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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should expand and simplify its reparations system, provide reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central Europe, and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses of Holocaust survivors.

Introduced: July 9, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Oct 20, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Jul 17, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1449-1450)
Jul 9, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jul 9, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the German Government to: (1) expand and simplify its system of reparations so that all Holocaust survivors can receive reparations regardless of their nationality, length or place of internment, or current financial situation; (2) provide reparations to Holocaust survivors in the former Soviet Union and other former Communist countries in Eastern and Central Europe; (3) fulfill its responsibilities to Holocaust victims and immediately set up a comprehensive medical fund to cover the medical expenses of all Holocaust survivors worldwide; and (4) help restore the dignity of such survivors by paying them sufficient reparations to ensure that no Holocaust survivor be forced by poverty to live in conditions worse than those generally enjoyed by the surviving former Nazis who persecuted them.

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Executive Comment Requested from State.

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