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short title Section 1. This Act may be cited as the “Panama Canal Act of 1979”. TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Statement of purpose. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I—ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS Chapter 1—Panama Canal Commission Sec. 1101. Establishment, Purposes, Offices, and Residence of Commission. Sec. 1102. Supervisory Board. Sec. 1102a. General powers of Commission. Sec. 1102b. Specific powers of Commission. Sec. 1103. Administrator. Sec. 1104. Deputy Administrator. Sec. 1105. Consultative Committee. Sec. 1106. Joint Commission on the Environment. Sec. 1107. Travel expenses. Sec. 1108. Defense of the Panama Canal. Sec. 1109. Joint Sea Level Canal Study Committee. Sec. 1110. Authority of the Ambassador. Sec. 1111. Security legislation. Sec. 1112. Code of Conduct for Commission personnel. Sec. 1113. Office of Ombudsman. Chapter 2—Employees Subchapter I—Panama Canal Commission Personnel Sec. 1201. Definitions. Sec. 1202. Appointment and compensation; duties. Sec. 1203. Transfer of Federal employees. Sec. 1204. Compensation of individuals in the uniformed services. Sec. 1205. Deduction from basic pay of amounts due for supplies or services. Sec. 1206. Cost of living allowance. Sec. 1207. Educational travel benefits. Sec. 1208. Privileges and immunities of certain employees. Sec. 1209. Applicability of certain benefits. Sec. 1210. Air transportation. Subchapter II—Wage and Employment Practices Sec. 1211. Definitions. Sec. 1212. Panama Canal Employment System; merit and other employment requirements. Sec. 1213. Employment standards. [ Sec. 1214. Repealed. ] [ Sec. 1215. Repealed. ] Sec. 1216. Uniform application of standards and rates. Sec. 1217. Recruitment and retention remuneration. Sec. 1217a. Quarters allowances. Sec. 1218. Benefits based on basic pay. [ Sec. 1219. Repealed. ] Sec. 1220. Review and adjustment of classifications, grades, and pay level. Sec. 1221. Panama Canal Board of Appeals; duties. Sec. 1222. Appeals to Board; procedure; finality of decisions. [ Sec. 1223. Repealed. ] Sec. 1224. Applicability of title 5, United States Code. [ Sec. 1225. Repealed. ] Subchapter III—Conditions of Employment and Placement Sec. 1231. Transferred on reemployed employees. Sec. 1232. Placement. Sec. 1233. Transition separation incentive payments. Subchapter IV—Retirement Sec. 1241. Early retirement eligibility. Sec. 1242. Early retirement computation. Sec. 1243. Retirement under special treaty provisions. Sec. 1244. Obligation of Commission for unfunded liability. Sec. 1245. Administration of certain disability benefits. Subchapter V—Leave Subchapter VI—Application to Related Personnel Sec. 1261. Law enforcement; Canal Zone Civilian Personnel Policy Coordinating Board; related employees. Subchapter VII—Labor-Management Relations Sec. 1271. Labor-management relations. Chapter 3—Funds and Accounts Subchapter I—Funds [ Sec. 1301. Repealed. ] Sec. 1302. Panama Canal Revolving Fund. Sec. 1303. Emergency authority. Sec. 1304. Borrowing authority. Sec. 1305. Dissolution of Commission. Sec. 1306. Printing. Subchapter II—Accounting Policies and Audits Sec. 1311. Accounting policies. Sec. 1313. Audits. Subchapter III—Interagency Accounts Sec. 1321. Interagency services; reimbursements. Subchapter IV—Postal Matters Sec. 1331. Postal service. Subchapter V—Accounts With the Republic of Panama Sec. 1341. Payments to the Republic of Panama. Sec. 1342. Transactions with the Republic of Panama. Sec. 1343. Disaster relief. Sec. 1344. Congressional restraints on property transfers and tax expenditures. Chapter 4—Claims for Injuries to Persons or Property Subchapter I—General Provisions Sec. 1401. Settlement of claims generally. Subchapter II—Vessel Damage Sec. 1411. Injuries in locks of Canal. Sec. 1412. Injuries outside locks. Sec. 1413. Measures of damages generally. Sec. 1414. Delays for which no responsibility is assumed. Sec. 1415. Settlement of claims. Sec. 1416. Actions on claims. Sec. 1417. Investigation of accident or injury giving rise to claim. Sec. 1418. Board of Local Inspectors. Sec. 1419. Insurance. Chapter 5—Public Property Sec. 1501. Assets and liabilities of Panama Canal Company. Sec. 1502. Transfers and cross-servicing between agencies. Sec. 1503. Disposition of property of the United States. Sec. 1504. Transfer of property to Panama. Chapter 6—Tolls for Use of the Panama Canal Sec. 1601. Prescription of measurement rules and rates of tolls. Sec. 1602. Bases of tolls. Sec. 1603. Calculation of interest. Sec. 1604. Procedures. Chapter 7—General Regulations Chapter 8—Shipping and Navigation Subchapter I—Operation of Canal Sec. 1801. Operating regulations. Subchapter II—Inspection of Vessels Sec. 1811. Vessels subject to inspection. Sec. 1812. Foreign vessels. Sec. 1813. Regulations governing inspection. [TITLE II—REPEALED.] TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS Chapter 1—Procurement Sec. 3101. Procurement system. Sec. 3102. Panama Canal Board of Contract Appeals. Chapter 2—Immigration Sec. 3201. Special immigrants. Chapter 3—Reports; Amendments; Repeals and Redesignation; Effective Date Sec. 3301. Report. Sec. 3302. Exemption from Metric Conversion Act of 1975. Sec. 3303. Repeals and redesignation. Sec. 3304. Effective date.