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 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1721 prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. (2) The appropriation used to carry out subsection (c) shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds of sales under paragraph (1). SEC. 1492. CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL FOR VETERANS OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section— (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 Pearl Harbor and other military installations in Hawaii against attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941; and (2) to honor those veterans on the fiftieth anniversary of that attack. (b) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.— The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate are authorized jointly to present, on behalf of the Congress, to persons certified by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (e) a bronze medal 1 ¥2 inches in diameter commemorating the service of those persons to the United States. The presentation shall be made as close as feasible to the fiftieth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The medal may be accepted by the next of kin of any such person who was killed in action during that attack or who has since died. (c) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall strike the medal authorized by paragraph (1) in bronze with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. (d) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— (1) To be eligible to be presented the medal referred to in subsection (b), a person must have been a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was present in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, and who participated in combat operations that day against Japanese military forces attacking Hawaii. A person who was killed or wounded in that attack shall be deemed to have participated in the combat operations. (2) To establish the eligibility required by paragraph (1), a person must present to the Secretary of Defense an application with such supporting documentation as the person may have to support such person's eligibility or the eligibility of a next of kin. The Secretary of Defense shall determine, through the documentation provided and, if necessary, independent investigation whether the person meets the criteria prescribed in paragraph (1). (e) CERTIFICATION. — The Secretary of Defense shall, within 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, certify to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate the names of persons eligible to receive the medal. (f) NEXT OF KIN.— If applications for a medal are filed by more than one next of kin of a person eligible to receive a medal under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall determine which next of kin will receive the medal. (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—T here is authorized to be appropriated such sum as may be necessary to carry out this section.

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