[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3913 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3913

To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants for education 
 programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during 
                             World War II.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2019

 Ms. Lofgren introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants for education 
 programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during 
                             World War II.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON THE HISTORY OF THE 
              TREATMENT OF ITALIAN AMERICANS DURING WORLD WAR II.

    (a) Authorization of Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education may provide 
        grants for education programs on the history of the treatment 
        of Italian Americans during World War II.
            (2) Maximum grant amount.--A grant awarded under this 
        section may not exceed $50,000.
    (b) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under 
this section shall use the grant funds to develop and implement public 
awareness education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian 
Americans during World War II.
    (c) Application.--To be selected to receive a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may require.
    (d) Priority.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to Italian-American historical and 
cultural organizations.
    (e) Eligible Entity Defined.--In this section, the term ``eligible 
entity'' means--
            (1) Italian-American historical and cultural organizations; 
        and
            (2) such other entities as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For grants under this 
section, there is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2020.
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