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Calendar No. 512 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1931 

[Report No. 117–170] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 16, 2022 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To provide competitive grants for the promotion of Japanese 

American confinement education as a means to understand the importance of democratic principles, use and 

abuse of power, and to raise awareness about the importance of cultural tolerance toward Japanese Americans, 

and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Japanese American 

3 Confinement Education Act Norman Y. Mineta Japanese 

4 American Confinement Education Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT EDUCATION 

6 GRANTS. 

7 Public Law 109–441 (120 Stat. 3290) is amended— 

8 (1) in section 2, by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(4) JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT EDU11 CATION GRANTS.—The term ‘Japanese American 

12 Confinement Education Grants’ means competitive 

13 grants, awarded through the Japanese American 

14 Confinement Sites Program, for Japanese American 

15 organizations to educate individuals, including 

16 through the use of digital resources, in the United 

17 States on the historical importance of Japanese 

18 American confinement during World War II, so that 

19 present and future generations may learn from Jap20 anese American confinement and the commitment of 

21 the United States to equal justice under the law. 

22 ‘‘(5) JAPANESE AMERICAN ORGANIZATION.— 

23 The term ‘Japanese American organization’ means a 

24 private nonprofit organization within the United 

25 States established to promote the understanding and 

26 appreciation of the ethnic and cultural diversity of 


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1 the United States by illustrating the Japanese 

2 American experience throughout the history of the 

3 United States.’’; and 

4 (2) in section 4— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ be6 fore ‘‘There are authorized’’; 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘$38,000,000’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘$80,000,000’’; and 

9 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(b) JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT EDU11 CATION GRANTS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 

13 available under this section, not more than 

14 $10,000,000 shall be awarded as Japanese American 

15 Confinement Education Grants to Japanese Amer16 ican organizations. Such competitive grants shall be 

17 in an amount not less than $750,000 and the Sec18 retary shall give priority consideration to Japanese 

19 American organizations with fewer than 100 employ20 ees. 

21 ‘‘(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

22 ‘‘(A) FIFTY PERCENT.—Except as pro23 vided in subparagraph (B), for funds awarded 

24 under this subsection, the Secretary shall re25 quire a 50 percent match with non-Federal asVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Nov 14, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1931.RS H1931

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1 sets from non-Federal sources, which may in2 clude cash or durable goods and materials fairly 

3 valued, as determined by the Secretary. 

4 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 

5 all or part of the matching requirement under 

6 subparagraph (A), if the Secretary determines 

7 that— 

8 ‘‘(i) no reasonable means are available 

9 through which an applicant can meet the 

10 matching requirement; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) the probable benefit of the 

12 project funded outweighs the public inter13 est in such matching requirement.’’. 


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Calendar No. 512 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1931 

[Report No. 117–170] 

AN ACT 

To provide competitive grants for the promotion of 

other purposes. tolerance toward Japanese Americans, and for raise awareness about the importance of cultural cratic principles, use and abuse of power, and to means to understand the importance of demoJapanese American confinement education as a 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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