Support for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews Act of 2006

H.R. 5247, the Support for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews Act of 2006, authorizes the U.S. Department of State to provide financial and technical assistance for the development of a museum in Warsaw, Poland. Specifically, the bill directs the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the creation of the museum’s permanent collection, which documents a millennium of Jewish life in Poland. For citizens, this legislation represents a diplomatic effort to preserve international cultural heritage and promote educational exchange regarding the history of the Holocaust and Jewish contributions to European society.