32 relating thereto, and for other purposes” (91 Stat. 1159; Public Law 95-134) is amended— (1) in subsection 104(a), by striking out paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4); and (2 by inserting after section 105, the following newsection: “Sec. 106. (a2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy shall provide for the people of the atolls of Bikini, Knewetak, Rongelap, Utirilk, and such otheratolls us the Secreaary of Energy may designate, and for their descendants, a program of medical surveillance and treatment, and environmental] research and monitoring, for any illness or injury which, in the sols opinion of the Secretary of Energy, may have been the result of the United States nuclear weapons testing program at or near such atolls during the period of 1916 to 1958, Such program shall include— , “(1) a periodic medical surveilance of such people and their descendants with special emphasis on diavnosis and treatment of injury orillness that may have resulted from such nuclear weap- . ons testing program ; m . “(2) a periodic comprehensive monitoring and analysis of the radiological status of the people and environment of the atolls describect in subsection (a) of this section, employing the most | current scientific and technical methods available, with emphasis. on radionuclide pathways to man through the food chain, “(3) 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 risk associated with tho predicted human exposure, for each suchatoll; “(4) an education and information program to enable the people of such atolls to more fully understand nuclear radiation and its-effects; to the end that unrealistic fears will be minimized and measures to discover, treat, or reduce human exposure to radiation at such atolls will be maximally effective. “(b)(1) In the development and implementation of the program provided by this section, the Secretary of Energyshall consult and coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Defense, the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the President of the Marshall Islands; and in consultation with the National Acadetny of Sciences, shal] establish ’a scientific advisory committee which shall review and evaluate the conduct of such program and make such recommendations regarding its improvement as they deem advisable. “(2) At the request of the Secretary of Energy, any Federal agency shall provide such information, personnel, facilities, !ogistical support, or other assistance as the Secretary of Energy dvems necessary to carry out the functions of this program; the costs of all such assistance shal! be reimbursed to the provider thereof out of the sums anthorized to be appropriated by this section. (3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy such sums as may be necessary to plan, implement, and operate the program authorized and directed to be provided by the section. =e herreaRe Fhe em eee Te + hea, SO pte a at 6 a ec * Od ping de ree. Sdihnla iene sOae ene Rte os eee oe, Zain tite ne knees Re Tate nt i ir shat ah me eee, = 5 4 ii : " pt ee Mey tt C. she inte Dee ey c €.