PUBLIC LAW 96-70—SEPT. 27, 1979
93 STAT. 477
labor-management and employee relations, with respect to the Commission or the operations of any other Executive agency conducted in that area of the Republic of Panama which, on September 30, 1979, was the Canal Zone, except that in applying those provisions— (1) the definition of "employee" shall be applied without regard to clause (i) of section 7103(a)(2) of such title 5 which relates to nationality and citizenship; and (2) a unit shall be considered to be appropriate notwithstanding the fact that it includes any supervisor if that supervisor's position (or type of position) was, before October 1, 1979, represented before the Panama Canal Company by a labor organization that included employees who were not supervisors. (b) Labor-management and employee relations of the Commission, other Executive agencies, and the Smithsonian Institution, their employees, and organizations of those employees, in connection with operations conducted in that area of the Republic of Panama which, on September 30, 1979, was the Canal Zone, shall be governed and regulated solely by the applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the United States. CHAPTER 3—FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS
Subchapter I—Funds CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT FUNDS
SEC. 1801. On the effective date of this Act, any unexpended 22 USC 3711. balances of the appropriation accounts appearing on the books of the United States Government as "Operating Expenses, Canal Zone Government (38-0116-0-1-806)" and "Capital Outlay, Canal Zone Government (38-0118-0-1-806)" shall be covered into the general fund of the Treasury, and any appropriations to which expenditures under such accounts have been chargeable before such effective date are repealed. The Commission may, to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts to the Commission for such purpose, pay claims or make payments chargeable to such accounts, upon proper audit of such claims or payments. There are Appropriation authorized to be appropriated to the Commission such funds as may authorization. be necessary to pay claims and make payments pursuant to this section. PANAMA CANAL COMPANY FUNDS; COMMISSION FUNDS
SEC. 1302. (a) On the effective date of this Act, the account 22 USC 3712. appearing on the books of the United States Government as the "Panama Canal Company Fund (38-4060-0-3-403)" shall be terminated, and any unexpended balances under such account as of that date shall be covered into the Treasury in an account to be known as the "Panama Canal Commission Fund. (b) On or after the effective date of this Act, tolls for the use of the Panama Canal and all other receipts of the Commission that, before such effective date, would have been credited to the account appearing on the books of the Governments as the "Panama Canal Company Fund (38-4060-0-3-403)" shall be deposited in the Treasury in the Panama Canal Commission Fund. (c)(1) No funds may be appropriated to or for the use of the Commission, nor may any funds be obligated or expended by the Commission for anyfiscalyear, unless such appropriation, obligation, or expenditure has been specifically authorized by law
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