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Secretary. shall pay an amount not in excess o£ $25,000 as he deter.
mines to be an appropriate compassionate compensation to each
such individual who has suffered any physical injury or harm
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from a radiation-related cause but who is not an individual
Medical care and
treatment.
described in paragraph (1).
(4) In addition to the payments provided in paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3) of this subsection. the Secretary shall provide by
appropriate means adequate medical care and treatmentfor any
person who has a continuing need for the care and treatmentof
eqitivale;
bursuant
Provided
nuclear detonation referred to in paragraph (a) of this section.
‘The costs of such medical care and treatment shall be assumed
by the Administrator of the Isnergy Research and Development
Administration.
(5) Not later than December 31,.1980, the Secretary shall
report to the appropriate committees of the United States Congres.
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any radiation injury or tilness directly related to the thermo-
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In the case of the demise of anyindividual entitled to receive payment
Secretary ¢
compensation may be justified for those individuals continuiny
to suffer from injuries or iJlnesses directly related to radiation
resulting from the thermonuclear detonation referred to in paragraph(a) of this section.
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Sec. 201.
under this section who expires before receiving such payment, the
Secretary shall pay the amount which that individual would havebee:
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individual, in accordance with an appropriate method of distributie:
per stirpes, and not per capita. Wher
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any individus:
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relatedto the thermonuclear detonation referred to in paragraph (31
pctmay ul
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entitled to receive under this section to the heirs or legatees of such
Additional
payment,
limitation.
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fuctittivs, a,
eligible for payment under parayraph (1) or_(3) suprais directh
(«) Thee
of this section, the secretary may make an_aciditional compasstona:
payment not to exceed $100,000 to the neirs or legatees of such jd:
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section, and loss of support, services, or contributions to the hens
ranest of the
consider, but is not limited to. the followiny: any payments which U.
deceased has received or would haye been eligible to receive underth:
Rongelap, Utirik,
and Bikini Atolls,
srmeataity
purposes.
leratees.
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(o) For the use of each of the island communities of Ronaelar
Utirik, and Bikini Atolls there is authorized to be appropriate:
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$100,000. Such funds are to be paid by the Secretary, in conjunctte:
with guidelines to be established by the High Commissioner oft:
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, for such community purys”
as the municipal councils of such island communities may direst. |
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(c) A payment made under the provisions of this section shail:
in full settlementanddischargeof all claims against the United =!"
arising out of the thermonuclear detonation on March 1, 1954.
(d) The decisions of the Secretary in allowing or denying any «+
. for payment under this section shall be final and conclusive on of the United States, or by any court by mandamus or otherwise.
(e) The Secretaryis authorized to make such rules and regs!
as he determines nevessary to varry out the provisions of this se ¢
Sec. 105. {n addition to amounts heretofore authorized pursus:
the Micronesian Claims Act of 1971 (85 Stat. 96), there are bes
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior sums as may benecessary to satisfy aj] adjudicated claims and +
awards made by the Micronesian Claims Commission to date W91 STAT. 1160
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