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PUBLIC LAW 95-134
October 15, 1977
In addition to appropriations author-
(a)
Sec. 104.
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Act of Aucust 22,
the
to
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March 1, 1954, purs
1977, there are
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effective Octo
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fu) fom
Mi be t rH De jee
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Atoll and Utirik
d to compensate inhabitants of Rongelap
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Islands for
in the Trust Territory of the Pacific
a
tees, as the case
thei
may
fu 3S
ts on Rongelap Atoll
Ss
(1)
vidual
such indithe Secretary shall pay $25,000 to each
from whom
tne
tny
id
gland ora
neurofibroma
in
the
neck was surgically remov 4, or who has developed hypo cy,
gnan
mali
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late
n-re
thyroidism, or who develovs a radiatio
.
such as leukemia
who,
each individual
(2) The Secretary snall pay $1,000 to
on such date,
was 4 resident on Utirik Atoll.
shall determine,
(3) Where circumstances warrant, as he
excess Of $25,000
the Secretary shall pay an amount not in
com-
assionate
as he determines to be an appropriate comp
pensation to eacn individual who has
suffered any physical
injury or harm from a radiation-related cause,
an individual has
this section.]*
(1),
[even if such
h
been compensated under paragrap
(1)
-
of
paragraphs
(4) In addition to the payments provided in y shall
(2), and
(3)
of this subsection,
the Secretar
cal care and
provide by appropriate means adequate medi
need for the
treatment for any person who has a continuing illness
treatment of any radiation injury or
care and
nation referred to
directly related to the thermonuclear deto
in paragraph
(a)
of this section.
The costs of such medical
nistrator of
care and treatment shall be assumed by the Admi on.
rati
nist
the Energy Research and Development Admi
h 12, 1980.
*Amended by Section 103, P.L. 96-205 of Marc
ne
HPllelrrtt/19/0)
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