22 U.S.C. § 3683
Section, Pub. L. 96-70, title I, §1246, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 476; Pub. L. 100-203, title V, §5428(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330-274, authorized Commission to purchase artificial limbs or other appliances for persons who were injured in service of Isthmian Canal Commission or of Panama Canal before Sept. 7, 1916.