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departmentor agency of the United States or by contract with a
United States firm) shall continue to provide special medical
care and logistical support thereto for the remaining 174 members of the population of Rongelap and Utrik who were exposed
to radiation resulting from the 1954 United States thermonuclear “Bravo” test, pursuant,to Public Laws 95-134 and
96-205. Such medical care and its decompanyinglogistical support
shall total $22,500,000 over the first 11 years of the Compact.
(2) AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding
‘any other provision of law, upon the request of the Government
91 Stat. 1159.
94 Stat. 84.
President of U.S.
,of the Marshall Islands, for the first five years after the effec-
the Implementation of Section 177 of the Compact and for
continued waterborne transportation of agricultural products to Enewetak including operations and
rer
meres
tive date of the Compact, the President (either through an
appropriate department or agency of the United States or by
contract with a United States firm) shall provide technical and
other assistance—
(A) without reimbursement, to continue the planting and
agricultural maintenance program on Enewetak;
(B) without reimbursement, to continue the food programs of the Bikini and Enewetak
ple descri
in
section 1(d) of Article IT of the Subsidiary Agreement for
rosqerqed
PUBLIC LAW 99-239—-JAN. 14, 1986
“
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION
ACT OF 1985
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maintenance of
the vessel used for such purposes.
(3) PAYMENTS.—Payments under this subsection shall be pro-
vided to such extent or in such amounts as are necessary
for
services and other assistance provided pursuantto this subsection. It is the sense of Congress that after the periods of time
Gi) Roncerar.—{l) Because Rongelap was directly affected by
Hazardous
the Rongelap people remain unconvinced thatit is safe to continue
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to live on Rongelap Island, it is the intent of Congress to take such |
steps (if any) as may be necessary to overcomethe effects of such
fallout on the habitability of
Rongelap Island, and to restore
’ Rongelap Island, if necessary, so that it can be safely inhabited.
materials.
ernneneny
fallout from a 1954 United States thermonuclear test and because
Accordingly, it is the expectation of the Congress that the Govern-
ment cf the Marshall Islands shall use such portion of the funds
specified in Article II, section l(e) of the subsidiary agreement for
the implementation of section 177 of the Compact as are necessary
for the purpose of contracting with a qualified scientist or group of
scientists to review the data collected by the Department of Energy
a
specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, consideration will be given to such additional funding for these programs as may be necessary.
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relating to radiation levels and other conditions on Rongelap Island
resulting from the thermonucleartest. It is the expectation of the Report.
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Congress that the Government of the Marshall Islands, after consultation with the people of Rongelap, shall select the party to
review such data, and shall contract for such review and for submis-
sion of a report to the President of the United States and the
.
Congress as to the results thereof.
(2)The purpose of the review referred to in paragraph (1) ofthis
subsection shall be to establish whether the data cited in support of
the conclusions as to the habitability of Rongelap Island, as set forth
in the Department of Energy report entitled: “The Meaning of
Radiation for Those Atolls in the Northern Part of the Marshall
Islands That Were Surveyed in 1978", dated November 1982, are
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