2020 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 51 - Panama Canal
Subchapter I - Administration and Regulations
Part 1 - Panama Canal Commission
Sec. 3618 - Defense of Panama Canal

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Citation 22 U.S.C. § 3618 (2020)
Section Name §3618. Defense of Panama Canal
Section Text

In the event of an armed attack against the Panama Canal, or when, in the opinion of the President, conditions exist which threaten the security of the Canal, the Administrator of the Commission shall, upon the order of the President, comply with such directives as the United States military officer charged with the protection and defense of the Panama Canal may consider necessary in the exercise of his duties.

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(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, §1108, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 458.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 51 - PANAMA CANAL
SUBCHAPTER I - ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS
Part 1 - Panama Canal Commission
Sec. 3618 - Defense of Panama Canal
Contains section 3618
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 93 Stat. 458
Public Law References Public Law 96-70
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