Ginsaurs, FELDMAN. WEIL AND BRESS Mrs. Ruth Van Cleve December 15, 1980 Page Four approximately 550 of the 925 Bikinians, or 60%, live on Kili, while an additional 140, or 15%, live on Ejit. The combined Kili and Ejit populations comprise 75% of the total Bikini population. Different U.S. programs have benefited the Bikinians differently. For example, all 925 Bikinians share equally, on a per capita basis, in the trust fund established by Public Law 94-34 and augmented by Public Law 95-348. However, only the Bikinians living on Kili and Ejit receive U.S.D.A. supplemental food; the Bikinians living elsewhere in the Marshalls do not receive these direct benefits. Other U.S. programs, such as the proposed airstrip for Kili, will be of direct benefit only to the Kili residents. In sum, different U.S. programs serve different needs. Some programs have been directed to all the Bikinians, some to those Bikinians on Kili and Ejit and others only to those on Kili. I have found nothing in the legislative history of Public Law 96-205 suggesting that Congress intended to provide health care for all the people of Bikini. That is not to say that . the Bikinians would oppose such a measure; welcome such a program. indeed, they would However, if the first year's cost of providing health care to all the people of the four affected atolls is $10.6 million, and the cost of providing nearly the same health care to most of the people of such atolls is 908% less, the second option should be seriously considered, espe- cially in light of the new mood on Capitol Hill regarding federal expenditures. The program I propose -- which was not one of the two budgeted in the Loma Linda report -- would consist of the following: 1. For primary health care, establish on Kili and Ejit Islands, and Eneu, if the people decide to move back to Bikini Atoll, a dispensary/clinic together with a resident health officer or assistant and adequate supplies. This will serve the primary health needs of 75% of the Bikinians, .a group consisting of those most in need of -- and deserving of -- primary health care. Other Bikinians, now living in Majuro, Ebeye and other parts of the Marshall Islands or the United States, would continue to rely on existing primary health care facilities in their communities. 2. Provide all Bikinians with photographic identifica-