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U.S. Code > Title 22 > Chapter 51 > § 3601 - Congressional statement of purpose

(a) References to Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related
  agreements
  For purposes of this chapter - 
    (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 September 7, 1977; and
    (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
  September 7, 1977, and the Agreement Between the United States of
  America and the Republic of Panama Concerning Air Traffic Control
  and Related Services, concluded January 8, 1979.
(b) Definitions
  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 October 1, 1979 - 
    (1) "Canal Zone" 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;
    (2) "Canal Zone waters" and "waters of the Canal Zone" shall be
  deemed to refer to "Panama Canal waters" and "waters of the
  Panama Canal", respectively;
    (3) "Government of the Canal Zone" or "Canal Zone Government"
  shall be deemed to refer to the United States of America;
    (4) "Governor of the Canal Zone" or "Governor", wherever the
  reference is to the Governor of the Canal Zone, shall be deemed
  to refer to the Panama Canal Commission; and
    (5) "Panama Canal Company" or "Company", wherever the reference
  is to the Panama Canal Company, shall be deemed to refer to the
  Panama Canal Commission.
(c) Applicability of subsection (b)
  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 October
1, 1979.
(d) Definitions relating to Canal transition
  For purposes of this chapter:
    (1) The term "Canal Transfer Date" means December 31, 1999,
  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.
    (2) The term "Panama Canal Authority" means the entity created
  by the Republic of Panama to succeed the Panama Canal Commission
  as of the Canal Transfer Date.

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