H. R. 1209 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
An Act 
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the ‘‘Doolittle 
Tokyo Raiders’’, for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United 
States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) on April 18, 1942, the brave men of the 17th Bombard-
ment Group (Medium) became known as the ‘‘Doolittle Tokyo 
Raiders’’ for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to 
the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo; 
(2) 80 brave American aircraft crewmen, led by Lieutenant 
Colonel James Doolittle, volunteered for an ‘‘extremely haz-
ardous mission’’, without knowing the target, location, or 
assignment, and willingly put their lives in harm’s way, risking 
death, capture, and torture; 
(3) the conduct of medium bomber operations from a Navy 
aircraft carrier under combat conditions had never before been 
attempted; 
(4) after the discovery of the USS Hornet by Japanese 
picket ships 170 miles further away from the prearranged 
launch point, the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders proceeded to take 
off 670 miles from the coast of Japan; 
(5) by launching more than 100 miles beyond the distance 
considered to be minimally safe for the mission, the Doolittle 
Tokyo Raiders deliberately accepted the risk that the B–25s 
might not have enough fuel to reach the designated air-fields 
in China on return; 
(6) the additional launch distance greatly increased the 
risk of crash landing in Japanese occupied China, exposing 
the crews to higher probability of death, injury, or capture; 
(7) because of that deliberate choice, after bombing their 
targets in Japan, low on fuel and in setting night and deterio-
rating weather, none of the 16 airplanes reached the pre-
arranged Chinese airfields; 
(8) of the 80 Doolittle Tokyo Raiders who launched on 
the raid, 8 were captured, 2 died in the crash, and 70 returned 
to the United States; 
(9) of the 8 captured Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, 3 were 
executed and 1 died of disease; and 
(10) there were only 5 surviving members of the Doolittle 
Tokyo Raiders as of February 2013.
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) AWARD.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED.—The President pro tempore of the Senate 
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall make 
appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, 
of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the 
World War II members of the 17th Bombardment Group 
(Medium) who became known as the ‘‘Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’’, 
in recognition of their military service during World War II. 
(2) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the award 
referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, 
and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. 
(3) NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Following the award of the gold 
medal referred to in paragraph (1) in honor of the World 
War II members of the 17th Bombardment Group 
(Medium), who became known as the ‘‘Doolittle Tokyo 
Raiders’’, the gold medal shall be given to the National 
Museum of the United States Air Force, where it shall 
be available for display with the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 
Goblets, as appropriate, and made available for research. 
(B) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the National Museum of the United States Air Force 
should make the gold medal received under this Act avail-
able for display elsewhere, particularly at other locations 
and events associated with the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. 
(b) DUPLICATE MEDALS.—Under such regulations as the Sec-
retary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates 
in bronze of the gold medal struck under this Act, at a price 
sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, 
dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 
(c) NATIONAL MEDALS.—Medals struck pursuant to this Act 
are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.