S.Amdt. 4465

SA 4465. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Hickenlooper,
Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT EDUCATION.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) 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 States.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(b) Competitive Grants for Japanese American Confinement
Education.--
(1) 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 law.
(2) Use of funds.--A grant awarded under paragraph (1)--
(A) shall be used--
(i) for the research and education relating to the Japanese
American confinement in World War II; and
(ii) for the disbursement of accurate, relevant, and
accessible resources to promote understanding about how and
why the Japanese American confinement in World War II
happened, which--

(I) shall include digital resources; and
(II) may include other types of resources, including print
resources and exhibitions; and

(B) shall not be used at a Japanese American museum that
does not provide--
(i) free admission to individuals who were placed within a
Japanese American confinement camp; and
(ii) dedicated free admission hours for the general public
not less than once per month.
(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this subsection, a Japanese American museum shall submit to
the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(4) Deadline for award.--Not later than 120 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 subsection, the Secretary shall award a
grant to the Japanese American museum.
(5) Priority considerations.--In awarding a grant under
this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority using the
following considerations:
(A) The needs of the Japanese American museum.
(B) The proximity of the project for which the grant funds
will be used to cities with populations that include not less
than 100,000 Japanese Americans, as certified by the most
recent census.
(C) The ability and commitment of the Japanese American
museum to use grant funds--
(i) to educate future generations of individuals in the
United States; and
(ii) to locate Japanese American confinement survivors.
(D) The existing relationship the Japanese American museum
has with Japanese American cultural and advocacy
organizations.
(6) Report.--Not later than 90 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
subsection, the Japanese American museum shall submit to the
Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress a report
that--
(A) specifies the amount of grant funds obligated or
expended for the preceding fiscal year;

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(B) specifies any purposes for which the funds were
obligated or expended; and
(C) includes any other information that the Secretary may
require to more effectively administer the grant program.
(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this
subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
2026.
(c) Preservation of Historic Confinement Sites.--
(1) Sunset.--Section 1 of Public Law 109-441 (120 Stat.
3288) is amended by striking subsection (e).
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 4 of Public
Law 109-441 (120 Stat. 3290) is amended, in the first
sentence--
(A) by striking ``are authorized'' and inserting ``is
authorized''; and
(B) by inserting ``for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal
year thereafter'' after ``this Act''.
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