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Union Calendar No. 221 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 10 
[Report No. 114–292] 
To reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2015 
Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. KLINE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 
ROKITA, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, and Mr. MESSER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
OCTOBER 16, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. COLE, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Ms. 
FOXX, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. BLUM, and Mr. MEADOWS 
OCTOBER 16, 2015 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
To reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 
Act, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthoriza-
tion Act’’ or the ‘‘SOAR Reauthorization Act’’. 
(b) REFERENCES IN ACT.—Whenever in this Act an 
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or 
repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall 
be considered to be made to that section or other provision 
of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (divi-
sion C of Public Law 112–10; sec. 38–1853.01 et seq., 
D.C. Official Code). 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Parents are best equipped to make decisions 
for their children, including the educational setting 
that will best serve the interests and educational 
needs of their children. 
(2) In 1995, Congress passed the DC School 
Reform Act, which granted the District of Columbia 
the authority to create public charter schools and 
gave parents greater educational options for their 
children. 
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(3) In 2003, in partnership with the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia, the chairman of the DC 
Council Education Committee, and community activ-
ists, Congress passed the DC School Choice Incen-
tive Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 
126), to provide opportunity scholarships to parents 
of students in the District of Columbia to enable 
them to pursue a high-quality education at a private 
elementary or secondary school of their choice. 
(4) The DC Opportunity Scholarship Program 
(DC OSP) was part of a comprehensive three-part 
funding arrangement that provided additional funds 
for both the District of Columbia public schools and 
public charter schools of the District of Columbia. 
The intent behind the additional resources was to 
ensure both District of Columbia public and charter 
schools continued to improve. 
(5) In 2011, Congress enacted the three-part 
funding arrangement when it reauthorized the DC 
OSP and passed the Scholarships for Opportunity 
and Results (SOAR) Act (division C of Public Law 
112–10) with bipartisan support. 
(6) While the National Center for Education 
Statistics indicates that per pupil expenditure for 
public schools in the District of Columbia is the 
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highest in the United States, performance on the 
National 
Assessment 
of 
Educational 
Progress 
(NAEP) continues to be near the bottom of the 
country when examining scores in mathematics and 
reading for fourth and eighth grades. When Con-
gress passed the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 
2003, students in the District of Columbia ranked 
52 out of 52 States (including the Department of 
Defense schools). Since that time, the District of Co-
lumbia has made significant gains in mathematics 
and reading. However, students in the District of 
Columbia still rank in the bottom three States out 
of 52 States. According to the 2013 fourth grade 
math NAEP results, 34 percent of students are 
below basic, 38 percent are at basic, and 28 percent 
are at proficient or advanced. The 2013 fourth 
grade reading results found that 50 percent of 
fourth grade students in the District of Columbia 
are at or below basic, 27 percent are at basic, and 
23 percent are proficient or advanced. 
(7) Since the inception of the DC OSP, there 
has been strong demand for the program by parents 
and the citizens of the District of Columbia. In fact, 
74 percent of District of Columbia residents support 
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continuing the program (based on the Lester & As-
sociates February 2011 Poll). 
(8) Since the program’s inception, parental sat-
isfaction has remained high. The program has also 
been found to result in significantly higher gradua-
tion rates for those students who have received and 
used their opportunity scholarships. 
(9) The DC OSP offers low-income families in 
the District of Columbia important educational al-
ternatives while public schools are improved. The 
program should continue to be reauthorized as part 
of a three-part comprehensive funding strategy for 
the District of Columbia school system providing 
equal funding for public schools, public charter 
schools, and opportunity scholarships for students to 
attend private schools. 
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to amend 
the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act to pro-
vide low-income parents residing in the District of Colum-
bia with expanded educational opportunities for enrolling 
their children in other schools in the District of Columbia, 
and provide resources to support educational reforms for 
District of Columbia Public Schools and District of Co-
lumbia public charter schools. 
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON TYPES OF 
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 3004(a) (sec. 38–1853.04(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON 
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
program under this division, the Secretary may 
not limit the number of eligible students receiv-
ing scholarships under section 3007(a), and 
may not prevent otherwise eligible students 
from participating in the program under this 
Act, on any of the following grounds: 
‘‘(i) The type of school the student 
previously attended. 
‘‘(ii) Whether or not the student pre-
viously received a scholarship or partici-
pated in the program. 
‘‘(iii) Whether or not the student was 
a member of the control group used by the 
Institute of Education Sciences to carry 
out previous evaluations of the program 
under section 3009. 
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‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in subparagraph (A) may be construed to waive 
the requirement under section 3005(b)(1)(B) 
that the entity carrying out the program under 
this Act must carry out a random selection 
process which gives weight to the priorities de-
scribed in section 3006 if more eligible students 
seek admission in the program than the pro-
gram can accommodate.’’. 
SEC. 4. REQUIRING ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO UTILIZE INTER-
NAL FISCAL AND QUALITY CONTROLS. 
Section 3005(b)(1) (sec. 38–1853.05(b)(1), D.C. Of-
ficial Code) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (K); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(M) how the entity will ensure that it uti-
lizes internal fiscal and quality controls; and’’. 
SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF PRIORITIES FOR AWARDING 
SCHOLARSHIPS TO DETERMINING ELIGIBLE 
STUDENTS. 
Section 3006(1) (sec. 38–1853.06(1), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘identified 
for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring 
under section 1116 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘identified as a low-achieving school 
according to the Office of the State Superintendent 
of Education of the District of Columbia’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, or 
whether such students have, in the past, attended a 
private school;’’. 
SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICI-
PATING SCHOOLS AND ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 
(a) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS; COMPLIANCE 
WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3007(a)(4) 
(sec. 38–1853.07(a)(4), D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(G) conducts criminal background checks 
on school employees who have direct and unsu-
pervised interaction with students; and 
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‘‘(H) complies with all requests for data 
and information regarding the reporting re-
quirements described in section 3010.’’. 
(b) ACCREDITATION.—Section 3007(a) (sec. 38– 
1853.07(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and 
(5)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—None of the funds 
provided under this division for opportunity 
scholarships may be used by an eligible student 
to enroll in a participating private school unless 
one of the following applies: 
‘‘(i) In the case of a school that, as of 
the date of enactment of the SOAR Reau-
thorization Act, is a participating school, 
the school is provisionally or fully accred-
ited by an accrediting body described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 
2202(16) of the District of Columbia 
School Reform Act of 1995 (sec. 38– 
1802.02(16)(A–G), D.C. Official Code), or 
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by any other accrediting body determined 
appropriate by the District of Columbia 
Office of the State Superintendent for 
Schools for the purposes of accrediting an 
elementary or secondary school. 
‘‘(ii) In the case of a school that, as 
of the day before the date of enactment of 
the SOAR Reauthorization Act, is a par-
ticipating school but does not meet the re-
quirements of clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of such Act, the 
school is pursuing full accreditation 
by an accrediting body described in 
clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) not later than 5 years after 
the date of enactment of such Act, the 
school meets the requirements of 
clause (i), except that an eligible enti-
ty may extend this deadline for a sin-
gle 1-year period if the school provides 
the eligible entity with evidence from 
such an accrediting body that the 
school’s application for accreditation 
is in process and that the school will 
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be awarded accreditation before the 
end of such period. 
‘‘(iii) In the case of a school that, as 
of the date of enactment of the SOAR Re-
authorization Act, is not a participating 
school, the school meets the requirements 
of clause (i) or, if it does not meet the re-
quirements of clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) the school is actively pur-
suing full accreditation by an accred-
iting body described in clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) the school meets all of the 
other requirements for participating 
schools under this Act. 
‘‘(iii) In the case of a school that, as 
of the date of enactment of the SOAR Reau-
thorization Act, is not a participating 
school, the school meets the requirements of 
clause (i) or, if it does not meet the require-
ments of clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) at the time the school notifies 
an eligible entity that it seeks to be a 
participating school, the school is ac-
tively pursuing full accreditation by 
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an accrediting body described in clause 
(i); 
‘‘(II) not later than 5 years after 
the school notifies an eligible entity 
that it seeks to be a participating 
school, the school meets the require-
ments of clause (i), except that an eli-
gible entity may extend this deadline 
for a single 1-year period if the school 
provides the eligible entity with evi-
dence from such an accrediting body 
that the school’s application for accred-
itation is in process and that the 
school will be awarded accreditation 
before the end of such period; and 
‘‘(III) the school meets all of the 
other requirements for participating 
schools under this Act. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Not 
later than 5 years after the date of enactment 
of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, each partici-
pating school shall submit to the eligible entity 
a certification that the school has been fully or 
provisionally accredited in accordance with sub-
paragraph (A), or has been granted an exten-
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sion by the eligible entity in accordance with 
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II). 
‘‘(C) ASSISTING STUDENTS IN ENROLLING 
IN OTHER SCHOOLS.—If a participating school 
fails to meet the requirements of subparagraph 
(A), the eligible entity shall assist the parents 
of the eligible students who attend the school in 
identifying, applying to, and enrolling in an-
other participating school under this Act.’’. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
AND PARENTAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 3007 (sec. 38– 
1853.07, D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
AND PARENTAL 
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall make $2,000,000 of 
the amount provided under the grant each year available 
to an eligible entity receiving a grant under section 
3004(a) to cover the following expenses: 
‘‘(1) The administrative expenses of carrying 
out its program under this Act during the year, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) determining the eligibility of students 
to participate; 
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‘‘(B) selecting the eligible students to re-
ceive scholarships; 
‘‘(C) determining the amount of the schol-
arships and issuing the scholarships to eligible 
students; 
‘‘(D) compiling and maintaining financial 
and programmatic records; and 
‘‘(E) conducting site visits as described in 
section 3005(b)(1)(l). 
‘‘(2) The expenses of educating parents about 
the entity’s program under this Act, and assisting 
parents through the application process under this 
Act, including— 
‘‘(A) providing information about the pro-
gram and the participating schools to parents 
of eligible students; 
‘‘(B) providing funds to assist parents of 
students in meeting expenses that might other-
wise preclude the participation of eligible stu-
dents in the program; and 
‘‘(C) streamlining the application process 
for parents.’’; and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c). 
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(d) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR STU-
DENT ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE.—Section 3007(c) (sec. 38– 
1853.07(c), D.C. Official Code), as redesignated by sub-
section (c)(2), is amended by striking ‘‘identified for im-
provement, corrective action, or restructuring under sec-
tion 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316)’’ and inserting ‘‘identified 
as a low-achieving school according to the Office of the 
State Superintendent of Education of the District of Co-
lumbia’’. 
(e) PERMITTING USE OF FUNDS REMAINING UNOB-
LIGATED FROM PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.—Section 3007 
(sec. 38–1853.07, D.C. Official Code), as amended by this 
section, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PERMITTING USE OF FUNDS REMAINING UN-
OBLIGATED FROM PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.—To the ex-
tent that any funds appropriated for the opportunity 
scholarship program under this Act for a fiscal year re-
main unobligated at the end of the fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall make such funds available during subsequent 
fiscal years for scholarships for eligible students, except 
that an eligible entity may use not more than 5 percent 
of the funds for administrative expenses, parental assist-
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ance, and tutoring, in addition to the amounts appro-
priated for such purposes under section 3007(b) and (c). 
‘‘(d) PERMITTING USE OF FUNDS REMAINING UNOBLI-
GATED FROM PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.—To the extent that 
any funds appropriated for the opportunity scholarship 
program under this Act for any fiscal year (including a 
fiscal year occurring prior to the enactment of this sub-
section) remain unobligated at the end of the fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall make such funds available during the 
next fiscal year and (if still unobligated as of the end of 
that fiscal year) any subsequent fiscal year for scholarships 
for eligible students, except that an eligible entity may use 
not more than 5 percent of the funds for administrative ex-
penses, parental assistance, and tutoring, in addition to the 
amounts appropriated for such purposes under section 
3007(b) and (c).’’. 
SEC. 7. PROGRAM EVALUATION. 
(a) REVISION OF EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3009(a) (sec. 38– 
1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(1) DUTIES
OF
THE
SECRETARY
AND
THE 
MAYOR.—The Secretary and the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall— 
‘‘(A) jointly enter into an agreement with 
the Institute of Education Sciences of the De-
partment of Education to evaluate annually the 
opportunity scholarship program under this 
Act; 
‘‘(B) jointly enter into an agreement to 
monitor and evaluate the use of funds author-
ized and appropriated for the District of Co-
lumbia Public Schools and the District of Co-
lumbia public charter schools under this Act; 
and 
‘‘(C) make the evaluations described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) public in accord-
ance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary, through a grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement, shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that the evaluation under 
paragraph (1)(A)— 
‘‘(i) is conducted using an acceptable 
quasi-experimental research design for de-
termining the effectiveness of the oppor-
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tunity scholarship program under this Act 
which does not use a control study group 
consisting of students who applied for but 
who did not receive opportunity scholar-
ships; and 
‘‘(ii) addresses the issues described in 
paragraph (4); and 
‘‘(B) disseminate information on the im-
pact of the program— 
‘‘(i) in increasing academic achieve-
ment and educational attainment of par-
ticipating eligible students; and 
‘‘(ii) on students and schools in the 
District of Columbia. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES
OF
THE
INSTITUTE
OF
EDU-
CATION
SCIENCES.—The Institute of Education 
Sciences of the Department of Education shall— 
‘‘(A) assess participating eligible students 
in each of the grades 3 through 8, as well as 
one of the grades in the high school level, by su-
pervising the administration of the same read-
ing and math assessment used by the District 
of Columbia Public Schools to comply with sec-
tion 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)); 
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‘‘(B) measure the academic achievement of 
all participating students in the grades de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) work with the eligible entities to en-
sure that the parents of each student who re-
ceives a scholarship under this Act agree to per-
mit the student to participate in the evaluations 
and assessments carried out by the Institute 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) ISSUES TO BE EVALUATED.—The issues to 
be evaluated under paragraph (1)(A) shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A comparison of the academic 
achievement of participating eligible students in 
the measurements described in paragraph (3) to 
the academic achievement of a comparison 
group of students with similar backgrounds in 
the District of Columbia Public Schools. 
‘‘(B) The success of the program under 
this Act in expanding choice options for parents 
of participating eligible students and increasing 
their satisfaction with their child’s school the 
satisfaction of such parents and students with 
their choice. 
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‘‘(C) The reasons parents of participating 
eligible students choose for their children to 
participate in the program, including important 
characteristics for selecting schools. 
‘‘(D) A comparison of the retention rates, 
high school graduation rates, college admission 
college enrollment rates, college persistence 
rates, and college graduation rates of partici-
pating eligible students with the rates of stu-
dents in the comparison group described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(E) A comparison of the college admis-
sion college enrollment rates, college persistence 
rates, and college graduation rates of students 
who participated in the program in 2004, 2005, 
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 as the re-
sult of winning the Opportunity Scholarship 
Program lottery with the rates of students who 
entered but did not win such lottery in those 
years and who, as a result, served as the con-
trol group for previous evaluations of the pro-
gram under this Act. 
‘‘(F) A comparison of the safety of the 
schools attended by participating eligible stu-
dents and the schools in the District of Colum-
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bia attended by students in the comparison 
group described in subparagraph (A), based on 
the perceptions of the students and parents. 
‘‘(G) Such other issues with respect to par-
ticipating eligible students as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate for inclusion in the evalua-
tion, such as the impact of the program on pub-
lic elementary schools and secondary schools in 
the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITING DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL 
INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any disclosure of per-
sonally identifiable information shall be in com-
pliance with section 444 of the General Edu-
cation Provisions Act (commonly known as the 
‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
1974’) (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 
‘‘(B) STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS.—With respect to any student who is 
not attending a public elementary school or sec-
ondary school, personally identifiable informa-
tion may not be disclosed outside of the group 
of individuals carrying out the evaluation for 
such student, such student or the group of indi-
viduals providing information for carrying out 
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the evaluation of such student, other than to the 
parents of such student.’’. 
(2) TRANSITION
FROM
CURRENT
EVALUA-
TION.—The Secretary of Education shall terminate 
the current evaluations conducted under section 
3009(a) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Re-
sults Act (sec. 38–1853.09, D.C. Official Code), as 
in effect prior to the date of enactment of this Act, 
after obtaining data for the 2015–2016 school year, 
and shall submit the reports required with respect to 
the evaluations in accordance with section 3009(b) 
of such Act. Effective with respect to the 2016–2017 
school year, the Secretary shall conduct new evalua-
tions in accordance with the provisions of section 
3009(a) of such Act as amended by this Act., and 
as a component of the new evaluations, the Secretary 
shall continue to monitor and evaluate the students 
who were evaluated in the most recent evaluation 
under such section prior to the enactment of this Act, 
along with their corresponding test scores and other 
information. 
(b) DUTY OF MAYOR TO ENSURE INSTITUTE HAS 
ALL INFORMATION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT EVALUA-
TIONS.—Section 3011(a)(1) (sec. 38–1853.11(a)(1), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) INFORMATION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT 
EVALUATIONS.—Ensure that all District of Colum-
bia public schools and District of Columbia public 
charter schools make available to the Institute of 
Education Sciences of the Department of Education 
all of the information the Institute requires to carry 
out the assessments and perform the evaluations re-
quired under section 3009(a).’’. 
SEC. 8. FUNDING FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. 
(a) MANDATORY WITHHOLDING
OF FUNDS
FOR 
FAILURE
TO
COMPLY
WITH
CONDITIONS.—Section 
3011(b) (sec. 38–1853.11(b), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If, after reasonable notice and 
an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary determines 
that the Mayor has failed to comply with any of the re-
quirements of subsection (a), the Secretary may withhold 
from the Mayor, in whole or in part— 
‘‘(1) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap-
propriated under section 3014(a)(2), if the failure to 
comply relates to the District of Columbia public 
schools; 
‘‘(2) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap-
propriated under section 3014(a)(3), if the failure to 
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comply relates to the District of Columbia public 
charter schools; or 
‘‘(3) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap-
propriated under both section 3014(a)(2) and sec-
tion 3014(a)(3), if the failure relates to both the 
District of Columbia public schools and the District 
of Columbia public charter schools.’’. 
(b) RULES FOR USE OF FUNDS PROVIDED FOR SUP-
PORT
OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—Section 3011 
(sec. 38–1853.11, D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) SPECIFIC RULES REGARDING FUNDS PROVIDED 
FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—The fol-
lowing rules shall apply with respect to the funds provided 
under this Act for the support of District of Columbia 
public charter schools: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary may direct the funds pro-
vided for any fiscal year, or any portion thereof, to 
the Office of the State Superintendent of Education 
of the District of Columbia (OSSE). 
‘‘(2) The OSSE may transfer the funds to sub-
grantees who are specific District of Columbia public 
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charter schools or networks of such schools or who 
are District of Columbia-based non-profit organiza-
tions with experience in successfully providing sup-
port or assistance to District of Columbia public 
charter schools or networks of schools. 
‘‘(3) The funds shall be available to any Dis-
trict of Columbia public charter school in good 
standing with the District of Columbia Charter 
School Board (Board), and the OSSE and Board 
may not restrict the availability of the funds to cer-
tain types of schools on the basis of the school’s lo-
cation, governing body, or any other characteristic.’’. 
SEC. 9. REVISION OF CURRENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDER-
STANDING. 
The Secretary of Education and the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia shall revise the memorandum of un-
derstanding which is in effect under section 3012(d) of 
the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (sec. 
38–1853.12(d), D.C. Official Code) as of the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act to address the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The amendments made by this Act. 
(2) The need to ensure that participating 
schools under such Act meet fire code standards and 
maintain certificates of occupancy. 
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(3) The need to ensure that District of Colum-
bia public schools and District of Columbia public 
charter schools meet the requirements under such 
Act to comply with all reasonable requests for infor-
mation necessary to carry out the evaluations re-
quired under section 3009(a) of such Act. 
SEC. 10. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS. 
Section 3014(a) (sec. 38–1853.14(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘each of the 4 succeeding 
fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the 9 succeeding fiscal 
years’’. 
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to school year 2016–2017 and each succeeding 
school year. 
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Union Calendar No. 221 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 10 
[Report No. 114–292] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity 
and Results Act, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 16, 2015 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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