**(a) Panama Canal management, operation, and maintenance** The Commission may manage, operate, and maintain the Panama Canal.
**(b) Establishment, maintenance, and operation of activities, facilities, and appurtenances** The Commission may construct or acquire, establish, maintain, and operate such activities, facilities, and appurtenances as necessary and appropriate for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, including the following:
(1) Docks, wharves, piers, and other shoreline facilities.
(2) Shops and yards.
(3) Marine railways, salvage and towing facilities, fuel-handling facilities, and motor transportation facilities.
(4) Power systems, water systems, and a telephone system.
(5) Construction facilities.
(6) Living quarters and other buildings.
(7) Warehouses, storehouses, a printing plant, and manufacturing, processing, or service facilities in connection therewith.
(8) Recreational facilities.
**(c) Use of United States mails** The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as the executive departments of the Federal Government.
**(d) Necessary or appropriate actions** The Commission may take such actions as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers specifically conferred upon it.
**(e) Commercial activities** The Commission may conduct and promote commercial activities related to the management, operation, or maintenance of the Panama Canal. Any such commercial activity shall be carried out consistent with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements.
**(f) Donations**
(1) The Commission may seek and accept donations of funds, property, and services from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other private and public entities for the purpose of carrying out i
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**(a) Panama Canal management, operation, and maintenance** The Commission may manage, operate, and maintain the Panama Canal.
**(b) Establishment, maintenance, and operation of activities, facilities, and appurtenances** The Commission may construct or acquire, establish, maintain, and operate such activities, facilities, and appurtenances as necessary and appropriate for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, including the following:
(1) Docks, wharves, piers, and other shoreline facilities.
(2) Shops and yards.
(3) Marine railways, salvage and towing facilities, fuel-handling facilities, and motor transportation facilities.
(4) Power systems, water systems, and a telephone system.
(5) Construction facilities.
(6) Living quarters and other buildings.
(7) Warehouses, storehouses, a printing plant, and manufacturing, processing, or service facilities in connection therewith.
(8) Recreational facilities.
**(c) Use of United States mails** The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as the executive departments of the Federal Government.
**(d) Necessary or appropriate actions** The Commission may take such actions as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers specifically conferred upon it.
**(e) Commercial activities** The Commission may conduct and promote commercial activities related to the management, operation, or maintenance of the Panama Canal. Any such commercial activity shall be carried out consistent with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements.
**(f) Donations**
(1) The Commission may seek and accept donations of funds, property, and services from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other private and public entities for the purpose of carrying out its promotional activities.
(2) The Commission shall establish written guidelines setting forth the criteria to be used in determining whether the acceptance of funds, property, or services authorized by paragraph (1) would reflect unfavorably upon the ability of the Commission (or any employee of the Commission) to carry out its responsibilities or official duties in a fair and objective manner or would compromise the integrity or the appearance of the integrity of its programs or of any official in those programs.
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§ 3614. Deputy Administrator
(a) Appointment and duties
There shall be a Deputy Administrator of the
Commission who shall be appointed by the
President. The Deputy Administrator shall per-
form such duties as may be prescribed by the
Board.
(b) Compensation
The Deputy Administrator shall be paid com-
pensation at a rate of pay, established by the
Board, which does not exceed the rate of basic
pay in effect for level IV of the Executive Sched-
ule, and, if eligible, shall be paid the overseas re-
cruitment and retention differential provided
for in section 3657 of this title.
(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1104, Sept. 27, 1979, 93
Stat. 457; Pub. L. 101–510, div. C, title XXXV,
§ 3505, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1846; Pub. L. 104–201,
div. C, title XXXV, § 3524(a), Sept. 23, 1996, 110
Stat. 2860.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Level IV of the Executive Schedule, referred to in
subsec. (b), is set out in section 5315 of Title 5, Govern-
ment Organization and Employees.
AMENDMENTS
1996—Pub. L. 104–201 struck out ‘‘and Chief Engineer’’
after ‘‘Deputy Administrator’’ in section catchline and
Page 1378
TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 3615
amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read
as follows:
‘‘(a) There shall be a Deputy Administrator and a
Chief Engineer of the Commission, both of whom shall
be appointed by the President. The Deputy Adminis-
trator and the Chief Engineer shall perform such duties
as may be prescribed by the President.
‘‘(b) The Deputy Administrator and the Chief Engi-
neer shall each be paid compensation at a rate of pay
established by the President which does not exceed the
rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS–18 of the Gen-
eral Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, and, if eligi-
ble, shall each