{"data":{"id":"us/22-u.s.c.-3811","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 U.S.C. § 3811","heading":"Operating regulations","body":"The Commission may prescribe, and from time to time amend, regulations governing—(1) the operation of the Panama Canal; (2) the navigation of the harbors and other waters of the Panama Canal and areas adjacent thereto, including the ports of Balboa and Cristobal; (3) the passage and control of vessels through the Panama Canal or any part thereof, including the locks and approaches thereto; (4) pilotage in the Panama Canal or the approaches thereto through the adjacent waters; and (5) the licensing of officers or other operators of vessels navigating the waters of the Panama Canal and areas adjacent thereto, including the ports of Balboa and Cristobal.","path":["Title 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE","CHAPTER 51—PANAMA CANAL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc22@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:57:55Z","sha256":"e8ef8630b88a9aad587ecc47666f7a5ea9ff957e5546689011ae3c578f9dbb19","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-u.s.c.-3801-3802","next":"us/22-u.s.c.-3821"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}