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The Defense Base Act (DBA) (ch. 357 of the 77th United States Congress, , enacted August 16, 1941, codified at ) is an extension of the federal workers' compensation program that covers longshoremen and harbor workers, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act . The DBA covers persons employed at United States defense bases overseas. The DBA is designed to provide medical treatment and compensation to employees of defense contractors injured in the scope and course of employment. ==Who is covered under the DBA== The Defense Base Act covers the following employment activities: Work for private employers on U.S. military bases or on any lands used by the U.S. for military purposes outside of the United States, including those in U.S. Territories and possessions; Work on public work contracts with any U.S. government agency, including construction and service contracts in connection with national defense or with war activities outside the United States; Work on contracts approved and funded by the U.S. under the Foreign Assistance Act, which among other things provides for cash sale of military equipment, materials, and services to its allies, if the contract is performed outside of the United States; Work for American employers providing welfare or similar services outside the United States for the benefit of the Armed Services, e.g. the United Service Organizations (USO). Employees of any subcontractors of a contract involved in work detailed above, it is applicable to both US and local national employees. Generally, workers employed by American contractors performing public works for the U.S. government in U.S. territories, at U.S. military bases located outside the continental United States and in support of military aid programs within allied nations.〔http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode42/usc_sec_42_00001651----000-.html〕 Also, persons who are employed overseas by welfare and morale projects such as the American Red Cross, the U.S.O. and The Salvation Army are generally covered. “Public Works” is defined in There are severe penalties for firms and contractors that are required to hold DBA Insurance but fail to do so.〔http://www.dbainsurancecoverage.com/dba-defense-base-act-law-and-penalties/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Defense Base Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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