Places of employment. Except as herein modified, the provisions of the Xxxxxxxxx and Harbor Workers’ Compensa- tion Act, approved March 4, 1927 (44 Stat. 1424), as amended [33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.], shall apply in respect to the injury or death of any employee engaged in any employment— (1) at any military, air, or naval base ac- quired after January 1, 1940, by the United States from any foreign government; or (2) upon any lands occupied or used by the United States for military or naval purposes in any Territory or possession outside the con- tinental United States (including the United States Naval Operating Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and the Canal Zone); or (3) upon any public work in any Territory or possession outside the continental United States (including the United States Naval Op- erating Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and the Canal Zone), if such employee is engaged in employment at such place under the contract of a contractor (or any subcontractor or subor- dinate subcontractor with respect to the con- tract of such contractor) with the United States; but nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to apply to any employee of such a contractor or subcontractor who is engaged exclusively in furnishing materials or supplies under his contract; (4) under a contract entered into with the United States or any executive department, independent establishment, or agency thereof (including any corporate instrumentality of the United States), or any subcontract, or sub- ordinate contract with respect to such con- tract, where such contract is to be performed outside the continental United States and at places not within the areas described in sub- paragraphs (1)–(3) of this subdivision, for the purpose of engaging in public work, and every such contract shall contain provisions requir- ing that the contractor (and subcontractor or subordinate contractor with respect to such contract) (1) shall, before commencing per- formance of such contract, provide for secur- ing to or on behalf of employees engaged in such public work under such contract the pay- ment of compensation and other benefits under the provisions of this chapter, and (2) shall maintain in full force and effect during the term of such contract, subcontract, or sub- ordinate contract, or while employees are en- gaged in work performed thereunder, the said security for the payment of such compensa- tion and benefits, but nothing in this para- graph shall be construed to apply to any em- ployee of such contractor or subcontractor who is engaged exclusively in furnishing mate- rials or supplies under his contract; (5) under a contract approved and financed by the United States or any executive depart- ment, independent establishment, or agency thereof (including any corporate instrumen- tality of the United States), or any sub- contract or subordinate contract with respect to such contract, where such contract is to be performed outside the continental United States, under the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended (other than title II of chapter II thereof unless the Secretary of Labor, upon the recommendation of the head of any de- partment or other agency of the United States, determines a contract financed under a successor provision of any successor Act should be covered by this section), and not otherwise within the coverage of this section, and every such contract shall contain provi- sions requiring that the contractor (and sub- contractor or subordinate contractor with re- spect to such contract) (A) shall, before com- mencing performance of such contract, pro- vide for securing to or on behalf of employees engaged in work under such contract the pay- ment of compensation and other benefits under the provisions of this chapter, and (B) shall maintain in full force and effect during the term of such contract, subcontract, or sub- ordinate contract, or while employees are en-
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Samples: Military Construction Authorization Agreement, Rental Agreement, Rental Agreement
Places of employment. Except as herein modified, the provisions of the Xxxxxxxxx and Harbor Workers’ Compensa- tion Act, approved March 4, 1927 (44 Stat. 1424), as amended [33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.], shall apply in respect to the injury or death of any employee engaged in any employment—
(1) at any military, air, or naval base ac- quired after January 1, 1940, by the United States from any foreign government; or
(2) upon any lands occupied or used by the United States for military or naval purposes in any Territory or possession outside the con- tinental United States (including the United States Naval Operating Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and the Canal Zone); or
(3) upon any public work in any Territory or possession outside the continental United States (including the United States Naval Op- erating Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and the Canal Zone), if such employee is engaged in employment at such place under the contract of a contractor (or any subcontractor or subor- dinate subcontractor with respect to the con- tract of such contractor) with the United States; but nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to apply to any employee of such a contractor or subcontractor who is engaged exclusively in furnishing materials or supplies under his contract;
(4) under a contract entered into with the United States or any executive department, independent establishment, or agency thereof (including any corporate instrumentality of the United States), or any subcontract, or sub- ordinate contract with respect to such con- tract, where such contract is to be performed outside the continental United States and at places not within the areas described in sub- paragraphs (1)–(3) of this subdivision, for the purpose of engaging in public work, and every such contract shall contain provisions requir- ing that the contractor (and subcontractor or subordinate contractor with respect to such contract) (1) shall, before commencing per- formance of such contract, provide for secur- ing to or on behalf of employees engaged in such public work under such contract the pay- ment of compensation and other benefits under the provisions of this chapter, and (2) shall maintain in full force and effect during the term of such contract, subcontract, or sub- ordinate contract, or while employees are en- gaged in work performed thereunder, the said security for the payment of such compensa- tion and benefits, but nothing in this para- graph shall be construed to apply to any em- ployee of such contractor or subcontractor who is engaged exclusively in furnishing mate- rials or supplies under his contract;
(5) under a contract approved and financed by the United States or any executive depart- ment, independent establishment, or agency thereof (including any corporate instrumen- tality of the United States), or any sub- contract or subordinate contract with respect to such contract, where such contract is to be performed outside the continental United States, under the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended (other than title II of chapter II thereof unless the Secretary of Labor, upon the recommendation of the head of any de- partment or other agency of the United States, determines a contract financed under a successor provision of any successor Act should be covered by this section), and not otherwise within the coverage of this section, and every such contract shall contain provi- sions requiring that the contractor (and sub- contractor or subordinate contractor with re- spect to such contract) (A) shall, before com- mencing performance of such contract, pro- vide for securing to or on behalf of employees engaged in work under such contract the pay- ment of compensation and other benefits under the provisions of this chapter, and (B) shall maintain in full force and effect during the term of such contract, subcontract, or sub- ordinate contract, or while employees are en-en- gaged in work performed thereunder, the said security for the payment of such compensa- tion and benefits, but nothing in this para- graph shall be construed to apply to any em- ployee of such contractor or subcontractor who is engaged exclusively in furnishing mate- rials or supplies under his contract;
(6) outside the continental United States by an American employer providing welfare or similar services for the benefit of the Armed Forces pursuant to appropriate authorization by the Secretary of Defense, irrespective of the place where the injury or death occurs, and shall include any injury or death occurring to any such employee during transportation to or from his place of employ- ment, where the employer or the United States provides the transportation or the cost thereof.
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