Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Part 5 · Chapter 51 — Panama Canal
§ 3782. Transfers and cross-servicing between agencies
Statutory text
Transfers of facilities, buildings, structures, improvements, stocks and equipment located in the Republic of Panama
In the interest of economy and maximum efficiency in the utilization of property and facilities of the United States, there are authorized to be transferred between departments and agencies of the United States, with or without reimbursement, such facilities, buildings, structures, improvements, stock, and equipment located in the Republic of Panama, and used for their activities therein, as may be mutually agreed upon by the departments and agencies involved and approved by the President of the United States or his designee.
Cross-servicing agreements
The Commission may enter into cross-servicing agreements with any other department or agency of the United States for the use of facilities, furnishing of services, or performance of functions.
Transfer of records to Government of Republic of Panama
The Commission, any department or agency of the United States, or any United States court in the Republic of Panama is authorized to transfer to the Government of the Republic of Panama any record of such Commission, department, agency, or court, or copy thereof, including any record acquired from the Canal Zone Government or Panama Canal Company (including any vital statistics record), to any other department, agency, or court of the United States if such action is determined by the Commission, the head of the department or agency concerned, or the judge of the court concerned to be in the interest of the United States. Transfer of any record or copy thereof under this section to the Government of the Republic of Panama shall be made under the coordination of and with the approval of the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama.
Applicability to Smithsonian Institution
The provisions of this section shall apply to the Smithsonian Institution.
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.
Panama Canal Act of 1979
Pub. L. 96–70 title I § 1502 · 93 Stat. 452
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 3782
(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1502, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 488.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1502, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 488.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 1502 transfers and cross-servicing between agencies (a) In the interest of economy and maximum efficiency in the utilization of property and facilities of the United States, there are authorized to be transferred between departments and agencies of the United States, with or without reimbursement, such facilities, buildings, structures, improvements, stock, and equipment located in the Republic of Panama, and used for their activities therein, as may be mutually agreed upon by the departments and agencies involved and approved by the President of the United States or his designee. (b) The Commission may enter into cross-servicing agreements with any other department or agency of the United States for the use of facilities, furnishing of services, or performance of functions. (c) The Commission, any department or agency of the United States, or any United States court in the Republic of Panama is authorized to transfer to the Government of the Republic of Panama any record of such Commission, department, agency, or court, or copy thereof, including any record acquired from the Canal Zone Government or Panama Canal Company (including any vital statistics record), to any other department, agency, or court of the United States if such action is determined by the Commission, the head of the department or agency concerned, or the judge of the court concerned to be in the interest of the United States. Transfer of any record or copy thereof under this section to the Government of the Republic of Panama shall be made under the coordination of and with the approval of the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama. (d) The provisions of this section shall apply to the Smithsonian Institution.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions
Functions vested in President by subsec. (a) of this section delegated to Secretary of Defense, see section 1–106 of Ex. Ord. No. 12215, , 45 F.R. 36043, set out as a note under section 3601 of this title.