Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§3672 Placement

Title 22 › Chapter 51— PANAMA CANAL › Subchapter I— ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS › Part 2— Employees › Subpart iii— conditions of employment and placement › § 3672

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

OPM must run a placement program for U.S. citizens who worked in the Canal Zone on March 31, 1979 and who were not placed in an appropriate U.S. government post in Panama. It covers Panama Canal Company/Canal Zone Government employees who separate on or after that date except for misconduct or delinquency, and other Federal or Smithsonian employees whose jobs were eliminated by the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements. Effective September 27, 1979.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §3672

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(a)Any citizen of the United States—

(1)who, on March 31, 1979, was an employee of the Panama Canal Company or the Canal Zone Government;

(2)who separates or is scheduled to separate on or after such date for any reason other than misconduct or delinquency; and

(3)who is not placed in another appropriate position in the Government of the United States in the Republic of Panama;

(b)Any citizen of the United States—

(1)who, on March 31, 1979, was employed in the Canal Zone as an employee of an Executive agency (other than the Panama Canal Company or the Canal Zone Government) or the Smithsonian Institution;

(2)whose position is eliminated as the result of the implementation of any provision of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements; and

(3)who is not appointed to another appropriate position in the Government of the United States in the Republic of Panama;

(c)The Office of Personnel Management shall establish and administer a Government-wide placement program for all eligible employees who request appointment to positions under this section.

(d)The provisions of this section shall take effect on September 27, 1979.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 3672

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60