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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2558

To establish a congressional commemorative medal for veterans of the Battle

of Midway.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 29, 1993

Mr. VOLKMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs

A BILL

To establish a congressional commemorative medal for

veterans of the Battle of Midway.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

4 The purposes of this Act are—

5 (1) to commemorate the sacrifices made and

6 service rendered to the United States by those veter7 ans of the Armed Forces of the United States who

8 defended Midway Island against attack by the Japa9 nese on June 4 through June 6, 1942; and
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1 (2) to honor those veterans on an anniversary

2 of the Battle of Midway.

3 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL.

4 The Secretary of the Treasury shall design and strike

a bronze medal 11 5 ⁄2 inches in diameter with suitable em6 blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the

7 Secretary, in commemoration of the sacrifices made and

8 service rendered to the United States by veterans of the

9 Armed Forces of the United States who meet the criteria

10 specified in section 3(a).

11 SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

12 (a) CRITERIA.—To be eligible for the medal referred

13 to in section 2, an individual shall have been a member

14 of the Armed Forces of the United States who was present

15 during the Battle of Midway on June 4 through June 6,

16 1942, and who participated in combat operations on those

17 days against the Japanese military forces attacking Mid18 way Island. An individual who was killed or wounded in

19 that battle shall be deemed to have participated in the

20 combat operations.

21 (b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 1 year after the

22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense

23 shall determine through the documentation provided under

24 subsection (b) and, if necessary, independent investiga25 tion, whether an individual meets the criteria specified in
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1 subsection (a) and shall certify to the Speaker of the

2 House of Representatives and the President pro tempore

3 of the Senate the names of individuals who meet the cri4 teria specified in subsection (a).

5 (c) DOCUMENTATION.—To be certified under sub6 section (b), an eligible individual shall present to the Sec7 retary of Defense an application with any documentation

8 the individual may have to support the individual’s eligi9 bility.

10 (d) NEXT OF KIN.—One or more next of kin of a

11 deceased, eligible individual may file an application and

12 present documentation under subsection (c) on behalf of

13 such individual. If the Secretary of Defense certifies that

14 the deceased, eligible individual meets the criteria specified

15 by subsection (a), then the Secretary shall designate a

16 next of kin who filed an application to receive the medal.

17 SEC. 4. PRESENTATION.

18 The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the

19 President pro tempore of the Senate shall jointly present

20 a medal, on behalf of the Congress, to each individual cer21 tified and next of kin designated by the Secretary of De22 fense pursuant to section 3. The presentation shall be

23 made as close as feasible to an anniversary of the Battle

24 of Midway.
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1 SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS.

2 The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national

3 medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United

4 States Code.

5 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

6 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

7 as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

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