Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§3778 Board of Local Inspectors
Title 22 › CHAPTER 51 — PANAMA CANAL › SUBCHAPTER I — ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS › Part 4 — Claims for Injuries to Persons or Property › subpart ii — vessel damage › § 3778
Summary
The President must create a Board of Local Inspectors for the Panama Canal Commission to do the investigations required by section 3777 and any other marine duties the President assigns. For those investigations, the board may summon witnesses, put them under oath, and demand books or papers.
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Title 22, §3778
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(a)The President shall provide for the establishment of a Board of Local Inspectors of the Panama Canal Commission which shall perform, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President—
(1)the investigations required by section 3777 of this title; and
(2)such other duties with respect to marine matters as may be assigned by the President.
(b)In conducting any investigation pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Board of Local Inspectors established pursuant to such subsection may summon witnesses, administer oaths, and require the production of books and papers necessary for such investigation.
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Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions Functions vested in President by this section delegated to Secretary of Defense, see section 1–303 of Ex. Ord. No. 12215, May 27, 1980, 45 F.R. 36044, set out as a note under section 3601 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 3778
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102