[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 1944 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 143
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1944
[Report No. 103-98]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To provide for additional development at War in the Pacific National
Historical Park, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 16 (legislative day, June 30), 1993
Reported with an amendment
Calendar No. 143
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1944
[Report No. 103-98]
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 22, 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
July 16 (legislative day, June 30), 1993
Reported by Mr. Johnston, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To provide for additional development at War in the Pacific National
Historical Park, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-. -F-I-N-D-I-N-G-S-.
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t---
-(-1-) -J-u-n-e -1-5 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -A-u-g-u-s-t -1-0-,
-1-9-9-4-, -m-a-r-k-s -t-h-e -5-0-t-h -a-n-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-r-y
-o-f -t-h-e -M-a-r-i-a-n-a -c-a-m-p-a-i-g-n -o-f -W-o-r-l-d
-W-a-r -I-I -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -f-o-r-c-e-s
-c-a-p-t-u-r-e-d -t-h-e -i-s-l-a-n-d-s -o-f -S-a-i-p-a-n -a-n-d
-T-i-n-i-a-n -i-n -t-h-e -N-o-r-t-h-e-r-n -M-a-r-i-a-n-a-s
-a-n-d -l-i-b-e-r-a-t-e-d -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s
-T-e-r-r-i-t-o-r-y -o-f -G-u-a-m -f-r-o-m -J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e
-o-c-c-u-p-a-t-i-o-n-;
-(-2-) -a-n -a-t-t-a-c-k -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-i-s
-c-a-m-p-a-i-g-n -b-y -t-h-e -J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e -I-m-p-e-r-i-a-l
-f-l-e-e-t-, -a-i-m-e-d -a-t -c-o-u-n-t-e-r-i-n-g -t-h-e
-A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -f-o-r-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -h-a-d -l-a-n-d-e-d -o-n
-S-a-i-p-a-n-, -l-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -b-a-t-t-l-e -o-f -t-h-e
-P-h-i-l-i-p-p-i-n-e -S-e-a-, -w-h-i-c-h -r-e-s-u-l-t-e-d -i-n
-a -c-r-u-s-h-i-n-g -d-e-f-e-a-t -f-o-r -t-h-e -J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e
-b-y -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -n-a-v-a-l -f-o-r-c-e-s -a-n-d
-t-h-e -d-e-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e
-e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -t-h-e -J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e
-c-a-r-r-i-e-r---b-a-s-e-d -a-i-r-p-o-w-e-r-;
-(-3-) -t-h-e -r-e-c-a-p-t-u-r-e -o-f -G-u-a-m
-l-i-b-e-r-a-t-e-d -o-n-e -o-f -t-h-e -f-e-w -p-i-e-c-e-s -o-f
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-e-r-r-i-t-o-r-y -t-h-a-t -w-a-s
-o-c-c-u-p-i-e-d -f-o-r -t-w-o -a-n-d -o-n-e---h-a-l-f
-y-e-a-r-s -b-y -t-h-e -e-n-e-m-y -d-u-r-i-n-g -W-o-r-l-d
-W-a-r -I-I -a-n-d -r-e-s-t-o-r-e-d -f-r-e-e-d-o-m -t-o -t-h-e
-i-n-d-i-g-e-n-o-u-s -C-h-a-m-o-r-r-o-s -o-n -G-u-a-m -w-h-o
-s-u-f-f-e-r-e-d -a-s -a -r-e-s-u-l-t -o-f -t-h-e
-J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e -o-c-c-u-p-a-t-i-o-n-;
-(-4-) -A-r-m-y-, -N-a-v-y-, -M-a-r-i-n-e -C-o-r-p-s-,
-a-n-d -C-o-a-s-t -G-u-a-r-d -u-n-i-t-s
-d-i-s-t-i-n-g-u-i-s-h-e-d -t-h-e-m-s-e-l-v-e-s -w-i-t-h
-t-h-e-i-r -h-e-r-o-i-c -b-r-a-v-e-r-y -a-n-d
-s-a-c-r-i-f-i-c-e-;
-(-5-) -t-h-e -G-u-a-m -I-n-s-u-l-a-r -F-o-r-c-e
-G-u-a-r-d-, -t-h-e -G-u-a-m -m-i-l-i-t-i-a-, -a-n-d -t-h-e
-p-e-o-p-l-e -o-f -G-u-a-m -e-a-r-n-e-d -t-h-e -h-i-g-h-e-s-t
-r-e-s-p-e-c-t -f-o-r -t-h-e-i-r -d-e-f-e-n-s-e -o-f -t-h-e
-i-s-l-a-n-d -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e
-i-n-v-a-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e-i-r -r-e-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e
-d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -o-c-c-u-p-a-t-i-o-n-; -t-h-e-i-r
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -t-h-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -f-o-r-c-e-s
-a-s -s-c-o-u-t-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n
-i-n-v-a-s-i-o-n -w-a-s -i-n-v-a-l-u-a-b-l-e-; -a-n-d
-t-h-e-i-r -r-o-l-e-, -a-s -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -G-u-a-m
-C-o-m-b-a-t -P-a-t-r-o-l-, -w-a-s -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l
-i-n -s-e-e-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -r-e-m-a-i-n-i-n-g
-J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e -f-o-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -r-e-s-t-o-r-i-n-g
-p-e-a-c-e -t-o -t-h-e -i-s-l-a-n-d-;
-(-6-) -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -o-c-c-u-p-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e
-p-e-o-p-l-e -o-f -G-u-a-m---
-(-A-) -w-e-r-e -f-o-r-c-i-b-l-y -r-e-m-o-v-e-d
-f-r-o-m -t-h-e-i-r -h-o-m-e-s-;
-(-B-) -w-e-r-e -r-e-l-o-c-a-t-e-d -t-o
-r-e-m-o-t-e -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e
-i-s-l-a-n-d-;
-(-C-) -w-e-r-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o
-p-e-r-f-o-r-m -f-o-r-c-e-d -l-a-b-o-r -a-n-d
-f-a-c-e-d -o-t-h-e-r -h-a-r-s-h -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t-,
-i-n-j-u-s-t-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -d-e-a-t-h-; -a-n-d
-(-D-) -w-e-r-e -p-l-a-c-e-d -i-n
-c-o-n-c-e-n-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -c-a-m-p-s -w-h-e-n -t-h-e
-A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -i-n-v-a-s-i-o-n -b-e-c-a-m-e
-i-m-m-i-n-e-n-t -a-n-d -w-e-r-e -b-r-u-t-a-l-i-z-e-d
-b-y -t-h-e-i-r -o-c-c-u-p-i-e-r-s -w-h-e-n -t-h-e
-l-i-b-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -G-u-a-m -b-e-c-a-m-e
-a-p-p-a-r-e-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e-;
-(-7-) -t-h-e -l-i-b-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e
-M-a-r-i-a-n-a -I-s-l-a-n-d-s -m-a-r-k-e-d -a -p-i-v-o-t-a-l
-p-o-i-n-t -i-n -t-h-e -P-a-c-i-f-i-c -w-a-r -a-n-d -l-e-d -t-o
-t-h-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -v-i-c-t-o-r-i-e-s -a-t -I-w-o
-J-i-m-a-, -O-k-i-n-a-w-a-, -t-h-e -P-h-i-l-i-p-p-i-n-e-s-,
-T-a-i-w-a-n-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -s-o-u-t-h -C-h-i-n-a -c-o-a-s-t-,
-a-n-d -u-l-t-i-m-a-t-e-l-y -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e
-J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e -h-o-m-e -i-s-l-a-n-d-s-;
-(-8-) -t-h-e -M-a-r-i-a-n-a -I-s-l-a-n-d-s -o-f -G-u-a-m-,
-S-a-i-p-a-n-, -a-n-d -T-i-n-i-a-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d-, -f-o-r
-t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -t-i-m-e -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -w-a-r-, -a-i-r
-b-a-s-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -a-l-l-o-w-e-d -l-a-n-d---b-a-s-e-d
-A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -b-o-m-b-e-r-s -t-o -r-e-a-c-h
-s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-c -t-a-r-g-e-t-s -i-n -J-a-p-a-n-; -a-n-d
-(-9-) -t-h-e -a-i-r -o-f-f-e-n-s-i-v-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d
-f-r-o-m -t-h-e -M-a-r-i-a-n-a-s -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e
-J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e -w-a-r---m-a-k-i-n-g -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-y
-h-e-l-p-e-d -s-h-o-r-t-e-n -t-h-e -w-a-r -a-n-d
-u-l-t-i-m-a-t-e-l-y -r-e-d-u-c-e-d -t-h-e -t-o-l-l -o-f
-l-i-v-e-s -t-o -s-e-c-u-r-e -p-e-a-c-e -i-n -t-h-e
-P-a-c-i-f-i-c-.
-S-E-C-. -2-. -S-E-N-S-E -O-F -C-O-N-G-R-E-S-S-.
-I-t -i-s -t-h-e -s-e-n-s-e -o-f -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -t-h-a-t---
-(-1-) -a-n -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e
-c-o-m-m-e-m-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -5-0-t-h
-a-n-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -M-a-r-i-a-n-a
-c-a-m-p-a-i-g-n -s-h-o-u-l-d -b-e -p-l-a-n-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n -c-o-n-j-u-n-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h
-t-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -o-f -G-u-a-m -a-n-d -t-h-e
-G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-o-n-w-e-a-l-t-h -o-f
-t-h-e -N-o-r-t-h-e-r-n -M-a-r-i-a-n-a -I-s-l-a-n-d-s-;
-(-2-) -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r -s-h-o-u-l-d -t-a-k-e -a-l-l
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -s-t-e-p-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -v-i-s-i-t-o-r -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-t
-W-a-r -i-n -t-h-e -P-a-c-i-f-i-c -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -P-a-r-k -o-n -G-u-a-m -a-r-e
-e-x-p-e-d-i-t-i-o-u-s-l-y -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -a-n-d
-c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-e-d-; -a-n-d
-(-3-) -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r -s-h-o-u-l-d -t-a-k-e -a-l-l
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -s-t-e-p-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e
-m-o-n-u-m-e-n-t -r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n
-3-(-b-) -i-s -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d -b-e-f-o-r-e -J-u-l-y -2-1-,
-1-9-9-4-, -f-o-r -t-h-e -5-0-t-h -a-n-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-r-y
-c-o-m-m-e-m-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e
-a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l
-i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -e-v-e-n-t-s
-d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-.
-S-E-C-. -3-. -W-A-R -I-N -T-H-E -P-A-C-I-F-I-C -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L
-H-I-S-T-O-R-I-C-A-L -P-A-R-K-.
-(-a-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----S-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-k-) -o-f
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -6 -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -`-`-A-n -A-c-t
-t-o -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r
-c-e-r-t-a-i-n -i-n-s-u-l-a-r -a-r-e-a-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d
-S-t-a-t-e-s-, -a-n-d -f-o-r -o-t-h-e-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-'-'-,
-a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -A-u-g-u-s-t -1-8-, -1-9-7-8 -(-9-2 -S-t-a-t-.
-4-9-3-; -1-6 -U-.-S-.-C-. -4-1-0-d-d-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y
-s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-$-5-0-0-,-0-0-0-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g
-`-`-$-8-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-'-'-.
-(-b-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-.----S-e-c-t-i-o-n -6 -i-s
-f-u-r-t-h-e-r -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s-:
-`-`-(-l-) -W-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -b-o-u-n-d-a-r-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e
-p-a-r-k-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o
-c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t -a -m-o-n-u-m-e-n-t -w-h-i-c-h -s-h-a-l-l
-c-o-m-m-e-m-o-r-a-t-e-, -b-y -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -n-a-m-e-,
-t-h-o-s-e -p-e-o-p-l-e -o-f -G-u-a-m-, -l-i-v-i-n-g -a-n-d -d-e-a-d-,
-w-h-o -s-u-f-f-e-r-e-d -p-e-r-s-o-n-a-l -i-n-j-u-r-y-, -f-o-r-c-e-d
-l-a-b-o-r-, -f-o-r-c-e-d -m-a-r-c-h-e-s-, -i-n-t-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -o-r
-d-e-a-t-h -i-n-c-i-d-e-n-t -t-o -e-n-e-m-y -o-c-c-u-p-a-t-i-o-n -o-f
-G-u-a-m -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -8-, -1-9-4-1-, -a-n-d
-A-u-g-u-s-t -1-0-, -1-9-4-4-.
-`-`-(-m-) -W-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -b-o-u-n-d-a-r-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e
-p-a-r-k-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-o -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t
-e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -p-e-o-p-l-e -o-f -G-u-a-m
-d-u-r-i-n-g -W-o-r-l-d -W-a-r -I-I-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g-, -b-u-t
-n-o-t -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o-, -o-r-a-l -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-e-s -o-f
-t-h-o-s-e -p-e-o-p-l-e -o-f -G-u-a-m -w-h-o -e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e-d
-t-h-e -o-c-c-u-p-a-t-i-o-n-.
-`-`-(-n-) -W-i-t-h-i-n -s-i-x -m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e
-d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-,
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f
-t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -s-h-a-l-l
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e
-o-n -E-n-e-r-g-y -a-n-d -N-a-t-u-r-a-l -R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e
-S-e-n-a-t-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -N-a-t-u-r-a-l
-R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g
-u-p-d-a-t-e-d -c-o-s-t -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -p-a-r-k-. -F-u-r-t-h-e-r-, -t-h-i-s
-r-e-p-o-r-t -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-t-a-i-n -a -g-e-n-e-r-a-l -p-l-a-n -t-o
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -(-l-) -a-n-d -(-m-)-,
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g-, -a-t -a -m-i-n-i-m-u-m-, -c-o-s-t
-e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d
-c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -m-o-n-u-m-e-n-t
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-l-)-.
-`-`-(-o-) -W-i-t-h-i-n -s-i-x -m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e
-d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-,
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -T-e-r-r-i-t-o-r-i-a-l -a-n-d
-I-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -A-f-f-a-i-r-s-, -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-m-p-i-l-e
-a-n-d -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n
-E-n-e-r-g-y -a-n-d -N-a-t-u-r-a-l -R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e
-S-e-n-a-t-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -N-a-t-u-r-a-l
-R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a -l-i-s-t -o-f -n-a-m-e-s -t-o
-a-p-p-e-a-r -o-n -t-h-e -m-o-n-u-m-e-n-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -i-n
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-l-)-.
-`-`-(-p-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -t-a-k-e -s-u-c-h
-s-t-e-p-s -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-e
-a-n-d -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -v-a-r-i-o-u-s -W-o-r-l-d -W-a-r -I-I
-v-i-n-t-a-g-e -w-e-a-p-o-n-s -a-n-d -f-o-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s
-w-h-i-c-h -e-x-i-s-t -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -b-o-u-n-d-a-r-i-e-s -o-f
-t-h-e -p-a-r-k-.-'-'-.
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) June 15 through August 10, 1994, marks the 50th
anniversary of the Mariana campaign of World War II in which
United States forces captured the Japanese islands of Saipan
and Tinian and liberated the United States Territory of Guam
from Japan;
(2) an attack during this campaign by the Japanese combined
fleet, aimed at annihilating the United States forces that had
landed on Saipan, led to the battle of the Philippine Sea,
which resulted in a crushing defeat for the Japanese by United
States naval forces and the destruction of the effectiveness of
the Japanese carrier-based airpower;
(3) the recapture of Guam liberated one of the few pieces
of United States territory that was occupied by the enemy
during World War II and restored United States Government to
more than 20,000 native Guamanians;
(4) units of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
and Coast Guard fought with great bravery and sacrifice,
suffering casualties of approximately 5,700 killed and missing
and 21,900 wounded in action;
(5) United States forces succeeded in destroying all
Japanese garrisons in Saipan, Tinian, and Guam, which resulted
in Japanese military casualties of 54,000 dead and 21,900 taken
prisoner;
(6) Guamanians, notably members of the Navy Insular Force
Guard and volunteer militia, bravely resisted the invasion and
occupation of their island, and ultimately assisted in the
expulsion of Japanese forces from Guam;
(7) at the hands of the Japanese, the people of Guam--
(A) were forcibly removed from their homes;
(B) were relocated to remote sections of the
island;
(C) were required to perform forced labor and faced
other harsh treatment, injustices, and death; and
(D) were eventually placed in concentration camps
and subjected to retribution when the liberation of
their island became apparent to the Japanese;
(8) the seizure of the Mariana Islands severed Japanese
lines of communication between Japan proper and those remaining
Japanese bases and forces in the Central Pacific south of the
Mariana Islands and in the South Pacific as well;
(9) the Mariana Islands provided large island areas on
which advance bases could be constructed to support further
operations against Japanese possessions and conquered
territories such as Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the Philippines,
Taiwan, and the south China coast, and ultimately against the
Japanese home islands;
(10) the Mariana Islands provided, for the first time
during the war, island air bases from which United States land-
based airpower could reach Japan itself; and
(11) the air offensive staged from the Mariana Islands
against Japanese cities and economic infrastructure helped
shorten the war and vitiate the need for the invasion and
capture of the Japanese home islands.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) an appropriate commemoration of the 50th anniversary of
the Mariana campaign should be planned; and
(2) the Secretary of the Interior should take all necessary
steps to ensure that two visitors centers to provide
appropriate facilities for the interpretation of the events
described in section 1 are completed, one at the War in the
Pacific National Historical Park and one at the American
Memorial Park, before June 15, 1994, the beginning of the 50th
anniversary of the campaign.
SEC. 3. WAR IN THE PACIFIC NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
Section 6(k) of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize
appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for
other purposes'', approved August 18, 1978 (92 Stat. 493; 16 U.S.C. 410
dd(k)), is amended by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``$8,000,000''.
SEC. 4. AMERICAN MEMORIAL PARK.
Section 5(g) of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize
appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for
other purposes'', approved August 18, 1978 (92 Stat. 492), is amended
by striking ``$3,000,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``$8,000,000''.
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.