"G) an education and infsruatiscn srocram ‘to
enable the people of such atolls to more fully
understand nuclear radiation and its effects;
"(>) (1) The Secretary shall submit the plan to the Congress
no later than January 1, 1981, together with his recommandations, if any, fer further legislation. The plan shall set
forth the specific agencies responsible for implementing
the various elements of the plan. Withcaspectso_general
@_the Secretaryshall consider, and shall include
in his recomendations, thefeasibility of ‘using the_Public
Health Service.
After consultation with the Chairman of
the National Academy cf Sciences, the Secretary of Enersy,
the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Health,
Education, and Welfare, the Secretary shall establish a
Scientificadvisorycommittee to review and evaluate the
implementation of che plan and to maxe such recommendations
for its imprevement as such cormittee deems advisable.
"(2) At the request of the Secretary, any Federal agency
shall provide such information, persennel, facilities,
legistical support, or other assistance as the Secratary
deems necessary to carzy cut the functions of this
program; the costs of all such assistance shall be
reimbursed to the provider thereof out of the suns
‘appropriated pursuant to this section.
“(3) All costs associated with the development and
implementation of the plan shall be assumed by the
Secretary of Enersy and effective Cctcaber 1, 1980, there
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of Energy sumsas_mab
y e necassary to achiave
the purpose of this section.
“(c) The Secretary shall report to the appropriate
committees of the Congress, and to the people of che
affected atolls annually, or more frequently if necessary,
on the implamentation of the plan.
Each such report
shall include a deseristion 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
January 1, 1982.".
2.
What the statute recuires.
freeambiguity.
Section 102, quoted above, not
It has been argued by some that the plan required of
the Secretary of the Interior, and the program resulting from it, skould
be restrictedsolelytathe four named-atolls, and then only to iniuries,
illnesses,ot_conditions resultingfrom the_nuclear testing program. It
has been argued by others that che plan, and the resulting program,
should applytoall atolis_and_islands of the Marshall Islands, and
should provide comprehensive nedicalcare to all_people ofthe Marshall
islands.