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22 U.S.C. 3771: Injuries in locks of canal; adjustment and payment of claims

Created in 1979 by Public Law 96-70. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–261 inserted "to section 3779(b) of this title and" after "Subject" in first sentence and substituted "by November 18, 1998" for "November 18, 1997". (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (a)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–85 substituted "within one year after the date of the injury or November 18, 1997," for "within 2 years after the date of the injury, or within 1 year after December 23, 1985,". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (a)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–203 substituted "pay not more than $50,000 on the claim" for "adjust and pay the claim only if the amount of the claim does not exceed $50,000". · (b)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–209, §2(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted "Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the" for "The", substituted "the Panama Canal when the injury was proximately caused by negligence or fault on the part of an officer or employee of the United … · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–209, §2(b), added subsec. (b). · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.