,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ab1         
#bjai,mr4 ,bo/ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1
 ,mr4 ,br9disi1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4       
,cisn]os1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,pappas1
 ,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,rodney  
,davis ( ,ill9ois7 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 grant
 a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al1          
collectively1 to ! m5 & wom5 ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces & ,m]*ant ,m>9e1 z   
well z citiz5 & non-citiz5 civilians :o 
s]v$ honorably ) ! ,u4,s4 milit>y1 :o 7 
surr5d]$1 captur$1 or ab&on$ to become  
prison]s ( w> 7,p,o,ws7 ( ,imp]ial      
,japan ?r\gh\t ! ,japanese ,empire 9 !  
,pacific ,!at] ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii f ,decemb]
 #g1 #aida1 to ,septemb] #b1 #aide4  #a4

 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,_w ,w> ,,ii ,pacific ,w> ,h]oes        
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,p,o,ws held by ,imp]ial 
,japan 9 ! ,pacific ,!at] dur+ ,_w ,w>  
,,ii1 ) mo/ held 9 captivity = m ?an    
?ree ye>s1 are ,pacific ,w> h]oes :o    
repres5t ! ,am]ican _s ( c\rage1        
t5acity1 & fai?4  7#b7 ,imp]ial ,japan  
did n abide by ! ,g5eva & ,hague        
,conv5tions = ! humane treatm5t (       
,p,o,ws4  7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,p,o,ws 
held by ,imp]ial ,japan dur+ ,_w ,w>    
,,ii numb]$ m ?an #bg1jjj ) m ?an       
#aa1jjj or #dj p]c5t p]i%+ be=e ! end ( 
,w>4  7#d7 ,on ,decemb] #g1 #aida1      
,imp]ial ,japan attack$ n only ,pe>l    
,h>bor 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,t]ritory (    
,hawaii1 b also ! o!r ,unit$ ,/ates     
possessions & milit>y in/allations 9 !  
,pacific ( ! ,philipp9es1 ,guam1 ,wake  
,isl&1 ,h[l& ,isl&1 & ,midway z preludes
 to full-scale invasions & milit>y      
occupation ?r\gh\t ! ,asia-,pacific     

region4  7#e7 ,by ! end ( day1 ,decemb] 
#h1 #aida1 m ?an #cjj ,unit$ ,/ates     
,m>9es1 sailors1 diplomats1 & ,m>9]s 9  
,*9a became ! fir/ ,unit$ ,/ates        
prison]s ( w> ( ,imp]ial ,japan ) mo/   
held = ! full duration ( ! w>2  7#f7    
,n9ety-eight p]c5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,p,o,ws ( ,imp]ial ,japan f\ght 9 !     
h]oic battles ( ,guam1 ,wake ,isl&1     
,sunda ,/rait1 ,halsey-,doolittle ,raid1
 ,bataan1 & ,corregidor1 all )9 ! fir/  
six mon?s ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7#g7 ,mo/ ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates airm51 infantrym51       
sailors1 & ,m>9es surr5d]$ 9 def5se ( ! 
,ne!rl&s ,ea/ ,indies 9 ,m>* #aidb 7 s5t
 to be slave labor]s on ! ,?ai-,burma   
,dea? ,railway or at con/ruction        
projects 9 ,*angi1 ,s+apore4  7#h7 ,on  
,april #i1 #aidb1 approximately #ab1jjj 
,unit$ ,/ates milit>y p]sonnel & #ff1jjj
 ,filip9o soldi]s became ,p,o,ws ) !    
surr5d] ( ! ,am]ican-,filip9o =ces on ! 
,bataan ,p59sula 9 ! ,philipp9es4  7#i7 
,april #i1 #aidb1 m>k$ ! beg9n+ ( !     
infam\s ,bataan ,dea? ,m>* :]e !        

,imp]ial ,japanese ,army =c$ all        
,am]ican & ,filip9o =ces f ,m>viveles or
 ,bagac up ! ,bataan ,p59sula on a      
?ree-"p1 ?ree-prov9ce1 ne>ly #ajj-mile  
trek nor? to ! make%ift ,,p[ facility   
,camp ,o',donnell at ,capas1 ,t>lac4 ,an
 e/imat$ #fej ,am]ican & #e1jjj-aj1jjj  
,filip9o soldi]s di$ on ! ,bataan ,dea? 
,m>*1 :ile hundr$s ( m5 rema9 unacc\nt$ 
=4  7#aj7 ,on ,may #f1 #aidb1           
,corregidor ,isl&1 !n op]at+ z ! milit>y
 comm& c5t] = all ! ,philipp9es1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,=ces 9 ! ,philipp9es 7,,usfip71 
0 surr5d]$4 ,ne>ly #aj1jjj ,am]ican     
soldi]s1 sailors1 airm51 & ,m>9es z well
 z m ?an #c1jjj ,filip9o soldi]s &      
nurses became ,p,o,ws ( ,imp]ial ,japan4
  7#aa7 ,! ,may #f1 #aidb1 fall (       
,corregidor ,isl& & subsequ5t surr5d] ( 
all ! ,philipp9es ,isl&s m>k$ ! end ( ! 
,u4,s4 ,asiatic ,fleet2 ! ,u4,s4 ,army  
,=ces 9 ! ,f> ,ea/ 7,,usaffe71 & !      
,u4,s4 ,f> ,ea/ ,air ,=ce 7,,usfeaf74   
7#ab7 ,includ$ 9 ! surr5d]s !           
,philipp9es 7 female nurses ( ,unit$    

,/ates ,army1 ,navy1 ,philipp9e ,army1 &
 civilian volunte]s :o became ! fir/    
l>ge gr\p ( ,am]ican wom5 9 combat &1   
c\nt$ ) ! ,army & ,navy nurses surr5d]$ 
on ,guam 9 ,decemb] #aida1 compris$ !   
fir/ gr\p ( ,am]ican milit>y wom5 tak5  
captive & imprison$ by an enemy4  7#ac7 
,m ?an #ad1jjj ,am]icans ,p,o,ws 7      
transport$ abo>d hell%ips--9 ! holds (  
unm>k$ m]*ant %ips--f ,pacific battle   
sites to be us$ z slave labor]s2 "o-?ird
 ( all ,,p[ dea?s result$ f attacks on !
 hell%ips by fri5dly fire f ,am]ican    
subm>9es or aircraft4  7#ad7 ,m ?an #fjj
 memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m]*ant ,m>9e 
includ+ "o female ,m>9]1 became prison]s
 ( ,imp]ial ,japan1 _m ( :om 7 turn$ ov]
 to ,japanese control aft] be+ fir/     
captur$ by ,nazi ,g]many's naval =ces4  
,fifte5 p]c5t 7 kill$ by ei!r ,imp]ial  
,japan ,navy (fic]s dur+ capture or di$ 
9 ,japanese ,,p[ camps4  7#ae7 ,?r\gh\t 
,_w ,w> ,,ii1 ! ,imp]ial ,japanese      
milit>y ma9ta9$ approximately #gge ,,p[ 
camps ?r\gh\t ! ,empire3 #ahe ,,p[ camps

 on ! ,home ,isl&s ( ,japan & #eij 9 o!r
 areas ( ! ,pacific ,!at]1 :i* includes 
an unkn[n numb] ( tempor>y camps4  7#af7
 ,a priority ( ,int]national ,milit>y   
,tribunal = ! ,f> ,ea/ 7,,imtfe71 also  
kn[n z ! ,tokyo ,w> ,crimes ,tribunal & 
! ad hoc ,am]ican & ,alli$ milit>y      
tribunals ?r\gh\t ! ,asia ,pacific f    
#aide to #aiea 0 to obta9 ju/ice = !    
maltreatm5t ( ,p,o,ws4 ,approximately   
sev5ty-five p]c5t ( ! m ?an #e1fjj      
def5dants 7 *>g$ ) (f5ses aga9/ ,p,o,ws4
 ,?is reflects ! ,july #bf1 #aide1      
,potsdam ,decl>ation's w>n+ t1 /]n      
ju/ice %all be met$ out to all w>       
crim9als1 includ+ ^? :o h visit$        
cruelties ^u our prison]s4  7#ag7       
,presid5t ,ronald ,reagan fir/ proclaim$
 ,national ,=m] ,prison] ( ,w>          
,recognition ,day 9 #aihh1 :i* 0        
e/abli%$ to co9cide ) ,april #i1 !      
anniv]s>y ( ! />t ( ! ,bataan ,dea?     
,m>*4  7#ah7 ,9 #bjji1 ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,japan issu$ an (ficial1 ,cab9et (      
,japan approv$ apology say+ ,we ext5d a 

he>tfelt apology = our c\ntry hav+ caus$
 trem5d\s damage & suff]+ to _m p1      
includ+ prison]s ( w>s1 ^? :o h und]gone
 tragic exp]i5ces 9 ! ,bataan ,p59sula1 
,corregidor ,isl&1 9 ! ,philipp9es1 &   
o!r places4  7#ai7 ,9 #bjaj1 ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,japan initiat$ an annual visitation 
program = =m] ,unit$ ,/ates ,p,o,ws (   
,japan & family memb]s to visit ,japan =
 remembrance1 reconciliation1 & heal+4  
7#bj7 ,x is "t to recognize ! ord9>y m5 
& wom5 :o f\nd uncommon c\rage 9        
extraord9>y circum/ances to fight !     
impossible & endure ! unimag9able =     
fre$om f tyranny & oppression4  7#ba7 ,!
 ,congressional ,gold ,m$al is an       
appropriate way to honor ! s]vice ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,p,o,ws held by ,imp]ial  
,japan 9 ,_w ,w> ,,ii & to highlight !  
unique imprisonm5t ( ^! ,pacific ,w>    
h]oes & _! poignant hi/ory ( sacrifice1 
p]sev]ance1 patriotism1 & fai?4  #c4    
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7a7 ! t]m     
prison]s ( w> ( ,imp]ial ,japan includes
 any individual :o--  7#a7 0 tak5       

prison]-- 7,a7 by ,japan :ile s]v+      
honorably 9 ! s]vice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
at any "t dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on        
,decemb] #h1 #aida1 & end+ on ,septemb] 
#b1 #aide2  7,b7 0 tak5 prison] by !    
,japanese :ile s]v+ 9 an active-duty    
/atus "u ! comm& ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army
 ,=ces 9 ! ,f> ,ea/ 7,,usaffe71 ,unit$  
,/ates ,=ces 9 ! ,philipp9es 7,,usfip71 
,am]ican-,briti%-,dut*-,au/ralian       
7,,abda7 ,comm&1 ,s\?we/ ,pacific ,area 
7,,swpa71 ,pacific ,ocean ,area 7,,poa71
 ,*9a-,burma-,india 7,,cbi71 ,s\!a/     
,asia ,comm& 7,,seac71 #a/ ,def5se      
,battalion1 ,wake ,isl& 7,m>9es71 ,guam 
,battalion 7,m>9es71 #d? ,m>9es1 ,m>9e  
,raid]s1 ,u4,s4 ,asiatic ,fleet1        
,tw5tie? ,air ,=ce1 ,f> ,ea/ ,air ,=ce1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,army ,air ,=ces1 & ! ,w> 
,%ipp+ ,adm9i/ration2 or  7,c7 0 tak5   
prison] on ,attu ,isl& 9 ! ,aleutians "p
 ( ,alaska on ,june #g1 #aidb2  7#b7 0 n
 grant$ p>ole 7release7 by ,imp]ial     
,japanese =ces dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 &     
7#c7 holds vet]ans' /atus or a          

c]tificate ( honorable s]vice = _!      
s]vice 9 ! ,pacific ,!at] ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii
 :5 tak5 prison] by ,japan2  7b7 ! t]m  
,pacific ,!at] means ,*9a1 ! ,c5tral    
,pacific1 ,s\!a/ ,asia1 & ! ,s\?we/     
,pacific ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 &  7c7 ! t]m   
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury4  #d4 ,congressional gold m$al
  7a7 ,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t
 pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make       
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1 on    
behalf ( ,congress1 ( a s+le gold m$al (
 appropriate design to ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
to ! m5 & wom5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y
 & m]*ant m>9e z well z citiz5 &        
non-citiz5 civilians :o f\ght ) ! ,u4,s4
 milit>y & 7 surr5d]$1 captur$1 or      
ab&on$ to become prison]s ( w> (        
,imp]ial ,japan dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 9    
recognition ( _! d$icat$ & vital s]vice 
dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ 
,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d describ$ 9       
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 79 ?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 ,smi?sonian in/itution  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold   
m$al "u subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all
 be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution's 
,national ,museum ( ,am]ican ,hi/ory1   
:]e x %all be display$ z appropriate &  
made available = rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se (  
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,smi?sonian ,in/itution's ,national     
,museum ( ,am]ican ,hi/ory %\ld make !  
gold m$al receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7      
available = display at o!r locations1   
p>ticul>ly at locations t are associat$ 
) ! prison]s ( w> ( ,imp]ial ,japan dur+
 ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 su* z ,! ,h>ry ,s4       
,truman ,libr>y & ,museum1 ,!           
,mac,arthur ,memorial1 ,national        
,prison] ( ,w> ,museum2 ,national       
,museum ( ! ,pacific ,w>1 & ,new ,mexico
 ,milit>y ,museum4  #e4 ,duplicate m$als
 ,"u su* regulations z ! ,secret>y may  
prescribe1 ! ,secret>y may /rike & sell 

duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck 
"u section #d1 at a price suffici5t to  
cov] ! co/s ( ! m$als1 includ+ labor1   
mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head 
exp5ses4  #f4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7       
,national m$als ,m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act
 are national m$als = purposes ( *apt]  
#ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4   
7b7 ,numismatic items ,= purposes (     
section #eacd & #eacf ( title #ca1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u 
?is ,act %all be consid]$ to be         
numismatic items4