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G:\CMTE\RU\18\RCP\RCP_H5.XML MARCH 9, 2023 RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 118–2 TEXT OF H.R.

5, THE PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS ACT [Showing the text of H.R.

5, as ordered reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce.]

1 SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parents Bill of Rights Act’’.

TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE SEC- ELEMENTARY ONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 AND SEC.

101.

STATE PLAN ASSURANCES.


Section 1111(g)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 10 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(g)(2)) is amend- 11 ed— (1) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (2) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(O) the State will ensure that each local educational agency in the State— ‘‘(i) in a case in which the curriculum for an elementary or secondary school grade level is freely and publicly available on the internet— ‘‘(I) posts on a publicly accessible website of the agency, such cur- riculum; or ‘‘(II) if such agency does not op- erate a website, widely disseminates to the public such curriculum; or ‘‘(ii) in a case in which the curriculum for an elementary or secondary school grade level is not freely and publicly avail- able on the internet— ‘‘(I) posts on a publicly accessible website of the agency— ‘‘(aa) a description of such curriculum; and ‘‘(bb) information on how parents can review such cur- riculum as described in section 1112(e)(1)(A); or ‘‘(II) if such agency does not op- erate a website, widely disseminates to the public the description and infor- mation described in items (aa) and (bb) of subclause (I); and ‘‘(P) in the case of any revisions to the State’s challenging State academic standards (including any revisions to the levels of achieve- ment within the State’s academic achievement standards), the State educational agency will post to the homepage of its website, and widely disseminate to the public, notice of such revi- sions and a copy of such revisions, except that the State educational agency shall not be re- quired to submit such notice or such revisions to the Secretary.’’.
SEC.

102.

ANNUAL LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REPORT CARDS.

Section 1111(h)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(h)(2)) is amended by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(E) BUDGET.—Each local educational agency report card shall include the budget for the school year for which such report card is being prepared (including all revenues and ex- penditures (including expenditures made to pri- vate entities)) for the local educational agency as a whole, and for each elementary school and secondary school served by the local educational agency.
In addition to the detailed budget infor- mation required under the preceding sentence, the agency shall include a separate fact sheet that summarizes such information in a clear and easily understandable format.’’.

SEC.

103.

LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLAN ASSUR- ANCES.

Section 1112(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6312(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(8) meet the requirements described in section 1111(g)(2)(O); ‘‘(9) post on a publicly accessible website of the local educational agency or, if the local educational agency does not operate a website, widely dissemi- nate to the public, the plan for carrying out the par- ent and family engagement described in section 1116 and all policies and procedures that result from such engagement; ‘‘(10) ensure that each elementary school served by the local educational agency notifies the parents of any student enrolled at such school when the stu- dent does not score as grade-level proficient in read- ing or language arts at the end of the third grade based on the reading or language arts assessments administered under section 1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I)(aa) or another assessment administered to all third grade students by such school; and ‘‘(11) ensure that each elementary school and secondary school served by the local educational agency provides to the parents of students enrolled at such school, before a person speaks (in-person or virtually) to such students in a class, school assem- bly, or any other school-sponsored event, notice that includes the name of the speaker and the name of the organization or other entity being represented by the speaker.’’.
SEC.

104.

PARENTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW.

Section 1112(e) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6312(e)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (6), respec- tively; (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re- designated), the following: ‘‘(1) NOTICE OF RIGHTS.—A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school served by such agency posts on a publicly accessible website of the school or, if the school does not oper- ate a website, widely disseminates to the public, a summary notice of the right of parents to informa- tion about their children’s education as required under this Act, which shall be in an understandable format for parents and include, at minimum— ‘‘(A) the right to review, and make copies of, at no cost, the curriculum of their child’s school; ‘‘(B) the right to know if the State alters the State’s challenging State academic stand- ards; ‘‘(C) the right to meet with each teacher of their child not less than twice during each school year in accordance with paragraph (5)(A); ‘‘(D) the right to review the budget, in- cluding all revenues and expenditures, of their child’s school; ‘‘(E) the right to— ‘‘(i) a list of the books and other read- ing materials available in the library of their child’s school; and ‘‘(ii) inspect such books or other read- ing materials; ‘‘(F) the right to information about all schools in which their
 child can enroll, including options for enrolling in or transferring to— ‘‘(i) other schools served by the local educational agency; ‘‘(ii) charter schools; and ‘‘(iii) schools served by a different local educational agency in the State; ‘‘(G) the right to address the school board of the local educational agency; ‘‘(H) the right to information about violent activity in their child’s school; ‘‘(I) the right to information about any plans to eliminate gifted and talented programs in the child’s school; ‘‘(J) the right to review any professional development materials; ‘‘(K) the right to know if their child is not grade-level proficient in reading or language arts at the end of the third grade as described in subsection (c)(10); ‘‘(L) the right to know if a school employee or contractor acts to— ‘‘(i) change a minor child’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name; or ‘‘(ii) allow a child to change the child’s sex-based accommodations, includ- ing locker rooms or bathrooms; ‘‘(M) the right to know if— ‘‘(i) a school employee or contractor acts to— ‘‘(I) treat, advise, or address the cyberbullying of a student; ‘‘(II) treat, advise, or address the bullying or hazing of a student; ‘‘(III) treat, advise, or address a student’s mental health, suicidal idea- tion, or instances of self-harm; ‘‘(IV) treat, advise, or address a specific threat to the safety of a stu- dent; ‘‘(V) treat, advise, or address the possession or use of drugs and other controlled substances; or
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‘‘(iii) VIOLENT ACTIVITY.—A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school served by such agency provides the parents of each child who is a student in such school timely noti- fication of any violent activity occurring on school grounds or at school-sponsored ac- tivities in which one or more individuals suffer injuries, except that such notifica- tion shall not contain names or the grade level of any students involved in the activ- ity.
‘‘(iv) GIFTED AND TALENTED PRO- GRAMS.—A local educational agency receiv- ing funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school served by such agency provides the parents of each child who is a student in such school timely notification of any plan to eliminate gifted and talented programs in such school.’’; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as redesig- nated by paragraph (1)) the following: ‘‘(5) TRANSPARENCY.—A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall provide the parents of each child who is a student in an ele- mentary school or secondary school served by such agency— ‘‘(A)(i) the opportunity to meet in-person or virtually via videoconference with each teach- er of such child not less than twice during each school year; and ‘‘(ii) a notification, at the beginning of each school year, of the opportunity for such meetings, including the option to attend such meetings virtually via videoconference; and ‘‘(B) the opportunity to address the school board of such local educational agency on issues impacting the education of children in such agency.’’.
SEC.

105.

SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.


Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

7801 et seq.)

is amended— (1) by redesignating section 8549C as section 8549D; and (2) by inserting after section 8549B the fol- lowing new section: ‘‘SEC.

8549C.

SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.


‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: ‘‘(1) Parents have a First Amendment right to express their opinions on decisions made by State and local education leaders.

‘‘(2) States and local educational agencies should empower parents to communicate regularly with Federal, State, and local policymakers and edu- cators regarding the education and well-being of their children.
‘‘(3) Transparent and cooperative relationships between parents and schools have significant and long-lasting positive effects on the development of children.

‘‘(4) Parents’ concerns over content and peda- gogy deserve to be heard and fully considered by school professionals.
‘‘(5) Parent and other community input about schools that is presented in a lawful and appropriate manner should always be encouraged.
‘‘(6) Educators, policymakers, elected officials, Executive Branch officials and employees, and other stakeholders should never seek to use law enforce- ment to criminalize the lawfully expressed concerns of parents about their children’s education, but should never hesitate to contact public safety offi- cials if there is a credible threat to the safety and security of students, parents, educators, policy- makers, elected officials, executive branch officials or employees, or other stakeholders, school faculty, or staff.
‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- gress that the First Amendment guarantees parents and other stakeholders the right to assemble and express their opinions on decisions affecting their children and commu- nities, and that educators and policymakers should wel- come and encourage that engagement and consider that feedback when making decisions.’’.
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO FERPA AND PPRA SEC.

201.

AMENDMENTS TO THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974.

(a) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 444(f) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232g) (also known as the ‘‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’) (20 U.S.C.

1232g(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall comply with the reporting requirement under section 445(e)(2)(C)(ii) with respect to the enforcement actions taken under this sub- section to ensure compliance with this section.’’.

(b) PROHIBITION ON EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES OR INSTITUTIONS ACTING AS AN AGENT OF A PARENT.—Sec- tion 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232g) (also known as the ‘‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(k) PROHIBITION ON EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES OR INSTITUTIONS ACTING AS AGENT OF A PARENT FOR USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—An educational agency or institution may not act as the agent of a parent of a student in at- tendance at a school of such agency or at such institution for purposes of providing verifiable parental consent for the use of technology in the classroom for purposes of edu- cating the student without providing notice and an oppor- tunity for the parent to object to the use of such tech- nology.
‘‘(l) PROHIBITION ON EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES OR INSTITUTIONS ACTING AS AGENT OF A PARENT FOR VAC- CINES.—An educational agency or institution may not act as the agent of a parent of a student in attendance at a school of such agency or at such institution for purposes of providing verifiable parental consent for a vaccina- 10 tion.’’.

11 (c) PROHIBITION ON SALE OF INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.—Section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232g) (also known as the ‘‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’), as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(m) PROHIBITION ON SALE OF INFORMATION FOR 18 COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- graph (2), no educational agency or institution or authorized representative of such agency or institu- tion may sell student information for commercial or financial gain.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition described in paragraph (1) shall not apply to products sold to students by or on behalf of the educational agency or institution, such as yearbooks, prom tickets, and school pictures.’’.
(d) PARENTAL CONSULTATION.—Section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.

1232g) (also known as the ‘‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’), as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(n) PARENTAL CONSULTATION.—In developing a privacy policy or procedure, an educational agency or insti- tution shall engage meaningfully with parents of students in attendance at the schools served by such agency or in- 13 stitution.’’.
(e) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—Section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232g) (also known as the ‘‘Family Educational Rights and Pri- vacy Act of 1974’’), as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(o) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—An edu- cational agency or institution or authorized representative of such agency or institution shall, upon request from a parent of a student, disclose to such parent the identity of any individual or entity with whom information is shared from the education record of the student or any response of the student to a survey.’’.
SEC.

202.

PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS.

17 (a) AVAILABILITY FOR INSPECTION BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS.—Section 445(a) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232h(a)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY FOR INSPECTION BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS.—A local educational agency (as such term is defined in subsection (c)(6)(C)) that receives funds under any applicable program shall ensure the following: ‘‘(1) INFORMATION AVAILABLE.—Each of the following shall be available for inspection by the par- ents or guardians of the children in attendance at the schools served by such agency, and the avail- ability of each of the following for inspection shall not be conditioned on any requirement that such parents or guardians sign a nondisclosure agree- ment: ‘‘(A) All instructional materials, including teacher’s manuals, films, tapes, or other supple- mentary material which will be used in such school or in connection with any survey, anal- ysis, or evaluation.
‘‘(B) Any books or other reading materials made available to students in such school or through the school library of such school.

1 ‘‘(C) Any professional development mate- rials.
‘‘(2) COMMENT PERIODS FOR PARENTS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The agency shall pro- vide comment periods during which parents or guardians of the children in attendance at the schools served by the agency may inspect and provide feedback on any of the materials re- ferred to in paragraph (1) that— ‘‘(i) are expected to be used to teach such children during the three weeks fol- lowing the comment period; or ‘‘(ii) were used to teach such children during preceding portions of the school year.
‘‘(B) FREQUENCY AND DURATION.—The comment periods described in subparagraph (A) shall be held not less frequently than once every three weeks during the school year and each comment period shall be not less than three school days in duration.’’.

(b) SINGLE ISSUE NOTIFICATION.—Section 445(b) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232h) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘prior consent of the student’’ and inserting ‘‘prior written consent of the student’’; and (2) by inserting ‘‘, which is provided specifically for such survey, analysis, or evaluation’’ before the period at the end.
(c) DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF LOCAL POLI- CIES.—Section 445(c) of the General Education Provi- sions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232h(c)) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘PHYSICAL’’ and inserting ‘‘MEDICAL’’; (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in consultation with parents’’ and inserting ‘‘in consultation with parents in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)’’; (B) in subparagraph (C), by amending clause (i) to read as follows: ‘‘(i) The right of a parent of a student to inspect, upon the request of the parent, any instructional material used as part of the educational curriculum for the student, and any books or other reading materials made available to the student in a school served by the agency or through the school library; and’’; (C) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows: ‘‘(D) The administration of medical exami- nations or screenings that the school or agency may administer to a student, including— ‘‘(i) prior notice to parents of such a medical examination or screening, and re- ceipt of consent from parents before ad- ministering such an examination or screen- ing; and ‘‘(ii) in the event of an emergency that requires a medical examination or screening without time for parental notifi- cation and consent, the procedure for promptly notifying parents of such exam- ination or screening subsequent to such ex- amination or screening.’’; and (D) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows: ‘‘(E) The prohibition on the collection, dis- closure, or use of personal information collected from students for the purpose of marketing or for selling that information (or otherwise pro-
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(d) PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.—Paragraph (2) of section 445(c) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232h(c)) is amended— (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘CONSULTATION AND’’ before ‘‘NOTIFICATION’’; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively; (3) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)— (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol- lows: ‘‘(ii) in the case of an activity de- scribed in clause (i) or (iii) of subpara- graph (D), offer an opportunity and clear instructions for the parent (or in the case of a student who is an adult or emanci- pated minor, the student) to opt the stu- dent out of participation in such activity;’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(iii) in the case of an activity de- scribed in subparagraph (D)(i), a descrip- tion of how such activity is for a legitimate educational purpose to improve the edu- cation of students as described in para- graph (4); and ‘‘(iv) not require a student to submit to a survey described in subparagraph (D)(ii) without the prior written consent of the student (if the student is an adult or emancipated minor), or in the case of an unemancipated minor, without the prior written consent of the parent, which is pro- vided specifically for such survey.’’; (4) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so amended and redesignated), the following: ‘‘(A) PARENTAL CONSULTATION.—The pa- rental consultation required for the purpose of developing and adopting policies under para- graphs (1) and (3) by a local educational agen- cy shall ensure that such policy is developed g:\VHLD\030923\D030923.056.xml (870400|8) March 9, 2023 (4:41 p.m.) VerDate Nov 24 2008 16:41
9, 2023 (4:41 p.m.) with meaningful engagement by parents of stu- dents enrolled in schools served by that agen- cy.’’; and (5) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))— (A) by amending clause (i) to read as fol- lows: ‘‘(i) Activities involving the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from students for a legitimate educational purpose to improve the edu- cation of students as described in para- graph (4).’’; and (B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘invasive physical’’ and inserting ‘‘medical’’.
(e) UPDATES TO EXISTING POLICIES.—Paragraph (3) of section 445(c) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232h(c)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(3) UPDATES TO EXISTING POLICIES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Parents Bill of Rights Act, a local educational agency that receives funds under any applicable pro- gram shall— ‘‘(i) review policies covering the re- quirements of paragraph (1) as in effect on the day before such date of enactment; and ‘‘(ii) develop and update such policies to reflect the changes made to paragraph (1) by the amendments made by the Par- ents Bill of Rights Act.
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICA- TION.—In developing and updating the policies under subparagraph (A), the agency shall com- ply with the consultation and notification re- quirements under paragraph (2).’’.

(f) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (4)(A) of section 445(c) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232h(c)) is amended by amending the matter pre- ceding clause (i) to read as follows: ‘‘(A) EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS OR SERV- ICES.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), the collection, disclosure, or use of personal infor- mation collected from students for a legitimate educational purpose to improve the education of students means the exclusive purpose of devel- oping, evaluating, or providing educational products or services for, or to, students or schools, such as the following:’’.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—Paragraph (6) of section 445(c) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232h(c)) is amended— (1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: ‘‘(B) MEDICAL EXAMINATION OR SCREEN- ING.—The term ‘medical examination or screen- ing’ means any medical examination or screen- ing that involves the exposure of private body parts, or any act during such examination or screening that includes incision, insertion, or in- jection into the body, or a mental health or sub- stance use disorder screening, except that such term does not include a hearing, vision, or scoli- osis screening, or an observational screening carried out to comply with child find obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu- cation Act (20 U.S.C.
1400 et seq.

).’’; and (2) in subparagraph (E)— (A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’; (B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(v) an email address.’’.
(h) ENFORCEMENT AND REPORTING.—Subsection (e) of section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232h) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT AND REPORTING.— ‘‘(1) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary shall take such action as the Secretary determines appropriate to enforce this section, except that action to termi- nate assistance provided under an applicable pro- gram shall be taken only if the Secretary determines that— ‘‘(A) there has been a failure to comply with such section; and ‘‘(B) compliance with such section cannot be secured by voluntary means.
‘‘(2) REPORTING.— ‘‘(A) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— On an annual basis, each local educational agency (as such term is defined in subsection (c)(6)(C)) that receives funds under any appli- cable program shall— ‘‘(i) without identifying any personal information of a student or students, re- port to the State educational agency any enforcement actions or investigations car- ried out for the preceding school year to ensure compliance with this section; and ‘‘(ii) publish such information on its website or through other public means used for parental notification if the agency does not have a website.
‘‘(B) STATES.—On an annual basis, each State educational agency shall provide to the Secretary a report, with respect to the pre- ceding school year, that includes all actions local educational agencies have reported under subparagraph (A), and a description of the en- forcement actions the State educational agency took to ensure parents’ rights were protected.
‘‘(C) SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Parents Bill of Rights Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec- retary shall submit to the Committee on Edu- cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep- resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen- ate— ‘‘(i) the reports received under sub- paragraph (B); and ‘‘(ii) a description of the enforcement actions taken by the Secretary under this subsection and section 444(f) to ensure full compliance with this section and section TITLE 444, respectively.’’.
III—PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT IN CURRICULUM SEC.

301.

RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administra- tion, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system.

TITLE IV—GENDER MARKERS, PRONOUNS, AND PREFERRED NAMES ON SCHOOL FORMS SEC.

401.
401.

REQUIREMENT RELATED TO GENDER MARKERS, PRONOUNS, AND PREFERRED NAMES ON SCHOOL FORMS.

As a condition of receiving Federal funds, any ele- mentary school (as such term is defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801)) or school that consists of only middle grades (as such term is defined in such section), that re- ceives Federal funds shall be required to obtain parental consent before— (1) changing a minor child’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) allowing a child to change the child’s sex- based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.
TITLE V—ACCESS TO SCHOOL BROADBAND SEC.

501.

SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that all public elementary and public secondary school students should have access to broadband.

TITLE VI—SENSE OF CONGRESS SEC.

601.

SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that all public elementary school and secondary school students should have opportu- nities to learn the history of the Holocaust and anti-Semi- 20 tism.