,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #degf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bj1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4           
,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,wyden1  
,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1  
,mrs4 ,murray1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,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 ,norman ,y4 ,mineta ,japanese      
,american ,confinement ,education ,act4 
#b4 ,japanese ,american confinement     
education grants ,public ,law #aji-dda  

7#abj ,stat4 #cbij7 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 section #b1 by adding at the end the   
following3  7#d7 ,japanese ,american    
confinement education grants ,the term  
,japanese ,american ,confinement        
,education ,grants means competitive    
grants1 awarded through the ,japanese   
,american ,confinement ,sites ,program1 
for ,japanese ,american organizations to
 educate individuals1 including through 
the use of digital resources1 in the    
,united ,states on the historical       
importance of ,japanese ,american       
confinement during ,world ,war ,,ii1 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  7#e7 ,japanese ,american      
organization ,the term ,japanese        
,american organization means a private  
nonprofit organization within 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  2 and  7#b7 in section #d--   
7,a7 by inserting 7a7 ,in general4--    
before ,there are authorized2  7,b7 by  
striking #ch1jjj1jjj and inserting      
#hj1jjj1jjj2 and  7,c7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7b7 ,japanese       
,american ,confinement ,education       
,grants  7#a7 ,in general ,of the       
amounts made available under this       
section1 not more than #aj1jjj1jjj shall
 be awarded as ,japanese ,american      
,confinement ,education ,grants to      
,japanese ,american organizations4 ,such
 competitive grants shall be in an      
amount not less than #gej1jjj and the   
,secretary shall give priority          
consideration to ,japanese ,american    
organizations with fewer than #ajj      
employees4  7#b7 ,matching requirement  
7,a7 ,fifty percent ,except as provided 
in subparagraph 7,b71 for funds awarded 
under this subsection1 the ,secretary   

shall require a #ej percent match with  
non-,federal assets from non-,federal   
sources1 which may include cash or      
durable goods and materials fairly      
valued1 as determined by the ,secretary4
  7,b7 ,waiver ,the ,secretary may waive
 all or part of the matching requirement
 under subparagraph 7,a71 if the        
,secretary determines that-- 7i7 no     
reasonable means are available through  
which an applicant can meet the matching
 requirement2 and  7ii7 the probable    
benefit of the project funded outweighs 
the public interest in such matching    
requirement4  4