Us Code § 3715 - Establishment of Compensation Fund
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§ 3715. Establishment of Compensation Fund
There is established in the Treasury of the United States the Panama Canal Commission Compensation Fund (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Fund").
(Pub. L. 100–705, §2, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4685.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 100–705, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4685, known as the Panama Canal Commission Compensation Fund Act of 1988, which enacted sections 3715 to 3715d of this title, amended sections 3612, 3712, and 3731 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 3601 and 3612 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note set out under section 3601 of this title and Tables.
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.
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