Agreement Between the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

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ASD TiiE TRUST TEX I iCi IY OF THE PACIFIC ISUUDS The United States Atonic Energy Corrnission (hereinafter referred t o as the "Co;?-zisrion") and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (hereinafter referred to as the "Trust Territory") desire to enter into an agreement uhercby the AEX will provide partial reimbursement for costs incurred by the Trust Territory under Public Law KO. 5-52 o f the Congress of Micronesia, the said law being entitled the "Trust Territory Fallout Survivors Act," enacted on April 11, 1973. Therefore, the Comiiission hereby agrees to provide f u n d s in an amount not to exceed $20,000 per annum, on a reimbursable basis, subject to the following term and conditions: 1.' The term o f this agreement shall begin on the dzte of its execution m d , subject to extensions mutually agreed to by the parties or their successors, shall expire on June 30, 1975. The estimated cost under this agreement is $20,000 per annum and pa)zlents hereunder shall not in the aggregate at any tine exceed this curred upon receipt by the AEC of detailed expenditure statements from the Trust Territory. It is expressly understood and agreed that the Commission's reimbursenent herender shall be limited to research-related expenditures incurred by the Trust Territory in accordance with the follok-ing Reimbursement will be nade quarterly for actual costs inReimbursement shall be provided only f o r persons on the roster of the Brookhaven Medical Survey Team; the roster shall include only exposed persons and designated control persons (enclosure 2 ) . Reimbursement shall be provided only in the case of medical illness (not including injuries due to accidents unrela:.ed to irradiation) which require transportation to a distant site for care, and shall include the following classes of (1) Transportation by field ship to include fare and (2) per diem of $9 for the patient and also $9 €or one person accompanying the patient.

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4 . A report of activities conducted under this agreement relative to persons eligible under paragraph 3.(a) above will be submitted by the Trust Territory at least 60 days prior to the renexal date or no later than April 30, 1975. It is agreed and understood that the Trust Territory will indemnify 2nd hold harmless the Corrmission, its contractors and employees from any and all liability (including third party liability) for any ceuse Rhatsoeve? arising out of inplenentation ofthe aforesaid Act and resulting in injury, loss, o r damage t o a patient, person accompanying the patient o r any other person; provided, however, that this indemnification provision shall not apply to the extent that such liability, injury, loss, or damage shall have resulted from the fault o r negligence of the Connission, its,contractors, Appendix ” I A , ” dated October 31, 1974, and covering standard AEC requirements in connection with the Commission’s interagency research agreements, is annexed hereto and hereby made part of this agreement.