§ 3612. Supervisory Board
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(a)Composition of Board The Commission shall be supervised by a Board composed of nine members, one of whom shall be an officer of the Department of Defense. The officer of the Department of Defense who shall serve on the Board shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense and may continue to serve on the Board only while continuing to serve as an officer of the Department of Defense. Not less than five members of the Board shall be nationals of the United States and the remaining members of the Board shall be nationals of the Republic of Panama. Three members of the Board who are nationals of the United States shall hold no other office in, and shall not be employed by, the Government of the United States, and shall be chosen for the independent perspective they can bring to the Commission’s affairs. Members of the Board who are nationals of the United States shall cast their votes as directed by the the 1 officer of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense to be a member of the Board.
(b)Membership of Board; appointing authority; compensation and travel expenses; compensation for non-Government Board members The President shall appoint the members of the Board. The members of the Board who are United States nationals shall be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Each member of the Board shall hold office at the pleasure of the President and, before assuming the duties of such office, shall take an oath to discharge faithfully the duties of his office. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall be allowed travel or transportation expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with section 3617 of this title, except that, in addition to such travel or transportation expenses, members of the Board who hold no other office with either the Government of the United States or the Republic of Panama for which they receive pay are authorized to be compensated at the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, for each day during which they are traveling to or from or attending meetings of the Board as provided in subsection
(c)of this section or, as authorized by the Chairman of the Board, while on official Panama Canal Commission business.
(c)Meetings; quorum; proxies The Board shall hold meetings as provided in regulations adopted by the Commission and approved by the Secretary of Defense. A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of a majority of the Board members of which a majority of those present are nationals of the United States. The Secretary of Defense, or the officer of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary under subsection
(a)of this section, may act by proxy for any other member of the Board if that other member authorizes the proxy in writing and signs the proxy. The proxy may be counted to establish a quorum and may be used by the Secretary of Defense, or the officer of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary under subsection
(a)of this section, to cast the vote of the absent Board member and to act for that member with all the powers that member would possess if present.
(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1102, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 456; Pub. L. 98–217, Feb. 14, 1984, 98 Stat. 9; Pub. L. 99–223, § 6, Dec. 28, 1985, 99 Stat. 1740; Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5416, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–270; Pub. L. 100–705, § 7, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4686; Pub. L. 101–510, div. C, title XXXV, § 3504, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1846; Pub. L. 104–106, div. C, title XXXV, § 3523, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 638; Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXV, § 3511(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2270.)
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U.S. Code
- § 3601Congressional statement of purpose
- § 3712Panama Canal Revolving Fund
- § 3731Reimbursements
- § 3714aDissolution of Commission
- § 3650Air transportation
- § 3723Audits
- § 3611Establishment, purposes, offices, and residence of Commission
- § 3715cFinal evaluation of Fund; deficiency or surplus in Fund
- § 3715aOperation of Fund
- § 3715bTransfers from Fund for compensation benefits
- § 3715Establishment of Compensation Fund
- § 3715dContinuation of benefits
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 97–102Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and for other purposes
- Public Law 98–217To amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to allow the use of proxies by the Board of the Panama Canal Commission
- Public Law 98–354Allowing William R Gianelli to continue to serve as a member of the Board of the Panama Canal Commission after his retirement as an officer of the Department of Defense
- Public Law 104–106To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, to reform acquisition laws and informa
- Public Law 101–510To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
- Public Law 100–201To authorize the acceptance of a donation of land for addition to Big Bend National Park, in the State of Texas
- Public Law 96–70To provide for the operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, and for other purposes
- Public Law 100–705To establish the Panama Canal Commission Compensation Fund to provide for the accumulation of funds to meet the Panama Canal Commission’s obligations under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–223To authorize appropriations Tor fiscal year 1986 for the operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal, and for other purposes
- Public Law 105–261To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
statute-compilations
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- Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1102
- 93 Stat. 456
- Pub. L. 98–217
- 98 Stat. 9
- Pub. L. 99–223, § 6
- 99 Stat. 1740
- Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5416
- 101 Stat. 1330–270
- Pub. L. 100–705, § 7
- 102 Stat. 4686
- Pub. L. 101–510, div. C, title XXXV, § 3504
- 104 Stat. 1846
- Pub. L. 104–106, div. C, title XXXV, § 3523
- 110 Stat. 638
- Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXV, § 3511(a)
- 112 Stat. 2270
- Pub. L. 105–261
- Pub. L. 104–106
- Pub. L. 101–510
- Pub. L. 100–705
- Pub. L. 100–203
- Pub. L. 99–223
- Pub. L. 100–705, § 10
- 102 Stat. 4687
- Pub. L. 99–223, § 8
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1102
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