[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 595 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 595

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

                            February 5, 2003

   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 Surviving Spouse.--In the case of an individual 
described in subsection (b) who is deceased and who has an unremarried 
surviving spouse, payment under this section with respect to that 
individual shall be made to the unremarried surviving spouse. If there 
is no unremarried surviving spouse, no payment shall be made under this 
section with respect to that individual.
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