Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act of 2000.>> assembled,
This Act may be cited as the ``Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act of 2000''.
Three percent of the market value as of June 1, 1999, of the Resettlement Trust Fund for the People of Bikini, established pursuant to Public Law 97-257, shall be made available for immediate ex gratia distribution to the people of Bikini, provided such distribution does not reduce the corpus of the trust fund. The amount of such distribution shall be deducted from any additional ex gratia payments that may be made by the Congress into the Resettlement Trust Fund.
Approved April 28, 2000.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2368: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-267 (Comm. on Resources). SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-240 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 145 (1999): Sept. 13, considered and passed House. Vol. 146 (2000): Apr. 13, considered and passed Senate.
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