22 USC 3618: Defense of Panama Canal
Text contains those laws in effect on May 5, 2024
From Title 22-FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSECHAPTER 51-PANAMA CANALSUBCHAPTER I-ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONSPart 1-Panama Canal Commission
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§3618. Defense of Panama Canal
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.
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