taan by naming 2 ships after the battle, including 1 
ship that is still in service, the USS Bataan (LHD– 
5), in memory of their valor and honorable resist-
ance against Imperial Japanese forces. 
(19) Many of the survivors of Bataan have died 
and those who remain continue to tell their stories. 
(20) The people of the United States and the 
Philippines are forever indebted to these men for— 
(A) the courage and tenacity they dem-
onstrated during the first 4 months of World 
War II fighting against enemy soldiers; and 
(B) the perseverance they demonstrated 
during 3 years of capture, imprisonment, and 
atrocious conditions, while maintaining dignity, 
honor, patriotism, and loyalty. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) AWARD
AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 
of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the 
collective award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold 
medal of appropriate design to American military per-
sonnel who fought in defense of Bataan, Corregidor, 
Guam, Wake Island, and the Philippine Archipelago be-
tween December 7, 1941, and May 10, 1942, and who 
died or were imprisoned by the Japanese military in the 
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Philippines, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Wake Island, and 
Guam from April 9, 1942, until September 2, 1945, in 
recognition of their personal sacrifice and service to their 
country. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
award under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury 
(referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike 
the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and in-
scriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. 
(c) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Following the award of the 
gold medal under subsection (a), the gold medal 
shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where 
it shall be displayed as appropriate and made avail-
able for research. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should 
make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) 
available for display at other locations, particularly 
at locations that are associated with the American 
military personnel described under subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
(a) STRIKING OF DUPLICATES.—Under such regula-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may 
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strike duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under 
section 2. 
(b) SELLING OF DUPLICATES.—The Secretary may 
sell such duplicates under subsection (a) at a price suffi-
cient to cover the costs of such duplicates, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 
(c) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals under subsection (b) shall 
be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise 
Fund. 
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—Medals struck under this 
Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 
31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be charged against the United 
States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, an amount not to 
exceed $30,000 to pay for the cost of the medal authorized 
under section 2. 
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