H. R. 943 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 
An Act 
To authorize the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to 
support Holocaust education programs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Never Again Education Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has demonstrated a commitment 
to remembrance and education about the Holocaust through 
bilateral 
relationships 
and 
engagement 
in 
international 
organizations such as the United Nations and the International 
Holocaust Remembrance Alliance; the United States works to 
promote Holocaust education as a means to understand the 
importance of democratic principles, use and abuse of power, 
and to raise awareness about the importance of genocide 
prevention today. 
(2) The Congress has played a critical role in preserving 
the memory of the Holocaust and promoting awareness, 
including by authorizing the United States Holocaust Memorial 
Museum as an independent establishment of the Federal 
Government to ensure that ‘‘the study of the Holocaust become 
part of the curriculum in every school system in the country’’, 
as well as by establishing a national Holocaust Remembrance 
Day in 1978. 
(3) 75 years after the conclusion of World War II, with 
the decreasing number of eyewitnesses and growing distance 
of students and their families from this history, it is important 
to institutionalize education about the events of the Holocaust 
such as the German Nazis’ racist ideology, propaganda, and 
plan to lead a state to war and, with their collaborators, kill 
millions—including the systematic murder of 6,000,000 Jewish 
people; as well as the persecution and murder of millions of 
others in the name of racial purity, political, ideological, and 
behavioral grounds, among them Roma, the disabled, the Slavs, 
Communists, Socialists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and homosexuals. 
(4) As intolerance, antisemitism, and bigotry are promoted 
by hate groups, Holocaust education provides a context in which 
to learn about the danger of what can happen when hate 
goes unchallenged and there is indifference in the face of the
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oppression of others; learning how and why the Holocaust hap-
pened is an important component of the education of citizens 
of the United States. 
(5) Today, those who deny that the Holocaust occurred 
or distort the true nature of the Holocaust continue to find 
forums, especially online; this denial and distortion dishonors 
those who were persecuted, and murdered, making it even 
more of a national imperative to educate students in the United 
States so that they may explore the lessons that the Holocaust 
provides for all people, sensitize communities to the cir-
cumstances that gave rise to the Holocaust, and help youth 
be less susceptible to the falsehood of Holocaust denial and 
distortion and to the destructive messages of hate that arise 
from Holocaust denial and distortion. 
(6) Currently, 12 States (California, Connecticut, Florida, 
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, 
Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island) require by law that 
schools teach students about the Holocaust; more schools and 
teachers, including those in underserved communities, can and 
should deliver quality Holocaust education. 
(7) For more than 30 years, the United States Holocaust 
Memorial Museum has worked to build and support the field 
of Holocaust education, and advance the quality and sustain-
ability of Holocaust education at the local, State, and national 
levels, by engaging teachers and students across disciplines 
and grade levels. 
(8) The Federal Government, through support for edu-
cational activities of national museums established under Fed-
eral law, can assist teachers in efforts to incorporate historically 
accurate instruction on human rights atrocities, including the 
Holocaust, in curricula. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ANTISEMITISM.—The term ‘‘antisemitism’’ means a cer-
tain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred 
toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-
semitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals 
or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and 
religious facilities. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director 
of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
PROGRAM
PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
program participant’’ means— 
(A) a high school teacher, a teacher of one of the 
middle grades, or a school leader of a high school or a 
school that includes one of the middle grades (as such 
terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); 
(B) an educational leader or expert who is not employed 
by a local educational agency (as defined in section 8101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801)) or an elementary school or secondary 
school (as such terms are so defined) that is independent 
of any local educational agency; or
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(C) a prospective teacher enrolled in a program of 
postsecondary education coursework or preservice clinical 
education. 
(4) HOLOCAUST.—The term ‘‘the Holocaust’’ means the 
systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and 
murder of 6,000,000 Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies 
and collaborators. During the era of the Holocaust, German 
authorities also targeted other groups because of their perceived 
‘‘racial inferiority’’, such as Roma, the disabled, and Slavs. 
Other groups were persecuted on political, ideological, and 
behavioral grounds, among them Communists, Socialists, Jeho-
vah’s Witnesses, and homosexuals. 
(5) HOLOCAUST DENIAL AND DISTORTION.—The term ‘‘Holo-
caust denial and distortion’’ means discourse and propaganda 
that deny the historical reality and the extent of the extermi-
nation of the Jews by the Nazis and their accomplices during 
World War II, known as the Holocaust. Holocaust denial refers 
specifically to any attempt to claim that the Holocaust did 
not take place. Holocaust distortion refers to efforts to excuse 
or minimize the events of the Holocaust or its principal ele-
ments, including collaborators and allies of Nazi Germany, 
to blame the Jews for causing their own genocide, or to portray 
the Holocaust as a positive historical event. 
(6) HOLOCAUST EDUCATION CENTER.—The term ‘‘Holocaust 
education center’’ means an institution that furthers the 
teaching and learning about the Holocaust by offering programs 
for students and training for teachers and other types of profes-
sional leadership audiences. 
(7) HOLOCAUST EDUCATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Holocaust 
education program’’ means a program that has as its specific 
and primary purpose to improve awareness and understanding 
of the Holocaust and educate individuals on the lessons of 
the Holocaust as a means to raise awareness about the impor-
tance of preventing genocide, hate, and bigotry against any 
group of people. 
SEC. 4. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this Act $2,000,000 for fiscal year 
2021 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 
(b) DONATIONS, GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES OF PROPERTY.— 
In accordance with chapter 23 of title 36, United States Code, 
and in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, the Director is 
authorized to solicit, accept, hold, administer, invest, and use 
donated funds and gifts, bequests, and devises of property, both 
real and personal. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Director, using funds appropriated 
under subsection (a) and resources received under subsection (b), 
and including through the engagement of eligible program partici-
pants as appropriate— 
(1) shall develop and nationally disseminate accurate, rel-
evant, and accessible resources to promote understanding about 
how and why the Holocaust happened, which shall include 
digital resources and may include other types of resources, 
such as print resources and traveling exhibitions; and 
(2) may carry out one or more of the following Holocaust 
education program activities:
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(A) Development, dissemination, and implementation 
of principles of sound pedagogy for teaching about the 
Holocaust. 
(B) Provision of professional development for eligible 
program participants, such as through— 
(i) local, regional, and national workshops; 
(ii) teacher trainings in conjunction with Holocaust 
education centers and other appropriate partners; 
(iii) engagement with— 
(I) local educational agencies (as defined in 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 21 7801)); and 
(II) high schools and schools that include one 
of the middle grades (as so defined) that are inde-
pendent of any local educational agency; and 
(iv) operation and expansion of a teacher fellowship 
program to cultivate and support leaders in Holocaust 
education. 
(C) Engagement with State and local education leaders 
to encourage the adoption of resources supported under 
this Act into curricula across diverse disciplines. 
(D) Evaluation and research to assess the effectiveness 
and impact of Holocaust education programs, which may 
include completion of the report required under section 
8. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—The Director may seek the engagement of 
an eligible program participant under subsection (c) by requiring 
submission of an application to the Director at such time, in such 
manner, and based on such competitive criteria as the Director 
may require. 
SEC. 5. ONLINE HOLOCAUST EDUCATION RESOURCES. 
(a) WEBSITE.—The Director shall maintain on the website of 
the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum a special section 
designated for Holocaust education resources to improve awareness 
and understanding of the Holocaust and educate individuals on 
the lessons of the Holocaust as a means to raise awareness about 
the importance of preventing genocide, hate, and bigotry against 
any group of people. The website and resources shall be made 
publically available. 
(b) INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION.—The Director shall distribute 
information about the activities funded under this Act through 
the website of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 
and shall respond to inquiries for supplementary information con-
cerning such activities. 
(c) BEST
PRACTICES.—The information distributed by the 
Director shall include best practices for educators. 
SEC. 6. UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL. 
The United States Holocaust Memorial Council established 
under section 2302 of title 36, United States Code, shall have 
governance responsibility for the programs and activities carried 
out under this Act in accordance with chapter 23 of title 36, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 7. ENGAGEMENT OF ELIGIBLE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible program participant shall be 
engaged at the discretion of the Director to participate in Holocaust
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education program activities authorized under this Act and 
approved by the Director pursuant to an application described in 
section 4(d). 
(b) ENGAGEMENT PERIOD.—Engagement of eligible program 
participants under this Act shall be for a period determined by 
the Director. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In engaging eligible program participants under 
section 4, the Director shall give priority to applications from such 
participants who work for or with a local educational agency, or 
a school that is independent of any local educational agency, that 
does not, at the time application is made, offer any Holocaust 
education programming. 
SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Not later than February 1 of each year, the Director shall 
submit to the Congress a report describing the activities carried 
out under this Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.