§ 3662. Appeals to Board; procedures

Statutory text

Persons entitled to appeal; form; time

An employee may appeal to the Panama Canal Board of Appeals from an adverse determination made by an agency under section 3660 of this title. The appeal shall be made in writing within a reasonable time (as specified in regulations prescribed by, or under the authority of, the Commission) after the date of the transmittal by the agency to the employee of written notice of the adverse determination.

Personal appearance

The Board may authorize, in connection with an appeal pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, a personal appearance before the Board by the employee, or by a representative of the employee designated for that purpose.

Consideration of evidence; decision

After investigation and consideration of the evidence submitted, the Board shall—

prepare a written decision on the appeal;

transmit its decision to the agency concerned; and

transmit copies of the decision to the employee concerned or to the designated representative.

Finality of decision

The decision of the Board on any question or other matter relating to an appeal is final and conclusive. The agency concerned shall take action in accordance with the decision of the Board.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1979
Panama Canal Act of 1979
Pub. L. 96–70 title I § 1222 · 93 Stat. 452
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 3662
Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1222, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 467
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1222, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 467
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 1222. appeals to hoard; procedures; finality of decisions (a) An employee may appeal to the Panama Canal Board 22 USC 3662. of Appeals from an adverse determination made by an agency under section 1220 of this Act. The appeal shall be made in writing within a reasonable time (as specified in regulations prescribed by, or under the authority of, the President) after the date of the transmittal by the agency to the employee of written notice of the adverse determination. (c) The Board may authorize, in connection with an appeal pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, a personal appearance before the Board by the employee, or by a representative of the employee designated for that purpose. (d) After investigation and consideration of the evidence submitted, the Board shall— (1) prepare a written decision on the appeal; (2) transmit its decision to the agency concerned; and (3) transmit copies of the decision to the employee concerned or to the designated representative. (e) The decision of the Board on any question or other matter relating to an appeal is final and conclusive. The agency concerned shall take action in accordance with the decision of the Board.
1997
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
Pub. L. 105–85 div. C title XXXV § 3548 · 111 Stat. 1629
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 3662(a)
Pub. L. 105–85 substituted “Commission” for “President”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted “Commission” for “President”.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted “Commission” for “President”.

Credits

1979–1997 · 2 acts

1979Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1222, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 467
1997Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXV, § 3548, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2073.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1222, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 467; Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXV, § 3548, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2073.)