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.

1997—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 105–85 substituted “By March 31, 1998” for “Upon the termination of the Panama Canal Commission”.

1990—Puspan. L. 101–510, § 3507(1), struck out “Upon the termination of the Panama Canal Commission:” before subsec. (a).

Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 101–510, § 3507(2), substituted “Upon the termination of the Panama Canal Commission, the Secretary of Labor” for “The Secretary of Labor” and struck out at end “The Secretary of the Treasury shall, in accordance with such final determination, transfer from the Fund to the Employee Compensation Fund amounts sufficient to meet expenditures for workers compensation benefits and other payments described in section 3715a(a) of this title.”

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 101–510, § 3507(3), inserted “under subsection (a)” after “Secretary of Labor” and struck out “Employees Compensation” before “Fund to make up”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 101–510, § 3507(4), added subsec. (c).

Section effective Oct. 1, 1988, see section 10 of Puspan. L. 100–705, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under section 3612 of this title.