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[H.R. 8606 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 498
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8606
[Report No. 118-598]
To reauthorize the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum to support Holocaust education programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2024
Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Manning, Ms. Stefanik, Mr.
Gottheimer, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr.
Moolenaar, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
July 18, 2024
Additional sponsor: Mr. Kiley
July 18, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 4,
2024]
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A BILL
To reauthorize 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
Reauthorization and Study Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 4(a) of the Never
Again Education Act (Public Law 116-141) is amended by striking ``each
of the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting ``each succeeding
fiscal year through fiscal year 2030''.
(b) Use of Funds.--Section 4(c)(2)(D) of such Act (Public Law 116-
141) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and completion of the study and report required under
section 9''.
SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOLOCAUST EDUCATION.
The Never Again Education Act (Public Law 116-141) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 9. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOLOCAUST EDUCATION.
``(a) In General.--The Director shall--
``(1) beginning not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this section, and ending not later than 18 months
after such date of enactment--
``(A) identify a nationally representative sample
of States and local educational agencies; and
``(B) conduct a study on the Holocaust education
program activities being carried out in such States and
local educational agencies; and
``(2) not later than 180 days after the completion of such
study, prepare and submit to Congress a report on such study.
``(b) Elements.--In conducting the study under subsection (a) with
respect to the States and local educational agencies identified under
paragraph (1)(A) of such subsection, the Director shall--
``(1) identify the States and local educational agencies
that require Holocaust education program activities as part of
the curriculum taught in public secondary schools, and of the
States and local educational agencies so identified, which of
such States and local educational agencies also provide
optional Holocaust education program activities as part of such
curriculum;
``(2) identify the States and local educational agencies
that do not require Holocaust education program activities as
part of such curriculum, and of the States and local
educational agencies so identified, which of such States and
local educational agencies provide optional Holocaust education
program activities as part of such curriculum;
``(3) determine the extent to which the States have
developed standards and other requirements for Holocaust
education programs provided in public secondary schools served
by the local educational agencies in such State, and summarize
the status of the implementation of such standards and
requirements in such local educational agencies, including--
``(A) any centralized apparatus at the State or
local level that collects and disseminates Holocaust
education program curricula and materials;
``(B) any Holocaust education program professional
development opportunities for preservice and in-service
educators;
``(C) the involvement of Holocaust education
centers (including local Holocaust centers), museums
(including local Holocaust museums), cultural centers,
and other informal educational organizations in
implementing Holocaust education programs;
``(D) the adoption of United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum resources (including the resources
developed and disseminated pursuant to section 4(c)(1))
by entities at the State or local level, including
local Holocaust museums and centers that disseminate
Holocaust education program curricula; and
``(E) criteria used by such States and local
educational agencies to evaluate the effectiveness of
Holocaust education programs offered in such States and
local educational agencies;
``(4) determine the methods educators in the public
secondary schools in the States and local educational agencies
are using that result in students successfully achieving
intended learning outcomes;
``(5) identify the approaches used by the States and local
educational agencies to assess the achievement of such intended
learning outcomes;
``(6) identify the types of instructional materials used in
such public secondary schools to teach students about the
Holocaust, including the use of primary source material;
``(7) identify the extent to which Holocaust education
programs at such public secondary schools teach the history of
antisemitism, its deep historical roots, the use of conspiracy
theories and propaganda that target the Jewish people, and the
shapeshifting nature of antisemitism over time; and
``(8) identify--
``(A) in what disciplines the Holocaust is being
taught at such public secondary schools; and
``(B) in the case of the public secondary schools
in the States and local educational agencies identified
under paragraph (1), the amount of time allotted in the
required curriculum to teach about the Holocaust.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `local educational
agency', `secondary school', and `State' have the meanings given those
terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).''.
Union Calendar No. 498
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8606
[Report No. 118-598]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reauthorize the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum to support Holocaust education programs, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 18, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed