Jewish refugees fleeing persecution and genocide has 
not yet been undertaken. 
(8) Time is of the essence for the establishment 
of commissions, because of the increasing danger of 
destruction and loss of relevant documents, the ad-
vanced age of potential witnesses and, most impor-
tantly, the advanced age of those affected by the 
United States Government’s policies. Many who suf-
fered have already passed away and will never know 
of this effort. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DURING WORLD WAR II.—The term ‘‘during 
World War II’’ refers to the period between Sep-
tember 1, 1939, through December 31, 1948. 
(2) EUROPEAN AMERICANS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘European 
Americans’’ refers to United States citizens and 
resident aliens of European ancestry, including 
Italian Americans, German Americans, Hun-
garian Americans, Romanian Americans, and 
Bulgarian Americans. 
(B) 
ITALIAN
AMERICANS.—The 
term 
‘‘Italian Americans’’ refers to United States 
citizens and resident aliens of Italian ancestry. 
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(C) 
GERMAN
AMERICANS.—The 
term 
‘‘German Americans’’ refers to United States 
citizens and resident aliens of German ancestry. 
(3) EUROPEAN LATIN AMERICANS.—The term 
‘‘European Latin Americans’’ refers to persons of 
European ancestry, including Italian or German an-
cestry, residing in a Latin American nation during 
World War II. 
(4) LATIN
AMERICAN
NATION.—The term 
‘‘Latin American nation’’ refers to any nation in 
Central America, South America, or the Carribean. 
TITLE I—COMMISSION ON WAR-
TIME TREATMENT OF EURO-
PEAN AMERICANS 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON WARTIME 
TREATMENT OF EUROPEAN AMERICANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Commis-
sion on Wartime Treatment of European Americans (re-
ferred to in this title as the ‘‘European American Commis-
sion’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The European American Com-
mission shall be composed of 7 members, who shall be ap-
pointed not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act as follows: 
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(1) Three members shall be appointed by the 
President. 
(2) Two members shall be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, in con-
sultation with the minority leader. 
(3) Two members shall be appointed by the ma-
jority leader of the Senate, in consultation with the 
minority leader. 
(c) TERMS.—The term of office for members shall be 
for the life of the European American Commission. A va-
cancy in the European American Commission shall not af-
fect its powers, and shall be filled in the same manner 
in which the original appointment was made. 
(d) REPRESENTATION.—The European American 
Commission shall include 2 members representing the in-
terests of Italian Americans and 2 members representing 
the interests of German Americans. 
(e) MEETINGS.—The President shall call the first 
meeting of the European American Commission not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) QUORUM.—Four members of the European Amer-
ican Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser 
number may hold hearings. 
(g) CHAIRMAN.—The European American Commis-
sion shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman from 
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