Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1698933503240.pdf (Micronesia, Federated States of)
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FOURTH REGULAR SESSION, 2010 C.R.

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16-88 A RESOLUTION Requesting the President of the Federated States of Micronesia to confer with the United States regarding medical treatment and compensation for victims of United States nuclear testing and their surviving relatives.
1 WHEREAS, the United States military tested at least sixty- 2 seven nuclear weapons in the territory that is now the Republic of 3 the Marshall Islands; and 4 WHEREAS, the resulting radioactive contamination was global 5 in scope but concentrated in the region comprising the Republic of 6 the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia; and 7 WHEREAS, the post-testing cleanup efforts were protracted and 8 difficult and involved many laborers who were and are citizens of 9 the Federated States of Micronesia; and 10 WHEREAS, the health of many citizens of the Federated States 11 of Micronesia was severely affected by the direct and indirect 12 effects of United States nuclear testing; and 13 WHEREAS, the Federated States of Micronesia has an interest 14 in seeking medical treatment and compensation for victims of 15 United States nuclear testing and their surviving relatives; NOW 16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Sixteenth Congress of the 17 Federated States of Micronesia, Fourth Regular Session, 2010, that 18 the Congress, on behalf of the people of the Federated States of 19 Micronesia, requests the President of the Federated States of 20 Micronesia to confer with the United States regarding medical CRL 16-92 C.R.
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16-89 1 treatment and compensation for victims of United States nuclear 2 testing and their surviving relatives; and 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this 4 resolution be transmitted to the President of the Federated States 5 of Micronesia.

6 7 Date: 5/19/10 Introduced by: /s/ Joe N. Suka Joe N. Suka of 2