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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2953
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 
JULY 25, 2003
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr. LANTOS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation 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
Act and containing any related information that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
shall apply: 
(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 
(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 purpose 
to improve awareness and understanding of the 
Holocaust; and 
(B) to achieve such purpose, furnishes one 
or more of the following: 
(i) classes, seminars, or conferences. 
(ii) educational materials. 
(iii) teacher training.
(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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