Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§3649 Applicability of certain benefits

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - PANAMA CANAL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS › Part Part 2— - Employees › Subpart subpart i— - panama canal commission personnel › § 3649

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal laws on work-injury pay, retirement, life and health insurance apply to Commission employees, except people who meet all three: not U.S. citizens; appointed after October 1, 1979; and covered by Panama’s Social Security under Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §3649

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Chapter 81 of title 5, relating to compensation for work injuries, chapters 83 and 84 of such title 5, relating to retirement, chapter 87 of such title 5, relating to life insurance, and chapter 89 of such title 5, relating to health insurance, are applicable to Commission employees, except any individual—
(1)who is not a citizen of the United States;
(2)whose initial appointment by the Commission occurs after October 1, 1979; and
(3)who is covered by the Social Security System of the Republic of Panama pursuant to any provision of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements.

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1996—Pub. L. 104–201 substituted “Applicability of certain benefits” for “Inapplicability of certain benefits to certain noncitizens” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text was comprised of subsec. (a) of section 1209 of Pub. L. 96–70 which read as follows: “Chapter 81 of title 5, relating to compensation for work injuries, chapter 83 of such title 5, relating to civil service retirement, chapter 87 of such title 5, relating to life insurance, and chapter 89 of such title 5, relating to health insurance, are inapplicable to any individual— “(1) who is not a citizen of the United States; “(2) whose initial appointment by the Commission occurs after October 1, 1979; and “(3) who is covered by the Social Security System of the Republic of Panama pursuant to any provision of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements.” Prior to amendment, section 1209 also contained subsecs. (b) and (c) which amended section 8701 and 8901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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22 U.S.C. § 3649

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73