A bill to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to authorize quarters allowances for certain employees of the Department of Defense serving in the area formerly known as the Canal Zone.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to authorize the Department of Defense to grant a quarters allowance to: (1) any Defense Department employee who is a U.S. citizen and who, before October 1, 1979, was employed by an agency in the area formerly known as the Canal Zone; and (2) any other Defense Department employee in the Canal Zone who is a U.S. citizen and who is or was recruited within the United States. Limits the amount of the quarters allowance.…