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22 U.S.C. 3715b: Transfers from Fund for compensation benefitsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 22-FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSECHAPTER 51-PANAMA CANAL
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§3715b. Transfers from Fund for compensation benefits

The Secretary of the Treasury shall, upon request of the Secretary of Labor, transfer funds from the Fund to the Employees’ Compensation Fund to reimburse the Employees’ Compensation Fund for the total cost of workers’ compensation benefits and other payments described in section 3715a(a) of this title that are provided on or after October 1, 1988.

( Pub. L. 100–705, § 4 , Nov. 19, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4685 .)

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Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Panama Canal Commission Compensation Fund Act of 1988, and not as part of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1988, see section 10 of Pub. L. 100–705, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under section 3612 of this title.