BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY 401114 ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC... UPTON, Lu. NY. 11973 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Teteproni: (516) 345 3577 April 25, 1974 Dr. ee ee. . James L. Livernan Director ; Division of Biomedical & Environmental Reseach U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Dr, Liverman: BEST COPY AVAILABLE Enclosed are copies of letters from Mr.Stanley S. Cacpent with letters from Senator Borja of ¢ ; ing amendments to the AEC draft agreement concerning the nealth beneriz bill. . we I would like to say first that © em aot convinced tha is the best way of handling the examination compensation od cerned with our surveys and most of the doctors in our medi agree. We feel that there will be considerable unrest and Zaction on the part of the paovleé not entitled to the banal fi the actual payment procedures may dezeat the purpose. of tne bili. Te would probably be better to pay the unexposec peonie on our examination list directly for their examinations a om : only inciude the exposed people in tne group cto receive hosvitalization benefits. Medical care of the unexrosc 2 : basis as with other Marshallese through the Trust Territory Sys tan. Things have probably gone too far for this sugeesticn to be ected ona. With regard to the proposed amendments IT will like to edcress myself to the problem of inclusion of benefits to descendents cf exposed people as suggested by Senator Borja‘s covmitcee. I will noc comment on other emendments except to say that in £9 7T cannot s¢e how accidents can be xelated to residual radiation and I cannot understanc the ration- al of #12. I am not in favor of inclusion of the exposed veople in tha grou receiving benefits for the following reasons: 1. Examination of first generation children of reciation exposed Japanese people have been generally negative and examinaticn of chilcren of Rongelap exposed people has not revealed any recognizable genetically. inherited abnormality. 2. — ~ ng . at, de “224 wo enaa te a7 My understanding ls thatde teche piblowes ovtopnels conmnpensace ate Leis o peovola bm eo wey tee nt ee ie travel CoM leMeNnes On a LT This would not include came Gur tte g eee CU wetp eet Dee we he he me Ola Toye et Ae ge dite GAOVALVGELOVW te Dae Cooly ae a ee ee ASbSsbisuiie se the children. . i" aap he a te ey 59 0 8 5 5 | INFORMATION Ge lwATOR (Stu) SAS ial Tb ate Lhd yp CO gel - wat, ont Un Mad- tae bee bam ts Ln eli hee aos ene ee