PUBLIC LAW96-205—MAR.12, 1980
“(3) an education and information program to enable the
people of such atolls to more fully understand nuclear radiation
and its effects;
“(bX1) The Secretary shal] submit the plan to the Congress nolater

than January 1, 1981, together with his recommendations, if any, for
further legislation. The plan shal! set forth the specific agencies

94 STAT. 83

Plan. submittal]
to Congress.

responsible for implementing the various elements of the plan. With
respect to general health care the Secretary shall consider, and shal}

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Health Service. After consultation with the Chairman of the
National Academy of Sciences, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Health,
Education, and Welfare,

Scientific
advisory

include in his recommendations, the feasibility of using the Public

the-Secretary shall establish a scientific advisory committee to

review and evaluate the implementation of the plan and to make
such recommendations for its improvement as such committee deems
advisable.
a
(2) At the request of the Secretary, any Federal agency shall
provide such information, personnel, facilities, logistical support, or

other assistance as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the

committee.

“—
Assistance from
Federal
agencies.

functions of this program; the costs of all such assistance shall be
reimbursed to the provider thereof out of the sums appropriated

pursuant to this section.

(3) All costs associated with the development and implementation
of the plan shall be assumed by the Secretary of Energy and effective
October 1, 1980, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Energy such sums as may be nécessary to achieve the
purposes of this section.
“(c) The Secretary shall report to the appropriate committees of the
Congress, and to the people of the affected atolls annually, or more
frequently if necessary, on the implementation of the plan. Each such
report shall include a description of the health status of the individ-

Development ~

and
implementation

costs.

Report to

congressional
committees.

uals examined and treated under the plan, an evaluation by the
Scientific advisory comnittee, and any recommendations for
improvement of the plan. ‘The first such report shall be submitted not
later than January 1, 1982.”.
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Sec. 103. Paragraph 104(aX3) of Public Law 95-134 (91 Stat. 1159) is

hereby amended by deleting all after the word ‘‘cause” and inserting

in lieu thereof the following words, “, even if such an individual has

been compensated under paragraph (1) of this section.”
Sec. 104. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except in
cases in which the Federal program is terminated with respectto all
recipients under the program, Federal prograrns in the fields of

Federal
education and
health care

programs.

education and health care shall not cease to apply to the Trust 48 USC 1695.

Territory of the Pacific Islands or any successor government or
governments, nor shall participation in any applicable Federal programs in the fields of education and health care by the Trust
erritory of the Pacific Islands or any successor government or
governments be denied, decreased or ended, either before or after the

termination of the trusteeship, without the express approval of the
United States Congress.

TITLE U—NORTHERN MARIANAISLANDS
Sec. 201. (a) The salary and expenses of the government comptroller for the Northern Mariana Islands shall be paid from funds

Government

comptroller,
salary.

appropriated to the Department of the Interior.
42 USC 1681c.
(b) Section 4 of the Act of June 30, 1954, as amended bysection 2 of 48 USC 1681b.
Public Law 93-111 (87 Stat. 354) is further amended as follows:

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