l.

Continuation of Special Program for Rongelap
and Utirik People

Specialized medical monitoring and follow up care for the
exposed residents of Rongelap and Utirik and for members of the
"comparison" groups must be continued.

Provision of primary health

care for the entire group now must be considered under provisions
of P.L. 96-205.
2.

Initiation of Special Program for Enewetak and
Bikini: People

Specialized medical monitoring for the people of Enewetak and
Bikini now must be added to the on-going Rongelap and Utirik
program and primary health care also provided for these two groups
of people.
3.

Special Problems Related to Diversity of Residence
of "Affected Peoples”

Monitoring and special health care for the affected peoples
must ba provided not only in their home atolls but in other parts
of the Marshall Islands where considerable numbers of these
individuals now reside either on a temporary or permanent basis.
For example, there often are as many Rongelapese and Utirikese
living on Ebeye and/or

Majuro.

Rongelap and Utirik Atolls.

as are in residence on

The past and current medical program

under the auspices of the Department of Energy has had to be

tailored to the places where the “affected peoples" are residing
at the time of the quarterly or annual surveys.

This pattern will

continue in the future and must be an integral part of any proposed
health care program.
Large numbers of Bkinians also are scattered throughout the
Marshalls and these individuals also will be entitled to medical
care.

Although the people of Enewetak, having lived on the
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