Authorizes employees of the Panama Canal Commission who are U.S. citizens to purchase food and other goods at any commissary or exchange store in Panama which is operated by any military department of the United States.
Directs the President, if he finds that the Panamanian Defense Forces have ceased the harassment of persons in the public areas of Panama and that food and goods are safely available to such employees so that operation of the Panama Canal is not jeopardized, to certify such finding to the Congress.
Authorizes the President to terminate such commissary and exchange privileges by the later of: (1) 90 days after such certification; or (2) the date on which the national emergency declared April 8, 1988, is terminated.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD and Panama Canal Commission.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Panama Canal/Outer Continental Shelf.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Favorable Excutive Comment Received from DOD.
See H.R.2612.
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