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PUBLIC LAW 85-608-rAUG. 8, 1968

been declared; or during a war or armed conflict between militaryforces of any origin, occurring within any country in which a person covered by this Act is serving; from—". (b) Clause (3) of section 201(b) of that Act is amended to read as follows: "(3) the discharge or explosion of munitions intended for use in connection with a war or armed conflict with a hostile force or person as defined herein (except with respect to employees of a manufacturer, processor, or transporter of munitions during the manufacture, processing, or transporting thereof, or while stored on the premises of the manufacturer, processor, or transporter); or". (c) Section 201(c) of that Act is amended to read as follows: "(c) The term 'hostile force or person' means any nation, any subject of a foreign nation, or any other person serving a foreign nation (1) engaged hi a war against the United States or any of its allies, (2) engaged in armed conflict, whether or not war has been declared, against the United States or any of its allies, or (3) engaged in a war or armed conflict between military forces of any origin in any country in which a person covered by this Act is serving." (d) Section 201(d) of that Act is amended to read as follows: " (d) The term 'allies' means any nation with which the United States is engaged in a common military effort or with which the United States has entered into a common defensive military alliance." (e) Section 201(e) of that Act is amended to read as lollows: "(e) The term 'war activities' includes activities directly relating to military operations." (f) Section 201(f) of that Act is repealed. SEC. 104. Sections 101(b), 104 (a), 201 (b), and 206 of the Act of December 2, 1942 (ch. 668, 56 Stat. 1028), as amended, are amended by striking out the words "enemy" and "the enemy" wherever they appear and inserting the words "a hostile force or person" in place thereof. SEC. 105. Title II of the Act of December 2, 1942 (ch. 668, 56 Stat. 1033), as amended, is further amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof: "SEC. 208. Titles I and II of this Act may be cited as the 'War Hazards Compensation Act'."

42 USC 1711.

42 USC 1711.

42 USC 11711.

42 USC 1711.

Repeal. 42 USC 1701, 1704, 1711, 1716.

42 USC 1717.

1711-

TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE D E F E N S E BASE ACT SEC. 201. (a) Section 1(a) of the Act of August 16, 1941 (ch. 357, 55 Stat. 622), as amended, is amended by inserting the following new clause between clause (5) and the last five lines: "(6) outside the continental United States or in Alaska or the Canal Zone 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." (b) Section 1(b) of that Act is amended to read as follows: " (b) As used in this section— "(1) the term 'public work' means any fixed improvement or any project, whether or not fixed, involving construction, alteration, removal or repair for the public use of the United States or its allies, including but not limited to projects or operations under service contracts and projects in connection with the national defense or with war activities, dredging, harbor improvements, dams, roadways, and housing, as well as preparatory and ancillary work in connection therewith at the site or on the project;

Place of employment. 42 USC 1651.

'Public work".

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