22 USC § 3715 - Establishment of Compensation Fund

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title: "22 USC § 3715 - Establishment of Compensation Fund"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "3715"
section_name: "Establishment of Compensation Fund"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "PANAMA CANAL"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "Funds and Accounts"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–705, § 2, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4685.)"
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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”).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–705, § 2, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4685.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is , , , 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  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 , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under .