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Environmental Cleanup: Defense Indemnification for Contractor Operations

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 25, 1994
Report No. NSIAD-95-27
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Summary:

Public Law 85-804 authorizes the Defense Department (DOD) and other federal agencies to indemnify contractors against losses from unusually hazardous or nuclear risks. Any actions taken under the law must be reported to Congress annually. Reported actions can include specific contractors' claims for costs already incurred or the inclusion of indemnification clauses in contracts to protect DOD contractors from future risks. This report provides information on (1) how the military services used Public Law 85-804 to indemnify contractors for environmental cleanup in selected cases and (2) how DOD described the resulting actions in required reports to Congress.

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