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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7921 

To strengthen Federal efforts to counter antisemitism in the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2024 

Ms. MANNING (for herself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 

WEBER of Texas, Ms. MENG, Mr. LIEU, and Mr. VEASEY) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 

in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Homeland Security, Oversight and Accountability, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To strengthen Federal efforts to counter antisemitism in 

the United States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Countering Anti5 semitism Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Antisemitism, which is often called ‘‘the old2 est hatred’’, is a serious and growing danger for 

3 Jews in the United States and around the world. 

4 (2) In 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investiga5 tion found that anti-Jewish hate crime incidents in6 creased by more than 37 percent from 2021 to 

7 2022. 

8 (3) In 2022, the Anti-Defamation League re9 ported nearly 3,700 antisemitic incidents in the 

10 United States, including assault, vandalism, and 

11 harassment, which is a 36 percent increase from 

12 2021 and represents the highest number on record 

13 of antisemitic incidents reported by the Anti-Defa14 mation League, and the American Jewish Committee 

15 reported that 25 percent of Jewish Americans were 

16 personally targeted by antisemitism in 2023. 

17 (4) Jewish Americans are facing an unprece18 dented rise in antisemitic incidents following the Oc19 tober 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel. 

20 (5) Rising antisemitism is in part being driven 

21 by the spread and amplification of antisemitic com22 ments, tropes, and conspiracies on social media plat23 forms, which can lead to physical acts of harass24 ment, assault, and vandalism. 


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1 (6) Holocaust denial and distortion, including 

2 intentional efforts to excuse or minimize the impact 

3 of the Holocaust, dishonor Holocaust victims and 

4 survivors, and reinforce the need for advancing accu5 rate and comprehensive Holocaust education glob6 ally. 

7 (7) Protecting the history of the Holocaust and 

8 recognizing and confronting Holocaust denial and 

9 distortion are critical to preventing antisemitism. 

10 (8) Jewish houses of worship are increasingly 

11 the targets of violent attacks in the United States, 

12 as evidenced by the deadly assaults on synagogues in 

13 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2018 and Poway, Cali14 fornia, in 2019. 

15 (9) Antisemitic incidents have increased dra16 matically in many educational settings over the past 

17 several years, with many Jewish students facing dis18 crimination or a hostile environment at schools, yet 

19 these incidents remain underreported. 

20 (10) The Department of Education’s Office for 

21 Civil Rights is tasked with ensuring that all students 

22 are protected on campus, yet there is a backlog of 

23 discrimination complaints that remain pending be24 fore the Office for Civil Rights. 


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1 (11) On May 25, 2023, the Biden Administra2 tion issued the U.S. National Strategy to Counter 

3 Antisemitism, which outlines the Administration’s 

4 whole-of-society approach to tackle antisemitism and 

5 includes actions for Federal agencies to take and 

6 calls to action for Congress. 

7 (12) Antisemitism can have unique characteris8 tics, including the evolving use of conspiracy theories 

9 that blame the various ills of society on Jews or at10 tribute to individual Jews a variety of evil and harm11 ful characteristics, and including the portrayal of 

12 Jews as too powerful or controlling and deserving of 

13 hatred and mistrust. Antisemitism can also exist 

14 when individual Jews are held responsible for the 

15 policies of the Israeli government, or attacked, dis16 paraged, or demonized based on their real or per17 ceived connection to, affiliation with, or support for, 

18 the state of Israel as a Jewish state. Antisemitism 

19 can manifest distinctively and require a tailored re20 sponse. 

21 (13) While antisemitism most directly and in22 tensely threatens Jewish Americans, it also under23 mines democracy and threatens the safety and rights 

24 of all Americans. 


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1 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

3 United States to— 

4 (1) raise awareness and educate the United 

5 States public about the history of Jewish Americans 

6 and antisemitism in all of its forms and various 

7 manifestations; 

8 (2) use all available authorities to oppose anti9 semitism; and 

10 (3) ensure that the implementation of Federal 

11 Government strategies to counter antisemitism are 

12 ongoing and multi-year whole-of-government and 

13 whole-of-society efforts, including through close and 

14 consistent collaboration between the Federal Govern15 ment, the private sector, civil society, faith leaders, 

16 and community leaders. 

17 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con18 gress that the non-legally binding working definition of 

19 antisemitism adopted in 2016 by the 31 member states 

20 of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, a 

21 definition which the United States has embraced— 

22 (1) is a valuable tool to raise awareness and in23 crease understanding of antisemitism; and 

24 (2) should be utilized by Federal, State, and 

25 local agencies. 


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1 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this section 

3 (1) ANTISEMITISM.—The term ‘‘antisemitism’’ 

4 has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 

5 Never Again Education Act (36 U.S.C. 2301 note). 

6 (2) RELEVANT AGENCY.—The term ‘‘relevant 

7 agency’’ means— 

8 (A) the Domestic Policy Council; 

9 (B) the Department of State; 

10 (C) the Office of the Special Envoy to 

11 Monitor and Combat Antisemitism of the De12 partment of State; 

13 (D) the Department of Homeland Security; 

14 (E) the Department of Justice; 

15 (F) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 

16 (G) the Department of Education; 

17 (H) the National Counterterrorism Center; 

18 (I) the United States Holocaust Memorial 

19 Museum; 

20 (J) the Department of Health and Human 

21 Services; 

22 (K) the Equal Employment Opportunity 

23 Commission; 

24 (L) the Small Business Administration; 

25 (M) the Department of Housing and 

26 Urban Development; 


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1 (N) the Department of Transportation; 

2 (O) the Department of Agriculture; 

3 (P) the Corporation for National and Com4 munity Service; 

5 (Q) the National Endowment for the Arts; 

6 (R) the National Endowment for the Hu7 manities; 

8 (S) the Department of the Interior; 

9 (T) the Department of Veterans Affairs; 

10 (U) the Department of Defense; 

11 (V) the Department of the Treasury; 

12 (W) the Office of the Director of National 

13 Intelligence; 

14 (X) the Institute of Museum and Library 

15 Services; 

16 (Y) the Office of Personnel Management; 

17 (Z) the United States Mission to the 

18 United Nations; 

19 (AA) the General Services Administration; 

20 (BB) the Department of Commerce; 

21 (CC) the Department of Labor; 

22 (DD) the National Science Foundation; 

23 (EE) the Smithsonian Institution; and 

24 (FF) the Office of Faith-Based and Neigh25 borhood Partnerships of the White House. 


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1 (3) U.S. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COUNTER

2 ANTISEMITISM.—The term ‘‘U.S. National Strategy 

3 to Counter Antisemitism’’ means the document enti4 tled ‘‘U.S. National Strategy to Counter Anti5 semitism’’ issued by the White House on May 25, 

6 2023. 

7 SEC. 5. NATIONAL COORDINATOR TO COUNTER ANTI8 SEMITISM. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

10 the Executive Office of the President the position of Na11 tional Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism (in this sec12 tion referred to as the ‘‘National Coordinator’’). The indi13 vidual serving in the position of National Coordinator shall 

14 not have, or be assigned, duties in addition to the duties 

15 of the position of National Coordinator. 

16 (b) DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR.— 

17 Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the 

18 President, the National Coordinator shall— 

19 (1) serve as the principal advisor to the Presi20 dent on countering domestic antisemitism; 

21 (2) coordinate Federal efforts to counter anti22 semitism, including ongoing and multi-year imple23 mentation of Federal Government strategies to 

24 counter antisemitism, across the relevant agencies; 


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1 (3) conduct a biennial review of the implemen2 tation of Federal Government strategies to counter 

3 antisemitism for a period of 10 years, including— 

4 (A) an evaluation of all actions that have 

5 been implemented; and 

6 (B) recommendations for any updates to 

7 those actions, as necessary; and 

8 (4) review the internal and external anti9 semitism training and resource programs of the rel10 evant agencies and ensure that such programs in11 clude training and resources to assist relevant agen12 cies in understanding, deterring, and educating peo13 ple about antisemitism. 

14 SEC. 6. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO COUNTER ANTI15 SEMITISM. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 

17 an Interagency Task Force to Counter Antisemitism. 

18 (b) APPOINTMENT.—The President shall appoint the 

19 members of the Task Force, which shall include represent20 atives from the relevant agencies. 

21 (c) CHAIR.—The National Coordinator established in 

22 section 5(a) shall be the Chair of the Task Force. 

23 (d) ACTIVITIES OF THE TASK FORCE.—The Task 

24 Force shall carry out each of the following activities: 


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1 (1) Coordinate implementation of Federal Gov2 ernment strategies to counter antisemitism. 

3 (2) Measure and evaluate the progress of the 

4 United States in the areas of— 

5 (A) providing education about anti6 semitism; 

7 (B) countering antisemitism; and 

8 (C) providing support, protection, and as9 sistance to individuals and communities tar10 geted by antisemitism. 

11 (3) Create and implement interagency proce12 dures for collecting and organizing data, including 

13 research results and resource information from rel14 evant agencies and researchers, on domestic anti15 semitism, while— 

16 (A) respecting the confidentiality of indi17 viduals targeted by antisemitism; and 

18 (B) complying with any Federal, State, or 

19 local laws affecting confidentiality, such as laws 

20 applying to court cases involving juveniles. 

21 (4) Measure and evaluate the use of the Non22 profit Security Grant Program of the Department of 

23 Homeland Security established under section 2009 

24 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 


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1 609a) to secure Jewish nonprofit organizations that 

2 are at high risk of terrorist attack. 

3 (5) Engage in consultation with Congress, non4 profit organizations, and Jewish community advo5 cacy organizations, among other entities, to advance 

6 the purposes of this Act. 

7 (e) ACTIVITIES OF THE CHAIR.—Not later than 6 

8 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 

9 6 months thereafter until the date that is 10 years after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Task 

11 Force shall provide a briefing on the activities of the Task 

12 Force to— 

13 (1) the majority leader and minority leader of 

14 the Senate; and 

15 (2) the Speaker and minority leader of the 

16 House of Representatives. 

17 SEC. 7. REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF U.S. NATIONAL 

18 STRATEGY TO COUNTER ANTISEMITISM. 

19 (a) REPORTS FROM RELEVANT AGENCIES.—Not 

20 later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

21 the head of each relevant agency, in coordination with the 

22 National Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism, shall sub23 mit to Congress and make publicly available a report de24 tailing how the relevant agency is implementing the U.S. 


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1 National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, which report 

2 shall include each of the following: 

3 (1) Detailed descriptions of any programs, ac4 tivities, or policies established to carry out the strat5 egy. 

6 (2) Identification of the obstacles to implemen7 tation. 

8 (3) Opportunities for improved coordination, 

9 during the implementation, with other relevant agen10 cies, State and local authorities, civil society, com11 munity and faith leaders, the private sector, and in12 dividual citizens, as relevant. 

13 (b) ANNUAL THREAT ASSESSMENT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 

16 thereafter until the date that is 10 years after the 

17 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

18 Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary of 

19 Homeland Security, and the Director of the National 

20 Counterterrorism Center, in coordination with the 

21 National Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism, shall 

22 jointly produce an annual threat assessment of 

23 antisemitic violent extremism. 


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1 (2) CONTENTS.—Each threat assessment re2 quired under paragraph (1) shall include, for the pe3 riod covered by the report— 

4 (A) an overview of transnational violent ex5 tremist ideologies that include antisemitic com6 ponents, including international and domestic 

7 extremism; 

8 (B) a review of the violence committed on 

9 behalf of the ideologies described in subpara10 graph (A), including— 

11 (i) violent acts committed with explicit 

12 antisemitic sentiment; 

13 (ii) an overview of propaganda facili14 tating the spread of those ideologies, in15 cluding an in-depth assessment of the 

16 antisemitic components of the propaganda; 

17 and 

18 (iii) the commonalities of the threat 

19 across several different violent extremist 

20 ideologies; 

21 (C) an assessment of the threat that 

22 antisemitic violence described in subparagraphs 

23 (A) and (B) poses to the United States home24 land, United States citizens abroad, and United 

25 States military personnel; and 


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1 (D) an overview of how antisemitic violent 

2 threats impact the interests and the global 

3 standing of the United States. 

4 (3) DISSEMINATION.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 

6 Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary 

7 of Homeland Security, and the Director of the 

8 National Counterterrorism Center, in coordina9 tion with the National Coordinator to Counter 

10 Antisemitism, shall submit each threat assess11 ment required under paragraph (1), including 

12 any classified annexes, to— 

13 (i) the Committee on Armed Services 

14 of the Senate; 

15 (ii) the Select Committee on Intel16 ligence of the Senate; 

17 (iii) the Committee on the Judiciary 

18 of the Senate; 

19 (iv) the Committee on Homeland Se20 curity and Governmental Affairs of the 

21 Senate; 

22 (v) the Committee on Appropriations 

23 of the Senate; 

24 (vi) the Committee on Armed Services 

25 of the House of Representatives; 


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1 (vii) the Permanent Select Committee 

2 on Intelligence of the House of Represent3 atives; 

4 (viii) the Committee on the Judiciary 

5 of the House of Representatives; 

6 (ix) the Committee on Homeland Se7 curity of the House of Representatives; 

8 and 

9 (x) the Committee on Appropriations 

10 of the House of Representatives. 

11 (B) DECLASSIFIED VERSION.—The Direc12 tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall 

13 make publicly available a declassified version of 

14 each threat assessment required under para15 graph (1) on the public website of the Federal 

16 Bureau of Investigation concurrently with the 

17 version submitted under subparagraph (A). 

18 (4) LIMITATION.—No version of the threat as19 sessment required under paragraph (1) shall include 

20 personally identifiable information. 

21 SEC. 8. ONLINE ANTISEMITISM, HOLOCAUST DENIAL, AND 

22 DISTORTION. 

23 (a) STUDY.—In order to assess steps to counter the 

24 spread of antisemitism online, not later than 180 days 

25 after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year 


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1 thereafter for a period of 10 years, the National Coordi2 nator to Counter Antisemitism, in conjunction with the 

3 Interagency Task Force to Counter Antisemitism, shall 

4 conduct a study and prepare a report that shall include 

5 each of the following: 

6 (1) An analysis of the prevalence of online 

7 antisemitic content, including Holocaust denial and 

8 Holocaust distortion content. 

9 (2) Recommendations to Congress to counter 

10 the spread of antisemitism online, including options 

11 for greater transparency requirements relating to al12 gorithmic systems, content moderation, enforcement 

13 of community standards, accountability for individ14 uals, and accountability for online platforms. 

15 (b) REPORT.—The National Coordinator to Counter 

16 Antisemitism shall make the report available to the Com17 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

18 Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern19 mental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Energy 

20 and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the 

21 Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House 

22 of Representatives. 

23 SEC. 9. COUNTERING ANTISEMITIC DISCRIMINATION IN 

24 HIGHER EDUCATION. 

25 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) COVERED INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘cov2 ered institution’’ means a college, university, or 

3 other postsecondary institution, or a public system 

4 of higher education that receives Federal funds. 

5 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of Education. 

7 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con8 gress that the Department of Education should expedi9 tiously issue a proposed rule pursuant to Executive Order 

10 13899 (84 Fed. Reg. 68779; relating to Combating Anti11 Semitism). 

12 (c) OCR DESIGNEE.—Not later than 180 days after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall des14 ignate a senior officer or senior employee of the Office for 

15 Civil Rights (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Des16 ignee’’). The Designee shall— 

17 (1) serve as the Secretary’s primary advisor on 

18 the Department of Education’s efforts to counter 

19 antisemitic discrimination at covered institutions; 

20 (2) oversee the Department of Education’s ef21 forts to increase awareness of antisemitic discrimina22 tion at covered institutions, including by proactively 

23 providing information to students at covered institu24 tions about how to file complaints of discrimination 

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1 (3) remind covered institutions of their legal re2 sponsibility under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

3 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) to provide all stu4 dents, including those who are or are perceived to be 

5 Jewish or Israeli, a school environment free from 

6 discrimination based on race, color, or national ori7 gin, including shared ancestry or ethnic characteris8 tics; 

9 (4) ensure that students at covered institutions 

10 who have experienced discrimination based on na11 tional origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic 

12 characteristics) and desire to file a complaint of dis13 crimination with the Department of Education have 

14 the information and resources to do so; and 

15 (5) make recommendations to the Secretary on 

16 the Department of Education’s efforts to counter 

17 antisemitic discrimination in higher education. 

18 (d) REPORTING.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 

20 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 

21 every year thereafter for a period of 10 years, the 

22 Designee shall submit a report to Congress con23 taining information about each complaint received by 

24 the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of 

25 Education that— 


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1 (A) concerns discrimination under title VI 

2 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 

3 2000d et seq.) on the basis of national origin 

4 (including shared ancestry or ethnic character5 istics) at a covered institution; and 

6 (B) is outstanding as of the date of com7 pletion of the report and was received 6 months 

8 before such date or earlier. 

9 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report described in para10 graph (1) shall include— 

11 (A) with respect to each complaint, the 

12 status of the complaint, including— 

13 (i) the reasons the complaint has not 

14 been resolved; and 

15 (ii) an estimated timeframe for the 

16 resolution of the complaint; and 

17 (B) the Designee’s activities to— 

18 (i) increase awareness of antisemitic 

19 discrimination at covered institutions; and 

20 (ii) provide information to students at 

21 covered institutions on how to file com22 plaints of discrimination with the Depart23 ment of Education. 

24 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Each report described in 

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1 tional Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism and the 

2 Interagency Task Force to Counter Antisemitism. 

3 SEC. 10. HOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND ANTISEMITISM LES4 SONS. 

5 (a) STUDY.—Beginning not later than 180 days after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

7 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (referred to 

8 in this Act as the ‘‘USHMM Director’’) shall conduct a 

9 study on Holocaust education efforts in States, local edu10 cational agencies, and public elementary schools and sec11 ondary schools. Such study shall include an examination 

12 of— 

13 (1) all States; 

14 (2) a nationally representative sample of local 

15 educational agencies; and 

16 (3) a representative sample of public elementary 

17 schools and secondary schools served by the local 

18 educational agencies being studied. 

19 (b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study under sub20 section (a), the USHMM Director shall— 

21 (1) determine whether States and local edu22 cational agencies being studied require Holocaust 

23 education as part of the curriculum taught in public 

24 elementary schools and secondary schools; 


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1 (2) identify States and local educational agen2 cies being studied that have optional Holocaust edu3 cation as part of the curriculum taught in public ele4 mentary schools and secondary schools; 

5 (3) identify each State’s standards and the re6 quirements of the local educational agencies being 

7 studied relating to Holocaust education and summa8 rize the status of the implementation of such stand9 ards and requirements, including— 

10 (A) any centralized apparatus at the State 

11 or local level that collects and disseminates Hol12 ocaust education curricula and materials; 

13 (B) any Holocaust education professional 

14 development opportunities for pre-service and 

15 in-service educators; 

16 (C) the involvement of informal edu17 cational organizations in implementing Holo18 caust education, including museums and cul19 tural centers; 

20 (D) an assessment of the challenges or 

21 gaps that may prevent educators from fulfilling 

22 Holocaust education requirements; 

23 (E) the identification of training and re24 sources needed to support educators teaching 

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1 (F) the adoption of United States Holo2 caust Memorial Museum resources by— 

3 (i) entities at the State or local level 

4 that disseminate Holocaust education cur5 ricula; or 

6 (ii) local Holocaust museums and cen7 ters; 

8 (4) determine— 

9 (A) the range of intended outcomes from a 

10 Holocaust education unit at the State and local 

11 educational agency level; and 

12 (B) the methods educators are using that 

13 result in successfully achieving intended learn14 ing outcomes, which may include— 

15 (i) in-class discussion; 

16 (ii) educational activities conducted 

17 outside the classroom, including homework 

18 assignments and experiential learning in19 volving State and local organizations, such 

20 as museums and cultural centers; 

21 (iii) project-based learning; 

22 (iv) educational materials and activi23 ties that are developmentally appropriate 

24 and taught through a trauma-informed 

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1 (v) integration of lessons from the 

2 Holocaust across the curriculum and 

3 throughout the school year; 

4 (5) identify the types of instructional materials 

5 used to teach students about the Holocaust, includ6 ing the use of primary source material; 

7 (6) identify— 

8 (A) in what disciplines the Holocaust is 

9 being taught; 

10 (B) the amount of time allotted in the re11 quired curriculum to teach about the Holocaust; 

12 and 

13 (C) the comprehensiveness of the Holo14 caust education curriculum taught in public ele15 mentary schools and secondary schools, as indi16 cated by the extent to which the curriculum ad17 dresses all elements and aspects of the Holo18 caust and is based on reliable educational re19 sources, such as resources provided by the 

20 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; 

21 and 

22 (7) identify the approaches used by public ele23 mentary schools and secondary schools to assess out24 comes using traditional and nontraditional assess25 ments, including assessments of— 


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1 (A) students’ knowledge of the Holocaust; 

2 and 

3 (B) students’ ability to identify and ana4 lyze antisemitism, bigotry, hate, and genocide in 

5 historical and contemporary contexts. 

6 (c) REPORT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Following the completion of 

8 the study under subsection (a), the USHMM Direc9 tor shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on 

10 the results of the study. 

11 (2) DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL.—The report 

12 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later 

13 than the earlier of— 

14 (A) 180 days after the completion of the 

15 study under subsection (a); or 

16 (B) 3 years after the date of enactment of 

17 this Act. 

18 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 

20 school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary 

21 school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those 

22 terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec23 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

24 (2) HOLOCAUST.—The term ‘‘Holocaust’’ has 

25 the meaning given that term in section 3 of the 


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1 Never Again Education Act (Public Law 116–141; 

2 36 U.S.C. 2301 note). 

3 (3) HOLOCAUST EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘Holo4 caust education’’ means educational activities that 

5 are specifically intended— 

6 (A) to improve students’ awareness and 

7 understanding of the Holocaust; 

8 (B) to educate students on the lessons of 

9 the Holocaust as a means to raise awareness 

10 about the importance of preventing genocide, 

11 hate, and bigotry against any group of people; 

12 and 

13 (C) to study the history of antisemitism, 

14 its deep historical roots, the use of conspiracy 

15 theories and propaganda that target the Jewish 

16 people, and the shapeshifting nature of anti17 semitism over time. 

18 (4) PROJECT-BASED LEARNING.—The term 

19 ‘‘project-based learning’’ means a teaching method 

20 through which students learn by actively engaging in 

21 real-world and personally meaningful projects. 

22 SEC. 11. NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 

23 Section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

24 (6 U.S.C. 609a) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 

2 (k); and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(i) SUFFICIENT PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES.— 

6 The Administrator shall ensure that the Federal Emer7 gency Management Agency has sufficient personnel and 

8 resources to carry out this section. 

9 ‘‘(j) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.—Not 

10 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this sub11 section, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall 

12 make publicly available information relating to, with re13 spect to the previous fiscal year— 

14 ‘‘(1) the number of applications received for a 

15 grant under this section; 

16 ‘‘(2) the number of grants awarded under this 

17 section; and 

18 ‘‘(3) the number of qualified entities that ap19 plied for a grant under this section and did not re20 ceive the grant.’’. 

21 SEC. 12. AUTHORIZING THE DESIGNATION OF JEWISH 

22 AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 36, United 

24 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘§ 149. Jewish American Heritage Month 

2 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—There shall be designated a 

3 ‘Jewish American Heritage Month’. 

4 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL PROCLAMATION.—The President is 

5 authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation 

6 calling on the people of the United States to observe the 

7 month designated in subsection (a) with appropriate pro8 grams, ceremonies, and activities. 

9 ‘‘(c) STATE PROCLAMATIONS.—The chief executive 

10 officer of each State is requested to issue annually a proc11 lamation calling on the people of the State to observe the 

12 month designated in subsection (a) with appropriate pro13 grams, ceremonies, and activities. 

14 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of subsection (c), 

15 the term ‘State’ means any of the several States, the Dis16 trict of Columbia, the Virgin Islands of the United States, 

17 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 

18 Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is19 lands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 

20 States of Micronesia, and Palau.’’. 

21 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

22 The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 36, United 

23 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol24 lowing: 

‘‘149. Jewish American Heritage Month.’’. 

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