DRAFT 18 Oct 73 ADMINISTRATION The director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pro the AEC, the DOD, and the DOI on indusion of funds in the FY cleanup and rehabilitation of Enewetak. The FY 1975 budget should Administration commitment to the cean-up and rehabilitation consistent with current uncertainty regarding the final detail rehabilitation plan." Agency responsibilities identified are: the DOU ongoing facilities and operations and cleanup a des guidance to 975 budget for how continuing the Atoll, but clean-up and for maintaining at Enewetak; the DOIfor rehabilitation; and the AEC for radiological monitoring and survey. Subsequently AGMMA calls for a clarification of terminology between “radiological control," a DNA rasponsibility, and "radiological monitoring,” an AEC responsibility. 1974-1975 CONTRACTOR RADIATION The AEC/DBER sponsors a research program conducted University of Hawaii to study the groundwater on severalislets in the py LLL and the Enewetak Atoll in order to characterize the ground water for possible use by returfing Marshallese and to investigate the hydrology and recycling of radionucli in an atoll environment. Drilling for wells takes place in mid-1974, and sampling programsare carried out in 1974 and 1975." 1 Jan 74 ADMINISTRATION Host manager responsibility for Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield is|transferred from the Department of the Air Force to the DNA.“ 9 Jan 74 ADMINISTRATION At the request of MLSC, the signing of documents to transfer control of Enewetak Atoll from the DODto the T.T. is delayed to allow repregentatives of the people of Enewetak to review the document.” 27 Feb 74 CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP Senate Joint Resolution No. 90, H.D. |, is adopted by the fifth Congress of Micronesia, Second Regular Session "Requesting United States Conglessional funding of the Bikini Rehabilitation Projects be separate and distinct from annbal United States Congress Grant Funds for the T.T. of the Pacific Islands".“* 28 Feb 74 AGREEMENT CLAIMS The Special Joint Committee Concerning Rongelap and UtirijAtolls reports to the Fifth Congress of Micronesia on compensation for the people bf Rongelap and Utirik. According to the report, the AEC complied with fhe committee's recommendation to send an AEC representative on the 1974 medical survey. The AEC also agreed to another committee recommendation to supply money for Micronesian P.L. 5-52 by allocating $20,000 for the first year. Tha committee also wanted the AEC to pay the “inconvenience money” promised in 1970, and the AEC indicated thatit "is ready to provide $18,212 for the 157 people of[Utirik who were exposed....There will be no release of liability for the AEC or the U.§. Governmentif