Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§3714b Printing

Title 22 › Chapter 51— PANAMA CANAL › Subchapter I— ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS › Part 3— Funds and Accounts › Subpart i— funds › § 3714b

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows the Commission to buy printing, binding, and blank-book work in the Republic of Panama without following sections 501 through 517 and 1101 through 1123 of title 44, if the Commission decides such direct buying is in the Government’s best interest. It does not change the Commission’s power under chapter 5 of title 44 to run a field printing plant.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §3714b

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(a)Sections 501 through 517 and 1101 through 1123 of title 44 shall not apply to direct purchase by the Commission for its use of printing, binding, and blank-book work in the Republic of Panama when the Commission determines that such direct purchase is in the best interest of the Government.

(b)This section shall not affect the Commission’s authority, under chapter 5 of title 44, to operate a field printing plant.

Legislative History

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Amendments

1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted “Sections 501 through 517 and 1101 through 1123” for “section 501”.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 3714b

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60