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[S. 3565]
An Act To provide compensation for disability or death resulting from
injury to employees in certain employments in the District of Columbia, and for
other purpose.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
The provisions of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation
Act, including all amendments that may hereafter be made thereto, shall apply
in respect to the injury or death of an employee or an employer carrying on any
employment in the District of Columbia, irrespective of the place where the
injury or death occurs; except that in applying such provisions the term
"employer" shall be held to mean every person carrying on any employment in the
District of Columbia, and the term "employee" shall be held to mean every
employee of any such person.
This Act shall not apply in respect to the injury or death of (1) a
master or member of a crew of any vessel; (2) an employee of a common carrier
by railroad when engaged in interstate or foreign commerce or commerce solely
within the District of Columbia; (3) an employee subject to the provisions of
the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended (Title 5. U.S.C., 751); and
(4) an employee engaged in agriculture, domestic service, or any employment
that is casual and not in the usual course of the trade, business, occupation,
or profession of the employer; and (5) any secretary, stenographer, or other
person performing any services in the office of any Member of Congress or under
the direction, employment, or at the request of any Member of Congress, within
the scope of the duties performed by secretaries, stenographers, or such
employees of Members of Congress.
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