Sec. 2. CONTINUED MONITORING ON RUNIT ISLAND
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## SEC. 2 CONTINUED MONITORING ON RUNIT ISLAND Section 103(f)(1) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(1)) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “ Notwithstanding ” and inserting the following: > > ##### “(A) In general > > Notwithstanding” > ; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(B) Continued monitoring on runit island > > > ###### “(i) Cactus crater containment and groundwater monitoring > > Effective beginning January 1, 2012, the Secretary of Energy shall, as a part of the Marshall Islands program conducted under subparagraph (A), periodically (but not less frequently than every 4 years) conduct— > > > ###### “(I) > > a visual study of the concrete exterior of the Cactus Crater containment structure on Runit Island; and > > > ###### “(II) > > a radiochemical analysis of the groundwater surrounding and in the Cactus Crater containment structure on Runit Island. > > > ###### “(ii) Report > > The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, a report that contains— > > > ###### “(I) > > a description of— > > > ###### “(aa) > > the results of each visual survey conducted under clause (i)(I); and > > > ###### “(bb) > > the results of the radiochemical analysis conducted under clause (i)(II); and > > > ###### “(II) > > a determination on whether the surveys and analyses indicate any significant change in the health risks to the people of Enewetak from the contaminants within the Cactus Crater containment structure. > > > ###### “(iii) Funding for groundwater monitoring > > The Secretary of the Interior shall make available to the Department of Energy, Marshall Islands Program, from funds available for the Technical Assistance Program of the Office of Insular Affairs, the amounts necessary to conduct the radiochemical analysis of groundwater under clause(i)(II).” > .
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CONTINUED MONITORING ON RUNIT ISLAND
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