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1 Amending the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act 1938

handle is hein.beal/hwlc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 75TH CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REFORT 3d .Session f { No. 1945 AMENDING THE LONGSHOREMEN'S AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT MARCH 14, 1938.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. HEALY, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 5690] The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5690) to amend the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, after consideration, report the same favorably to the House with amendments with the recommendation that as so amended the bill do pass. - The committee amendments are as follows: Page 1, line 9, after the word parentis insert for. Page 5, line 8, after the word impairment insert a comma and the words his usual employment and another comma. Page 11, line 7, after the word to insert such fine or. GENERAL STATEMENT This bill amends certain sections of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act in the manner hereinafter explained. All sections of that act which are not amended by this bill remain in full force and effect as they now exist, including all limitations upon the amount of compensation payable under the existing terms of the act. The bill was introduced at the request of the United States Em-. ployees' Compensation Commission, which body has responsibility for the administration of the act. It embodies amendments which the Commission, as a result of its experience, has. found desirable. A communication from the Chairman of the Commission to the Spdaker

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