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Established in 1941, the primary goal of the Defense
Base Act was to cover workers on military bases
outside the United States. The act was amended to
include public works contracts with the government
for the building of non-military projects such as
dams, schools, harbors, and roads abroad. A further
amendment added a vast array of enterprises
revolving around the national security of the United
States and its allies. Today, almost any contract
with an agency of the US government, for work
outside the US, whether military in nature or not,
will most likely require Defense Base Act coverage.
Employment Situations Requiring DBA Coverage
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Any employee working on a military base or
reservation outside the US
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Any employee engaged in U.S. government funded
public works business outside the US
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Any employee engaged in public works or military
contract with a foreign government which has been
deemed necessary to US national Security
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Those employees that provide services funded by
the US government outside the realm of regular
military issue or channels
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Any employee of any subcontractors of the prime
or letting contractor involved in a contract like
number 1 - 4 above
One should note that DBA coverage makes no reference
to the nationality of covered employees; thus, local
nationals or third country nationals are
automatically covered under the DBA.
Defense Base Act Application Forms
These forms may
be printed either from the originating Microsoft Office
document, or downloaded
to Adobe Acrobat and printed from the Acrobat Reader
software.
If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download a free version by clicking the link below and following the instructions.
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