awards considerably exceeded the amount of funds then available under the Micronesian Claims Act. In 1977 the Congress authorized the appropriation of such additional sums as might) be necessary tc satisfy all adjudicated claims and final awards under the act. In October 1978, the Congress appropriated $12.6 million to pay the outstanding balances of the Title II awards, including about $1.5 million due the people of Enewetak. POTENTIAL ISSUES Loss of land DNA estimated that about 154 acres, or about 8 percent of Enewetak atoll's acreage, was lost as a result of nuclear weapons testing. The tests reportedly vaporized five islands and a large portion of another. Representatives of the people of Enewetak told us in May 1978 that che United States should compensate for the lost land. At least one island (Runit) contaminated with radioactive elements from the nuclear tests is expected to be quarantined incefinirely. Others may be unfic for the use desired by the reopie of Enewetak. Any issues concerning loss of use, cr less of intended us¢, of some of the islands snould be ad-+ dressed and serctled before termination of the TTPI Agreement. LOSS Of copra “cash crap" Copra (dried coconut meat) is the traditional “cash crop" of the Marshallese. Coconut trees to be planted on Enewetak Atoll during the rehabilitation cregram will take 5 to 7 years to begin producing nuts. The Enewetak Atoil Master Pian of March 1975 estimates that coora could bring the people of Enewetak about $100,000 a year at then- current prices. . The olanting of coconut trees on Enewecax's northeastern islanes has Seen delayed because of the Bikini experience. As early as 1974, Environmental Protecticn Agency (EPA) ex-. pressed concern abcut slanting coconuts cn the northeastern is.zancs. Its cosition was that cccenut sroduczion cn those b3.arncs snculs sce Geferred unless there is nc bracticasie alternative ts crevising an adequate diet, or racicnuclice contamination is actually much lower than sredictec. 5001504