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ARTICLE VI - RESETTLEMENT OF BIKINE ATOLL AND CONVEYA
IN RESPECT TO BIKINI
Section 1 - Resettlement

The U.S. reaffirms its commitment to provide funds for thle resettlement of
Bikini Atoll by the people of Bikini at a time which cannot now
determined.
ARTICLE Vil - UTILIZATION OF LANDS

The U.S.is relieved of responsibility for, and the RMI shall ave responsibility
for, controlling the utilization of areas in the Marshall Islands aff
by the nuclear

testing program.

ARTICLE Vill - NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY

The U.S. has concluded that the northern Marshall Islands radiological survey
and related environmental studies represent the best effort accurately to evaluate and
describe conditions on the Marshall Islands. This survey and related
environmental
Studies have been made available to the RMI and can be used to Pvaluate the food
chain and environment and to estimate radiation-related health

residing in the northern Marshall Islands.

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ARTICLE IX - CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES

If loss or damage to property and person resulting from the nuclear testin
Program are discovered subsequent to this agreement's
ming] effective, whic
makeits provisions manifestly inadequate, and such could not reasqnably have been
identified before its becoming effective, the RMI may submit to Cdhgress a request
for the U.S. to provide for such injuries. Congress is not committed—o authorize and
appropriate the funds.

ARTICLE X - ESPOUSAL
Section 1 - Full Settlement of Claims
This Agreementconstitutes the full settlement of all claims,

present and

future, of the government, citizens, and nationals of the Marshall Islands relating to

the nuclear testing program against the U.S., its agents, employ¢es, contractors,
citizens, and nationals.

Section 2 - Termination of Legal Proceedings
The RMI shall terminate any legal proceedings in the courts }of the Marshall
Islands against the U.S., its agents, employees, contractors and "“citizerfs and nationals”
involving claims arising out of the nuclear testing program.

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