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AUTHORIZATION, APPROPRIATION—
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ef the
aa Act to suthorize certain apprepristions for the territories
Be it enacted by the Senate and Ubuse of Repycecntatives of the
Territories of the
Daited Slates of Amcrica in Congress assembled,
United Stares.
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Appropristion
TITLE I
authorization.
Src. 101. (n) Section 2 of the Act of June 30,1954 (68 Stat. 330), as Trust Territory of
the Pacific
amended,is further amended by changing “and such amounts as were Llands.
such
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1975,”
authorized but not appropriated for fiscal year
48 USC 1681
amounts as wero authorized but not appropmated for fisea] years 1975, Bole.
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1979,
year
1976, and 1977: for fiseal year 1978, S90,00U.000; for Aecal
$122:700,000; for fiscal year 1950, $112.000,060 :”.
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States, to amend certain Acts relating thereta, and for other purposes.
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0) Section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1954 (GS Stat. 330), as amended,
ts urther amended by (1) deleting “but not to exceed $10,000,000," and .
(2) deleting all of the language beginning with the words “which
amounts for each fiscal year” up to and including the words “calendar
year 1974,”.
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Sec. 102. Until the provisions of the covenant to establish a Com-
monwealth for the Northern Mariana Islands (90 Stat. 263) have been
met and approved as required in section 1003(b) thereof, there is
hereby authorized to be appropriated $13.515,000 for the government
Northers
Marana Isleads.
43 USC 1681
note.
ef the Northern Mariana Islands. When such conditions are met, the
appropriations authorized in article VII, section 704, of said covenant
U become effective.
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Sec. 103. For the rehabilitation and resettlement of Enewetak Atoll
8m the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands there is hercby authorized
to be appropriated $12,400,000 (July 1916 prices) plus or minus such
amounts, if any, as may be justified Ly reason of ordinaryfluctuations
in construction custs as indicated by ensineering cost indexes appli-”
Enewetak Atoll.
cable to the types of construction involved.
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Sec. 101. (2) In addition to appropriations authorized to compen- Rongelap Atoll
sate inhabilants of Rongeiap Atoll and Utirik Atoll in the Trust and Utirik Ato
Territory of the Pacific Islands for radiation exposure sustained by
them as a result of a thermonuclear detonation at Bikini Atoll in the
Marshall Islands on March 1. iv54. pursuant to the Act of August 22,
BCI (76 Stat. 593), etfective October 1, WTT, there are authorized to
sppropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the
Radiation
viclms.
provisions of this section and the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter
th this section referred to as the “Seeretary7) is authorized and
directed! to make the payments as herea fter provided in this paragraph
to individuals, or to their heirs or leratecs, as the case may be, who:
ere on March 1, 1954, residents on Renezelap Atoll or Utirik Atoll
m the Marshall Islands: ~
Payment to |
plac Affairs).
(1) The Secretary shall pay $25,006toexclsuch individual
from whom the thyroid wland acs nenurohoroma in the neck
or legatees.
Was sursncally removed. or who jing developed hypoth vrorlisny
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or whoderrlopaar
noTritancrclateal tnalienanes siich acimitcmta.
‘he Seeretary sual pay SIG) (ocach individual who,
©n such date, was a resident on Utink Atoll”
91 STAT. 1159
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