RMI Nuclear Justice Documents

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COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCTATION
January 14,

1980

Section 177

(a) The Govarnment of the United States accepts the

resvonsibility for compensation owing to citizens of the
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or
Palau for loss or Gemege to property and person of the
Citizens of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia or Palau, resulting from the nuclear testing
‘ram which

the

Government of

the United States

he Northern Marshall Islands between Jiine 30,

1946,

and

(b) The Government of the United States and the Govern—
of the Marshall Islands shall set forth in a separate
ement provisions for the just and adequate settlement of
such claims which have arisen in regard to the Marshall
nds and its citizens and which have not as yet been
ensated or which in the future may arise, for the con-

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tinued administration by the Government of the United States

of direct radiation related medical surveillance and treat-

ment programs and radiological monitoring activities and for
such additional programs and activities as may be mutually
agreed, and for the assumption by the Government of the

Marshall Islands

of

responsibility for enforcement of

limitations on the utilization of affected areas developed
in cooperation with the Government of the United States and

for the assistance by the Government of the United States in

the exercise of such responsibility as may be mutually
agreed.
This separate agreement shall come into effect
simultaneously with this Compact and shall remain in effect
in accordance with its own terms.

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