Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§3621 Security legislation
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - PANAMA CANAL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS › Part Part 1— - Panama Canal Commission › § 3621
Summary
President must negotiate with Panama to station U.S. forces and keep U.S. facilities in the area that was the Canal Zone before October 1, 1979, after the 1977 Treaty ends, and must report promptly to Congress.
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Title 22, §3621
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It is the sense of the Congress that the best interests of the United States require that the President enter into negotiations with the Republic of Panama for the purpose of arranging for the stationing of United States military forces, after the termination of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, in the area comprising the Canal Zone before October 1, 1979, and for the maintenance of installations and facilities, after the termination of such Treaty, for the use of United States military forces stationed in such area. The President shall report to the Congress in a timely manner the status of negotiations conducted pursuant to this section.
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Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions Functions vested in President by this section delegated to Secretary of State who shall perform such functions in coordination with Secretary of Defense, see section 1–401 of Ex. Ord. No. 12215, May 27, 1980, 45 F.R. 36044, set out as a note under section 3601 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 3621
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73