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PUBLIC LAW 96-205—MAR. 12, 1980
Public Law 96-205
96th Congress
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An Act
To authorize appropriatiuns tor certain msular areas of the United States, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States ofAmerica in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
Src. 101. Section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330), is
amendedby inserting after “for fiscal year 1980, $112,000,000;” the
following: “for fiscal years after fiscal year 1980, such sums as may be
necessary, including, but not limited to, sums needed for completion
sation,
), and
care.
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of the capital improvement program, for a basic communications
system, and for a feasibility study and construction of a hydroelectric
project on Ponape;”.
Sec. 102. The Act entitled “An Act to authorize certain appropriations for the territories of the United States, to amend certain Acts
relating thereto, and for other purposes” (91 Stat. 1159; Public Law
95-134) is amended byinserting after section 105, the following new
section:
“Sec, 106. (a) In addition to any other payments or benefits
provided by law to compensate inhabitants of the atolls of Bikini,
Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utirik, in the Marshall Islands, for radiation exposure or other losses sustained by them as a result of the
United States nuclear weapons testing program at or near their atolls
during the period 1946 to 1958, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’) shall provide for
the people of the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utirik and
for the people of such other atolls as may be found to be or to have
been exposed to radiation from the nuclear weapons testing program,
a program of medical care and treatment and environmental re-
search and monitoring for any injury, illness, or condition which may
be the result directly or indirectly of such nuclear weapons testing
program. The program shall be implemented according to a plan
developed by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretaries of
Defense, Energy, and Health, Education, and Welfare and with the
direct involvement of representatives from the people of each of the
affected atolls and from the government of the Marshall Islands. The
plan shall set forth, as appropriate to the situation, condition, and
needs of the individual atoll peoples:
“(1) an integrated, comprehensive health care program including primary, secondary, and tertiary care with special emphasis
uponthe biological effects of ionizing radiation; —
““2) a schedule for the periodic comprehensive survey and
analysis of the radiological status of the atolls to and at appropriate intervals, but not less frequently than once every five years,
the development of an updated radiation dose assessment,
together with an estimate of the risks associated with the
predicted human exposure, for eachsuch atoll; and
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“(3) an education and information program to enable the
people of such atolls to mure fuily understand nuclear radiation
and its effects;
“Und Phe Secretary shall submit the plan to the Congress no later
than January1, 1981, together with his recommendations, if any, for
further legislation. The plan shall set forth the specific agencies
responsible for implementing the various elements of the plan. With
respect to general health care the Secretary shall consider, and shall
include in his recommendations, the feasibility of using the Public
Health Service. After consultation with the Chairman of the
National Academy of Sciences, the Secretary of Energy, the Secre-
tary of Defense, and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare,
the Secretary shall establish a scientific advisory committee to
review and evaluate the implementation of the plan and to make
such recommendations for its improvement as such committee deems
advisable.
‘42) At the request of the Secretary, any Federal agency shall
provide such information, personnel, facilities, logistical support, or
other assistance as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the
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advisory
committee.
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agencies.
functions of this program; the costs of all such assistance shall be
reimbursed to the provider thereof out of the sums appropriated
pursuant to this section.
“(3) All costs associated with the development and implementation
of the plan shall be assumed by the Secretary of Energy and effective
October 1, 1980, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Energy such sums as may be necessary to achieve the
purposes of this section.
‘(c) The Secretary shall report to the appropriate committees of the
Congress, and to the people of the affected atolls annually, or more
frequently if necessary, on the implementation of the plan. Each such
report shall include a description of the health status of the individuals examined and treated under the plan, an evaluation by the
scientific advisory committee, and any recommendations for
improvement of the plan. The first such report shall be submitted not
later than January1, 1982.”
Sec. 103. Paragraph 104(a\3) of Public Law 95-134 (91 Stat. 1159) is
hereby amended by deleting all after the word “cause” and inserting
in lieu thereof the following words, “‘, even if such an individual has
been compensated under paragraph (1) of this section.”.
Sec. 104. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except in
cases in which the Federal program is terminated with respect to all
recipients under the program, Federal programs in the fields of
education and health care shall not cease to apply to the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands or any successor government or
governments, nor shall participation in any applicable Federal programs in the fields of education and health care by the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands or any successor government or
Developieent
and
implementation
costs.
Report to
congressional
committees,
Federal
education and
health care
programs
48 USC 1695
governments be denied, decreased or ended, either before or after the
termination of the trusteeship, without the express approval of the
United States Congress.
TITLE JI—NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
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Sec. 201. (a) The salary and expenses of the government comptroller for the Northern Mariana Islands shall be paid from funds
appropriated to the Department of the Interior.
(b) Section 4 of the Act of June 30, 1954, as amended by section 2 of
Public Law 93-111 (87 Stat. 354) is further amended as follows:
Government
comptroller,
salary
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