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50 U.S.C. § 4103 — Claims of employees of contractors
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**(a) Payment by Secretary of Labor of certain claims; execution of releases** The Secretary of Labor is authorized to receive, adjudicate according to law, and provide for the payment of any claim filed by any person specified in section 101(a) of the Act entitled “An Act to provide benefits for the injury, disability, death, or enemy detention of employees of contractors with the United States, and for other purposes”, approved December 2, 1942, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 1701(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1701/a&num=0&edition=prelim)], or by the legal representative of any such person who may have died, for the amount by which (1) the total sum which would have been payable to such person by his employer (not including any payments for overtime), if such person’s contract of employment had been in effect and he had been paid under it for the entire period during which he was entitled to receive benefits under section 101(b) of such Act [[42 U.S.C. 1701(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1701/b&num=0&edition=prelim)], exceeds (2) the entire amount creditable to such person’s account for such period under the provisions of such section plus any amounts paid to such person by such employer for such period or recovered by such person in any legal action against such employer based upon such person’s right against such employer for such period under the contract of employment, including payments in settlement of the liability of the employer arising under or out of such contract. No claim shall be allowed to any person under the provisions of this section unless such person executes a full release to the employer and to the United States in respect to the liability of the employer a
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**(a) Payment by Secretary of Labor of certain claims; execution of releases** The Secretary of Labor is authorized to receive, adjudicate according to law, and provide for the payment of any claim filed by any person specified in section 101(a) of the Act entitled “An Act to provide benefits for the injury, disability, death, or enemy detention of employees of contractors with the United States, and for other purposes”, approved December 2, 1942, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 1701(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1701/a&num=0&edition=prelim)], or by the legal representative of any such person who may have died, for the amount by which (1) the total sum which would have been payable to such person by his employer (not including any payments for overtime), if such person’s contract of employment had been in effect and he had been paid under it for the entire period during which he was entitled to receive benefits under section 101(b) of such Act [[42 U.S.C. 1701(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1701/b&num=0&edition=prelim)], exceeds (2) the entire amount creditable to such person’s account for such period under the provisions of such section plus any amounts paid to such person by such employer for such period or recovered by such person in any legal action against such employer based upon such person’s right against such employer for such period under the contract of employment, including payments in settlement of the liability of the employer arising under or out of such contract. No claim shall be allowed to any person under the provisions of this section unless such person executes a full release to the employer and to the United States in respect to the liability of the employer arising under or out of the contract of employment, except liability for workmen’s compensation benefits under the Act of August 16, 1941, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 1651](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1651&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] or detention or other benefits paid under the Act of December 2, 1942, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. Any claim allowed under the provisions of this section shall be certified by the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment out of the War Claims Fund established by [section 4110 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4110&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Cancellation of employees’ obligations; repayment to employees**
(1) The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to cancel any obligation to the United States of any person specified in section 101(a) of such Act of December 2, 1942 [[42 U.S.C. 1701(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1701/a&num=0&edition=prelim)], to pay any sum which may have been advanced to or on behalf of any such person by the Department of State for the purpose of paying the costs of food and medical services furnished to such person during his period of internment by the Imperial Japanese Government or for the purpose of paying transportation or other expenses of repatriation.
(2) The Secretary of Labor is authorized to receive, adjudicate according to law, and provide for the payment of any claim filed by any person specified in section 101(a) of such Act of December 2, 1942 [[42 U.S.C. 1701(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1701/a&num=0&edition=prelim)], for the repayment of any sum which may have been paid by such person to the Department of State in settlement of any obligation of the type referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection. Any claim allowed under the provisions of this paragraph shall be certified by the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment out of the War Claims Fund established by [section 4110 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4110&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Omitted**
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**(a) Employment of personnel; use of other facilities and services** The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States (hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”) may, in accordance with the provisions of the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, appoint and fix the compensation of such officers, attorneys, and employees, and may make such expenditures, as may be necessary to carry out its functions. Officers and employees of any other department or agency of the Government may, with the consent of the head of such department or agency, be assigned to assist the Commission in carrying out its functions. The Commission may, with the consent of the head of any other department or agency of the Government, utilize the facilities and services of such department or agency in carrying out the functions of the Commission.
**(b) Rules and regulations; delegation of functions; time limit on filing of claims** The Commission may prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to enable it to carry out its functions, and may delegate functions to any member, officer, or employee of the Commission. The Commission shall give public notice of the time when, and the limit of time within which, claims may be filed, which notice shall be published in the Federal Register. The limit of time within which claims may be filed with the Commission shall in no event be later than March 31, 1952. The Commission shall take immediate action to advise all persons entitled to file claims under the provisions of this subchapter administered by the Commission of their rights under such provisions, and to assist them in the preparation and filing of their claims.
**(c) Subpenas; issuance; contempt; witness fees; administration of oaths
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The Secretary of Labor shall administer, and decide all questions arising under, this subchapter. He may—
(1) appoint employees to administer this subchapter; and
(2) delegate to any employee of the Department of Labor any of the powers conferred on him by this subchapter.
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**(a)** In the administration of the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 with respect to cases coming within the purview of [section 1701 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim), the scale of compensation benefits and the provisions for determining the amount of compensation and the payment thereof as provided in sections 908 and 909 of title 33, so far as the provisions of said sections can be applied under the terms and conditions set forth therein shall be payable in lieu of the benefits, except medical benefits, provided under subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5: Provided, That the total compensation payable under this subchapter for injury or death shall in no event exceed the limitations upon compensation as fixed in section 914(m) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 33 as such section may from time to time be amended except that the total compensation shall not be less than that provided for in the original enactment of this chapter.
**(b)** For the purpose of computing compensation with respect to cases coming within the purview of [section 1701 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim), the provisions of sections 906 and 910 of title 33 shall be applicable: Provided, That the minimum limit on weekly compensation for disability, established by [section 906(b) of title 33](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section906/b&num=0&edition=prelim), and the minimum limit on the average weekly wages on which death benefits are to be computed, established by [section 909(e) of title 33](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-sec
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**(a) Composition; expenditure** There is hereby created on the books of the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the War Claims Fund. The War Claims Fund shall consist of all sums covered into the Treasury pursuant to the provisions of [section 4336 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4336&num=0&edition=prelim). The moneys in such fund shall be available for expenditure only as provided in this chapter or as may be provided hereafter by the Congress.
**(b) Estimation and certification to Treasury of total amount necessary under section 4104(f)** Before August 1, 1956, the Secretary of Labor shall estimate and report to the President the total amount which will be required to pay all benefits payable by reason of [section 4104(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4104/f&num=0&edition=prelim). If the President approves the amount so estimated as reasonably accurate, the total amount so estimated and approved shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury; if the President does not so approve he shall determine such amount, and the amount so determined shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury. Such certification shall be made on or before September 1, 1956. The Secretary of the Treasury shall then transfer from the War Claims Fund to the general fund of the Treasury a sum equal to the total amount certified to him under this subsection.
**(c) Estimation and certification to Treasury of total amount necessary under section 4103(c)** Before August 1, 1956, the Secretary of Labor shall estimate and report to the President the total amount which will be required to pay all additional benefits payable as a result of the enactmen
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**(a) Places of employment** Except as herein modified, the provisions of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, approved March 4, 1927 (44 Stat. 1424), as amended [[33 U.S.C. 901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section901&num=0&edition=prelim) 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 acquired 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 continental 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 Operating 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 subordinate subcontractor with respect to the contract 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 subordinate contract with respect to such contract, where such contract is to be performed outside the continental United States and at places not within the areas described in subparagraphs (1)–(3) of this
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**(a) Persons covered** In case of injury or death resulting from injury—
(1) to any person employed by a contractor with the United States, if such person in an employee specified in chapter 11 of this title, and no compensation is payable with respect to such injury or death under such chapter; or
(2) to any person engaged by the United States under a contract for his personal services outside the continental United States; or
(3) to any person employed outside the continental United States as a civilian employee paid from nonappropriated funds administered by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Army and Air Force Motion Picture Service, Navy Ship’s Store Ashore, Navy exchanges, Marine Corps exchanges, officers’ and noncommissioned officers’ open messes, enlisted men’s clubs, service clubs, special service activities, or any other instrumentality of the United States under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense and conducted for the mental, physical, and morale improvement of personnel of the Department of Defense and their dependents; or
(4) to any person who is an employee specified in [section 1651(a)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1651/a/5&num=0&edition=prelim), if no compensation is payable with respect to such injury or death under chapter 11 of this title or to any person engaged under a contract for his personal services outside the United States approved and financed by the 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 department or other agency of the United States Government, determines a contract financed under a successor provision of any succes
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Page 4864
TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§§ 1601, 1602
in any such agreement that has not been exercised be-
fore such date.
CHAPTER 10—FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY
§§ 1601, 1602. Transferred
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section 1601, act May 9, 1941, ch. 97, 55 Stat. 184; 1953
Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053,
67 Stat. 631, related to adoption of a seal by Secretary
of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and
was transferred to section 3505 of this title.
Section 1602, act July 12, 1943, ch. 221, title II, § 201, 57
Stat. 513; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953,
18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631, related to delegation of au-
thority of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
with respect to his authority to transfer personnel and
household goods from one station to another, and was
transferred to section 3507 of this title.
§ 1603. Omitted
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section, acts July 13, 1943, ch. 221, title II, § 1, 57 Stat.
513; June 28, 1944, ch. 302, title II, § 1, 58 Stat. 566; July
3, 1945, ch. 263, title II, 59 Stat. 376; July 26, 1946, ch. 672,
title II, § 201, 60 Stat. 697; July 8, 1947, ch. 210, title II,
§ 201, 61 Stat. 276, which authorized the Secretary of the
Treasury to transfer to constituent organizations of
the Federal Security Agency requested amounts from
appropriations for traveling expenses and printing and
binding, Federal Security Agency, and to retransfer to
such appropriations, was not repeated in subsequent
appropriation acts.
CHAPTER
11—COMPENSATION
FOR
DIS-
ABILITY
OR
DEATH
TO
PERSONS
EM-
PLOYED AT MILITARY, AIR, AND NAVAL
BASES OUTSIDE UNITED STATES
Sec.
1651.
Compensation authorized.
1652.
Computation of benefits; application to aliens
and no
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Page 4869
TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1701
CHAPTER 12—COMPENSATION FOR INJURY,
DEATH, OR DETENTION OF EMPLOYEES
OF CONTRACTORS WITH UNITED STATES
OUTSIDE UNITED STATES
SUBCHAPTER
I—COMPENSATION,
REIMBURSE-
MENT, ETC., BY SECRETARY OF LABOR
Sec.
1701.
Compensation for injury or death resulting
from war-risk hazard.
1702.
Application of Longshore and Harbor Work-
ers’ Compensation Act.
1703.
‘‘Contractor with the United States’’ defined.
1704.
Reimbursement.
1705.
Receipt of workmen’s compensation benefits.
1706.
Administration.
SUBCHAPTER II—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
1711.
Definitions.
1712.
Disqualification from benefits.
1713.
Fraud; penalties.
1714.
Legal services.
1715.
Finality of Secretary’s decisions.
1716.
Presumption of death or detention.
1717.
Assignment of benefits; execution, levy, etc.,
against benefits.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
REPEALS
Act June 30, 1953, ch. 176, § 6, 67 Stat. 135, repealed sec-
tion 1(a)(13) of Joint Res. July 3, 1952, ch. 570, 66 Stat.
332, which, as amended by Joint Res. Mar. 31, 1953, ch.
13, § 1, 67 Stat. 18, provided for the continuation of this
chapter until July 1, 1953.
Joint Res. July 3, 1952, ch. 570, § 6, 66 Stat. 334, re-
pealed Joint Res. Apr. 14, 1952, ch. 204, 66 Stat. 54, as
amended by Joint Res. May 28, 1952, ch. 339, 66 Stat. 96;
Joint Res. June 14, 1952, ch. 437, 66 Stat. 137; Joint Res.
June 30, 1952, ch. 526, 66 Stat. 296, which continued pro-
visions until July 3, 1952. This repeal shall take effect
as of June 16, 1952, by section 7 of Joint Res. July 3,
1952.
SUBCHAPTER
I—COMPENSATION,
REIM-
BURSEMENT, ETC., BY SECRETARY OF
LABOR
§ 1701. Compensation for injury or death result-
ing from war-risk hazard
(a) Persons covered
In case of inj
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Page 1023
TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 4103
to Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1954, §§ 2, 4, eff. July 1, 1954, 19
F.R. 3985, 68 Stat. 1279, set out in the Appendix to Title
5, Government Organization and Employees, which
abolished War Claims Commission, including offices of
its members, and transferred functions of Commission
and members, officers, and employees thereof to For-
eign Claims Settlement Commission of the United
States.
§ 4102. Jurisdiction of Commission
The Commission shall have jurisdiction to re-
ceive and adjudicate according to law claims as
hereinafter provided.
(July 3, 1948, ch. 826, title I, § 3, 62 Stat. 1241.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 2002 of the
former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassi-
fication and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For provisions transferring Foreign Claims Settle-
ment Commission of the United States to Department
of Justice, as a separate agency, see section 1622a et
seq. of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
War Claims Commission, including offices of its
members, abolished and functions transferred to For-
eign Claims Settlement Commission of the United
States by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1954, §§ 2, 4, eff. July 1,
1954, 19 F.R. 3985, 68 Stat. 1279, set out in the Appendix
to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
See, also, section 4101 of this title and notes there-
under.
§ 4103. Claims of employees of contractors
(a) Payment by Secretary of Labor of certain
claims; execution of releases
The Secretary of Labor is authorized to re-
ceive, adjudicate according to law, and provide
for the payment of any claim filed by any
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