Atomic Energy Commission l. The Committee helieves that because of nsycholoyical implications, nev thyroid nodule findings, and the unvrecedented case of leukemia, strongly recommends that the AEC recruit and fund a doctor like Dr. it Knudsen-- on a one or two year contract hasis to visit the Rongelapese and Utirikese during the time between the yearly examinations. The Committee has been advised that finding someone to do this is very difficult. believes this is not a valid consideration. The former Surgeon General of the United States informed the Committee that the U.S. has about 40,000 emplovees, Also, The Committee Public Health Service 12,000 of them in professional occupations. the Committee does not believe that the matter of funding should stand in the way of this proposal since the AEC's annual budget exceeds by several times the annual budget for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Arrangements for such a service on a continuing basis can he made through the Department of the Interior and the Trust Territory Government. As an alternate nroposal, should the above vrorosal be impossible to fulfill--which the Committee doubts--the Committee then would favor the recommendation of two of its consultants to nave a hos;ital ship visit the island regularly, 2. It is the cost of which would also he borne by the AFC. also recommended hy the Committee tnat tne Atomic Fnergy Comnission trovide funds in addition to regular Grant Funds for any new hospital facility on Majuro and Ebeye for the purposes of constructing additional roous and providing equirment particularly relevant te the examinations of the Ponrelapese and Utirilhese,. The Committee further recommends that the Atomic Fnergy Commission increase its fun@ing under contractual obliqatirons [Oru Ted. uM to brookhaven National