22 U.S.C. § 3618 — Defense of Panama Canal
U.S.C. Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE 22 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 51 - PANAMA CANAL SUBCHAPTER I - ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS Part 1 - Panama Canal Commission Sec. 3618 - Defense of Panama Canal From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§3618. Defense of Panama Canal
In the event of an armed attack against the Panama Canal, or when, in the opinion of the President, conditions exist which threaten the security of the Canal, the Administrator of the Commission shall, upon the order of the President, comply with such directives as the United States military officer charged with the protection and defense of the Panama Canal may consider necessary in the exercise of his duties.
(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, §1108, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 458.)