[House Report 117-271]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress    }                                 {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                 {       117-271

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              JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT EDUCATION ACT

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 March 15, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Grijalva, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 1931]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 1931) to provide competitive grants for the 
promotion of Japanese American confinement education as a means 
to understand the importance of democratic principles, use and 
abuse of power, and to raise awareness about the importance of 
cultural tolerance toward Japanese Americans, and for other 
purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon 
with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do 
pass.
    The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Japanese American Confinement 
Education Act''.

SEC. 2. JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT EDUCATION.

  Public Law 109-441 (120 Stat. 3290) is amended--
          (1) in section 2, by adding at the end the following:
          ``(4) Japanese american organization.--The term `Japanese 
        American organization' means a 501c(3) 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 States.
          ``(5) Japanese american confinement education grants.--The 
        term `Japanese American Confinement Education Grants' means 
        grants, through the Japanese American Confinement Sites 
        Program, for a Japanese American organization to educate 
        individuals, including through the use of digital resources, in 
        the United States on the historical importance of 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) in section 4--
                  (A) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``There 
                are authorized'';
                  (B) by striking ``$38,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$80,000,000''; and
                  (C) at the end of the section, inserting the 
                following:
  ``(b) Japanese American Confinement Education Grants.--Of the amounts 
made available under this section, not more than $10,000,000 shall be 
awarded as Japanese American Confinement Education Grants to Japanese 
American organizations. Such grants shall be in an amount not less than 
$750,000 and the Secretary shall give priority consideration to 
Japanese Americans Organizations with fewer than 100 employees.''.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 1931 is to provide competitive grants 
for the promotion of Japanese American confinement education as 
a means to understand the importance of democratic principles, 
use and abuse of power, and to raise awareness about the 
importance of cultural tolerance toward Japanese Americans.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    As amended at markup and ordered reported, H.R. 1931 would 
authorize increased and much-needed funding for the Japanese 
American Confinement Site (JACS) grant program within the 
National Park Service (NPS), ensuring that the lessons and 
history of the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans are 
preserved. The bill would also establish a Japanese American 
Confinement Education grant, which would be a new competitive 
grant within JACS that would provide up to $10 million to non-
profits for the creation and dissemination of educational 
materials about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during 
World War II.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 1931 was introduced on March 16, 2021, by 
Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA). The bill was referred 
solely to the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the 
Committee to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and 
Public Lands. On May 27, 2021, the Subcommittee held a hearing 
on the bill. On November 17, 2021, the Natural Resources 
Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee was 
discharged by unanimous consent. Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) 
offered an amendment designated Grijalva #1 to making revisions 
to the Japanese American Confinement Education Grants program 
within JACS and other changes agreed to by the minority. The 
amendment also set the overall authorization at $80,000,000 
with not more than $10 million to be made available for the 
Japanese American Confinement Education grants. The amendment 
was agreed to by unanimous consent. No additional amendments 
were offered. The bill, as amended, was adopted and ordered 
favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous 
consent.

                                Hearings

    For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6) of House Rule XIII, the 
following hearing was used to develop or consider this measure: 
hearing by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and 
Public Lands held on May 27, 2021.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

           Compliance With House Rule XIII and Congressional 
                               Budget Act

    1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. 
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, the Committee has received the following estimate for the 
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                  Washington, DC, February 9, 2022.
Hon. Raul Grijalva,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1931, the Japanese 
American Confinement Education Act.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Madeleine 
Fox.
            Sincerely,
                                         Phillip L. Swagel,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosure.

    [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
    

    H.R. 1931 would authorize the appropriation of $80 million, 
to remain available until expended, for the Japanese American 
Confinement Site grant program. Under that program, the 
National Park Service (NPS) awards funds to nonfederal entities 
to study and preserve sites associated with the internment of 
Japanese Americans during World War II. In 2021, $3 million was 
allocated for the program. Based on historical spending 
patterns, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1931 would cost 
about $5 million annually and total $22 million over the 2022-
2026 period, assuming the appropriation of the authorized 
amount. CBO expect the remaining funds would be used after 
2026.
    The costs of the legislation, detailed in Table 1, fall 
within budget function 300 (natural resources and environment).

               TABLE 1.--ESTIMATED INCREASES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION UNDER H.R. 1931
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                                                                   By fiscal year, millions of dollars--
                                                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                            2022     2023     2024     2025     2026   2022-2026
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Authorization...........................................       80        0        0        0        0        80
Estimated Outlays.......................................        2        5        5        5        5        22
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    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Madeleine Fox. 
The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
Director of Budget Analysis.
    2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goals and 
objectives of this bill are to provide competitive grants for 
the promotion of Japanese American confinement education as a 
means to understand the importance of democratic principles, 
use and abuse of power, and to raise awareness about the 
importance of cultural tolerance toward Japanese Americans.

                           Earmark Statement

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                 Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Statement

    According to CBO, this bill contains no unfunded mandates 
as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.

                           Existing Programs

    This bill does not establish or reauthorize a program of 
the federal government known to be duplicative of another 
program. Such program was not included in any report from the 
Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to 
section 21 of Public Law 111-139. The most recent Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
Sec. 6104 does not identify other programs as related to the 
Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites program 
(CFDA No. 15.933) modified by this bill.

                  Applicability to Legislative Branch

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act.

               Preemption of State, Local, or Tribal Law

    Any preemptive effect of this bill over state, local, or 
tribal law is intended to be consistent with the bill's 
purposes and text and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the 
U.S. Constitution.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italics, and existing law in which no 
change is proposed is shown in roman):

                           PUBLIC LAW 109-441

  AN ACT To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement 
 sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and 
                          for other purposes.



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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

  For purposes of this Act the following definitions apply:
          (1) Historic confinement sites.--(A) The term 
        ``historic confinement sites'' means the 10 internment 
        camp sites referred to as Gila River, Granada, Heart 
        Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, 
        Topaz, and Tule Lake and depicted in Figures 4.1, 5.1, 
        6.1, 7.1, 8.4, 9.2, 10.6, 11.2, 12.2, and 13.2, 
        respectively, of the Site Document; and
          (B) other historically significant locations, as 
        determined by the Secretary, where Japanese Americans 
        were detained during World War II.
          (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.
          (3) Site document.--The term ``Site Document'' means 
        the document titled ``Confinement and Ethnicity: An 
        Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation 
        Sites'', published by the Western Archeological and 
        Conservation Center, National Park Service, in 1999.
          (4) Japanese american organization.--The term 
        ``Japanese American organization'' means a 501c(3) 
        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 States.
          (5) Japanese american confinement education grants.--
        The term ``Japanese American Confinement Education 
        Grants'' means grants, through the Japanese American 
        Confinement Sites Program, for a Japanese American 
        organization to educate individuals, including through 
        the use of digital resources, in the United States on 
        the historical importance of 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.

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SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary [$38,000,000] $80,000,000 to carry out this Act. 
Such sums shall remain available until expended.
  (b) Japanese American Confinement Education Grants.--Of the 
amounts made available under this section, not more than 
$10,000,000 shall be awarded as Japanese American Confinement 
Education Grants to Japanese American organizations. Such 
grants shall be in an amount not less than $750,000 and the 
Secretary shall give priority consideration to Japanese 
Americans Organizations with fewer than 100 employees.

        Supplemental, Minority, Additional, or Dissenting Views

    None.

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