United States · Bill · S
S. 1192 (95th)
A bill to provide for the relief of certain residents of the Trust Territory of the Pacific.
Introduced
31 March 1977
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Summary
Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, to be paid by the Secretary of the Interior, to compensate inhabitants of Rongelap and Utirik Atolls for radiation exposure sustained by them as a result of the thermonuclear detonation at Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954. Permits a payment of up to $25,000 per person, depending on the nature and seriousness of radiation exposure suffered.
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summary · EN · 31 March 1977
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1192
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/s/1192