,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ach  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #be1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,cornyn 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4
 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,rubio1    
,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,book]1 
,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,man*91 ,mr4 ,s&]s1    
,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4 ,te/]1 & ,mr4        
,blum5?al7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,relations  ,,resolution  ,honor+       
,national ,=m] ,prison] ( ,w>           
,recognition ,day on ,april #i1 #bjag1 &
 commemorat+ ! #ge? anniv]s>y ( ! fall (
 ,bataan4  ,:]eas1 ?r\gh\t ,unit$ ,/ates
 hi/ory1 ,unit$ ,/ates s]vicem5 &       
s]vicewom5 held z prison]s ( w> h endur$
 unimag9able cruelty & unspeakable      
treatm5t at ! h&s ( _! captors 9--  7#a7
 ,briti% prison %ips float+ 9 ! h>bor ( 
,new ,york ,city2  7#b7 tig] cages 9    
,nor? ,vietnam2  7#c7 coal m9es 9       
,omuta1 ,japan2 &  7#d7 m9e %afts 9     
,b]ga1 ,g]many2  ,:]eas _m ( ^! s]vicem5
 & s]vicewom51 :ile 9 s]vice to ! ,unit$

 ,/ates1 lo/ _! lives z prison]s ( w> "u
 cruel & inhumane conditions2 ,:]eas    
,unit$ ,/ates s]vicememb]s held z       
prison]s ( w> h-- 7#a7 endur$ situations
 few p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates c imag9e2 &    
7#b7 f\nd c\rage 9 a d>kness t o!r p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates w hopefully nev]         
exp]i5ce2  ,:]eas ,national ,=m]        
,prison] ( ,w> ,recognition ,day 0      
e/abli%$ to memorialize ! surr5d] by    
,g5]al ,edw>d ,p4 ,k+ ( #hj1jjj ,unit$  
,/ates & ,filip9o troops on ! ,bataan   
,p59sula on ,april #i1 #aidb1 :i* l$    
to--  7#a7 ! infam\s ,bataan ,dea? ,m>*2
 &  7#b7 ne>ly #d ye>s ( brutal         
imprisonm5t & slave labor = ! survivors2
  ,:]eas1 by ,may #aj1 #aidb1 ov]       
#aa1ejj soldi]s f ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !   
,philipp9es surr5d]$ on ,corregidor1 a  
=tress isl& 9 ,manila ,bay1 & at v>i\s  
bases on isl&s 9 ! s\!rn ,philipp9es1   
:i* result$ 9 ! l>ge/ surr5d] ( ,unit$  
,/ates soldi]s 9 ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y  
hi/ory2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 ov]  
#bf1jjj prison]s ( w> f ! ,unit$ ,/ates 

7 held by ,imp]ial ,japan1 ( :i* an     
e/imat$ #dj p]c5t di$1 & ne>ly #a_/c (  
^? dea?s occurr$ on hell %ips t c>ri$ ! 
prison]s ( w> to ,japan to become slave 
labor 9 ,japanese companies2 ,:]eas !   
productive peace betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& ,japan has produc$ a model (          
reconciliation betwe5 =m] combatants2   
,:]eas1 9 #bjji1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,japan   
(f]$ an apology to ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
prison]s ( w> = ! damage & suff]+ ( !   
prison]s ( w> 9 ,imp]ial ,japan2 ,:]eas1
 9 #bjaj1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,japan e/abli%$ 
a program = =m] prison]s ( w> & _!      
families to visit ,japan & ! =m] prison]
 ( w> camps2 & ,:]eas ! =m] prison]s (  
w> :o h p>ticipat$ 9 ! program describ$ 
9 ! n9? :]eas clause h enc\rag$ !       
,gov]nm5t ( ,japan to p>tn] ) ,japanese 
companies to cont9ue ! program z--  7#a7
 an int]national model ( reconciliation2
 &  7#b7 a p]man5t fund to support      
projects = remembrance1 docum5tation1   
education1 & ex*ange3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 honors ,national ,=m]

 ,prison] ( ,w> ,recognition ,day on    
,april #i1 #bjag2  7#b7 commemorates !  
#ge? anniv]s>y ( ! fall ( ,bataan on    
,april #i1 #aidb2 &  7#c7 applauds !    
ef=ts ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,japan t[>d a     
hi/oric apology = ! maltreatm5t ( ,unit$
 ,/ates prison]s ( w> by ,imp]ial       
,japan4