Sec. 202. Runit Dome report and monitoring activities

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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committees on Natural Resources and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, a report, prepared by independent experts not employed by the U.S. government, on the impacts of climate change on the Runit Dome nuclear waste disposal site in Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, and on other environmental hazards in the vicinity thereof.

The report shall include the following: A detailed scientific analysis of any threats to the environment, and to the health and safety of Enewetak Atoll residents, posed by each of the following: The Runit Dome nuclear waste disposal site. Crypts used to contain nuclear waste and other toxins on Enewetak Atoll. Radionuclides and other toxins present in the lagoon of Enewetak Atoll, including areas in the lagoon where nuclear waste was dumped. Radionuclides and other toxins, including beryllium, which may be present on the islands of Enewetak Atoll as a result of nuclear tests and other activities of the U.S. government, including tests of chemical and biological warfare agents, rocket tests, contaminated aircraft landing on Enewetak Island, and nuclear cleanup activities.

Radionuclides and other toxins that may be present in the drinking water on Enewetak Island or in the water source for the desalination plant. Radionuclides and other toxins that may be present in the groundwater under and in the vicinity of the nuclear waste disposal facility on Runit Island. A detailed scientific analysis of the extent to which rising sea levels, severe weather events and other effects of climate change might exacerbate any of the threats identified above. A detailed plan, including costs, to relocate all of the nuclear waste and other toxic waste contained in— the Runit Dome nuclear waste disposal site; all of the crypts on Enewetak Atoll containing such waste; and the three dumping areas in Enewetak’s lagoon to a safe, secure facility to be constructed in an uninhabited, unincorporated territory of the United States.

The Secretary of the Interior shall allow scientists or other experts selected by the Republic of the Marshall Islands to participate in all aspects of the preparation of the report required by subsection (a), including, without limitation, developing the work plan, identifying questions, conducting research, and collecting and interpreting data. The report required in subsection

(a)shall be published in the Federal Register for public comment for a period of not fewer than 60 days. The Secretary of the Interior shall publish the study required under subsection

(a)and results submitted under subsection

(b)on a public website. It is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs, for fiscal year 2022 such sums as may be necessary to produce the report required in subsection (a). It is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy such sums as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of section 103(f)(1)(B) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( 42 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(1)(B) ).

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Runit Dome report and monitoring activities

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