99 STAT. 1784

PUBLIC LAW 99-239—JAN. 14, 1986

adequate and whether such conclusions are fully supported by the

data. If the party reviewing the data concludes that such conclusions
as to habitability are fully supported by adequate data, the report to

thePresident of the United States and the Congress shall so state.If
the party reviewing the data concludes that the data are inadequate
to support such conclusions as to habitability or that such conclu-

sions as to habitability are not fully supported by the data, the

Government of the Marshall Islands shall contract with an appropriate scientist or group ofscientists to undertake a complete survey

of radiation and othereffects of the nuclear testing program relating to the habitability of Rongelap Island. Such sums as are necessary for such survey and report concerning the results thereof and
as to steps needed to restore the habitability of Rongelap Island are

authorized to be made available to the Governmentof the Marshall
slands.

(3) It is the intent of Congress that such steps (if any) as are
necessary to restore the habitability of Rongelap Island and return
the Rongelap people to their homeland will be taken by the United

States in consultation with the Government of the Marshall Islands .
and, in accordance with its authority under the Constitution of the

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Marshall Islands, the Rongelap local government council.

(j) Four Atott Heattn Care ProcramM.—{1) Services provided by

materials.

the United States Public Health Service or any other United States

Aate, p. 1781.

Implementation of Section 177 of the Compact (hereafter in this
subsection referred to as the ‘Section 177 Agreement’’) shall be only
for services to the people of the Atolls of Bikini, Enewetak,

agency pursuant to section l(a) of Article II of the Agreement for the

Rongelap, and Utrik who were affected by the consequences of the

91 Stat. 1159,
94 Stat.84.

United

States nuclear testing program, pursuant to the program

described in Public Law 95-134 and Public Law 96-205 and their
descendants (and any other persons identified as having been so
affected if such identification occurs in the manner described in
such public laws). Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as
Prejudicial to the views or policies of the Government of the Mar-

‘shall Islands as to the persons affected by the consequences of the
United States nuclear testing program.

(2) At the end of the first year after the effective date of the

Compact and at the end of each year thereafter, the providing

agency or agencies shall return to the Governmentof the Marshall

Idlands any unexpended funds to be returned to the Fund Manager
(as described in Article I of the Section 177 Agreement) to be covered

into the Fund'to be available for future use.

(3) The Fund Manager shall retain the funds returned bythe
Government of the Marshall Islands pursuant to paragraph (2) of
this subsection, shall invest and manage such funds, and at the end
of 15 years after the effective date of the Compact, shall make from

the total amount so retained and the proceeds thereof annual

disbursements sufficient to continue to make payments for the
provision of health services as specified in paragraph (1) of this

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Post, p. 1812.

subsection to such extent as may be provided in contracts between
the Government of the Marshall Islands and appropriate United
States providers of such health services.
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(k) ENvest Communtry Trust Funp-—Notwithstanding any other
rovision of law, the Secretary

of the Treasury shall establish on the

ks of the Treasury of theUnited States a fund having the status
specified in Article V of the subsidiary agreement for the implementation of Section 177 of the Compact, to be known as the

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