text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
  
      The Congress makes the following findings:
              (1) On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked Clark 
          Field, Luzon, Philippines Islands.
              (2) By May 6, 1942, military personnel from the United 
          States and the Philippines had bravely and staunchly fought off 
          enemy attacks for more than 5 months under strenuous conditions 
          that resulted in starvation and disease.
              (3) By maintaining their position and engaging the enemy 
          for as long as they did, the soldiers at Bataan were able to 
          redefine the momentum of the war and provide other United 
          States and Allied forces throughout the Pacific with time to 
          plan and prepare for subsequent crucial battles.
              (4) On April 9, 1942, then-Brigadier General Edward King 
          surrendered the combined forces of the United States and the 
          Philippines on the Bataan Peninsula into enemy hands.
              (5) Over the next week, the soldiers from the United States 
          and the Philippines were taken prisoner and forced to march 65 
          miles without any food, water, or medical care in what came to 
          be know as the Bataan Death March.
              (6) During this forced march, thousands of soldiers died, 
          either from starvation, lack of medical care, sheer exhaustion, 
          or abuse by their captors.
              (7) Within the first 40 days at Camp O'Donnell, 1,600 more 
          prisoners from the United States died.
              (8) On May 6, 1942, then-Lieutenant General Jonathan M. 
          Wainwright surrendered the island fortress of Corregidor and 
          its fortified islands into enemy hands.
              (9) Over the next 10 days, prisoners from Corregidor were 
          held in the open, exposed to the elements with little or no 
          food or water.
              (10) They were subsequently transported to the old Bilibid 
          Prison in Manila and held several more days until they were 
          loaded into cattle rail cars for transport, followed by a 
          forced march of over 20 miles to Cabanatuan.
              (11) The conditions at the camp were substandard, leading 
          to increased disease and malnutrition among the prisoners.
              (12) On June 6, 1942, United States prisoners were 
          transferred from Camp O'Donnell to Cabanatuan.
              (13) In July 1942, all Filipino prisoners were paroled.
              (14) The prisoners who remained in the camps suffered from 
          continued mistreatment, malnutrition, lack of medical care, and 
          horrific conditions.
              (15) In 1945, all prisoners were liberated.
              (16) Over the subsequent decades, these prisoners formed 
          support groups, were honored in local and State memorials, and 
          told their story to all people of the United States.
              (17) Many of these soldiers have now passed away, and those 
          who remain continue to tell their story.
              (18) The people of the United States are forever indebted 
          to these men for--
                      (A) the courage they demonstrated during the first 
                  5 months of World War II in fighting against enemy 
                  soldiers; and
                      (B) the perseverance they demonstrated during 3 1/2 
                  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 award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold 
  medal of appropriate design in honor of the soldiers from the United 
  States who were prisoners of war at Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon, 
  collectively, 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 (hereafter in this Act 
  referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall strike the gold medal with 
  suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 
  Secretary.
      (c) Smithsonian Institution.--
              (1) In general.--Following the award of the gold medal in 
          honor of the prisoners of war at Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon under 
          subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the 
          Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be displayed as 
          appropriate and made available for research.
              (2) Sense of the congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
          that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal 
          received under paragraph (1) available for display at other 
          locations, particularly such locations as are associated with 
          those who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon and the 
          prisoners of war.
  
  SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
  
      (a) Striking of Duplicates.--Under such regulations as the 
  Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may 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 sufficient to cover the costs of such 
  duplicates, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
  overhead expenses.
  
  SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.
  
      Medals struck pursuant to this Act are National medals for purposes 
  of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
  
  SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.
  
      (a) 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.
      (b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate 
  bronze medals under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States 
  Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
target: Authorizes the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to collectively honor the American soldiers who were prisoners of war at Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon during World War II, in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service to their country. Provides for the Medal's display at the Smithsonian Institution.
  
  Expresses the sense of Congress that the Medal should be made available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with those who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon and the prisoners of war.
feat_title: To grant a Congressional Gold Medal to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon between December 7, 1941 and May 6, 1942.