,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cf  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,april #ba1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,nelson 7for     
himself and ,ms4 ,collins7 submitted the
 following concurrent resolution2 which 
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,relations  ,,concurrent       
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the goal of ensuring that all ,holocaust
 victims live with dignity1 comfort1 and
 security in their remaining years1 and 
urging the ,federal ,republic of        
,germany to reaffirm its commitment to  
that goal through a financial commitment
 to comprehensively address the unique  
health and welfare needs of vulnerable  
,holocaust victims1 including home care 
and other medically prescribed needs4   
,whereas the annihilation of #f1jjj1jjj 
,jews during the ,holocaust and the     
murder of millions of others by the     
,nazi ,german state constitutes one of  
the most tragic and heinous crimes in   
human history2 ,whereas hundreds of     

thousands of ,jews survived persecution 
by the ,nazi regime despite being       
imprisoned1 subjected to slave labor1   
moved into ghettos1 forced to live in   
hiding or under false identity or       
curfew1 or required to wear the yellow  
star2 ,whereas in fear of the oncoming  
,nazi ,einsatzgruppen1 or ,nazi ,killing
 ,squads1 and the likelihood of         
extermination1 hundreds of thousands of 
,jewish ,nazi victims fled for their    
lives2 ,whereas whatever type of        
persecution suffered by ,jews during the
 ,holocaust1 the common thread that     
binds ,holocaust victims is that they   
were targeted for extermination and they
 lived with a constant fear for their   
lives and the lives of their loved ones2
 ,whereas ,holocaust victims immigrated 
to the ,united ,states from ,europe1 the
 ,middle ,east1 ,north ,africa1 and the 
former ,soviet ,union between #aicc and 
the date of adoption of this resolution2
 ,whereas it is estimated that there are
 at least #ajj1jjj ,holocaust victims   

living in the ,united ,states and       
approximately #ejj1jjj ,holocaust       
victims living around the world1        
including child survivors of the        
,holocaust2 ,whereas tens of thousands  
of ,holocaust victims are at least #hj  
years old1 and the number of surviving  
,holocaust victims is diminishing2      
,whereas at least #ej percent of        
,holocaust victims alive today will pass
 away within the next decade1 and those 
living victims are becoming frailer and 
have increasing health and welfare      
needs2 ,whereas ,holocaust victims      
throughout the world continue to suffer 
from permanent physical and             
psychological injuries and disabilities 
and live with the emotional scars of a  
systematic genocide against the ,jewish 
people2 ,whereas many of the emotional  
and psychological scars of ,holocaust   
victims are exacerbated in the old age  
of the ,holocaust victims2 ,whereas the 
past haunts and overwhelms many aspects 
of the lives of ,holocaust victims when 

their health fails them2 ,whereas       
,holocaust victims suffer particular    
trauma when their emotional and physical
 circumstances force them to leave the  
security of their homes and enter       
institutional or other group living     
residential facilities2 ,whereas tens of
 thousands of ,holocaust victims live in
 poverty and cannot afford1 and do not  
receive1 sufficient medical care1 home  
care1 mental health care1 medicine1     
food1 transportation1 and other vital   
life-sustaining services that allow     
individuals to live their final years   
with comfort and dignity2 ,whereas      
,holocaust victims often lack family    
support networks and require social     
worker-supported case management in     
order to manage their daily lives and   
access government-funded services2      
,whereas in response to a letter sent by
 ,members of ,congress to the ,minister 
of ,finance of ,germany in ,december    
#bjae relating to increased funding for 
,holocaust victims1 ,german officials   

acknowledged that recent experience has 
shown that the care financed by the     
,german ,government to date is          
insufficient and that it is imperative  
to expand these assistance measures     
quickly given the advanced age of many  
of the affected persons2 ,whereas       
,german ,chancellor ,konrad ,adenauer   
acknowledged1 in #aiea1 the             
responsibility of ,germany to provide   
moral and financial compensation to     
,holocaust victims worldwide2 ,whereas  
every successive ,german ,chancellor has
 reaffirmed that acknowledgment1        
including ,chancellor ,angela ,merkel1  
who1 in #bjjg1 reaffirmed that only by  
fully accepting its enduring            
responsibility for this most appalling  
period and for the cruelest crimes in   
its history1 can ,germany shape the     
future2 and ,whereas ,congress believes 
it is the moral and historical          
responsibility of ,germany to           
comprehensively1 permanently1 and       
urgently provide resources for the      

medical1 mental health1 and long-term   
care needs of all ,holocaust victims3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that           
,congress-- 7#a7 acknowledges the       
financial and moral commitment of the   
,federal ,republic of ,germany during   
the #g decades prior to the date of     
adoption of this resolution to provide a
 measure of justice for ,holocaust      
victims2  7#b7 supports the goal of     
ensuring that all ,holocaust victims in 
the ,united ,states and around the world
 are able to live with dignity1 comfort1
 and security in their remaining years2 
7#c7 applauds the nonprofit             
organizations and agencies that work    
tirelessly to honor and assist          
,holocaust victims in the communities of
 the nonprofit organizations and        
agencies2  7#d7 acknowledges the ongoing
 process of negotiations between the    
,federal ,republic of ,germany and the  
,conference on ,jewish ,material ,claims
 ,against ,germany 7referred to in this 
resolution as the ,claims ,conference7  

in order to secure funding for          
,holocaust victims and for vital social 
services provided through nonprofit     
organizations and agencies around the   
world2  7#e7 acknowledges that the      
,federal ,republic of ,germany and the  
,claims ,conference have established a  
new high-level working group that will  
develop proposals for extensive         
assistance for homecare and other social
 welfare needs of ,holocaust victims2   
7#f7 urges the working group described  
in paragraph 7#e7 to recognize the      
imperative to immediately and fully fund
 medical1 mental health1 and long-term  
care needs of surviving ,holocaust      
victims1 with full transparency and     
accountability1 to ensure all funds for 
,holocaust victims from the ,federal    
,republic of ,germany are administered  
efficiently1 fairly1 and without delay2 
and  7#g7 urges the ,federal ,republic  
of ,germany to reaffirm its commitment  
to fulfill its moral responsibility to  
,holocaust victims by--  7,a7 ensuring  

that each ,holocaust victim receives all
 of the prescribed medical care1 home   
care1 mental health care1 and other     
vital services necessary to live in     
dignity2 and  7,b7 providing1 without   
delay1 additional financial resources to
 address the unique needs of ,holocaust 
victims4