#aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #idc  ,,an ,,act  ,to au?orize !       
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,holocau/   
,memorial ,museum to support ,holocau/  
education programs1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,nev] ,aga9 ,education ,act4  #b4     
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7
 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has demon/rat$ a      
commitm5t to remembrance & education    
ab\t ! ,holocau/ ?r\gh bilat]al         
relation%ips & engagem5t 9 int]national 
organizations su* z ! ,unit$ ,nations & 
! ,int]national ,holocau/ ,remembrance  
,alliance2 ! ,unit$ ,/ates works to     
promote ,holocau/ education z a means to
 und]/& ! importance ( democratic       
pr9ciples1 use & abuse ( p[]1 & to raise
 aw>5ess ab\t ! importance ( g5ocide    
prev5tion today4  7#b7 ,! ,congress has 
play$ a critical role 9 pres]v+ ! memory
 ( ! ,holocau/ & promot+ aw>5ess1       
includ+ by au?oriz+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,holocau/ ,memorial ,museum z an        
indep5d5t e/abli%m5t ( ! ,f$]al         

,gov]nm5t to ensure t ! /udy ( !        
,holocau/ become "p ( ! curriculum 9 e  
s*ool sy/em 9 ! c\ntry1 z well z by     
e/abli%+ a national ,holocau/           
,remembrance ,day 9 #aigh4  7#c7 #ge    
ye>s aft] ! conclusion ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 )
 ! decreas+ numb] ( eyewitnesses & gr[+ 
di/ance ( /ud5ts & _! families f ?is    
hi/ory1 x is important to               
in/itutionalize education ab\t ! ev5ts (
 ! ,holocau/ su* z ! ,g]man ,nazis'     
raci/ ideology1 propag&a1 & plan to lead
 a /ate to w> &1 ) _! collaborators1    
kill millions--includ+ ! sy/ematic murd]
 ( #f1jjj1jjj ,jewi% p2 z well z !      
p]secution & murd] ( millions ( o!rs 9 !
 "n ( racial purity1 political1         
ideological1 & behavioral gr\nds1 among 
!m ,roma1 ! disabl$1 ! ,slavs1          
,communi/s1 ,sociali/s1 ,jehovah's      
,witnesses1 & homosexuals4  7#d7 ,z     
intol]ance1 antisemitism1 & bigotry are 
promot$ by hate gr\ps1 ,holocau/        
education provides a context 9 :i* to   
le>n ab\t ! dang] ( :at c happ5 :5 hate 

goes un*all5g$ & !re is indiff]5ce 9 !  
face ( ! oppression ( o!rs2 le>n+ h[ &  
:y ! ,holocau/ happ5$ is an important   
compon5t ( ! education ( citiz5s ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,today1 ^? :o d5y t
 ! ,holocau/ occurr$ or di/ort ! true   
nature ( ! ,holocau/ cont9ue to f9d     
=ums1 especially onl9e2 ?is d5ial &     
di/ortion di%onors ^? :o 7 p]secut$1 &  
murd]$1 mak+ x ev5 m ( a national       
imp]ative to educate /ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates s t !y may explore ! lessons t ! 
,holocau/ provides = all p1 s5sitize    
communities to ! circum/ances t gave    
rise to ! ,holocau/1 & help y\? be less 
susceptible to ! falsehood ( ,holocau/  
d5ial & di/ortion & to ! de/ructive     
messages ( hate t arise f ,holocau/     
d5ial & di/ortion4  7#f7 ,curr5tly1 #ab 
,/ates 7,cali=nia1 ,connecticut1        
,florida1 ,ill9ois1 ,indiana1 ,k5tucky1 
,mi*igan1 ,new ,j]sey1 ,new ,york1      
,oregon1 ,p5nsylvania1 & ,rhode ,isl&7  
require by law t s*ools tea* /ud5ts ab\t
 ! ,holocau/2 m s*ools & tea*]s1 includ+

 ^? 9 und]s]v$ communities1 c & %\ld    
deliv] quality ,holocau/ education4     
7#g7 ,= m ?an #cj ye>s1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,holocau/ ,memorial ,museum has work$ to
 build & support ! field ( ,holocau/    
education1 & advance ! quality &        
su/a9ability ( ,holocau/ education at ! 
local1 ,/ate1 & national levels1 by     
engag+ tea*]s & /ud5ts across discipl9es
 & grade levels4  7#h7 ,! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t1 ?r\gh support = educational  
activities ( national museums e/abli%$  
"u ,f$]al law1 c assi/ tea*]s 9 ef=ts to
 incorporate hi/orically accurate       
in/ruction on human rights atrocities1  
includ+ ! ,holocau/1 9 curricula4  #c4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,antisemitism ,! t]m antisemitism means 
a c]ta9 p]ception ( ,jews1 :i* may be   
express$ z hatr$ t[>d ,jews4 ,rhetorical
 & physical manife/ations ( antisemitism
 are direct$ t[>d ,jewi% or non-,jewi%  
individuals or _! prop]ty1 t[>d ,jewi%  
community in/itutions & religi\s        
facilities4  7#b7 ,director ,! t]m      

,director means ! ,director ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,holocau/ ,memorial ,museum4     
7#c7 ,eligible program p>ticipant ,! t]m
 eligible program p>ticipant means--    
7,a7 a high s*ool tea*]1 a tea*] ( "o ( 
! middle grades1 or a s*ool lead] ( a   
high s*ool or a s*ool t includes "o ( ! 
middle grades 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9   
section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja772  7,b7 an educational lead] or  
exp]t :o is n employ$ by a local        
educational ag5cy 7z def9$ 9 section    
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja77 or an elem5t>y s*ool or second>y
 s*ool 7z su* t]ms are s def9$7 t is    
indep5d5t ( any local educational ag5cy2
 or  7,c7 a prospective tea*] enroll$ 9 
a program ( po/second>y education       
c\rsework or pres]vice cl9ical          
education4  7#d7 ,holocau/ ,! t]m !     
,holocau/ means ! sy/ematic1            
bureaucratic1 /ate-sponsor$ p]secution &
 murd] ( #f1jjj1jjj ,jews by ! ,nazi    

regime & its allies & collaborators4    
,dur+ ! era ( ! ,holocau/1 ,g]man       
au?orities also t>get$ o!r gr\ps because
 ( _! p]ceiv$ racial inf]iority1 su* z  
,roma1 ! disabl$1 & ,slavs4 ,o!r gr\ps 7
 p]secut$ on political1 ideological1 &  
behavioral gr\nds1 among !m ,communi/s1 
,sociali/s1 ,jehovah's ,witnesses1 &    
homosexuals4  7#e7 ,holocau/ d5ial &    
di/ortion ,! t]m ,holocau/ d5ial &      
di/ortion means disc\rse & propag&a t   
d5y ! hi/orical reality & ! ext5t ( !   
ext]m9ation ( ! ,jews by ! ,nazis & _!  
accomplices dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 kn[n z ! 
,holocau/4 ,holocau/ d5ial ref]s        
specifically to any attempt to claim t !
 ,holocau/ did n take place4 ,holocau/  
di/ortion ref]s to ef=ts to excuse or   
m9imize ! ev5ts ( ! ,holocau/ or its    
pr9cipal elem5ts1 includ+ collaborators 
& allies ( ,nazi ,g]many1 to blame !    
,jews = caus+ _! own g5ocide1 or to     
portray ! ,holocau/ z a positive        
hi/orical ev5t4  7#f7 ,holocau/         
education c5t] ,! t]m ,holocau/         

education c5t] means an in/itution t    
fur!rs ! tea*+ & le>n+ ab\t ! ,holocau/ 
by (f]+ programs = /ud5ts & tra9+ =     
tea*]s & o!r types ( pr(essional        
lead]%ip audi5ces4  7#g7 ,holocau/      
education program ,! t]m ,holocau/      
education program means a program t has 
z its specific & prim>y purpose to      
improve aw>5ess & und]/&+ ( ! ,holocau/ 
& educate individuals on ! lessons ( !  
,holocau/ z a means to raise aw>5ess    
ab\t ! importance ( prev5t+ g5ocide1    
hate1 & bigotry aga9/ any gr\p ( p4  #d4
 ,program au?oriz$  7a7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act        
#b1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba & ea* ( ! 
#d succe$+ fiscal ye>s4  7b7 ,donations1
 gifts1 beque/s1 & devises ( prop]ty ,9 
accordance ) *apt] #bc ( title #cf1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & 9 fur!rance ( !  
purposes ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director is     
au?oriz$ to solicit1 accept1 hold1      
adm9i/]1 inve/1 & use donat$ funds &    
gifts1 beque/s1 & devises ( prop]ty1 bo?

 real & p]sonal4  7c7 ,use ( funds ,!   
,director1 us+ funds appropriat$ "u     
subsection 7a7 & res\rces receiv$ "u    
subsection 7b71 & includ+ ?r\gh !       
engagem5t ( eligible program p>ticipants
 z appropriate--  7#a7 %all develop &   
nationally dissem9ate accurate1         
relevant1 & accessible res\rces to      
promote und]/&+ ab\t h[ & :y ! ,holocau/
 happ5$1 :i* %all include digital       
res\rces & may include o!r types (      
res\rces1 su* z pr9t res\rces & travel+ 
exhibitions2 &  7#b7 may c>ry out "o or 
m ( ! foll[+ ,holocau/ education program
 activities3  7,a7 ,developm5t1         
dissem9ation1 & implem5tation (         
pr9ciples ( s\nd p$agogy = tea*+ ab\t ! 
,holocau/4  7,b7 ,provision (           
pr(essional developm5t = eligible       
program p>ticipants1 su* z ?r\gh--  7i7 
local1 regional1 & national work%ops2   
7ii7 tea*] tra9+s 9 conjunction )       
,holocau/ education c5t]s & o!r         
appropriate p>tn]s2  7iii7 engagem5t )--
 7,i7 local educational ag5cies 7z def9$

 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ba #ghja772 &  7,,ii7 high   
s*ools & s*ools t include "o ( ! middle 
grades 7z s def9$7 t are indep5d5t ( any
 local educational ag5cy2 &  7iv7       
op]ation & expansion ( a tea*] fell[%ip 
program to cultivate & support lead]s 9 
,holocau/ education4  7,c7 ,engagem5t ) 
,/ate & local education lead]s to       
enc\rage ! adoption ( res\rces support$ 
"u ?is ,act into curricula across div]se
 discipl9es4  7,d7 ,evaluation & rese>* 
to assess ! effectiv5ess & impact (     
,holocau/ education programs1 :i* may   
include completion ( ! report requir$ "u
 section #h4  7d7 ,applications ,!      
,director may seek ! engagem5t ( an     
eligible program p>ticipant "u          
subsection 7c7 by requir+ submission (  
an application to ! ,director at su* "t1
 9 su* mann]1 & bas$ on su* competitive 
crit]ia z ! ,director may require4  #e4 
,onl9e ,holocau/ education res\rces  7a7
 ,website ,! ,director %all ma9ta9 on ! 

website ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,holocau/     
,memorial ,museum a special section     
designat$ = ,holocau/ education res\rces
 to improve aw>5ess & und]/&+ ( !       
,holocau/ & educate individuals on !    
lessons ( ! ,holocau/ z a means to raise
 aw>5ess ab\t ! importance ( prev5t+    
g5ocide1 hate1 & bigotry aga9/ any gr\p 
( p4 ,! website & res\rces %all be made 
publically available4  7b7 ,in=mation   
di/ribution ,! ,director %all di/ribute 
in=mation ab\t ! activities fund$ "u ?is
 ,act ?r\gh ! website ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,holocau/ ,memorial ,museum1 & %all     
respond to inquiries = supplem5t>y      
in=mation conc]n+ su* activities4  7c7  
,be/ practices ,! in=mation di/ribut$ by
 ! ,director %all include be/ practices 
= educators4  #f4 ,unit$ ,/ates         
,holocau/ ,memorial ,c\ncil ,! ,unit$   
,/ates ,holocau/ ,memorial ,c\ncil      
e/abli%$ "u section #bcjb ( title #cf1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all h gov]nance   
responsibility = ! programs & activities
 c>ri$ out "u ?is ,act 9 accordance )   

*apt] #bc ( title #cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  #g4 ,engagem5t ( eligible       
program p>ticipants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an   
eligible program p>ticipant %all be     
engag$ at ! discretion ( ! ,director to 
p>ticipate 9 ,holocau/ education program
 activities au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act &      
approv$ by ! ,director pursuant to an   
application describ$ 9 section #d7;d74  
7b7 ,engagem5t p]iod ,engagem5t (       
eligible program p>ticipants "u ?is ,act
 %all be = a p]iod det]m9$ by !         
,director4  7c7 ,priority ,9 engag+     
eligible program p>ticipants "u section 
#d1 ! ,director %all give priority to   
applications f su* p>ticipants :o "w =  
or ) a local educational ag5cy1 or a    
s*ool t is indep5d5t ( any local        
educational ag5cy1 t does n1 at ! "t    
application is made1 (f] any ,holocau/  
education programm+4  #h4 ,annual report
 ,n lat] ?an ,febru>y #a ( ea* ye>1 !   
,director %all submit to ! ,congress a  
report describ+ ! activities c>ri$ out  
"u ?is ,act4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (          

,repres5tatives ,janu>y #bg1            
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