CVETFTH CONGRESS OF MICRONESIA Public Law 5-52 FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 1973 (S.8, 89; S,D.1) . ae “To provide for certain care and benefits to the people of Rongelap and Utirik Atolls exposed to the March 1, 1954, Il-Bomb fallout; to ~provide for care and benefits to certain other people from Rongelap and Utirik, and for other purposes. . “BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF MICRONESIA: y _ Section 1, Short title. “This act iS known and-may be cited . ts ** AN ACT . q as the Trust Territory Fallout Survivors Act. 3 ‘Section 2. Statement of intent. As a result of the ‘farcn 1, 4 1954, "Bravo'' snot of the»Castle Test Series conducted by Joint 5 Task Force Seven at Bikini Atoll, 82 Rongelapese, 157 Utirikese, “6 23 Janariese fishermen, and 28 American servicemen were exposed 7 to radioactive fallout which contaminated their places of 8 habitation. . It is thus the sense of the Congress of Micronesia that the exposed Rongelapese and Utirikese represent unique groups of people in the Trust Territory because of theirexperience. roy ‘It is the further sense of the Congress that because of the special -f and unique effects of radiation which, in the case of the Rongelapese, have been manifested in cases of thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, one possible case of leukemia, and other effects --. that these people should be accorded special care and treatment by: the Trust Territory Government in order to preserve and protect their health. Finally, it is also the sense of the Congress, that examination of these exposed people requires the examination of nonexposed persons; that the health of these nonexposed persons must be maintained at the same level as those exposed; and that these nonexposed persons as provided for in this act should also be entitled to the same care and benefits as exposed persons. ye 185 OTHEB N ° % “y we an wee a Nye ne Speaeaianntanaen - an