[Senate Report 117-246]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 623
117th Congress } { Report
SENATE
2d Session } { 117-246
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KOL ISRAEL FOUNDATION HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
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December 12, 2022.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Manchin, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 4121]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 4121), to designate the Kol Israel
Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a
national memorial, having considered the same, reports
favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the
bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 4121 is to designate the Kol Israel
Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a
national memorial.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
Erected in 1961 by survivors of the Holocaust residing in
Northeast Ohio, the Kol Israel Holocaust Memorial is one of the
oldest Holocaust memorials in the country. For more than 60
years, the Kol Israel Foundation has preserved and enhanced the
memorial. Buried at the base of the monument are ashes and
artifacts of Jewish martyrs killed by the Nazis from three
concentration camps. Engraved on surrounding walls are the
names of family members who perished during the Holocaust, as
well as the names of departed survivors.
S. 4121 recognizes the significance of the Kol Israel
Foundation Holocaust Memorial in preserving the memory of the
6,000,000 Jews murdered by the Nazi regime and allies and
collaborators of the Nazi regime; and honors the life and
legacy of the Holocaust survivors, including those who erected
the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial, by designating
the site as a national memorial.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Senators Brown and Portman introduced S. 4121 on April 28,
2022. The Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on S.
4121 on May 11, 2022. A companion bill, H.R. 7618, was
introduced by Representative Shontel Brown and others on April
28, 2022, and passed the House of Representatives on a voice
vote on September 19, 2022.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in
open business session on July 21, 2022, by a voice vote of a
quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass S. 4121.
SUMMARY
S. 4121 recognizes the significance of the Kol Israel
Foundation Holocaust Memorial and honors the life and legacy of
the Holocaust survivors who erected the memorial. The bill
designates the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial as a
national memorial, clarifying that the memorial is not a unit
of the National Park System or eligible to receive federal
funds.
COST AND BUGETARY CONSIDERATIONS
The Committee has requested, but has not yet received, the
Congressional Budget Office's estimate of the cost of S. 4121
as ordered reported. When the Congressional Budget Office
completes its cost estimate, it will be posted on the Internet
at www.cbo.gov.
REGULATORY IMPACT EVALUATION
In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following
evaluation of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in
carrying out S. 4121. The bill is not a regulatory measure in
the sense of imposing Government-established standards or
significant economic responsibilities on private individuals
and businesses. No personal information would be collected in
administering the program. Therefore, there would be no impact
on personal privacy. Little, if any, additional paperwork would
result from the enactment of S. 4121, as ordered reported.
CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING
S. 4121, as ordered reported, does not contain any
congressionally directed spending items, limited tax benefits,
or limited tariff benefits as defined in rule XLIV of the
Standing Rules of the Senate.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
The testimony provided by the Department of the Interior at
the May 11, 2022, subcommittee hearing on S. 4121 follows:
Statement of Michael A. Caldwell, Associate Director, Park Planning,
Facilities, and Lands, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the
Interior
Chairman King, Ranking Member Daines, and members of the
Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the
Department of the Interior's views on S. 4121, a bill to
designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in
Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a National Memorial.
The Department does not have a position on S. 4121, as the
memorial would not be located at a site that is under the
jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, and this bill
does not provide for any management or funding by the National
Park Service.
The Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial was dedicated
on May 28, 1961, and is one of the first memorials related to
the Holocaust constructed in the United States. It is a
memorial to the 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust and
commemorates Holocaust victims with unknown resting places.
Buried at the base of the monument are ashes and artifacts of
Jewish martyrs killed by the Nazis from three concentration
camps. Engraved on surrounding walls are the names of family
members who perished during the Holocaust, as well as the names
of departed survivors.
This legislation explicitly states that this Memorial is
not a unit of the National Park System, and that designation
should not be construed to require Federal funds to be expended
for it.
Chairman King, this concludes my statement. I would be
pleased to answer any questions you or other members of the
Subcommittee may have.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee notes that no
changes in existing law are made by the bill as ordered
reported.
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