PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED OF THE REPORT WHICH I PRESENT TO THE SENATE TODAY. IN THIS CONNECTION, I WISH TO STATE THAT I AND TRE REST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE CRATEFUL TO THIS CONGRESS FOR THE APPROPRIATIONS WHICH IT HAS APPROVED IN THE PAST, AND WHICH IT MAY PROVIDE DURING THIS SESSION TO CARRY OUT THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE. WITHOUT THEM, THE PEOPLE OF RONGELAP AND UTIRIK MIGHT NEVER HAVE BEEN JUSTLY RECOGNIZED AND TREATED FOR THE WRONGS WHICH WERE DONE TO THEM. MR. PRESIDENT, IT IS A SAD BUT TRUE FACT THAT COMPENSATION FOR THESE PEOPLE CAN NEVER MAKE THEM "WHOLE'' AGAIN. WHAT WRONG HAS BEEN COMMITTED CAN NEVER BE ERASED BY BETTER MEDICAL TREATMENT, OR EVEN THE PAYMENT OF MONEY. THIS AND THE GESTURE, HOWEVER, COMPENSATION CAN ATTEMPT TO DO IF NOTHING ELSE, MAY HAVE SOME HELPFUL EFFECT UPON THESE PEOPLE. YOUR COMMITTEE HAS MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COMPENSATE THESE PEOPLE. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS INVOLVE NOT HUGE SUMS OF MONEY, RELATIVELY SMALL SUMS OF MONEY. BUT IN FACT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING WHAT IS PROBABLY MUCH LESS THAN THE COST OF BUILDING THE BOMB (MICH HAS CAUSED SO MUCH MISERY AND SUFFERING TO THE PEOPLE. WE HAVE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION FOR TOUR DIFFERENT AREAS. THEY ARE: l. MONEY FOR THE PARENTS OF WHO DIED AT TILE AGE OF 19 YEARS IN 1972. 2, MONEY FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD OPERATIONS DUE TO RADITATION-INDUCED DISEASES. 3. MONEY FOR THE UTIRIKESE FOR THEIR DISLOCATION AND EXPOSURE. i z 4 ts Se seated Jberky, Rh a aE i Se sage Tepniei oo ip HERS SARS: ea GE adh RS, Oem Ca aaa as Fy 2910995) ~ PRIVACY AGT MATERIAL REMOVED