,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dicc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bd1 #bjbf ,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4 ,whitehouse7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to award a ,congressional ,gold ,medal1 collectively1 to the individuals who fought for or with the ,united ,states against the armed forces of ,imperial ,japan in the ,pacific theater and became prisoners of war from ,december #h1 #aida1 to ,august #ae1 #aide4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,defenders of ,bataan and ,corregidor ,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,hours after the attacks on ,pearl ,harbor1 ,hawaii ,territory1 on ,december #g1 #aida1 ,imperial ,japanese forces launched coordinated attacks throughout ,asia1 striking ,malaya1 ,thailand1 ,singapore1 ,shanghai1 ,hong ,kong1 the ,philippines1 and the ,united ,states territories of ,guam1 ,midway ,island1 ,wake ,island1 and ,howland ,island4 7#b7 ,for the next #g months1 undermanned ,united ,states forces in the ,pacific fought with outdated weapons1 expired ammunition1 and without reinforcement or resupply to their besieged island posts4 7#c7 ,on the first day of ,united ,states participation in ,world ,war ,,ii1 ,december #h1 #aida1 the first to fire in the ,philippines at the ,imperial ,japanese were the ,new ,mexico ,national ,guardsmen from the #bjjth and #eaeth ,coast ,artillery 7,,aa7 regiments1 the successors to the famed ,rough ,riders of the ,spanish-,american ,war1 who had only recently arrived in the ,philippines where they were stationed at ,fort ,stotsenburg north of ,manila with the mission of defending ,clark ,field4 7#d7 ,filipino soldiers and civilians valiantly fought alongside and as part of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and were integral to their war efforts4 7#e7 ,by the end of ,december #aida1 all ,united ,states forces on ,luzon ,island in the ,philippines withdrew to the ,bataan ,peninsula of the island1 where1 for the next #d months1 with neither air nor sea defenses1 an estimated #ab1jjj ,united ,states and at least #fc1jjj ,filipino troops and #bj1jjj ,filipino civilians endured siege conditions4 7#f7 ,on ,april #i1 #aidb1 ,major ,general ,edward ,p4 ,king1 ,jr4 surrendered the ,united ,states and ,filipino forces on the ,bataan ,peninsula4 ,the ,imperial ,japanese ,army forced thousands of troops and civilians to assemble at the port of ,mariveles at the tip of ,bataan and other locations along the peninsula for a #fe-mile forced march4 ,this forced trek came to be known as the ,bataan ,death ,march4 7#g7 ,during the ,bataan ,death ,march1 approximately #gjj people of the ,united ,states and #f1jjj to #aj1jjj ,filipinos were killed4 ,survivors were sent to ,camp ,o',donnell where #bf1jjj more ,filipino prisoners died4 7#h7 ,on ,may #f1 #aidb1 ,lieutenant ,general ,jonathan ,wainwright surrendered the fortress islands of ,corregidor 7,fort ,mills71 ,fort ,drum1 ,fort ,frank1 and ,fort ,hughes in ,manila ,bay4 ,the complete surrender of the remaining ,united ,states and ,filipino forces in the ,philippines occurred on ,june #i1 #aidb4 7#i7 ,included in the surrenders in the ,philippines were female nurses of the ,united ,states ,army and ,navy and the ,philippine ,army and civilian volunteers who became the first large group of ,united ,states women in combat and1 counted with the ,army and ,navy nurses surrendered on ,guam in ,december #aida1 comprised the first group of ,united ,states military women taken captive and imprisoned by an enemy4 7#aj7 ,between ,january #aidb and ,august #aide1 thousands of prisoners of war from the ,united ,states who had survived the surrenders throughout the ,pacific were shipped in unmarked freighters and vessels4 7#aa7 ,it is time to recognize the defenders of ,bataan1 ,corregidor1 and other places throughout the ,pacific who were ordinary men and women who found uncommon courage in extraordinary circumstances4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,individuals who fought for or with the ,united ,states ,the term individuals who fought for or with the ,united ,states-- 7,a7 includes any individual who-- 7i7 was in the ,pacific theater at any time during the period beginning on ,december #h1 #aida1 and ending on ,august #ae1 #aide2 and 7ii7 7,i7 served honorably as a member of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces or at the command of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces in the defensive battles in the ,pacific from ,december #h1 #aida1 to ,june #i1 #aidb2 or 7,,ii7 became a prisoner of war of ,imperial ,japan during ,world ,war ,,ii until ,august #ae1 #aide1 including civilians who the ,imperial ,japanese ,armed ,forces considered military prisoners of war and received veterans status after the war2 and 7,b7 does not include a member of the ,pacific ,fleet or the ,hawaiian ,department4 7#b7 ,pacific theater ,the term ,pacific theater means ,shanghai1 the ,central ,pacific ,area1 and the ,southwest ,pacific ,area4 7#c7 ,resistance or battle ,the term resistance or battle includes an action in and around ,shanghai1 ,tientsin1 ,guam1 ,wake ,island1 the ,dutch ,east ,indies1 ,borneo1 the ,philippines1 or ,midway ,island4 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,treasury4 #d4 ,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 collective award1 on behalf of ,congress1 of a gold medal of appropriate design to the individuals who fought for or with the ,united ,states to defend ,bataan1 ,corregidor1 and other places in the ,pacific theater1 and became prisoners of war1 in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service during ,world ,war ,,ii4 7b7 ,design and striking ,for purposes of the award under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary 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 under subsection 7a71 the gold medal shall be given to the ,national ,museum of ,american ,history of the ,smithsonian ,institution1 where it shall be displayed as appropriate and made available for research4 7#b7 ,sense of congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,national ,museum of ,american ,history of the ,smithsonian ,institution should make the gold medal received under paragraph 7#a7 available for display at other locations1 particularly at locations that are associated with-- 7,a7 the defensive battles of ,world ,war ,,ii in the ,pacific theater from ,december #h1 #aida1 to ,august #ae1 #aide2 7,b7 the prisoners of war of ,imperial ,japan2 and 7,c7 the defense of the ,philippines1 ,guam1 ,wake ,island1 ,midway ,island1 and ,java4 #e4 ,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section #d1 at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals1 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead expenses4 #f4 ,status of medals 7a7 ,national medals ,medals struck under this ,act are national medals for purposes of chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of sections #eacd and #eacf of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck under this ,act shall be considered to be numismatic items4 #g4 ,authority to use fund amounts2 proceeds of sale 7a7 ,authority ,to use fund amounts ,there is authorized to be charged against the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this ,act4 7b7 ,proceeds of sale ,amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section #e shall be deposited into the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund4