Defense Base Act (DBA) : The Federally Mandated Workers' Compensation System for Overseas Government Contractors.
Provides background on the Defense Base Act (DBA), which mandates that Federal departments and agencies provide worker compensation insurance for their overseas employees and contractors; in light of current contracting activity in Iraq. Reviews systems used to provide DBA insurance at the Departmen...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Provides background on the Defense Base Act (DBA), which mandates that Federal departments and agencies provide worker compensation insurance for their overseas employees and contractors; in light of current contracting activity in Iraq. Reviews systems used to provide DBA insurance at the Department of State, AID, DOD, and Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Includes economic critiques raised by GAO and Army auditors of current DOD DBA policy; and DOD and USACE responses to those criticisms. Discusses several DBA reform options suggested in recent legislation. Includes tables and graphs. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |