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[CITE: 22USC3615]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                        CHAPTER 51--PANAMA CANAL
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS
 
                     Part 1--Panama Canal Commission
 
Sec. 3615. Consultative Committee


(a) Designation and coordination

    The President shall designate, and the Secretary of State shall 
coordinate the participation of, representatives of the United States to 
the Consultative Committee to be established under paragraph 7 of 
Article III of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.

(b) Functions

    The Consultative Committee shall function as a diplomatic forum for 
the exchange of views between the United States and the Republic of 
Panama. The Committee shall advise the United States Government and the 
Government of the Republic of Panama on matters of policy affecting the 
operation of the Panama Canal. The Committee shall have no authority to 
direct the Commission or any other department or agency of the United 
States to initiate or withhold action.

(Pub. L. 96-70, title I, Sec. 1105, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 457.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3617 of this title.
