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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1620
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to educational
organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 26, 2001
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. HORN, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr.
DEUTSCH, Ms. LEE, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. PELOSI, Mr.
ENGEL, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. MCCARTHY of
Missouri, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. RODRIGUEZ,
and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants
to educational organizations to carry out educational pro-
grams about the Holocaust.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Holocaust Education
Assistance Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) The Holocaust was an historical event that
resulted in the systemic, state-sponsored mass mur-
ders by Nazi Germany of 6,000,000 Jews, along
with millions of others, in the name of racial purity.
(2) Six States (California, Florida, Illinois,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York) now
mandate that the Holocaust be taught in the edu-
cational curriculum, and 11 States (Connecticut,
Georgia, Indiana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,
and Washington) recommend teaching the Holocaust
but do not provide sufficient funds to assist in the
training and educating of teachers.
(3) The Holocaust is a sensitive and difficult
issue about which to teach, and to do so effectively,
educators need appropriate teaching tools and train-
ing to increase their knowledge to enhance the edu-
cational experience.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are the fol-
lowing:
(1) To educate Americans so that they can—
(A) explore the lessons that the Holocaust
provides for all people; and
(B) be less susceptible to the falsehood of
Holocaust denial and to the destructive mes-
sages of hate that arise from Holocaust denial.
(2) To provide resources and support for edu-
cation programs that—
(A) portray accurate historical information
about the Holocaust;
(B) sensitize communities to the cir-
cumstances that gave rise to the Holocaust;
(C) convey the lessons that the Holocaust
provides for all people; and
(D) by developing curriculum guides and
providing training, help teachers incorporate
into their mainstream disciplines the study of
the Holocaust and its lessons.
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.
From any amounts made available to carry out this
Act, the Secretary may make grants under this Act to edu-
cational organizations to carry out proposed or existing
Holocaust education programs.
SEC. 4. USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—An educational organization re-
ceiving grant amounts under this Act shall use such grant
amounts only to carry out the Holocaust education pro-
gram for which the grant amounts were provided.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—An educational organization
receiving grant amounts under this Act shall comply with
the following requirements:
(1) CONTINUATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—The edu-
cational organization shall, throughout the period
that the educational organization receives and uses
such grant amounts, continue to be an educational
organization.
(2) SUPPLEMENTATION OF EXISTING FUNDS.—
The educational organization shall ensure that such
grant amounts are used to supplement, and not sup-
plant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be
available to the educational organization to carry out
the Holocaust education program for which the
grant amounts were provided.
(c) ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may
require additional terms and conditions in connection with
the use of grant amounts provided under this Act as the
Secretary considers appropriate.
SEC. 5. SELECTION CRITERIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grant
amounts under this Act in accordance with competitive
criteria to be established by the Secretary.
(b) 
CONSULTATION
WITH
HOLOCAUST
EDU-
CATORS.—In establishing the competitive criteria under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with a variety
of individuals, to be determined by the Secretary, who are
prominent educators in the field of Holocaust education.
SEC. 6. APPLICATION.
The Secretary may award grant amounts under this
Act only to an educational organization that has submitted
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
SEC. 7. REVIEW AND SANCTIONS.
(a) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review at
least annually each educational organization receiving
grant amounts under this Act to determine the extent to
which the educational organization has complied with the
provisions of this Act.
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The Secretary may
impose sanctions on an educational organization for any
failure of the educational organization to comply substan-
tially with the provisions of this Act. The Secretary shall
establish the sanctions to be imposed for a failure to com-
ply substantially with the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT.
Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary
shall submit to the Senate and House of Representatives
a report describing the activities carried out under this
(iv) any other good or service designed
to improve awareness and understanding
of the Holocaust.
(3) 
HOLOCAUST.—The 
term 
‘‘Holocaust’’
means the historical event that resulted in the sys-
temic, state-sponsored mass murders by Nazi Ger-
many of 6,000,000 Jews, along with millions of oth-
ers, in the name of racial purity.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Education.
SEC. 10. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary shall issue any regulations necessary
to carry out this Act.
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
For grants under this Act, there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary $2,000,000 each fiscal year
for five fiscal years, beginning with the first fiscal year
to commence after the date of enactment of this Act, to
remain available until expended.
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