per month, plus the amount of any cost-of-living increases in such cash relief granted before October 1, 1979, pursuant to sec- tion 181 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code (as in effect on September 30, 1979), nor be paid to any employee who, at the time of termination for disability prior to October 5, 1958, had less than 10 years’ service with the Canal Zone Government, the Panama Canal Company, or their predecessor agencies on the Isthmus of Pan- ama.’’ § 3683. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXV, § 3546(a)(6), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2868 Section, Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1246, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 476; Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5428(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–274, authorized Commission to purchase artificial limbs or other appliances for persons who were injured in service of Isthmian Canal Commission or of Panama Canal before Sept. 7, 1916. SUBPART V—APPLICATION TO RELATED PERSONNEL § 3691. Individuals considered employees (a) Individuals considered employees for pur- poses of certain sections For the purposes of sections 3646,1 3671, and 3672 of this title, including any amendment made by sections 1231, 1241, and 1242 of this Act, the United States Attorney for the District of the Canal Zone and the Assistant United States Attorneys and their clerical assistants, and the United States Marshal for the District of the Canal Zone and his deputies and clerical assist- ants shall be considered employees of the Com- mission. (b) Individuals considered employees for certain purposes For the purposes of this Act, including any amendment made by this Act, the Executive Di- rector of the Canal Zone Civilian Personnel Pol- icy Coordinating Board, the Manager, Central Examining Office, and their staffs shall be con- sidered to have been employees of the Panama Canal Company with respect to service in those positions before October 1, 1979, and as employ- ees of the Commission with respect to service in those positions on or after that date. (Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1261(a), (b), Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 476.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 3646 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXV, § 3507(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2269. Section 1231 of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a), amended sections 5595, 5724a, and 8102 of Title 5, Gov- ernment Organization and Employees. Section 1241 of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a), amended section 8336 of Title 5 and enacted provisions set out as notes thereunder. Section 1242 of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a), amended section 8339 of Title 5 and enacted provisions set out as notes thereunder. This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 96–70, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 452, known as the Panama Canal Act of 1979, which is classified principally to this chap- ter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3601 of this title and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1261(c), Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 476, provided that: ‘‘The provisions of this section [en- acting this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 27, 1979].’’ SUBPART VI—LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS § 3701. Labor-management relations (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 re- lations, with respect to the Commission or the operations of any other Executive agency con- ducted 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 ap- plied without regard to clause (i) of section 7103(a)(2) of such title 5 which relates to na- tionality and citizenship; (2) a unit shall be considered to be appro- priate notwithstanding the fact that it in- cludes any supervisor if that supervisor’s posi- tion (or type of position) was, before October 1, 1979, represented before the Panama Canal Company by a labor organization that in- cluded employees who were not supervisors; and (3) any negotiated grievance procedures under section 7121 of title 5, including any pro- visions 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 Pan- ama 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,