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4 call Ss awh Approved For Release 2004/10/27 : CIA-RDP58-00597A000100040055-9 Table I COVERAGE OF CONTRACT PERSONNEL UNDER WAR RISK HAZARDS ACT cf TSCA. (1701-1717) as “This Act péovided benefits to U. Se contractors ‘which ‘proximately resilted during time of war from Mwarerisk hazards", as defined in the Act. The “Act. expired on a ‘Sely 195). 2. The lew coveréd certain specified categories including "persons engaged by the U. Ss under a somerset: for personal serzices ‘outside the U.S. or in ico or the Virgin | Telandst. A "1953 onenanett excluded coverage of (a) aliens and (b) personnel who resided in an area and were not in residence solely by virtue of the e@aployment unless they incurred an injury or death while in the course of their employment. U. S. citizens who resided in an area only be~ cause of their employment were entitled to bene~ fits in the event of injury or death due to a war hazard Whether or not such persons were actu- ally engaged in employment, i.e., no performance of duty standard was required. 3. The Department of Labor was responsible for the administration of the program, and benefits - were provided in general conformance to those which are’ granted employees under the Employees! Competsation Act, Subject to certain stipulations in the. law and Bureau regulations. One special 2 provision under. the ‘law extended a payment of full. Proposed Legislation — 1. In lieu of the 1 July 195) termination date, the law would. apply uae any war in which the U. S. becomes in- volved. : 2e The proposed coverage of persons engaged by contract for personal services would be changed fran those utilized "outside the continental U. S. or Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico or Virgin Islands" to those utilized "outside the continental U. 5S. or in Alaska or the Canal Zone". 3. The proposed legislation would include coverage of aliens as well as U. S. citizens who solely reside in an area because of their employment, and the goverage would provide an entitlement without regard to. a "performance of duty" standard. In effect, then, the’ summary exclu- sion of all. aliens would be removed and non~indigenous foreign nationals, as well as U. S. citizens, would be entitled to benefits in the event of injury or detention during war-time, without regard to whether or not the_ action occurred in the performance of wrk. Natives and U. S. personnel who already resided in an area of em- ployment before contracting with the U. S. for their services or who Were not in an area solely for employment '. reasons would be entitled to benefits only if the "per- formance of duty" concept was applicable in the specific. instance of their injury or detention. Approved For Release 2004/19/27 : CIA-RDP58-00597A000100040055-9 KP proved FOr Release OOATTOTL 7 ~ K-RDPS8-00597TAU00 T0004t0055-6 War Risk Hazards Act 2 (Chapter 12 off2 USCA (1701-1717) Proposed Legislation salary or wages in case a person became missing as the result of detention by a belligerent power. Such benefits were not payable if the individual concerned was otherwise entitled to disability or death benefits. Approved For Release 2004/10/27 : CIA-RDP58-00597A000100040055-9