---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 3662"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "3662"
heading: "Appeals to Board; procedures"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/3662"
units:
  - "Chapter 51 — Panama Canal"
  - "Subchapter I — Administration and Regulations"
  - "Part 2"
  - "Subpart ii — wage and employment practices"
---

# §3662. Appeals to Board; procedures

- (a) **Persons entitled to appeal; form; time—** An [employee](/usc/22/3651.md?p=3) may appeal to the Panama Canal Board of Appeals from an adverse determination made by an [agency](/usc/22/3651.md?p=1) under [section 3660 of this title](/usc/22/3660.md). The appeal shall be made in writing within a reasonable time (as specified in regulations prescribed by, or under the authority of, the [Commission](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=2)) after the date of the transmittal by the [agency](/usc/22/3651.md?p=1) to the [employee](/usc/22/3651.md?p=3) of written notice of the adverse determination.
- (b) **Personal appearance—** The Board may authorize, in connection with an appeal pursuant to [subsection (a)](#a) of this section, a personal appearance before the Board by the [employee](/usc/22/3651.md?p=3), or by a representative of the [employee](/usc/22/3651.md?p=3) designated for that purpose.
- (c) **Consideration of evidence; decision—** After investigation and consideration of the evidence submitted, the Board shall—
  - (1) prepare a written decision on the appeal;
  - (2) transmit its decision to the [agency](/usc/22/3651.md?p=1) concerned; and
  - (3) transmit copies of the decision to the [employee](/usc/22/3651.md?p=3) concerned or to the designated representative.
- (d) **Finality of decision—** The decision of the Board on any question or other matter relating to an appeal is final and conclusive. The [agency](/usc/22/3651.md?p=1) concerned shall take action in accordance with the decision of the Board.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1222, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 467; Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXV, § 3548, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2073.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted “Commission” for “President”.