,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aaa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #c1 #bjac ,ms4 ,hanabusa introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to award a ,congressional gold medal1 collectively1 to the ,filipino ,veterans of ,world ,war ,,ii1 in recognition of their dedicated service during ,world ,war ,,ii4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,filipino ,veterans of ,world ,war ,,ii ,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,president ,franklin ,delano ,roosevelt issued an order commissioning around #bej1jjj troops from the ,philippines into active service for the ,united ,states during ,world ,war ,,ii4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,states ,war ,department immediately formed the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces in the ,far ,east 7,,usaffe74 ,the unit was made up of the ,united ,states-,philippine ,military ,forces of the ,commonwealth ,army1 ,guerrilla ,units1 ,new ,philippine ,scout4 7#c7 ,the ,filipino ,infantry ,regiment1 was mostly composed of first-generation immigrants living along the ,pacific ,coast1 who volunteered after the ,japanese attack on ,pearl ,harbor in #aida1 later many second-generation ,filipino-,american soldiers joined the ,regiment from ,hawaii4 7#d7 ,the ,philippine ,scout units and the ,new ,philippine ,scouts were directly recruited by the ,united ,states ,army for the war effort4 7#e7 ,under extremely severe occupation policies imposed by the ,japanese1 it was the anti-,japanese resistance movement that drew more and more ,filipinos to its side and through #aidc many of these anti-,japanese guerrillas recovered or newly established liaisons with the ,united ,states ,army ,command of the ,southwest ,pacific ,area and placed themselves under the command of ,general ,douglas ,mac,arthur4 7#f7 ,these ,filipino soldiers responded to ,president ,roosevelt's call-to-arms and later fought under the ,american flag during ,world ,war ,,ii4 7#g7 ,after the ,japanese invasion in ,december #aida1 ,filipino and ,american troops literally shared the same fate at ,bataan1 ,corregidor1 and the ,death ,march4 7#h7 ,many made the ultimate sacrifice as both soldiers in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces in the ,far ,east and as guerilla fighters during the ,imperial ,japanese occupation of the ,philippines4 7#i7 ,these troops had served under the expectation that they would be treated as ,united ,states military servicemembers4 7#aj7 ,the ,rescission ,act of #aidf later passed1 which stated that ,filipino forces would not be deemed to have been active military4 7#aa7 ,congress recognizes the courage and bravery of the ,filipino and ,filipino ,american servicemen and servicewomen who have fought alongside and in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces4 7#ab7 ,the ,united ,states remains forever indebted to the bravery1 valor1 and dedication to country these men displayed4 7#ac7 ,their commitment and sacrifice demonstrates a highly uncommon and commendable sense of patriotism and honor4 #c4 ,congressional ,gold ,medal 7a7 ,award authorized ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,president pro tempore of the ,senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the award1 on behalf of the ,congress1 of a single gold medal of appropriate design to the ,filipino ,veterans of ,world ,war ,,ii1 collectively in recognition of their dedicated service during ,world ,war ,,ii4 7b7 ,design and striking ,for the purposes of the award referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7hereafter in this ,act referred to as the ,secretary7 shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to be determined by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,smithsonian institution 7#a7 ,in general ,following the award of the gold medal in honor of the ,filipino ,veterans of ,world ,war ,,ii under subsection 7a71 the gold medal shall be given to the ,smithsonian ,institution1 where it will be displayed as appropriate and made available for research4 7#b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,smithsonian ,institution should make the gold medal received under paragraph 7#a7 available for display elsewhere1 particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the ,filipino ,veterans of ,world ,war ,,ii4 #d4 ,duplicate medals ,under such regulations as the ,secretary may prescribe1 the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section #c1 at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals1 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead expenses4 #e4 ,status of medals 7a7 ,national medals ,medals struck pursuant to this ,act are national medals for purposes of chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of section #eacd of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck under this ,act shall be considered to be numismatic items4 #f4 ,authorization of appropriations2 proceeds of sale 7a7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be charged against the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund1 an amount not to exceed #cj1jjj to pay for the cost of the medal authorized under section #c4 7b7 ,proceeds of the sale ,amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals under section #d shall be deposited in the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund4 #g4 ,definition ,for purposes of this ,act1 the term ,filipino ,veterans of ,world ,war ,,ii shall apply to anyone who served honorably-- 7#a7 in an active-duty status under the command of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces in the ,far ,east2 or 7#b7 within the ,philippine ,army1 the ,philippine ,scouts1 or recognized guerrilla units1 at any time during the period beginning ,september #a1 #aici1 and ending ,december #ca1 #aidf4