RMI Nuclear Justice Documents

Agreement Between

the Government of the United States and
the Government of the Marshall Islands for
the Implementation of Section 177 of the

Compact of Free Association

:

PREAMBLE

. The Government of the United States and

Marshall Islands:

the Government of

the

In recognition of the free association relationship between

the United States of America and the Republic of the Marshall
Islands;

In fulfillment of the provisions of Section 177 of the Compact

of Free Association relating

to the nuclear testing program which

the Government of the United States conducted in the Northern
Marshall Islands between June 30, 1946, and August 18, 1958 (the
nuclear testing program);

of

In recognition of the enduring friendship between the Government

the United States and the Government of the Marshall

Islands;

In recognition of the authority and responsibility of the
Government of the Marshall Islands to provide medical and health
care to all of the people of the Marshall Islands;
In recognition of the expressed desire of the Government of
the Marshall Islands to include in its integrated, comprehensive
and universal medical health-care system the health care and surveillance programs and radiological monitoring activities contemplated by United States Public Law 95-134 and United States Public
Law 96-205; and

In recognition of the desire of the Government of the Marshall
Islands to enhance the capability of that health-care system to
deal with the possible health effects of economic and physical
dislocation and other consequences of the United States nuclear
testing program;
NOW THEREFORE AGREE:
Article I

Section 1
The Government of the United States shall provide on a grant

basis $30 million to be paid as follows:
(a)

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£

$4 million annually for five years commencing on the

effective date of this Agreement;

and

(b)
$1 million annually for ten years commencing on the
fifth anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement.
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