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

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION AND THE TRUST TERRITORY OF'THE The United States Atomic Energy Commission (here in after referred t o as the "Commission") and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (here in after referred to as the "Trust Territory " )desire to enter into an agreement whereby the AEC will provide partial reimbursement for costs incurred by the Trust Territory under Public Law No. 5-52 of the Congress of Micronesia, the said law being entitled the " Trust Territory Fallout Survivors Act", enacted on April 11, 1973. Therefore,the Commission hereby agrees to provide funds i n an amount notto exceed $20,000 per annum, on are im burs able basis,subject to the following terms and conditions : 1. The term of this agreement shall begin on the date of its execution and, subject to extensions mutually agreed t o by the parties,shall expire on June 30, 1975. The estimated cost under this agreement i s $20,000 per annum and payments hereunder shall not in the aggregate at any time exceed this amount. Reimbursement will be made quarterly for actual costs incurred upon receipt by the AEC of detailed expenditure statements from the Trust Territory. 3 . It is expressly understood and agreed that the Commission's reimbursement hereunder shall be limited to research - related expenditures incurred by the Trust Territory in accordance with the following provisions :

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(A) Reimbursement shall be provided only for persons on the roster of the Brookhaven Medical Survey Team; the roster includes only exposed persons and designated control persons. Reimbursement shall be provided only in the case of medical illness(not including injuries due to accidents) which require transportation to a distant site for care,. and shall include the following classes of expenditure : (i)Transportation by field ship to include fare and (ii)Per diem of $9.00 for the patient and also for one person accompanying the patient. 4.A report of activities conducted under this agreement will be submitted by the Trust Territory atleast 60 days prior to the renewal date or no later than April 30, 1975. 5. It i s agreed and understood that the Trust Territory will indemnify and hold harmless the Commission, its contractors and employees from any and all liability(including third party liability)for any cause whatsoever arising out of implementation of the aforesaid Act and resulting in injury,loss,or damage t o a patient,person accompanying the patient or any other person ; provided, however, that this indemnification provisions hall not apply to the extent that such liability,injury,loss or damage shall have resulted from the fault or negligence of the Co mission, its contractors or employees.

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6 . Appendix "IA", dated and covering standard AEC requirements in connection with the Commission's inter agency research agreements, i s annexed here to and hereby made part of Date TRSUT TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS Date U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION