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22 U.S.C. § 3618

U.S. CodeFederal
Defense of Panama Canal
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Title
22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter
CH51
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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In the event of an armed attack against the Panama Canal, or when, in the opinion of the President, conditions exist which threaten the security of the Canal, the Administrator of the Commission shall, upon the order of the President, comply with such directives as the United States military officer charged with the protection and defense of the Panama Canal may consider necessary in the exercise of his duties. (Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1108, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 458.)

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