Editorial Notes
References in Text

For effective date of this section, referred to in subsec. (span)(2), see section 2 of Puspan. L. 98–600, set out below.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date

Puspan. L. 98–600, § 2, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3146, provided that:

“The amendments made by this Act [enacting this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1984, and shall apply with respect to utility costs incurred, and rent payable for any period beginning, on or after that date.”

Executive Documents
Ex. Ord. No. 12520. Quarters Allowance to Department of Defense Employees in Panama

Ex. Ord. No. 12520, June 19, 1985, 50 F.R. 25683, provided:

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 1217a of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3657a), it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. The Secretary of Defense is authorized to prescribe the regulations referred to in section 1217a of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 [22 U.S.C. 3657a], relating to quarters allowances.

Sec. 2. The regulations prescribed under Section 1 shall be consistent with Article VII(4) of the Agreement in Implementation of Article IV of the Panama Canal Treaty and with all other relevant provisions of the Panama Canal Treaty and related agreements.

Ronald Reagan.