PUBLIC LAW 96-70—SEPT. 27, 1979
93 STAT. 463
PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES
SEC. 1208. The Secretary of Defense shall designate those officers 22 USC 3648. and employees of the Commission and other individuals entitled to the privileges and immunities accorded under paragraph 3 of Article VIII of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. The Department of State shall furnish to the Republic of Panama a list of the names of such officers, employees, and other individuals and shall notify the Republic of Panama of any subsequent additions to or deletions from the list. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN BENEFITS TO CERTAIN NONCITIZENS
SEC 1209. (a) Chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 22 USC 3649. 5u compensation for work injuries, chapter 83 of such title 5, relating to sea. s e 8101 et civil service retirement, chapter 87 of such title 5, relating to life 5 USC 8301 et insurance, and chapter 89 of such title 5, relating to health insurance, seq. 5 USC 8701 et are inapplicable to any individual— seq. (1) who is not a citizen of the United States; 5u (2) whose initial appointment by the Commission occurs after seq. s e 8901 et October 1, 1979; and (3) who is covered by the Social Security System of the Republic of Panama pursuant to any provision of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements. (b) Subparagraph (B) of section 8701(a) of title 5, United States Employee. Code, defining the term employee for purposes of life insurance, is amended to read as follows: "(B) an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States and whose permanent duty station is outside the United States, unless the individual was an employee for the purpose of this chapter on September 30, 1979, by reason of service in an Executive agency, the United States Postal Service, or the Smithsonian Institution in the area which was then Imown as the Canal Zone; or". (c) Clause (ii) of section 8901(1) of title 5, United States Code, Employee, defining the term employee for purposes of health insurance, is amended to read as follows: "(ii) an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States and whose permanent duty station is outside the United States, unless the individual was an employee for the purpose of this chapter on September 30, 1979, by reason of service in an Executive agency, the United States Postal Service, or the Smithsonian Institution in the area which was then known as the Canal Zone;". Subchapter II—Wage and Employment Practices DEFINITIONS
SEC. 1211. As used in this subchapter—
(1) "agency" means— (A) the Commission, and (B) an Executive agency or the Smithsonian Institution, to the extent of any election in effect under section 1212(b)(2) of this Act; (2) "position" means a civilian position in the Commission, or in any other agency if a substantial portion of the duties and responsibilities are performed in the Republic of Panama; and (3) "employee" means an individual serving in a position.
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