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[CITE: 5USC8171]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                   Subpart G--Insurance and Annuities
 
               CHAPTER 81--COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES
 
   SUBCHAPTER II--EMPLOYEES OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES
 
Sec. 8171. Compensation for work injuries; generally

    (a) The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 
901 et seq.) applies with respect to disability or death resulting from 
injury, as defined by section 2(2) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 902(2)), 
occurring to an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
described by section 2105(c) of this title, or to a volunteer providing 
such an instrumentality with services accepted under section 1588 of 
title 10, who is--
        (1) a United States citizen or a permanent resident of the 
    United States or a territory or possession of the United States 
    employed outside the continental United States; or
        (2) employed inside the continental United States.

However, that part of section 3(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 903(a)) which 
follows the second comma does not apply to such an employee.
    (b) For the purpose of this subchapter, the term ``employer'' in 
section 2(4) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 
U.S.C. 902(4)) includes the nonappropriated fund instrumentalities 
described by section 2105(c) of this title.
    (c) The Secretary of Labor may--
        (1) extend compensation districts established under section 
    39(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 
    U.S.C. 939(b)), or establish new districts to include the areas 
    outside the continental United States; and
        (2) assign to each district one or more deputy commissioners as 
    the Secretary considers advisable.

    (d) Judicial proceedings under sections 18 and 21 of the Longshore 
and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 918 and 921) with 
respect to an injury or death occurring outside the continental United 
States shall be instituted in the district court within the territorial 
jurisdiction of which is located the office of the deputy commissioner 
having jurisdiction with respect to the injury or death.

(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 555; Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, 
title X, Secs. 1061(c), 1070(d)(8)(A), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2847, 
2858; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XV, Sec. 1505(b)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 
110 Stat. 514.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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                                                    Revised Statutes and
     Derivation                U.S. Code             Statutes at Large
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                     5 U.S.C. 150k-1(a).           June 19, 1952, ch.
                                                    444, Sec.  2, 66
                                                    Stat. 139.
                                                   July 18, 1958, Pub.
                                                    L. 85-538, Sec.  1
                                                    ``Sec. 2(a)'', 72
                                                    Stat. 397.
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    In subsection (a), the word ``civilian'' is omitted as unnecessary 
as the definition of ``employee'' in section 2105 includes only 
civilians.
    In subsection (d), the reference to ``the United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia'' is omitted as included in the words 
``district court''.
    Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable 
and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

                       References in Text

    The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, referred to in 
subsec. (a), is act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, 44 Stat. 1424, as amended, 
which is classified generally to chapter 18 (Sec. 901 et seq.) of Title 
33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see section 901 of Title 33 and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1505(b)(1)(A), substituted 
``903(a))'' for ``903(3))'' in concluding provisions.
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1505(b)(1)(B), inserted 
``section'' before ``39(b)''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1505(b)(1)(C), substituted ``(33 
U.S.C. 918 and 921)'' for ``(33 U.S.C. 18 and 21, respectively)''.
    1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 1070(d)(8)(A)(i)(III), 
substituted ``section 3(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 903(3)) which follows 
the second comma'' for ``section 903(a) of title 33 which follows the 
first comma'' in second sentence.
    Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 1070(d)(8)(A)(i)(I), (II), substituted ``The 
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.)'' 
for ``Chapter 18 of title 33'' and ``section 2(2) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
902(2))'' for ``section 902(2) of title 33'', in introductory 
provisions.
    Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 1061(c), inserted ``, or to a volunteer 
providing such an instrumentality with services accepted under section 
1588 of title 10,'' after ``described by section 2105(c) of this title'' 
in introductory provisions.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 1070(d)(8)(A)(ii), substituted 
``section 2(4) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 
U.S.C. 902(4))'' for ``section 902(4) of title 33''.
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 1070(d)(8)(A)(iii), 
substituted ``39(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation 
Act (33 U.S.C. 939(b))'' for ``section 939(b) of title 33''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 1070(d)(8)(A)(iv), substituted 
``sections 18 and 21 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation 
Act (33 U.S.C. 18 and 21, respectively)'' for ``sections 918 and 921 of 
title 33''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 8173 of this title.
