,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bj1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,matsui 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4    
,cheney1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1
 ,mr4 ,young1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,buck1   
,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 
,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
and ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide      
competitive grants for the promotion of 
,japanese ,american confinement         
education as a means to understand the  
importance of democratic principles1 use
 and abuse of power1 and to raise       
awareness about the importance of       
cultural tolerance toward ,japanese     
,americans1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,japanese ,american ,confinement   
,education ,act4  #b4 ,definitions  ,in 
this ,act3 7#a7 ,japanese ,american     

museum ,the term ,japanese ,american    
museum means a museum located in the    
,united ,states established to promote  
the understanding and appreciation of   
the ethnic and cultural diversity of the
 ,united ,states by illustrating the    
,japanese ,american experience          
throughout the history of the ,united   
,states4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term     
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  #c4 ,competitive grants for 
,japanese ,american confinement         
education  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary shall establish a program to 
award competitive grants to a ,japanese 
,american museum to educate individuals 
in the ,united ,states on the historical
 importance of ,japanese ,american      
confinement during ,world ,war ,,ii so  
that present and future generations may 
learn from ,japanese ,american          
confinement and the commitment of the   
,united ,states to equal justice under  
the law4  7b7 ,use of funds ,a grant    
awarded under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7     

shall be used-- 7,a7 for the research   
and education relating to the ,japanese 
,american confinement in ,world ,war    
,,ii2 and  7,b7 for the disbursement of 
accurate1 relevant1 and accessible      
resources to promote understanding about
 how and why the ,japanese ,american    
confinement in ,world ,war ,,ii         
happened1 which-- 7i7 shall include     
digital resources2 and  7ii7 may include
 other types of resources1 including    
print resources and exhibitions2 and    
7#b7 shall not be used at a ,japanese   
,american museum that does not provide--
 7,a7 free admission to individuals who 
were placed within a ,japanese ,american
 confinement camp2 and  7,b7 dedicated  
free admission hours for the general    
public not less than once per month4    
7c7 ,application ,to be eligible to     
receive a grant under this section1 a   
,japanese ,american museum shall submit 
to the ,secretary an application at such
 time1 in such manner1 and containing   
such information as the ,secretary may  

require4  7d7 ,deadline for award ,not  
later than #abj days after the date on  
which the ,secretary receives an        
application from a ,japanese ,american  
museum for a grant that is approved by  
the ,secretary under this section1 the  
,secretary shall award a grant to the   
,japanese ,american museum4  7e7        
,priority considerations ,in awarding a 
grant under this section1 the ,secretary
 shall give priority using the following
 considerations3 7#a7 ,the needs of the 
,japanese ,american museum4  7#b7 ,the  
proximity of the project for which the  
grant funds will be used to cities with 
populations that include not less than  
#ajj1jjj ,japanese ,americans1 as       
certified by the most recent census4    
7#c7 ,the ability and commitment of the 
,japanese ,american museum to use grant 
funds-- 7,a7 to educate future          
generations of individuals in the       
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 to locate    
,japanese ,american confinement         
survivors4  7#d7 ,the existing          

relationship the ,japanese ,american    
museum has with ,japanese ,american     
cultural and advocacy organizations4    
7f7 ,report ,not later than #ij days    
after the end of each fiscal year for   
which a ,japanese ,american museum      
obligates or expends amounts made       
available under a grant under this      
section1 the ,japanese ,american museum 
shall submit to the ,secretary and the  
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report that-- 7#a7 specifies the amount 
of grant funds obligated or expended for
 the preceding fiscal year2  7#b7       
specifies any purposes for which the    
funds were obligated or expended2 and   
7#c7 includes any other information that
 the ,secretary may require to more     
effectively administer the grant        
program4  7g7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this ,act #b1jjj1jjj for each 
of fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbf4    
#d4 ,preservation of historic           

confinement sites  7a7 ,sunset ,section 
#a of ,public ,law #aji-dda 7#abj ,stat4
 #cbhh7 is amended by striking          
subsection 7e74  7b7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,section #d of ,public   
,law #aji-dda 7#abj ,stat4 #cbij7 is    
amended1 in the first sentence-- 7#a7 by
 striking are authorized and inserting  
is authorized2 and  7#b7 by inserting   
for fiscal year #bjba and each fiscal   
year thereafter after this ,act4