,i #aad? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dgff ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,m>* #af1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 & ,mr4 ,j5k9s ( ,we/ ,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$ ,a ,,bill ,to aw>d a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al1 collectively1 to ,am]ican milit>y p]sonnel :o f\ght 9 def5se ( ,bataan1 ,corregidor1 ,guam1 ,wake ,isl&1 & ! ,philipp9e ,ar*ipelago betwe5 ,decemb] #g1 #aida1 & ,may #aj1 #aidb1 & :o di$ or 7 imprison$ by ! ,japanese milit>y 9 ! ,philipp9es1 ,japan1 ,korea1 ,man*uria1 ,wake ,isl&1 & ,guam f ,april #i1 #aidb1 until ,septemb] #b1 #aide1 9 recognition ( _! p]sonal sacrifice & s]vice to _! c\ntry4 #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,guam 0 captur$ by ,japan on ,decemb] #aj1 #aida1 ?ree days aft] ! attack on ,pe>l ,h>bor & rema9$ 9 ! h&s ( ! ,japanese until ,june #aidd4 ,^? prison]s :o rema9$ on ,guam suff]$ atrocities at ! h&s ( ! ,japanese or 7 transport$ on ,hell ,%ips to ,japanese ,,p[ camps4 7#b7 ,9 ,janu>y #aidb ! ,japanese took approximately #a1fjj prison]s on ,wake ,isl&4 ,approximately #dej milit>y & #a1aej civilians 7 !n transport$ to ,,p[ camps 9 ,*9a & ,japan4 7#c7 ,on ,april #i1 #aidb1 ,major ,g5]al ,edw>d ,k+ surr5d]$ ! soldi]s f ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,philipp9es into enemy h&s4 7#d7 ,ov] ! next week1 ! soldi]s f ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,philipp9es 7 tak5 prison] & =c$ to m>* #fe miles )\t any food1 wat]1 or m$ical c>e 9 :at came to be kn[n z ! ,bataan ,dea? ,m>*4 7#e7 ,on ,may #f1 #aidb1 ,corregidor fell aft] a weeklong siege & its def5d]s 7 surr5d]$4 7#f7 ,on ,may #aj1 #aidb1 ,am]ican =ces "u ! comm& ( ,major ,g5]al ,william ,f4 ,%>p surr5d]$ aft] fight+ ! ,japanese f ,april #bi1 #aidb1 to ,may #i1 #aidb1 on ! isl& ( ,m9danao 9 ! s\!rnmo/ portion ( ! ,philipp9e ,ar*ipelago4 ,x 0 on ?is date1 ,may #aj1 #aidb1 t ,g5]al ,wa9wright1 z ,supreme ,alli$ ,comm&]1 surr5d]$ all ,alli$ ,=ces 9 ! ,philipp9e ,ar*ipelago4 7#g7 ,dur+ ?is =c$ m>*1 ?\s&s ( soldi]s di$1 ei!r f />vation1 lack ( m$ical c>e1 %e] exhau/ion1 or abuse by _! captors4 7#h7 ,)9 ! fir/ #dj days at ,camp ,o',donnell1 #a1fjj m prison]s f ! ,unit$ ,/ates di$4 7#i7 ,! conditions at ! camp 7 sub/&>d1 lead+ to increas$ disease & malnutrition among ! prison]s4 7#aj7 ,9 ,may #aidb ! ,japanese began transf]r+ ,p,o,ws by sea4 ,prison]s 7 cramm$ into c>go holds ) little air1 food or wat] = j\rneys t w\ld la/ = weeks on :at 7 to be kn[n z ! ,hell ,%ips4 ,_m di$ due to asphyxia1 />vation1 or dys5t]y4 ,"s prison]s became deliri\s & unresponsive 9 an environm5t ( heat1 humidity & lack ( oxyg51 food1 & wat]4 ,m ?an #c1cjj prison]s di$ at sea :ile be+ transport$ by ^! %ips4 7#aa7 ,on ,june #f1 #aidb1 ! prison]s f ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 transf]r$ to ,cabanatuan1 nor? ( ,camp ,o',donnell4 7#ab7 ,! campus ( ! ,univ]sity ( ,santo ,tomas 0 conv]t$ to ! ,santo ,tomas ,int]nm5t ,camp by ! ,japanese dur+ _! occupation ( ! ,philipp9es4 ,santo ,tomas became ! initial int]nm5t camp = bo? ! army & navy nurses1 ) ! army & navy nurses rema9+ !re until _! lib]ation4 7#ac7 ,! prison]s :o rema9$ 9 ! camps suff]$ f cont9u$ mi/reatm5t1 malnutrition1 lack ( m$ical c>e1 & horrific conditions4 7#ad7 ,! prison]s :o rema9$ 9 ^! camps 7 lib]at$ 9 #aide4 7#ae7 ,ov] ! subsequ5t decades1 ^! prison]s =m$ support gr\ps1 7 honor$ 9 local & ,/ate memorials1 & told _! /ory to all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7#af7 ,! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates are =ev] indebt$ to ^! m5 & wom5 =-- 7,a7 ! c\rage !y demon/rat$ dur+ ! fir/ #d mon?s ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii 9 fight+ aga9/ enemy soldi]s2 & 7,b7 ! p]sev]ance !y demon/rat$ dur+ ye>s ( capture1 imprisonm5t1 & atroci\s conditions1 :ile ma9ta9+ dignity1 honor1 patriotism1 & loyalty4 #b4 ,congressional ,gold ,m$al 7a7 ,aw>d au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make appropriate arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a s+le gold m$al ( appropriate design to ,am]ican milit>y p]sonnel :o f\ght 9 def5se ( ,bataan1 ,corregidor1 ,guam1 ,wake ,isl&1 & ! ,philipp9e ,ar*ipelago betwe5 ,decemb] #g1 #aida1 & ,may #aj1 #aidb1 & :o di$ or 7 imprison$ by ! ,japanese milit>y 9 ! ,philipp9es1 ,japan1 ,korea1 ,man*uria1 ,wake ,isl&1 & ,guam f ,april #i1 #aidb1 until ,septemb] #b1 #aide1 9 recognition ( _! p]sonal sacrifice & s]vice to _! c\ntry4 7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= purposes ( ! aw>d "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike ! gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 & inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4 7c7 ,transf] & display ( m$als 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al "u subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e x %all be display$ z appropriate & made available = rese>*4 7#b7 ,s5se ( ! ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution %\ld make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 available = display at o!r locations1 p>ticul>ly su* locations z are associat$ ) ! ,am]ican milit>y prison]s describ$ "u subsection 7a74 #c4 ,duplicate m$als 7a7 ,/rik+ ( duplicates ,"u su* regulations z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1 ! ,secret>y may /rike duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck "u section #b4 7b7 ,sell+ ( duplicates ,! ,secret>y may sell su* duplicates "u subsection 7a7 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s ( su* duplicates1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4 #d4 ,national m$als ,m$als /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act are ,national m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4