BACKGROUND Public Law 96-205 directed the Secretary of the Interkor to submit to the Congress of the United States by Januar a health plan for the peoples of Enewetak, Bikini, Ro and Utirik, and for the peoples of such other atolls $s may be found to be or to have been exposed to radiation from the nuclear weapons testing program carried out in the Marshall [I lands during the late 1940's and the 1950's. The health pl nis to provide for a program of medical care and treatment a dad for environmental research and monitoring for any injury, illness, er condition directly or indirectly resulting from th weapons testing program. It is to be comprehensive a nuclear for primary, secondary, and tertiary care with specia upon the biological effects of ionizing radiation. During the nuclear weapons testing program Enewetak were used as test sites. Rongelap and Utirik each re substantial amounts of radioactive fallout in 1954 an populations were evacuated for a period of time and h been subject to continuing medical monitoring and fol Other atolls in the Marshalls are believed to have re varying amounts of allout and may have received suffi exposure to qualify their peoples for health care und authority of Public Law 96-205. Following interagencydiscussions and meetings on Aug g August 6 with other Federal agencies, and representat four named atolls and the Marshall Islands Government Department of the Interior on August 8 issued a reque proposals to assist the Secretary in developing such plan. ARTICLE I Objectives: The objective of this contr provide the Secretary of the Interior with analyses o plan options for the Marshall Islands in accordance w Section 102 of Public Law 96-205. ARTICLE II Scope of Work: A. The Contractor shall furnish all qualified perso facilities, equipment, supplies, and all other items perform a study and report on options for health care Marshall Islands in accordance with its proposal subm September 3, 1980, with an addendum submitted Septemb both of which are incorporated herein by reference an part hereof. B. Each of the options to be covered in the report w ll include a study of and recommendations concerning comprehensi e health care for the peoples of Enewetak, Bikini, Rongelap, a atolls. ° »eEG