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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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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§ 3620. Authority of Ambassador; independence
of Commission regarding its Panama Canal
responsibilities
(a) Authority of Ambassador
The United States Ambassador to the Republic
of Panama shall have full responsibility for the
coordination of the transfer to the Republic of
Panama of those functions that are to be as-
sumed by the Republic of Panama pursuant to
the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related
agreements.
(b) Independence of Commission regarding its
Panama Canal responsibilities
(1) The Commission shall not be subject to the
direction or supervision of the United States
Chief of Mission in the Republic of Panama with
respect to the responsibilities of the Commis-
sion for the operation, management, or mainte-
nance of the Panama Canal, as established in
this chapter or any other Act or in the Panama
Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, ex-
cept that the Commission shall keep the Ambas-
sador fully and currently informed with respect
to all activities and operations of the Commis-
sion.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1) of this
subsection, section 3927 of this title shall apply
with respect to the activities of the Commis-
sion.
(c) Agreements for United States to provide post-
transfer administrative services for certain
employee benefits
(1) The Secretary of State may enter into one
or more agreements to provide for the United
States to furnish administrative services relat-
ing to the benefits described in paragraph (2)
after December 31, 1999, and to establish appro-
priate procedures for providing advance funding
for the services.
(2) The benefits referred to in paragraph (1) are
the following:
(A) Pension, disability, and medical benefits
provided by the Panama Canal Commission
pursuant to section 3682 of th