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§3664 Applicability of Title 5

Title 22 › CHAPTER 51 — PANAMA CANAL › SUBCHAPTER I — ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS › Part 2 — Employees › subpart ii — wage and employment practices › § 3664

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes many parts of the federal civil service law (title 5) apply to the Panama Canal Commission. It covers Part I (agency rules), Chapter 21 (who counts as an employee), whistleblower protection (section 2302(b)(8)) plus related administration rules the Commission and the Office of Personnel Management set, preference eligibles, pay offsets (section 5514) and garnishments (section 5520a), dual-pay rules (sections 5531–5535), leave rules, severance and back pay, allowances (chapter 59), military leave for Reserves and National Guard (section 6323), labor relations (chapter 71), employment limits and political activity rules (subchapters II and III of chapter 73) with related admin rules set with OPM, workers’ compensation (chapter 81), retirement (chapters 83 and 84), unemployment (chapter 85), life insurance (chapter 87), and health insurance (chapter 89). One listed item was repealed on October 17, 1998 (Pub. L. 105–261, 112 Stat. 2269).

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Title 22, §3664

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The following provisions of title 5 apply to the Panama Canal Commission:
(1)Part I of title 5 (relating to agencies generally).
(2)Chapter 21 (relating to employee definitions).
(3)section 2302(b)(8) (relating to whistleblower protection) and all provisions of title 5 relating to the administration or enforcement or any other aspect thereof, as identified in regulations prescribed by the Commission in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management.
(4)All provisions relating to preference eligibles.
(5)section 5514 (relating to offset from salary).
(6)section 5520a (relating to garnishments).
(7)section 5531–5535 (relating to dual pay and employment).
(8)Subchapter VI of chapter 55 (relating to accumulated and accrued leave).
(9)Subchapter IX of chapter 55 (relating to severance and back pay).
(10)Chapter 59 (relating to allowances).
(11)Repealed. Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXV, § 3507(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2269.
(12)section 6323 (relating to military leave; Reserves and National Guardsmen).
(13)Chapter 71 (relating to labor relations).
(14)Subchapters II and III of chapter 73 (relating to employment limitations and political activities, respectively) and all provisions of title 5 relating to the administration or enforcement or any other aspect thereof, as identified in regulations prescribed by the Commission in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management.
(15)Chapter 81 (relating to compensation for work injuries).
(16)Chapters 83 and 84 (relating to retirement).
(17)Chapter 85 (relating to unemployment compensation).
(18)Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance).
(19)Chapter 89 (relating to health insurance).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Par. (11). Pub. L. 105–261 struck out par. (11) which read as follows: “Chapter 63 (relating to leave for CONUS employees).” 1997—Pars. (10) to (20). Pub. L. 105–85 redesignated pars. (11) to (20) as (10) to (19), respectively, and struck out former par. (10) which read as follows: “Chapter 57 (relating to travel, transportation, and subsistence).” 1996—Pub. L. 104–201 substituted “title 5” for “certain laws” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “This part does not affect the applicability of— “(1) the provisions of title 5 which relate to preference eligibles; “(2) the provisions of title 5 which relate to removal or suspension from the competitive service; and “(3) the provisions of section 5544(a) of title 5 which relate to wage-board overtime and Sunday rates, with respect to classes of employees who were covered by those provisions on September 27, 1979.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1998 Amendment Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXV, § 3507(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2269, provided that the amendment made by section 3507(a) striking out par. (11) of this section is effective 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), Dec. 30, 1999, and any right or condition of employment provided for in, or arising from, par. (11) of this section is terminated.

Effective Date

of 1997 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–85 effective Jan. 1, 1999, see section 3524(c) of Pub. L. 105–85, set out as a note under section 3650 of this title.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 3664

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102