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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 112
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should
expand and simplify its reparations system, provide reparations to Holo-
caust survivors in Eastern and Central Europe, and set up a fund
to help cover the medical expenses of Holocaust survivors.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 9, 1997
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. WEXLER, Ms.
ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. GEJDENSON, and Mr. FROST) submitted the follow-
ing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Gov-
ernment should expand and simplify its reparations sys-
tem, provide reparations to Holocaust survivors in East-
ern and Central Europe, and set up a fund to help
cover the medical expenses of Holocaust survivors.
Whereas the annihilation of 6,000,000 European Jews during
the Holocaust and the murder of millions of others by the
Nazi German state constitutes one of the most tragic epi-
sodes in the history of man’s inhumanity to man;
Whereas there are more than 125,000 Holocaust survivors
living in the United States and approximately 500,000
living around the world;
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Whereas aging Holocaust survivors throughout the world are
still suffering from permanent injuries suffered at the
hands of the Nazis, and many are unable to afford criti-
cally needed medical care;
Whereas, while the German Government has attempted to ad-
dress the needs of Holocaust survivors, many are ex-
cluded from reparations because of onerous eligibility re-
quirements imposed by the German Government;
Whereas the German Government often rejects Holocaust
survivors’ claims on the grounds that the survivor did not
present the claim correctly or in a timely manner, that
the survivor cannot demonstrate to the Government’s sat-
isfaction that a particular illness or medical condition is
the direct consequence of persecution in a Nazi-created
ghetto or concentration camp, or that the survivor is not
considered sufficiently destitute;
Whereas tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors in the
former Soviet Union and other formerly Communist
countries in Eastern and Central Europe have never re-
ceived reparations from Germany and a smaller number
has received a token amount;
Whereas, after more than 50 years, hundreds of thousands
of Holocaust survivors continue to be denied justice and
compensation from the German Government;
Whereas the German Government pays generous disability
pensions to veterans of the Nazi armed forces, including
non-German veterans of the Waffen-SS;
Whereas 
in 
1996 
the 
German 
Government 
paid
$7,700,000,000 in such pensions to 1,100,000 veterans,
including 3,000 veterans and their dependents now living
in the United States;
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Whereas such pensions are a veteran’s benefit provided over
and above the full health coverage that all German citi-
zens, including veterans of the Waffen-SS, receive from
their government; and
Whereas it is abhorrent that Holocaust survivors should live
out their remaining years in conditions worse than those
enjoyed by the surviving former Nazis who persecuted
them: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the German Government should expand and
simplify its system of reparations so that all Holo-
caust survivors can receive reparations, regardless of
their nationality, length or place of internment, or
current financial situation;
(2) the German Government should provide
reparations to Holocaust survivors in the former So-
viet Union and other former Communist countries in
Eastern and Central Europe;
(3) the German Government should fulfill its
responsibilities to victims of the Holocaust and im-
mediately set up a comprehensive medical fund to
cover the medical expenses of all Holocaust survivors
worldwide; and
(4) the German Government should help restore
the dignity of Holocaust survivors by paying them
sufficient reparations to ensure that no Holocaust
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survivor be forced by poverty to live in conditions
worse than those generally enjoyed by the surviving
former Nazis who persecuted them.
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