I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1092 
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 
FEBRUARY 15, 2007 
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. WEINER, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
SHAYS, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SCOTT of Geor-
gia, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. CLAY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
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 ‘‘Simon Wiesenthal Hol-
ocaust Education Assistance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 
findings: 
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(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, 11 States (Connecticut, Geor-
gia, Indiana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Penn-
sylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and 
Washington) recommend teaching the Holocaust but 
do not provide sufficient funds to assist in the train-
ing and educating of teachers, and 3 States (Ala-
bama, Mississippi, and West Virginia) have estab-
lished councils or commissions that promote Holo-
caust education. 
(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— 
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(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 
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