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[CITE: 22USC3672]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                        CHAPTER 51--PANAMA CANAL
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS
 
                            Part 2--Employees
 
           subpart iii--conditions of employment and placement
 
Sec. 3672. Placement


(a) Citizens separated from employment with Panama Canal Company or 
        Canal Zone Government

    Any citizen of the United States--
        (1) who, on March 31, 1979, was an employee of the Panama Canal 
    Company or the Canal Zone Government;
        (2) who separates or is scheduled to separate on or after such 
    date for any reason other than misconduct or delinquency; and
        (3) who is not placed in another appropriate position in the 
    Government of the United States in the Republic of Panama;

shall, upon the employee's request, be accorded appropriate assistance 
for placement in vacant positions in the Government of the United States 
in the United States.

(b) Citizens eliminated from employment with Executive agency or Canal 
        Zone Government as a result of implementation of Panama Canal 
        Treaty of 1977

    Any citizen of the United States--
        (1) who, on March 31, 1979, was employed in the Canal Zone as an 
    employee of an Executive agency (other than the Panama Canal Company 
    or the Canal Zone Government) or the Smithsonian Institution;
        (2) whose position is eliminated as the result of the 
    implementation of any provision of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 
    and related agreements; and
        (3) who is not appointed to another appropriate position in the 
    Government of the United States in the Republic of Panama;

shall, upon the employee's request, be accorded appropriate assistance 
for placement in vacant positions in the Government of the United States 
in the United States.

(c) Establishment and administration of program by Office of Personnel 
        Management

    The Office of Personnel Management shall establish and administer a 
Government-wide placement program for all eligible employees who request 
appointment to positions under this section.

(d) Effective date

    The provisions of this section shall take effect on September 27, 
1979.

(Pub. L. 96-70, title I, Sec. 1232, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 470.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3691 of this title.
