PIFTH CONGRESS OF NOICNGNESTA r FIRSY REGULAR SESSICi, 1973 ‘AN ACT ° the peoslo of Rengelap To: provids for certain caro sa bone fitss end Utilrik Atolls czposed to tha Maren i, 1954, H-Sonb fallouc; to provide for care and oerofits to cortein ot ner peaple Yrom Rongelep and Utirik, and for other purnoscs, , BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF MICRONESTA: Section 1, Short title. This ect is known amd my be cited es the Trust Territory Fallout Survivors Act. Saction 2. Statement of intent. As a result of tha March 1, 1954, "Bravo" shot of the Cestis Test Series conducted by Joint é esk Force Seven at Bikini Atoll, 82 Rongelsanmese, 157 Utirikese, 23 Jepansse fishermen, anc 28 Ancrican servicezen wero exposed to radidactive faltout vnich contaminated their places of “a . habitation. ‘ 1 It 1s thus the sensa : t . .* : r . e tho ConNaress of Micronesia that the oxposed Rengelansse end Utirikese renresent miiguc 10 groups of poople in tho Trust Territoxy because of their experience. ML te is the further ssuso ox tho Congress thet because of the special 13 th mv end uniquo effects of radiation which, in the cese of the Ronsclanase, oO 42 have boen mead tested in cases of thyroid nodules, thyroid cencer, ono possible caseof leukemia, end other effects -- that these people should bo accorded suocial care and treatmant by the Trust Territory Govariment in order to proserve and protect tusir health. Finally, it is elso tho sense of the Conaress, that exaninatio of those exposed people requires the exaninaticn of nesoxposed persons; that the health of these nonemosad tersoas must be mainteined et the samo level as these exposed; and thet these nonoxposod pursens as provided for in this act cnould also be entitled to the sana care sid benofits as exposed porxsons. 5008558 . -