1036 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 668 -DEC. 2 , 1942 subcontractor or subordinate contractor with respect to such con- tract) (1) shall, before commencing performance of such con- tract, provide for securing to or on behalf of employees engaged in such public work under such contract the payment of com- pensation and other benefits under the provisions of this Act, and (2) shall maintain in full force and effect during the term of such contract, subcontract, or subordinate contract, or while employees are engaged in work performed thereunder, the said security for the payment of such compensation and benefits, but nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to apply to any employee of such contractor or subcontractor who is engaged exclusively in furnishing materials or supplies under his contract; 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 employment, where the employer or the United States provides the transportation or the cost thereof. "Public work." " (b) As used in this section, the term 'public work' means any fixed improvement or any project involving construction, alteration, removal, or repair for public use of the United States or its Allies, including but not limited to projects in connection with the war effort, dredging, harbor improvements, dams, roadways, and housing, as well as preparatory and ancillary work in connection therewith at the site or on the project. Liability of employ- "(c) The liability of an employer, contractor (or any subcon- tractor or subordinate subcontractor with respect to the contract of such contractor) under this Act shall be exclusive and in place of all other liability of such employer, contractor, subcontractor, or sub- ordinate contractor to his employees (and their dependents) coming within the purview of this Act, under the workmen's compensation law of any State, Territory, or other jurisdiction, irrespective of the place where the contract of hire of any such employee may have been made or entered into. "Contractor." "(d) As used in this section, the term 'contractor' means any indi- vidual, partnership, corporation, or association, and includes any trustee receiver, assignee, successor, or personal representative thereof, and the rights, obligations, liability, and duties of the employer under such Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compen- sation Act shall be applicable to such contractor. ,AppltBigco tyto ex- "(e) The liability under this Act of a contractor, subcontractor, or subordinate contractor engaged in public work under subparagraphs (3) and (4), subdivision (a) of this section, and the conditions set forth therein, shall become applicable to contracts and subcontracts heretofore entered into but not completed at the time of the approval of this Act, and contracting officers of the United States are author- ized to make such modifications and amendments of existing contracts as may be necessary to bring such contracts into conformity with the provisions of this Act. No right shall arise in any employee or his dependent under subparagraphs (3) and (4), subdivision (a) of this section, prior to two months after the approval of this Act. Upon the recommendation of the head of any department, or other agency of the United States, the United States Employees' Compensation Commission, in the exercise of its discretion, may waive the applica- tion of the provisions of subparagraphs (3) or (4), subdivision (a) of this section, with respect to any contract, subcontract, or subor- dinate contract, work location under such contracts, or classification of employees." Approved, December 2, 1942. [56 STAT.
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