In January 1980, Naidu, Greenhouse, Craighead and Yvnight summarized information on diet and living patterns for the Marshallese. tived from literature, The data was de- from personnel observations through living with the Marshallese for periods extending from months to years, from answers to questionnaires and from direct participation in their activicies. It was re- cognized at that time that the study needed to be extended in order to ident~ ify trends in local food consumption and living patterns. During March 1980, at the request of McCraw of the Department of Energy's Division of Health and Environmental Researcn, Lessard and Miltenberger identified individual Bikinians who exceeded the recommended 500 mRem per year limit to the whole body and red bone marrow. Thev also explained the dis- continuity which appeared in the Sr-90 estimated body burden between residence and post residence periods for Bikini adult females and Bikini youths. Ad- ditionally, they evaluated LLL's calculations relating body burden, dose equivalent and activity ingestion rate. In March, Public Law 96-205 was enacted which authorized the Secretary of the Interior to provide for certain people medical care and treatment and environmental research and monitoring for any injury, illness or condition which may be the result directly or indirectly of the Pacific Nuclear VYeapoa Testing Program. The Secretary of Energy was authorized to assume all costs associated with the development and implementation of the program. Later that vear, at the request of Robison of LLL, Lessard and Greenhouse related to hin an outline of MIRSP and RUDR program history and costs. Robison would draw upon chis information in order to set forth a general plan for the periodic comprehensive survey and analyses of the radiological status of the atolls, 16