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AUTHO RIZATION, APPROPRIATION—
US. TERRITORIES
For Legislative History of Act, see p. 3000
An Act to authorize certain appropriations for the territories of
the
United
States, to amend certain Acts relating thereto. and for other purposes.
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Be tt enacted by the Senate and Mouse of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I
Src. 101, (a) Section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330), as
smended, is further amended by changing “and such amounts as were
authorized but not appropriated forfiscal year 1975,” Co read “and such
amounts as were authorized but not appropriated for fiscal years 1975,
1076, and 1977; for fiscal year 1978, $90,000,000; for fiseal year 1979,
$122,700,000 ; for fiscal year 1980, $112,000,000:”.
(b) Section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330), as amended,
is further amended by (1) deleting “but not to exceed $10,060,000,” and
(2) deleting all of the Janguaye beginning with the words “which
smounts for cach fiscal year” up to and including the words “calendar
year 1974,”.
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Sec. 102. Until the provisions of the covenant to establish a Commonwealth for the Northern Mariana Islands (90 Stat. 263) have been
mb and approved as reqtired in section 1003(b) thereof, there is
areby authorized (o be appropriated $15,515,000 for the government
Termitories of the
United States.
Appropnation
authorization.
Trust Territory of
the Pacific
Islands.
48 USC 1681
note.
Northern
Mariana Islands.
48 USC 1681
note.
of the Northern Mariana Islands. When such conditions are inet, the
apprapriations authorized in article VIL, section 70t, of said covenant
shall become effective,
_ See. 103. Vor the rehabilitation and resettlement of Enewetak Atoll
inthe Trust Territory of the Pacifie Islands there is hereby authorized
‘6 be appropriated $12,100,000 (July 1976 prices) plus or minus such
Mnounts, fany, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations
Enewetax Atoll.
m construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indexes apph-
cable to the types of construction involved.
Sec. LOL (a) Tn addition to appropriations antherized to compensale inhabitants of Rengelap Atoll and Utiril Atoll in the Trust
lerritory of the Pucific Islinds for radiation exposnre sustained by
(ict as a result of a thermonuclear detonation at Bikini Atoll in the
sarshall Tslands on March J, 1954, pursuant lo the Act of August 22,
Mt (7S Stat. 598), effective October 1, 1977, there are authorized to
Rongelap Atoll
and Utirik Atoll.
Radiation
victims.
* appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the
['ovisions of this section and the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter
"this seetion referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized and
Haeced to make the payments as hereafter provided in (his paragraph
individuals, or to their heirs or legatees, as the case may be, who
ite on March 1, 1954, residents on Rongelap Atoll or Utirik Atoll
Withe Marshall (slands:
(1) The Seeretary shall pay $25,000 to each such individual
rom whom the thyroid gland or a nencofibroma in the neck
Was surgically removed, ov who has developed hypothyroidism,
or who develops a racdiation-related malignancy, such as leukemia,
Payments to heirs
or legatees.
(2) The Secretary shidl pay $1,060 to each individual who,
on such date, was aresident on Utirik Atoll.
91 STAT. 1759
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