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[CITE: 22USC3622]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                        CHAPTER 51--PANAMA CANAL
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS
 
                     Part 1--Panama Canal Commission
 
Sec. 3622. Code of conduct for Commission personnel


(a) Oath; compliance with laws of United States regarding duties and 
        responsibilities of Federal employees

    Before assuming the duties of his office or employment, each member 
of the Board of the Commission and each officer and employee of the 
Commission shall take an oath to discharge faithfully the duties of his 
office or employment. All employees of the Commission shall be subject 
to the laws of the United States regarding duties and responsibilities 
of Federal employees.

(b) Adoption of code of conduct; time limit; contents

    Not later than 60 days after all the members of the Board of the 
Commission have been appointed, the Board shall adopt a code of conduct 
applicable to the persons referred to in subsection (a) of this section. 
The code of conduct shall contain provisions substantially equivalent to 
those contained in part 735 of title 5 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations on October 1, 1979. The code of conduct shall, at a minimum, 
contain provisions substantially equivalent to the following provisions 
of law:
        (1) the provisions of chapter 11 of title 18, relating to 
    bribery, graft, or conflicts of interest, as appropriate to the 
    employees concerned;
        (2) section 7352 of title 5;
        (3) sections 207, 208, 285, 508, 641, 645, 1001, 1917, and 2071 
    of title 18;
        (4) section 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of title 31;
        (5) the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1824), as 
    amended; and
        (6) those provisions of the laws and regulations of the Republic 
    of Panama which are substantially equivalent to those of the United 
    States set forth in this subsection.

(c) Investigations by Commission respecting violations; recommendations 
        for suspension

    The Commission shall investigate any allegations regarding the 
violation of the code of conduct adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of 
this section. The Commission may recommend that the President suspend 
from the performance of his duties any member of the Board of the 
Commission or any officer or employee of the Commission, pending 
judicial proceedings by appropriate authorities concerning such 
allegations.

(d) Measures to insure compliance with code of conduct

    The President shall negotiate suitable arrangements with the 
Republic of Panama whereby each nation shall agree to take all measures 
within its legal authority to assure that members of the Board of the 
Commission comply with the code of conduct established pursuant to 
subsection (b) of this section. Without prejudice to such jurisdiction 
as the United States may have with respect to members of the Board, the 
provisions of law enumerated in subsection (b) of this section shall be 
enforced with respect to members of the Board only in accordance with 
such arrangements.

(e) Waiver of post-employment restrictions

    (1) Section 207 of title 18 does not apply to a covered individual 
with respect to acts done in carrying out official duties as an officer 
or employee of the Panama Canal Authority.
    (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a covered individual is an 
officer or employee of the Panama Canal Authority who was an officer or 
employee of the Commission (other than the Administrator) and whose 
employment with the Commission terminated at noon on the Canal Transfer 
Date.
    (3) This subsection is effective as of the Canal Transfer Date.

(f) Consent for acceptance of employment by Panama Canal Authority

    (1) The Congress consents to the following persons accepting civil 
employment (and compensation for that employment) with the Panama Canal 
Authority for which the consent of the Congress is required by the last 
paragraph of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United 
States, relating to acceptance of emoluments, offices, or titles from a 
foreign government:
        (A) Retired members of the uniformed services.
        (B) Members of a reserve component of the armed forces.
        (C) Members of the Commissioned Reserve Corps of the Public 
    Health Service.

    (2) The consent of the Congress under paragraph (1) is effective 
without regard to subsection (b) of section 908 of title 37 (relating to 
approval required for employment of Reserve and retired members by 
foreign governments).

(Pub. L. 96-70, title I, Sec. 1112, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 459; Pub. 
L. 105-85, div. C, title XXXV, Secs. 3522, 3550(d)(2)(A), Nov. 18, 1997, 
111 Stat. 2064, 2074.)

                       References in Text

    The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1824), as amended, 
referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is Pub. L. 95-521, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 
Stat. 1824, as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 of Pub. L. 95-521 
in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and 
Tables.

                          Codification

    In subsec. (b)(4), ``sections 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of title 31'' 
substituted for ``section 5 of the Act of July 16, 1914 (31 U.S.C. 
638a), as amended'' on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 
1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money 
and Finance.


                               Amendments

    1997--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-85, Sec. 3550(d)(2)(A), substituted 
``October 1, 1979'' for ``the effective date of this Act''.
    Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 105-85, Sec. 3522, added subsecs. (e) and 
(f).

                         Delegation of Functions

    Functions vested in President by subsec. (d) of this section 
delegated to Secretary of State, see section 1-402 of Ex. Ord. No. 
12215, May 27, 1980, 45 F.R. 36044, set out as a note under section 3601 
of this title.
