‘‘Subpart 22—Holocaust Education Assistance 
Program 
‘‘SEC. 5631. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This subpart may be cited as the ‘Simon Wiesenthal 
Holocaust Education Assistance Act’. 
‘‘SEC. 5632. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(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) 6 States (California, Florida, Illinois, Indi-
ana, New Jersey, and New York) now mandate that 
the Holocaust be taught in the educational cur-
riculum, and 11 States (Alabama, Connecticut, 
Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Caro-
lina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and 
West Virginia) recommend teaching the Holocaust 
but the funds necessary to carry out those rec-
ommendations may not be available. 
‘‘(3) The Holocaust is a sensitive and difficult 
subject to teach effectively, and educators need ap-
propriate teaching tools and training to increase 
their knowledge of the Holocaust and enhance the 
educational experience. 
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‘‘(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of 
this subpart— 
‘‘(1) to educate students in the United States 
so that they— 
‘‘(A) may explore the lessons that the Hol-
ocaust provides for all people; and 
‘‘(B) may be less susceptible to the false-
hood of Holocaust denial and to the destructive 
messages of hate that arise from Holocaust de-
nial; and 
‘‘(2) to provide resources and support for edu-
cational programs that— 
‘‘(A) portray accurate historical informa-
tion 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) develop curriculum guides and pro-
vide training to help teachers incorporate the 
study of the Holocaust and its lessons into 
mainstream disciplines. 
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‘‘SEC. 5633. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to award grants to edu-
cational organizations to carry out proposed or existing 
Holocaust educational programs. 
‘‘SEC. 5634. APPLICATION. 
‘‘The Secretary may award a grant under this sub-
part only to an educational organization that has sub-
mitted an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘SEC. 5635. USE OF GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An educational organization re-
ceiving a grant under this subpart may use the grant only 
to carry out the Holocaust education program for which 
the grant was provided. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—An educational organization 
receiving a grant under this subpart shall comply with the 
following requirements: 
‘‘(1) CONTINUATION
OF
ELIGIBILITY.—The 
educational organization shall, throughout the period 
that the educational organization receives and uses 
the grant, continue to be an educational organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(2) 
SUPPLEMENTATION
OF
EXISTING 
FUNDS.—The educational organization shall ensure 
that the grant is used to supplement, and not sup-
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plant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be 
available to the educational organization to carry out 
the Holocaust education program for which the 
grant was provided. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
require additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the use of grants provided under this subpart as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(d) COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.—The Secretary 
should encourage educational organizations to work coop-
eratively with State educational agencies or local edu-
cational agencies in applying for and using grants under 
this subpart. 
‘‘SEC. 5636. SELECTION CRITERIA. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this subpart 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 number 
of prominent educators in the field of Holocaust edu-
cation, to be determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘SEC. 5637. REVIEW AND SANCTIONS. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review 
at least annually each educational organization receiving 
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a grant under this subpart to determine the extent to 
which the educational organization has complied with the 
provisions of this subpart and the regulations issued under 
this subpart. 
‘‘(b) IMPOSITION
OF SANCTIONS.—The Secretary 
may impose one or more sanctions, to be determined by 
the Secretary, on an educational organization for the fail-
ure of the educational organization to comply substantially 
with the provisions of this subpart or the regulations 
issued under this subpart. 
‘‘SEC. 5638. ANNUAL REPORT. 
‘‘Not later than February 1 of each year, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Congress a report describing 
the activities carried out under this subpart and con-
taining any related information that the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 5639. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subpart: 
‘‘(1) EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘educational organization’ means an entity— 
‘‘(A) described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
‘‘(B) exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
and 
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‘‘(C) organized and operated for cultural, 
literary, or educational purposes. 
‘‘(2) HOLOCAUST EDUCATION PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘Holocaust education program’ means a pro-
gram that— 
‘‘(A) has as its specific and primary pur-
pose to improve awareness and understanding 
of the Holocaust; and 
‘‘(B) to achieve such purpose, furnishes 
one or more of the following: 
‘‘(i) Educational materials. 
‘‘(ii) Student and school-based activi-
ties, including field trips. 
‘‘(iii) Teacher training. 
‘‘(iv) Any other good or service de-
signed to improve awareness and under-
standing of the Holocaust. 
‘‘(3) 
HOLOCAUST.—The 
term 
‘Holocaust’ 
means the systemic, state-sponsored, mass murders 
by Nazi Germany of 6,000,000 Jews, and millions of 
others, in the name of racial purity. 
‘‘SEC. 5640. REGULATIONS. 
‘‘The Secretary shall issue any regulations necessary 
to carry out this subpart. 
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