Bette pe ENTET TETEaeT . * . — wo ’ . — ~ pete eee : : ee - ee ae ee eee 1 . . . ‘ * . tore ee ee ee eee ee ee wr ee - ' FIFTH CONGRESS OF MICRONESIA LOTS eT TO RC re_ee ig oe -4. Dee tee PEAY ve . . -o ‘ io FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 1973, "AN ACT - m Jo provides for certain care and benefits to ths people of Roncelap . snd Utirik Atolls exposed to the Maren 1, 1954, H-Borh fallout; to ? provide for care and benefits to certain other people from Rongel ap end(“Utirik, and for other Purposes. we BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF MICRONESIA: i Section 1, 3. Pe ea . oe fee. Section 2. Statenent of intent. Asa result of the March i, 4 1954, "Bravo" shot of the Cestle Test Series conducted by Joint $ .Tesk Poree Seven at Bikini Atoll, 82 Rongelapese, 157 Utirikese, ‘6 28 Japanesefishermen, and 28 American servicemen wore exposed 7 - to tadidactive fallout whi ci contaminated their places of ed rane aa cys 8 7 10 “oe og ath tas em a Lae y a ae rr av mae: pee!“s hebitation, It is thus the sense of the Congress. of Hicroenesia eg that the oxposod ‘Rongelanese and Utirikese represent miqua - grows of poople in the Trust Territory because of their experience. “UW wv: This act is known amd may be cited 25 the Trust Territory Fallout Survivors Act. 2 eee Short title. me Ie ig the further sense of the Congress that becauso of the special a amd unique effects of radiation which, in the case of the Rongelepese, 7 oat a 13. have been manifested In cases of thyroid nodules, thyrold cancer, one “S : : oy as 16 ae possible case of leukemias, ad other offacts -- that these people should be accorded spscial cere and treatnont by the Trust Territory Goverarent in order to preserve and protectthelr heelth. Finally, it ts also the sense of the Congress, that exasination 18 of these exposed people requires the exaninatim of nonexposed 19 persons; that ths health of these nonexposad persoas must bo 20 =maintained at the sama level as those exposed; and that these 21 slonexposed persons as provided for.in this aet shouldalso be , 22 EE Ne ee ee me entitled to the sare care and benofits as oxosed persons. ee ee © ‘