I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4773 
To expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 29, 2014 
Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. MESSER, Mr. HAR-
PER, Mr. JOLLY, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. CHABOT, and Mr. GOWDY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Over-
sight and Government Reform and Armed Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To expand opportunity through greater choice in education, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Creating Hope and 
Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through 
Education Act’’ or the ‘‘CHOICE Act’’. 
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TITLE 
I—IMPROVING 
THE 
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OPPOR-
TUNITY AND RESULTS ACT 
SEC. 101. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to amend the Scholarships 
for Opportunity and Results Act (Public Law 112–10, 125 
Stat. 199) in order to improve provisions concerning op-
portunity scholarships available for low-income students in 
the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 102. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OP-
PORTUNITY AND RESULTS ACT. 
(a) CARRYOVER AMOUNTS.—Section 3014 of division 
C of the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112–10, 125 Stat. 
211) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) CARRYOVER AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Amounts 
appropriated 
under this section shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(2) USE OF CARRYOVER AMOUNTS.—Of the 
funds appropriated under this section that are unob-
ligated, are not expended in the fiscal year for which 
such funds are appropriated, and are not necessary 
for the continuation of the scholarships already 
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awarded, the Secretary shall, for the subsequent fis-
cal year— 
‘‘(A) use 2 percent of such funds to carry 
out outreach and parental education and assist-
ance activities described in section 3007(c) that 
are in addition to any such activities carried out 
by an eligible entity under such section; and 
‘‘(B) use the remaining amount of such 
funds to provide opportunity scholarships to eli-
gible students who have not previously received 
such a scholarship.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION IN STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.—Sec-
tion 3013(3) of division C of the Department of Defense 
and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Pub-
lic Law 112–10, 125 Stat. 211) is amended, in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, is enrolled, 
or will be enrolled for the next school year, in a public 
or private elementary school or secondary school,’’ after 
‘‘District of Columbia’’. 
TITLE 
II—EDUCATION 
PORT-
ABILITY 
FOR 
INDIVIDUALS 
WITH DISABILITIES 
SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to provide options to 
States to innovate and improve the education of children 
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with disabilities by expanding the choices for students and 
parents under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 
SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. 
(a) CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS BY 
THEIR PARENTS.—Section 612(a)(10)(A) of the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1412(a)(10)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(viii) PARENT OPTION PROGRAM.—If 
a State has established a program that 
meets 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
663(c)(11) (whether statewide or in limited 
areas of the State) and that allows a par-
ent of a child described in section 
663(c)(11)(A) to use public funds, or pri-
vate 
funds 
in 
accordance 
with 
633(c)(11)(B)(ii), to pay some or all of the 
costs of attendance at a private school— 
‘‘(I) funds allocated to the State 
under section 611 may be used by the 
State to supplement such public or 
private funds, if the Federal funds are 
distributed to parents who make a 
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