
From the U.S. Code Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 2, 2001 and January 28, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC3650]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                        CHAPTER 51--PANAMA CANAL
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS
 
                            Part 2--Employees
 
              subpart i--panama canal commission personnel
 
Sec. 3650. Air transportation

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (except subsection 
(b) of this section), the Commission may contract with Panamanian 
carriers registered under the laws of the Republic of Panama to provide 
air transportation to officials and employees of the Commission who are 
citizens of the Republic of Panama.
    (b) An official or employee of the Commission who is a citizen of 
the Republic of Panama may elect, for security or other reasons, to 
travel by an air carrier holding a certificate under section 41102 of 
title 49.

(Pub. L. 96-70, title I, Sec. 1210, as added Pub. L. 99-223, 
Sec. 5(b)(1), Dec. 28, 1985, 99 Stat. 1739; amended Pub. L. 104-201, 
div. C, title XXXV, Sec. 3528, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2861; Pub. L. 
105-85, div. C, title XXXV, Sec. 3524(a)(1), (b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 
Stat. 2065.)


                               Amendments

    1997--Pub. L. 105-85, Sec. 3524(b)(2), substituted ``Air 
transportation'' for ``Travel and transportation'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-85, Sec. 3524(b)(1)(A), redesignated 
subsec. (d)(1) as subsec. (a) and substituted ``subsection (b) of this 
section'' for ``paragraph (2)''.
    Pub. L. 105-85, Sec. 3524(a)(1), struck out subsec. (a) which read 
as follows: ``Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the 
Commission may pay travel and transportation expenses for employees in 
accordance with subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5.''
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-85, Sec. 3524(b)(1)(B), redesignated 
subsec. (d)(2) as subsec. (b) and substituted ``An official'' for 
``Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an official'' and ``who is a citizen of 
the Republic of Panama'' for ``referred to in paragraph (1)''.
    Pub. L. 105-85, Sec. 3524(a)(1), struck out subsec. (b) which read 
as follows: ``For an employee to whom section 3646 of this title 
applies, the Commission may pay travel and transportation expenses 
associated with vacation leave for the employee and the immediate family 
of the employee notwithstanding requirements regarding periods of 
service established by subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5 or the 
regulations promulgated thereunder.''
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-85, Sec. 3524(a)(1), struck out subsec. (c) 
which read as follows: ``For an employee to whom section 3646 of this 
title does not apply, the Commission may pay travel and transportation 
expenses associated with vacation leave for the employee and the 
immediate family of the employee notwithstanding requirements regarding 
a written agreement concerning the duration of a continuing service 
obligation established by subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5 or the 
regulations promulgated thereunder.''
    Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 105-85, Sec. 3524(b)(1)(A), redesignated 
subsec. (d)(1) as subsec. (a).
    Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 105-85, Sec. 3524(b)(1)(B), redesignated 
subsec. (d)(2) as subsec. (b).
    1996--Pub. L. 104-201 struck out ``expenses'' after 
``transportation'' in section catchline and amended text generally. 
Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ``The Commission may pay the 
expenses of vacation leave travel for an employee of the Commission to 
whom section 3646 of this title applies and for transportation of 
employee's family from the employee's post of duty in Panama to the 
place of the employee's actual residence at the time of appointment to 
the post of duty. The authorization of expenses under this section shall 
be in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5 and the 
regulations issued under that subchapter, except that the Commission may 
prescribe required periods of service notwithstanding section 5722 of 
title 5 and the regulations issued under subchapter II of chapter 57 of 
such title.''


                    Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

    Section 3524(c) of Pub. L. 105-85 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section and section 3664 of this 
title] shall take effect on January 1, 1999.''


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 8 of Pub. L. 99-223, set 
out as an Effective Date of 1985 Amendment note under section 3612 of 
this title.
