{"identifier":"/us/usc/t22/s3602","title":22,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3602.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f3602.\nDefinitions\n(a)\nReferences to Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements\nFor purposes of this chapter\u2014\n(1) references to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 refer to the Panama Canal Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Panama, signed\nSeptember 7, 1977\n(2) references to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements refer to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, the agreements relating to and implementing that Treaty, signed\nSeptember 7, 1977\nJanuary 8, 1979\n(b)\nDefinitions\nSubject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, for purposes of applying laws of the United States and regulations issued pursuant to such laws with respect to transactions, occurrences, or status on or after\n(1) \u201cCanal Zone\u201d shall be deemed to refer to the areas and installations in the Republic of Panama made available to the United States pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements;\n(2) \u201cCanal Zone waters\u201d and \u201cwaters of the Canal Zone\u201d shall be deemed to refer to \u201cPanama Canal waters\u201d and \u201cwaters of the Panama Canal\u201d, respectively;\n(3) \u201cGovernment of the Canal Zone\u201d or \u201cCanal Zone Government\u201d shall be deemed to refer to the United States of America;\n(4) \u201cGovernor of the Canal Zone\u201d or \u201cGovernor\u201d, wherever the reference is to the Governor of the Canal Zone, shall be deemed to refer to the Panama Canal Commission; and\n(5) \u201cPanama Canal Company\u201d or \u201cCompany\u201d, wherever the reference is to the Panama Canal Company, shall be deemed to refer to the Panama Canal Commission.\n(c)\nApplicability of subsection (b)\nAny reference set forth in subsection (b) of this section shall apply except as otherwise provided in this chapter or unless (1) such reference is inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, (2) in the context in which a term is used such reference is clearly not intended, or (3) a term refers to a time before\nOctober 1, 1979\n(d)\nDefinitions relating to Canal transition\nFor purposes of this chapter:\n(1) The term \u201cCanal Transfer Date\u201d means\nDecember 31, 1999\n(2) The term \u201cPanama Canal Authority\u201d means the entity created by the Republic of Panama to succeed the Panama Canal Commission as of the Canal Transfer Date.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t22/s3602.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3602."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"References to Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For purposes of this chapter\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" references to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 refer to the Panama Canal Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Panama, signed ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"September 7, 1977","tail":"; and"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" references to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements refer to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, the agreements relating to and implementing that Treaty, signed ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"September 7, 1977","tail":", and the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Panama Concerning Air Traffic Control and Related Services, concluded "},{"t":"text","text":"January 8, 1979","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, for purposes of applying laws of the United States and regulations issued pursuant to such laws with respect to transactions, occurrences, or status on or after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"October 1, 1979","tail":"\u2014"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cCanal Zone\u201d shall be deemed to refer to the areas and installations in the Republic of Panama made available to the United States pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cCanal Zone waters\u201d and \u201cwaters of the Canal Zone\u201d shall be deemed to refer to \u201cPanama Canal waters\u201d and \u201cwaters of the Panama Canal\u201d, respectively;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cGovernment of the Canal Zone\u201d or \u201cCanal Zone Government\u201d shall be deemed to refer to the United States of America;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/b/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cGovernor of the Canal Zone\u201d or \u201cGovernor\u201d, wherever the reference is to the Governor of the Canal Zone, shall be deemed to refer to the Panama Canal Commission; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/b/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cPanama Canal Company\u201d or \u201cCompany\u201d, wherever the reference is to the Panama Canal Company, shall be deemed to refer to the Panama Canal Commission.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Applicability of subsection (b)"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Any reference set forth in subsection (b) of this section shall apply except as otherwise provided in this chapter or unless (1) such reference is inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, (2) in the context in which a term is used such reference is clearly not intended, or (3) a term refers to a time before ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"October 1, 1979","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions relating to Canal transition"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For purposes of this chapter:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/d/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cCanal Transfer Date\u201d means ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"December 31, 1999","tail":", such date being the date specified in the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 for the transfer of the Panama Canal from the United States of America to the Republic of Panama."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s3602/d/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cPanama Canal Authority\u201d means the entity created by the Republic of Panama to succeed the Panama Canal Commission as of the Canal Transfer Date.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}