_ TEAR < s 402146. a FIFTH CONGRESS OF MICRONESIA FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 1973 a ee oe ~ — 7” ee SeBL NO £2 - em ae ee ee ee ee Se ee eee eee ome ELBECORVAVAILABLE A BILG FOR Ah ACT To provide for certain care and benefits to the paople of Rongelap:ia Usirik Atolls exposed to the March-1, 1954 H-bomb test fallout; to pro~ vide for care and benefits to certain other people from Rongelap and Utirik, and for other purposes. BF IT ENACTIYD BY THE CONGRESS OF MICK ONESIA: 1 Section 1. 2 Short title. This ict is known and may be cited as tho Trust Territory Fallout Survivors Act. x 3 Section 2. Statement _of intent: As a result of the March 1, 1954 "Bravo" shot of the Castle Test Series conducted by Joint Task | om, 5. Japanese fishermen, and 28 American s~rvicemen were exposed to.adic aA Force Seven at Bikini Atoll, 82 Rong: lapese, 157 Ucirikese, 23 active fallout which contaminated thcir places of habitation. te e x» 5 thus the sense of the Congress of Micronesia that the exposed 1Soeclipese and Uririkese represent unique group: of people in the Trust territory 10 because of their experience. It is the further sense of the Congress . He . + 11 that because of the special and unique effects of radiation whith, in 12 the case of the Rongelapese, have becn manifested in cases of thyroid amo a- nodules, thyroid cancer, one possibl« case of leukemia, and other effects— , 14 that these people should be accorded special care and treatment’by the 15 Trust Territory Government in order to preserve and protect their health, oa ts 1€ Finally, it ig also the sense of the Congress, that examinationjofthese exposed people requires the examination of nonexposed persons;fat“the if, health of these nonexposed persons mist be maintained at the eame level wt. “atne exposed; and that these noncxpoocd persons as provided: fordn this act should also be entitled to che same care and benefits as ex <1 2c ~3 posed persons. \ Section 3. Definitions. In this act, unlesa the context,othetwisa requires, the following definitions shall apply: - (1) "Exposed person" mean: any Micronesian eitizen who was on Rongeiap Atoll, Alinginae Atoll, or Utirik Atoll on March 1, 1954, or ® we eee - REPOSITORY Doe/PAso couection LOL 20518 4y Aas. . “s20a* Pa 3 if BOX No. Bgmita Ba. CONARD pS