Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102

§3715d Continuation of Benefits

Title 22 › CHAPTER 51 — PANAMA CANAL › SUBCHAPTER I — ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS › Part 3 — Funds and Accounts › subpart i — funds › § 3715d

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Summary

Beginning October 1, 1988, chapter 81 of Title 5, under 8116, is the only remedy for disability or death from job injuries of Panama Canal Commission employees and predecessor agencies covered by that chapter.

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

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 3715d

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102