[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2558 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2558

 To establish a congressional commemorative medal for veterans of the 
                           Battle of Midway.


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a congressional commemorative medal for veterans of the 
                           Battle of Midway.

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

SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to commemorate the sacrifices made and service rendered 
        to the United States by those veterans of the Armed Forces of 
        the United States who defended Midway Island against attack by 
        the Japanese on June 4 through June 6, 1942; and
            (2) to honor those veterans on an anniversary of the Battle 
        of Midway.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL.

    The Secretary of the Treasury shall design and strike a bronze 
medal 1\1/2\ inches in diameter with suitable emblems, devices, and 
inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary, in commemoration of 
the sacrifices made and service rendered to the United States by 
veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States who meet the criteria 
specified in section 3(a).

SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Criteria.--To be eligible for the medal referred to in section 
2, an individual shall have been a member of the Armed Forces of the 
United States who was present during the Battle of Midway on June 4 
through June 6, 1942, and who participated in combat operations on 
those days against the Japanese military forces attacking Midway 
Island. An individual who was killed or wounded in that battle shall be 
deemed to have participated in the combat operations.
    (b) Certification.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall determine through 
the documentation provided under subsection (b) and, if necessary, 
independent investigation, whether an individual meets the criteria 
specified in subsection (a) and shall certify to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate 
the names of individuals who meet the criteria specified in subsection 
(a).
    (c) Documentation.--To be certified under subsection (b), an 
eligible individual shall present to the Secretary of Defense an 
application with any documentation the individual may have to support 
the individual's eligibility.
    (d) Next of Kin.--One or more next of kin of a deceased, eligible 
individual may file an application and present documentation under 
subsection (c) on behalf of such individual. If the Secretary of 
Defense certifies that the deceased, eligible individual meets the 
criteria specified by subsection (a), then the Secretary shall 
designate a next of kin who filed an application to receive the medal.

SEC. 4. PRESENTATION.

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
tempore of the Senate shall jointly present a medal, on behalf of the 
Congress, to each individual certified and next of kin designated by 
the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 3. The presentation shall 
be made as close as feasible to an anniversary of the Battle of Midway.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS.

    The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for 
purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.

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