[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4438 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4438

To provide compensation for certain World War II veterans who survived 
    the Bataan Death March and were held as prisoners of war by the 
                               Japanese.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2000

   Mr. Mica introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide compensation for certain World War II veterans who survived 
    the Bataan Death March and were held as prisoners of war by the 
                               Japanese.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March 
Compensation Act''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT TO WORLD WAR II VETERANS WHO SURVIVED BATAAN DEATH 
              MARCH.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the military department concerned 
shall pay, upon request, to an individual described in subsection (b) 
the amount determined with respect to that individual under subsection 
(c).
    (b) Covered Individuals.--A payment under subsection (a) shall be 
made to any individual who as a member of the Armed Forces during World 
War II--
            (1) was captured on the peninsula of Bataan or island of 
        Corregidor in the territory of the Philippines by Japanese 
        forces; and
            (2) participated in and survived the Bataan Death March.
    (c) Amount To Be Paid.--The amount of a payment under subsection 
(a) to an individual shall be $4 for each day during which the 
individual was held in captivity by Japanese forces during World War 
II, compounded annually at a 3 percent annual rate of interest.
    (d) Payment to Survivors.--In the case of an individual described 
in subsection (b) who is deceased, payment under this section with 
respect to that individual shall be made to that individual's nearest 
surviving relative, as determined by the Secretary concerned.
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