93 STAT. 500
PUBLIC LAW 96-70—SEPT. 27, 1979 EFFECTIVE DATE
22 USC 3601 note.
SEC. 3304. Except as provided in sections 1231, 1232, 1241, 1242, 1261, 1605, 2203, 2402, 3101, and 3201 of this Act, the preceding provisions of this Act shall take effect on the date on which the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 enters into force. Approved September 27, 1979.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-98, pt. I and No. 96-98, pt. 2 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries) and Nos. 96-438 and 96-473 (Comm. of Conference). S E N A T E REPORTS: No. 96-255 (Comm. on Armed Services) and Nos. 96-320 and 96-330 (Comm. of Conference). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): May 21, June 20, 21, considered and passed House. July 26, considered and passed Senate, amended. Sept. 19, 20, Senate considered and agreed to conference report. Sept. 20, House considered and rejected conference report. Sept. 25, Senate agreed to second conference report. Sept. 26, House agreed to second conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 15, No. 39: Sept. 27, Presidential statement.
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