Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§3715d Continuation of benefits
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - PANAMA CANAL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS › Part Part 3— - Funds and Accounts › Subpart subpart i— - funds › § 3715d
Summary
Starting October 1, 1988, the federal workers’ compensation law is the only way an employee of the Panama Canal Commission or its predecessor agencies can get benefits for disability or death from injuries on the job. Their right to those benefits comes only from that federal law and must follow its rules.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §3715d
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The provisions of chapter 81 of title 5 shall, on or after October 1, 1988, continue to be the exclusive remedy, in accordance with section 8116 of such title, for the disability or death of any employee of the Panama Canal Commission, or any of its predecessor agencies, who is covered under such chapter, resulting from injuries sustained while in the performance of the employee’s duty. The rights of any such employee for workers’ compensation benefits shall be based only on the provisions of that chapter.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Panama Canal Commission Compensation Fund Act of 1988, and not as part of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1988, see section 10 of Pub. L. 100–705, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1988 Amendment note under section 3612 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
22 U.S.C. § 3715d
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73