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(3) Section 1004(e)(1) of Public Law 111–212 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(1) based on information available to the Secretary, the 
Independent Electoral Commission has no members or other 
employees who participated in, or helped to cover up, acts 
of fraud in the 2009 presidential election in Afghanistan, and 
the Electoral Complaints Commission is a genuinely inde-
pendent body with all the authorities that were invested in 
it under Afghan law as of December 31, 2009; and’’. 
SEC. 2123. (a) The first and second provisos under the heading 
‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance, Funds Appropriated to the Presi-
dent, Economic Support Fund’’ in division F of Public Law 111– 
117 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this division by 
substituting the following: ‘‘Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, up to $250,000,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Egypt for activities that support democratic elec-
tions, promote representative and accountable governance, protect 
human rights, strengthen civil society and the rule of law, reduce 
poverty, promote equitable economic development, and expand edu-
cational opportunities for disadvantaged Egyptian youth, including 
through scholarship programs: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of State shall submit a spending plan, including a comprehensive 
strategy to promote democracy and development, to the Committees 
on Appropriations for funds provided for Egypt under this heading: 
Provided further, That such plan shall not be considered as meeting 
the notification requirements under section 7015 of division F of 
Public Law 111–117 or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961: Provided further, That such funds shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be made available to support democratic transitions 
in the Middle East and North Africa, including assistance for civil 
society organizations and the development of democratic political 
parties:’’. 
(b) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
a report on Egypt detailing whether— 
(1) a transparent, political transition is occurring that 
includes the participation of a wide range of democratic opposi-
tion and civil society leaders and is responsive to their views; 
(2) the emergency law and other laws restricting human 
rights have been abrogated; protesters, political and social activ-
ists and journalists are not being arrested, detained or pros-
ecuted for the peaceful exercise of their rights; and the govern-
ment is respecting freedoms of expression, assembly and 
association; and 
(3) legal and constitutional impediments to free and fair 
presidential and parliamentary elections are being removed. 
SEC. 2124. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Multi-
lateral Assistance, International Financial Institutions, Contribu-
tion to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program’’, shall 
be $100,000,000 for payment to the Global Agriculture and Food 
Security Program by the Secretary of the Treasury, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 2125. None of the funds made available in this division 
for the United Nations Capital Master Plan may be used for the
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design, renovation, or construction of the United Nations Head-
quarters in New York in excess of the agreed upon assessments 
of the United States pursuant to paragraph 10 of United Nations 
General Assembly Resolution 61/251. 
SEC. 2126. (a) CONTRIBUTION
TO
THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT 
BANK.—In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this 
division, $106,586,000, to remain available until expended, is appro-
priated for payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid- 
in portion of the increase in capital stock. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.—The 
United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank may sub-
scribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion 
of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount 
not to exceed $2,558,048,769. 
(c) REPORTING ON REFORMS.—Funds shall not be made available 
for a United States contribution to the Asian Development Bank 
(ADB) until the Secretary of the Treasury reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the ADB is making substantial progress 
toward the following policy goals— 
(1) implementing procurement guidelines that maximize 
international competitive bidding in accordance with sound 
procurement practices, including transparency, competition, 
and cost-effective results for Borrowers; 
(2) providing greater public disclosure of loan documents, 
with particular attention to persons affected by ADB projects; 
(3) implementing best practices in domestic laws and inter-
national conventions against corruption for whistleblower and 
witness disclosures, and protections against retaliation for 
internal and lawful public disclosures by ADB employees and 
others affected by ADB operations who report illegality or other 
misconduct that could threaten the ADB’s mission, including 
best practices for legal burdens of proof; access to independent 
adjudicative bodies; and results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation; 
(4) ensuring that the Investigations Office, Auditor General 
Office, and Evaluation Office are functionally independent, free 
from interference when determining the scope of investigations 
and audits, performing work and communicating results, and 
regularly report to the ADB’s board of directors and, as appro-
priate and in a manner consistent with such functional 
independence of the Investigations Office and the Auditor Gen-
eral Office, to the ADB President; 
(5) requiring that each candidate for adjustment or budget 
support loans provide an assessment of reforms to budgetary 
and 
procurement 
processes 
to 
encourage 
transparency, 
including budget publication and public scrutiny, prior to loan 
or grant approval; 
(6) ensuring that the ADB’s Accountability Mechanism pro-
vides transparency and protects local residents affected by ADB 
projects; and 
(7) making publicly available external and internal 
performance and financial audits of ADB projects on the ADB’s 
website. 
(d) REPORT DATES.—Not later than 180 days after enactment 
of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter until September 30, 
2013, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees
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on Appropriations a report detailing the extent to which the ADB 
has made progress on each policy goal listed in subsection (c). 
(e) AMENDMENT.—The Asian Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 
285 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 33. NINTH REPLENISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized 
to contribute, on behalf of the United States, $461,000,000 to the 
ninth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to 
obtaining the necessary appropriations. 
‘‘(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided 
for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, with-
out fiscal year limitation, $461,000,000 for payment by the Secretary 
of the Treasury. 
‘‘SEC. 34. FIFTH CAPITAL INCREASE. 
‘‘(a) SUBSCRIPTION AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) The United States Governor of the Bank may subscribe 
on behalf of the United States to 1,104,420 additional shares 
of the capital stock of the Bank. 
‘‘(2) Any subscription by the United States to capital stock 
of the Bank shall be effective only to such extent or in such 
amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) In order to pay for the increase in the United States 
subscription to the Bank provided for in subsection (a), there 
are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limita-
tion, $13,323,173,083, for payment by the Secretary of the 
Treasury. 
‘‘(2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) $532,929,240 is authorized to be appropriated for 
paid-in shares of the Bank; and 
‘‘(B) $12,790,243,843 is authorized to be appropriated 
for callable shares of the Bank, for payment by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury.’’. 
TITLE XII—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
SEC. 2201. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Transportation 
Planning, Research, and Development’’ shall be $9,819,000. 
SEC. 2202. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, National Infrastruc-
ture Investments’’ shall be $528,000,000: Provided, That the 
amounts included under such heading in division A of Public Law 
111–117 shall be applied to funds appropriated by this division 
by substituting ‘‘$0’’ for ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2203. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Oper-
ations’’ shall be $9,533,028,000, of which $4,559,000,000 shall be 
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not 
less than $7,473,299,000 shall be for air traffic organization activi-
ties and not less than $1,253,020,000 shall be for aviation safety 
activities. 
SEC. 2204. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Facilities
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and Equipment’’ shall be $2,736,203,000, of which $2,226,203,000 
shall remain available through September 30, 2013, and of which 
$470,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2011. 
SEC. 2205. Notwithstanding section 1101, the amounts included 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Grants-in-Aid for Airports, Liquidation of Contract 
Authorization’’ in division A of Public Law 111–117 shall be applied 
to 
funds 
appropriated 
by 
this 
division 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$3,550,000,000’’ for ‘‘$3,000,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2206. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Research, 
Engineering, and Development’’ shall be $170,000,000. 
SEC. 2207. Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned 
to each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
$2,500,000,000 are permanently rescinded: Provided, That such 
rescission shall not apply to the funds distributed in accordance 
with sections 130(f) and 104(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code; 
sections 133(d)(1) and 163 of such title, as in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of Public Law 109–59; and the first 
sentence of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such title: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 1132 of Public Law 110–140, in admin-
istering the rescission required under this heading, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall allow each State to determine the amount 
of the required rescission to be drawn from the programs to which 
the rescission applies. 
SEC. 2208. Notwithstanding section 1101, no funds made avail-
able by this division shall be for activities described in section 
122 of title I of division A of Public Law 111–117. 
SEC. 2209. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Surface 
Transportation Priorities’’ shall be $0. 
SEC. 2210. Unobligated balances of funds made available for 
obligation under section 320 of title 23, United States Code, section 
147 of Public Law 95–599, section 9(c) of Public Law 97–134, 
section 149 of Public Law 100–17, and sections 1006, 1069, 1103, 
1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 6005, 6015, and 6023 of Public 
Law 102–240 are permanently rescinded. 
SEC. 2211. The unobligated balance available on September 
30, 2011, under section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178) for each project for 
which less than 10 percent of the amount authorized for such 
project under such section has been obligated is permanently 
rescinded. 
SEC. 2212. Of the amounts authorized for fiscal years 2005 
through 2009 in section 1101(a)(16) of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
(Public Law 109–59) to carry out the high priority projects program 
under section 117 of title 23, United States Code, that are not 
allocated for projects described in section 1702 of such Act, 
$8,190,335 are permanently rescinded. 
SEC. 2213. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra-
tion, Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs, (Liquidation 
of Contract Authorization), (Limitation on Obligations), (Highway 
Trust Fund)’’ shall be $245,000,000. 
SEC. 2214. Of the amount made available for ‘‘Department 
of Transportation, Motor Carrier Safety Grants, (Liquidation of
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Contract Authorization), (Limitation on Obligations), (Highway 
Trust Fund)’’ for the commercial driver’s license information system 
modernization program, $3,000,000 shall be made available for 
audits of new entrant motor carriers to carry out section 4107(b) 
of Public Law 109–59, and 31104(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, and $5,000,000 shall be made available for the commercial 
driver’s license improvements program to carry out section 31313 
of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 2215. Of the unobligated amounts available for Safety 
Belt Performance Grants under section 406 of title 23, United 
States Code, $76,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
SEC. 2216. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Railroad 
Safety Technology Program’’ shall be $0. 
SEC. 2217. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Safety 
and Operations’’ shall be $176,950,000. 
SEC. 2218. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Railroad 
Research and Development’’ shall be $35,100,000. 
SEC. 2219. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Rail Line 
Relocation and Improvement Program’’ shall be $10,532,000. 
SEC. 2220. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Capital 
and Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration’’ shall be $923,625,000. 
SEC. 2221. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Capital 
Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger 
Rail Service’’ shall be $0. 
SEC. 2222. Of the prior year unobligated balances available 
for ‘‘Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administra-
tion, Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity 
Passenger Rail Service’’, $400,000,000 is rescinded. 
SEC. 2223. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Grants 
for Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Reductions’’ shall be 
$50,000,000. 
SEC. 2224. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Capital 
Investment Grants’’ shall be $1,600,000,000. 
SEC. 2225. Of the funds made available for ‘‘Department of 
Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Capital Investment 
Grants’’ in division A of Public Law 111–117, $280,000,000 is 
rescinded. 
SEC. 2226. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Research 
and University Research Centers’’ shall be $59,000,000. 
SEC. 2227. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Operations and 
Training’’ shall be $151,750,000, of which $11,240,000 shall remain 
available until expended for maintenance and repair of training 
ships at State Maritime Academies; $15,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for capital improvements at the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy; and $59,057,000 shall be available 
for operations at the United States Merchant Marine Academy:
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Provided, That of the funds made available under such heading 
in division A of Public Law 111–117, up to $6,000,000 may be 
used for the reimbursement of overcharged midshipmen fees for 
academic years 2003–2004 through 2008–2009, to remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That the reimbursement decisions 
of the Secretary pursuant to the previous proviso shall be final 
and conclusive: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under such heading by this division, $1,000,000 shall be for the 
information technology requirements of Public Law 111–207, to 
be available until expended. 
SEC. 2228. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Assistance to 
Small Shipyards’’ shall be $10,000,000. 
SEC. 2229. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for each 
of the following accounts under the heading ‘‘Department of 
Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Adminis-
tration’’ shall be as follows: ‘‘Operational Expenses, (Pipeline Safety 
Fund)’’, $21,496,000; ‘‘Hazardous Materials Safety’’, $39,098,000, 
of which $1,699,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2013; and ‘‘Pipeline Safety (Pipeline Safety Fund) (Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund)’’, $106,919,000, of which $18,905,000 shall be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2013, and of which $88,014,000 shall be derived 
from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $47,332,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2013. 
SEC. 2230. Notwithstanding section 1101, section 186 of title 
I of division A of Public Law 111–117 shall not apply in fiscal 
year 2011. 
SEC. 2231. Notwithstanding section 1101, none of the funds 
made available by this division shall be available for activities 
described in section 195 of title I of division A of Public Law 
111–117. 
SEC. 2232. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Management and 
Administration, Administration, Operations and Management’’ shall 
be $525,040,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall adjust other 
amounts specified under this heading to stay within the level pro-
vided under this section. 
SEC. 2233. Notwithstanding section 1101, section 231 of title 
II of division A of Public Law 111–117 (123 Stat. 3105) is amended 
to read as follows: ‘‘The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, which-
ever is less, of the funds made available for personnel or nonper-
sonnel expenses under any account under this title under the gen-
eral heading ‘Personnel Compensation and Benefits’, or under any 
set-aside within the accounts under the headings ‘Executive Direc-
tion’ and ‘Administration, Operations and Management’, to any 
other such account or set-aside: Provided, That no appropriation 
for personnel or non-personnel expenses in any such account or 
set-aside shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent 
or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval 
of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 2234. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for each 
of the following accounts under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Personnel Compensation and Benefits’’ 
shall be as follows: ‘‘Public and Indian Housing’’, $189,074,000;
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‘‘Community Planning and Development’’, $96,989,000; ‘‘Housing’’, 
$381,887,000; and ‘‘Policy Development and Research’’, $19,138,000. 
SEC. 2235. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Public and Indian 
Housing, Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’’ shall be $14,407,688,000, 
to remain available until expended, which shall be available on 
October 1, 2010 (in addition to the $4,000,000,000 previously appro-
priated under such heading that became available on October 1, 
2010), 
and, 
notwithstanding 
section 
1118, 
an 
additional 
$4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be avail-
able on October 1, 2011: Provided, That of the amounts available 
for such heading, $16,702,688,000 shall be for activities specified 
in paragraph (1) under such heading of title II of division A of 
Public Law 111–117; $110,000,000 shall be for activities specified 
in paragraph (2) under such heading in such Public Law; 
$1,450,000,000 shall be for activities specified in paragraph (3) 
under such heading in such Public Law, of which $1,400,000,000 
shall be allocated as provided in the first proviso of such paragraph 
(3); and $50,000,000 shall be for activities specified in paragraph 
(6) under such heading in such Public Law: Provided further, That 
paragraph (5) under such heading in such Public Law is amended 
by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and all that follows through the end 
of such paragraph and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000 for amendment and 
renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 8013), including necessary administrative expenses;’’. 
SEC. 2236. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Public and Indian 
Housing, Public Housing Operating Fund’’ shall be $4,626,000,000. 
SEC. 2237. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Public and Indian 
Housing, Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing 
(HOPE VI)’’ shall be $100,000,000. 
SEC. 2238. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Public and Indian 
Housing, Public Housing Capital Fund’’ shall be $2,044,200,000. 
SEC. 2239. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Public and Indian 
Housing, Native American Housing Block Grants’’ shall be 
$650,000,000. 
SEC. 2240. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning 
and Development, Community Development Fund’’ shall be 
$3,508,000,000, of which $3,343,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
the community development block grant program under title I of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq.): Provided, That none of the funds made available 
under such heading by this division may be used for grants for 
the Economic Development Initiative or Neighborhood Initiatives 
activities, Rural Innovation Fund, or for grants pursuant to section 
107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5307): Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under such heading by this division, $100,000,000 shall be for 
a Sustainable Communities Initiative, of which $70,000,000 shall 
be for Regional Integrated Planning Grants and $30,000,000 shall 
be for Community Challenge Planning Grants: Provided further,
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That of such amount made available for Regional Integrated Plan-
ning Grants, $17,500,000 shall be for activities specified in the 
second proviso of the last paragraph under such heading in title 
II of division A of Public Law 111–117 and $0 shall be for activities 
specified in the sixth proviso of such paragraph. 
SEC. 2241. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning 
and 
Development, 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Grants’’ 
shall 
be 
$1,905,000,000, of which at least $225,000,000 shall be for the 
Emergency Solutions Grant program. 
SEC. 2242. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning 
and Development, HOME Investment Partnerships Program’’ shall 
be $1,610,000,000. 
SEC. 2243. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning 
and Development, Brownfields Redevelopment’’ shall be $0. 
SEC. 2244. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Housing Programs, 
Project-Based Rental Assistance’’ shall be $8,882,328,000, to remain 
available until expended, which shall be available on October 1, 
2010 (in addition to $393,672,000 previously appropriated under 
such heading that became available on October 1, 2010), and, not-
withstanding section 1118, an additional $400,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2011: 
Provided, That of the amounts available for such heading, 
$8,950,000,000 shall be for activities specified in paragraph (1) 
under such heading of title II of division A of Public Law 111– 
117 and $326,000,000 shall be available for activities specified 
in paragraph (2) under such heading of such Public Law. 
SEC. 2245. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Housing Programs, 
Housing Counseling Assistance’’ shall be $0. 
SEC. 2246. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Housing Programs, 
Housing for the Elderly’’ shall be $400,000,000: Provided, That 
of such amounts, up to $100,000,000 shall be available for capital 
advance and project-based rental assistance awards, and none of 
such amounts shall be available for activities specified in the third 
proviso under such heading in title II of division A of Public Law 
111–117. 
SEC. 2247. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Housing Programs, 
Housing for Persons with Disabilities’’ shall be $150,000,000, of 
which up to $50,000,000 shall be for capital advances and project- 
based rental assistance contracts and up to $32,000,000 shall be 
available for amendments or renewal of tenant-based assistance 
contracts entered into prior to fiscal year 2007. 
SEC. 2248. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Housing Programs, 
Energy Innovation Fund’’ shall be $0. 
SEC. 2249. The heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Housing Programs, Other Assisted Housing Pro-
grams, Rental Housing Assistance’’ shall be applied by also being 
available for extensions of up to one year for expiring contracts 
under such sections of law.
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SEC. 2250. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Housing Programs, Rent 
Supplement (Rescission)’’ shall be $40,600,000. 
SEC. 2251. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing 
Administration, Mutual Mortgage Insurance Program Account’’ for 
administrative contract expenses shall be $207,000,000. 
SEC. 2252. The first proviso in the first paragraph under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal 
Housing Administration, General and Special Risk Program 
Account’’ in division A of Public Law 111–117 shall be applied 
in 
fiscal 
year 
2011 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$20,000,000,000’’ 
for 
‘‘$15,000,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2253. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard 
Control and Healthy Homes, Lead Hazard Reduction’’ shall be 
$120,000,000. 
SEC. 2254. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level under the 
heading ‘‘Related Agencies, United States Interagency Council on 
Homelessness, Operating Expenses’’ shall be $2,680,000. 
SEC. 2255. Section 209 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11319) is amended by striking all that follows 
‘‘on’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2013.’’. 
SEC. 2256. The first proviso under the heading ‘‘Housing for 
the Elderly’’ and under the heading ‘‘Housing for Persons with 
Disabilities’’ in division A of Public Law 111–117 are each amended 
to read as follows: ‘‘Provided, That amounts obligated for initial 
project rental assistance contracts from amounts appropriated in 
fiscal year 2003 and thereafter shall remain available for the pur-
pose of paying such obligations incurred prior to the expiration 
of such amounts for a 10 year period following such expiration:’’. 
SEC. 2257. The amounts provided by section 1101 for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, Housing Programs, 
Housing for Persons with Disabilities’’ shall, in addition to use 
as provided under such heading in title II of division A of Public 
Law 111–117, be available for project assistance contracts pursuant 
to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q). 
SEC. 2258. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development, Manage-
ment and Administration, Transformation Initiative’’ for combating 
mortgage fraud shall be $0. 
SEC. 2259. The heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Management and Administration, Transformation 
Initiative’’ in title II of division A of Public Law 111–117 is amended 
by striking the second paragraph and inserting the following: ‘‘For 
necessary expenses of information technology modernization, 
including development and deployment of a Next Generation of 
Voucher Management System and development and deployment 
of 
modernized 
Federal 
Housing 
Administration 
systems, 
$71,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013: Pro-
vided, That not more than 35 percent of the funds made available 
for information technology modernization may be obligated until 
the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations a plan 
for expenditure that: (1) identifies for each modernization project: 
(A) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered 
and the mission benefits to be realized; (B) the estimated lifecycle 
cost; and (C) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that
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each modernization project is: (A) compliant with the Department’s 
enterprise architecture; (B) being managed in accordance with 
applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance; (C) subject 
to the Department’s capital planning and investment control 
requirements; and (D) supported by an adequately staffed project 
office; and (3) has been reviewed by the Government Accountability 
Office. In addition, of the amounts made available in this division 
under each of the following headings under this title, the Secretary 
may transfer to, and merge with, this account up to 1 percent 
from each such account, and such transferred amounts shall be 
available until September 30, 2013, for: (1) research, evaluation, 
and program metrics; (2) program demonstrations; (3) technical 
assistance and capacity building; and (4) information technology: 
‘Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing’, ‘Section 108 
Loan Guarantees’, ‘Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS’, 
‘Community Development Fund’, ‘HOME Investment Partnerships 
Program’, ‘Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Pro-
gram’, ‘Housing for the Elderly’, ‘Housing for Persons With Disabil-
ities’, ‘Payment to Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund’, ‘Mutual 
Mortgage Insurance Program Account’, ‘General and Special Risk 
Program Account’, ‘Research and Technology’, ‘Lead Hazard Reduc-
tion’, ‘Rental Housing Assistance’, and ‘Fair Housing Activities’: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, not less than $45,000,000 shall be available for technical 
assistance and capacity building: Provided further, That technical 
assistance activities shall include, technical assistance for HUD 
programs, including HOME, Community Development Block Grant, 
homeless programs, HOPWA, HOPE VI, Public Housing, the 
Housing Choice Voucher Program, Fair Housing Initiative Program, 
Housing Counseling, Healthy Homes, Sustainable Communities, 
Energy Innovation Fund and other technical assistance as deter-
mined by the Secretary: Provided further, That any amounts avail-
able for research, evaluation, and program metrics and program 
demonstrations shall be used to complete ongoing projects, evalua-
tions, and assessments: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
submit a plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions for approval detailing how the funding provided under this 
section will be allocated to each of the four categories identified 
under this section and for what projects or activities funding will 
be used: Provided further, That following the initial approval of 
this plan, the Secretary may amend the plan with the approval 
of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 2260. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for ‘‘National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation, Office of Inspector General, Sala-
ries and Expenses’’ shall be $19,350,000. 
SEC. 2261. No rescission made in this title shall apply to 
any amount previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
SEC. 2262. None of the funds made available by this division 
may be used to pay the salaries and expenses for the following 
positions: 
(1) Director, White House Office of Health Reform. 
(2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate 
Change.
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(3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned 
to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior 
Counselor for Manufacturing Policy. 
(4) White House Director of Urban Affairs. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Full-Year Continuing Appro-
priations Act, 2011’’. 
DIVISION C—SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 
OPPORTUNITY AND RESULTS ACT 
SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Scholarships for Opportunity 
and Results Act’’ or the ‘‘SOAR Act’’. 
SEC. 3002. 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 child. 
(2) For many parents in the District of Columbia, public 
school choice provided under the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, as well as under other public school 
choice programs, is inadequate. More educational options are 
needed to ensure all families in the District of Columbia have 
access to a quality education. In particular, funds are needed 
to provide low-income parents with enhanced public opportuni-
ties and private educational environments, regardless of 
whether such environments are secular or nonsecular. 
(3) While the per student cost for students in the public 
schools of the District of Columbia is one of the highest in 
the United States, test scores for such students continue to 
be among the lowest in the Nation. The National Assessment 
of Educational Progress (NAEP), an annual report released 
by the National Center for Education Statistics, reported in 
its 2009 study that students in the District of Columbia were 
being outperformed by every State in the Nation. On the 2009 
NAEP, 56 percent of fourth grade students scored ‘‘below basic’’ 
in reading, and 44 percent scored ‘‘below basic’’ in mathematics. 
Among eighth grade students, 49 percent scored ‘‘below basic’’ 
in reading and 60 percent scored ‘‘below basic’’ in mathematics. 
On the 2009 NAEP reading assessment, only 17 percent of 
the District of Columbia fourth grade students could read pro-
ficiently, while only 13 percent of the eighth grade students 
scored at the proficient or advanced level. 
(4) In 2003, 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 public or private elementary or secondary school of their 
choice. The DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (DC OSP) 
under such Act was part of a comprehensive 3-part funding 
arrangement that also included additional funds for the District 
of Columbia public schools, and additional funds for public 
charter schools of the District of Columbia. The intent of the 
approach was to ensure that progress would continue to be 
made to improve public schools and public charter schools,
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and that funding for the opportunity scholarship program would 
not lead to a reduction in funding for the District of Columbia 
public and charter schools. Resources would be available for 
a variety of educational options that would give families in 
the District of Columbia a range of choices with regard to 
the education of their children. 
(5) The DC OSP was established in accordance with the 
Supreme Court decision, Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, 536 U.S. 
639 (2002), which found that a program enacted for the valid 
secular purpose of providing educational assistance to low- 
income children in a demonstrably failing public school system 
is constitutional if it is neutral with respect to religion and 
provides assistance to a broad class of citizens who direct 
government aid to religious and secular schools solely as a 
result of their genuine and independent private choices. 
(6) Since the inception of the DC OSP, it has consistently 
been oversubscribed. Parents express strong support for the 
opportunity scholarship program. Rigorous studies of the pro-
gram by the Institute of Education Sciences have shown signifi-
cant improvements in parental satisfaction and in reading 
scores that are more dramatic when only those students consist-
ently using the scholarships are considered. The program also 
was found to result in significantly higher graduation rates 
for DC OSP students. 
(7) The DC OSP is a program that offers families in need, 
in the District of Columbia, important alternatives while public 
schools are improved. This program should be reauthorized 
as 1 of a 3-part comprehensive funding strategy for the District 
of Columbia school system that provides new and equal funding 
for public schools, public charter schools, and opportunity schol-
arships for students to attend private schools. 
SEC. 3003. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this division is to provide low-income parents 
residing in the District of Columbia, particularly parents of students 
who attend elementary schools or secondary schools identified for 
improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under section 1116 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6316), with expanded opportunities for enrolling their children in 
other schools in the District of Columbia, at least until the public 
schools in the District of Columbia have adequately addressed short-
falls in health, safety, and security, and the students in the District 
of Columbia public schools are testing in mathematics and reading 
at or above the national average. 
SEC. 3004. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds appropriated under section 
3014(a)(1), the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities with approved applications under sec-
tion 3005 to carry out a program to provide eligible students 
with expanded school choice opportunities. The Secretary may 
award a single grant or multiple grants, depending on the 
quality of applications submitted and the priorities of this divi-
sion. 
(2) DURATION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants 
under this subsection for a period of not more than 5 years.
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(b) DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.—From funds 
appropriated under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 3014(a), the 
Secretary shall provide funds to the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia, if the Mayor agrees to the requirements described in 
section 3011(a), for— 
(1) the District of Columbia public schools to improve public 
education in the District of Columbia; and 
(2) the District of Columbia public charter schools to 
improve and expand quality public charter schools in the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
SEC. 3005. APPLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive a grant under section 
3004(a), an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the Secretary may require. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary may not approve the request 
of an eligible entity for a grant under section 3004(a) unless the 
entity’s application includes— 
(1) a detailed description of— 
(A) how the entity will address the priorities described 
in section 3006; 
(B) how the entity will ensure that if more eligible 
students seek admission in the program of the entity than 
the program can accommodate, eligible students are 
selected for admission through a random selection process 
which gives weight to the priorities described in section 
3006; 
(C) how the entity will ensure that if more participating 
eligible students seek admission to a participating school 
than the school can accommodate, participating eligible 
students are selected for admission through a random selec-
tion process; 
(D) how the entity will notify parents of eligible stu-
dents of the expanded choice opportunities in order to 
allow the parents to make informed decisions; 
(E) the activities that the entity will carry out to pro-
vide parents of eligible students with expanded choice 
opportunities through the awarding of scholarships under 
section 3007(a); 
(F) how the entity will determine the amount that 
will be provided to parents under section 3007(a)(2) for 
the payment of tuition, fees, and transportation expenses, 
if any; 
(G) how the entity will seek out private elementary 
schools and secondary schools in the District of Columbia 
to participate in the program; 
(H) how the entity will ensure that each participating 
school will meet the reporting and other program require-
ments under this division; 
(I) how the entity will ensure that participating schools 
submit to site visits by the entity as determined to be 
necessary by the entity, except that a participating school 
may not be required to submit to more than 1 site visit 
per school year;
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(J) how the entity will ensure that participating schools 
are financially responsible and will use the funds received 
under section 3007 effectively; 
(K) how the entity will address the renewal of scholar-
ships to participating eligible students, including continued 
eligibility; and 
(L) how the entity will ensure that a majority of its 
voting board members or governing organization are resi-
dents of the District of Columbia; and 
(2) an assurance that the entity will comply with all 
requests regarding any evaluation carried out under section 
3009(a). 
SEC. 3006. PRIORITIES. 
In awarding grants under section 3004(a), the Secretary shall 
give priority to applications from eligible entities that will most 
effectively— 
(1) in awarding scholarships under section 3007(a), give 
priority to— 
(A) eligible students who, in the school year preceding 
the school year for which the eligible students are seeking 
a scholarship, attended an elementary school or secondary 
school identified for improvement, corrective action, or 
restructuring under section 1116 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316); 
(B) students who have been awarded a scholarship 
in a preceding year under this division or the DC School 
Choice Incentive Act of 2003 (sec. 38–1851.01 et seq., D.C. 
Official Code), as such Act was in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this division, but who have 
not used the scholarship, including eligible students who 
were provided notification of selection for a scholarship 
for school year 2009–2010, which was later rescinded in 
accordance with direction from the Secretary of Education; 
and 
(C) students whose household includes a sibling or 
other child who is already participating in the program 
of the eligible entity under this division, regardless of 
whether such students have, in the past, been assigned 
as members of a control study group for the purposes 
of an evaluation under section 3009(a); 
(2) target resources to students and families that lack 
the financial resources to take advantage of available edu-
cational options; and 
(3) provide students and families with the widest range 
of educational options. 
SEC. 3007. USE OF FUNDS. 
(a) OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an 
eligible entity receiving a grant under section 3004(a) shall 
use the grant funds to provide eligible students with scholar-
ships to pay the tuition, fees, and transportation expenses, 
if any, to enable the eligible students to attend the District 
of Columbia private elementary school or secondary school of 
their choice beginning in school year 2011–2012. Each such 
eligible entity shall ensure that the amount of any tuition
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or fees charged by a school participating in such entity’s pro-
gram under this division to an eligible student participating 
in the program does not exceed the amount of tuition or fees 
that the school charges to students who do not participate 
in the program. 
(2) PAYMENTS TO PARENTS.—An eligible entity receiving 
a grant under section 3004(a) shall make scholarship payments 
under the entity’s program under this division to the parent 
of the eligible student participating in the program, in a manner 
which ensures that such payments will be used for the payment 
of tuition, fees, and transportation expenses (if any), in accord-
ance with this division. 
(3) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) VARYING
AMOUNTS
PERMITTED.—Subject to the 
other requirements of this section, an eligible entity 
receiving a grant under section 3004(a) may award scholar-
ships in larger amounts to those eligible students with 
the greatest need. 
(B) ANNUAL LIMIT ON AMOUNT.— 
(i) LIMIT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2011–2012.—The amount 
of assistance provided to any eligible student by an 
eligible entity under the entity’s program under this 
division for school year 2011–2012 may not exceed— 
(I) $8,000 for attendance in kindergarten 
through grade 8; and 
(II) $12,000 for attendance in grades 9 through 
12. 
(ii) CUMULATIVE INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Begin-
ning with school year 2012–2013, the Secretary shall 
adjust the maximum amounts of assistance described 
in clause (i) for inflation, as measured by the percent-
age increase, if any, from the preceding fiscal year 
in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, 
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
Department of Labor. 
(4) PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL
REQUIREMENTS.—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 the participating school— 
(A) has and maintains a valid certificate of occupancy 
issued by the District of Columbia; 
(B) makes readily available to all prospective students 
information on its school accreditation; 
(C) in the case of a school that has been operating 
for 5 years or less, submits to the eligible entity admin-
istering the program proof of adequate financial resources 
reflecting the financial sustainability of the school and 
the school’s ability to be in operation through the school 
year; 
(D) agrees to submit to site visits as determined to 
be necessary by the eligible entity pursuant to section 
3005(b)(1)(I); 
(E) has financial systems, controls, policies, and proce-
dures to ensure that funds are used according to this 
division; and 
(F) ensures that each teacher of core subject matter 
in the school has a baccalaureate degree or equivalent
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degree, whether such degree was awarded in or outside 
of the United States. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under section 3004(a) may use not more than 3 percent 
of the amount provided under the grant each year for the adminis-
trative expenses of carrying out its program under this division 
during the year, including— 
(1) determining the eligibility of students to participate; 
(2) selecting eligible students to receive scholarships; 
(3) determining the amount of scholarships and issuing 
the scholarships to eligible students; 
(4) compiling and maintaining financial and programmatic 
records; and 
(5) 
conducting 
site 
visits 
as 
described 
in 
section 
3005(b)(1)(I). 
(c) PARENTAL ASSISTANCE.—An eligible entity receiving a grant 
under section 3004(a) may use not more than 2 percent of the 
amount provided under the grant each year for the expenses of 
educating parents about the entity’s program under this division, 
and assisting parents through the application process, under this 
division, including— 
(1) providing information about the program and the 
participating schools to parents of eligible students; 
(2) providing funds to assist parents of students in meeting 
expenses that might otherwise preclude the participation of 
eligible students in the program; and 
(3) streamlining the application process for parents. 
(d) 
STUDENT
ACADEMIC
ASSISTANCE.—An 
eligible 
entity 
receiving a grant under section 3004(a) may use not more than 
1 percent of the amount provided under the grant each year for 
expenses to provide tutoring services to participating eligible stu-
dents that need additional academic assistance. If there are insuffi-
cient funds to provide tutoring services to all such students in 
a year, the eligible entity shall give priority in such year to students 
who previously attended an elementary school or secondary school 
that was identified for improvement, corrective action, or restruc-
turing under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316). 
SEC. 3008. NONDISCRIMINATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR 
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity or a school participating 
in any program under this division shall not discriminate against 
program participants or applicants on the basis of race, color, 
national origin, religion, or sex. 
(b) APPLICABILITY
AND SINGLE SEX SCHOOLS, CLASSES, OR 
ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the prohibition of sex discrimination in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to a participating school that is operated by, 
supervised by, controlled by, or connected to a religious 
organization to the extent that the application of subsection 
(a) is inconsistent with the religious tenets or beliefs of the 
school. 
(2) SINGLE SEX SCHOOLS, CLASSES, OR ACTIVITIES.—Notwith-
standing subsection (a) or any other provision of law, a parent
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may choose and a school may offer a single sex school, class, 
or activity. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—For purposes of this division, the provi-
sions of section 909 of the Education Amendments of 1972 
(20 U.S.C. 1688) shall apply to this division as if section 909 
of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1688) were 
part of this division. 
(c) CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—Nothing in this division may 
be construed to alter or modify the provisions of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 
(d) RELIGIOUSLY AFFILIATED SCHOOLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, a school participating in any program under this division 
that is operated by, supervised by, controlled by, or connected 
to, a religious organization may exercise its right in matters 
of employment consistent with title VII of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–1 et seq.), including the exemp-
tions in such title. 
(2) MAINTENANCE OF PURPOSE.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds made available under this division to 
eligible students, which are used at a participating school as 
a result of their parents’ choice, shall not, consistent with 
the first amendment of the Constitution, necessitate any change 
in the participating school’s teaching mission, require any 
participating school to remove religious art, icons, scriptures, 
or other symbols, or preclude any participating school from 
retaining religious terms in its name, selecting its board mem-
bers on a religious basis, or including religious references in 
its mission statements and other chartering or governing docu-
ments. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—A scholarship (or any other form 
of support provided to parents of eligible students) under this 
division shall be considered assistance to the student and shall 
not be considered assistance to the school that enrolls the eligible 
student. The amount of any scholarship (or other form of support 
provided to parents of an eligible student) under this division shall 
not be treated as income of the child or his or her parents for 
purposes of Federal tax laws or for determining eligibility for any 
other Federal program. 
(f) REQUESTS FOR DATA AND INFORMATION.—Each school partici-
pating in a program funded under this division shall comply with 
all requests for data and information regarding evaluations con-
ducted under section 3009(a). 
(g) RULES
OF CONDUCT
AND OTHER SCHOOL POLICIES.—A 
participating school, including the schools described in subsection 
(d), may require eligible students to abide by any rules of conduct 
and other requirements applicable to all other students at the 
school. 
(h) NATIONALLY NORM-REFERENCED STANDARDIZED TESTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each participating school shall comply 
with any testing requirements determined to be necessary for 
evaluation under section 3009(a)(2)(A)(i). 
(2) MAKE-UP SESSION.—If a participating school does not 
administer a nationally norm-referenced standardized test or 
the Institute of Education Sciences does not receive data on 
a student who is receiving an opportunity scholarship, then 
the Secretary (through the Institute of Education Sciences of
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the Department of Education) shall administer such test at 
least one time during a school year for each student receiving 
an opportunity scholarship. 
SEC. 3009. EVALUATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY AND THE MAYOR.—The Sec-
retary and the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall— 
(A) jointly enter into an agreement with the Institute 
of Education Sciences of the Department of Education to 
evaluate annually the performance of students who 
received scholarships under the 5-year program under this 
division; 
(B) jointly enter into an agreement to monitor and 
evaluate the use of funds authorized and appropriated 
for the District of Columbia public schools and the District 
of Columbia public charter schools under this division; 
and 
(C) make the evaluations described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) public in accordance with subsection (c). 
(2) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary, through 
a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, shall— 
(A) ensure that the evaluation under paragraph 
(1)(A)— 
(i) is conducted using the strongest possible 
research design for determining the effectiveness of 
the opportunity scholarship program under this divi-
sion; and 
(ii) addresses the issues described in paragraph 
(4); and 
(B) disseminate information on the impact of the pro-
gram— 
(i) in increasing the academic growth and achieve-
ment of participating eligible students; and 
(ii) on students and schools in the District of 
Columbia. 
(3) DUTIES OF THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES.— 
The Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of Edu-
cation shall— 
(A) use a grade appropriate, nationally norm-ref-
erenced standardized test each school year to assess partici-
pating eligible students; 
(B) measure the academic achievement of all partici-
pating eligible students; and 
(C) work with the eligible entities to ensure that the 
parents of each student who applies for a scholarship under 
this division (regardless of whether the student receives 
the scholarship) and the parents of each student partici-
pating in the scholarship program under this division, 
agree that the student will participate in the measurements 
given annually by the Institute of Educational Sciences 
for the period for which the student applied for or received 
the scholarship, respectively, except that nothing in this 
subparagraph shall affect a student’s priority for an oppor-
tunity scholarship as provided under section 3006. 
(4) ISSUES TO BE EVALUATED.—The issues to be evaluated 
under paragraph (1)(A) shall include the following:
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(A) A comparison of the academic growth and achieve-
ment of participating eligible students in the measurements 
described in paragraph (3) to the academic growth and 
achievement of the eligible students in the same grades 
who sought to participate in the scholarship program under 
this division but were not selected. 
(B) The success of the program in expanding choice 
options for parents of participating eligible students, 
improving parental and student satisfaction of such parents 
and students, respectively, and increasing parental involve-
ment of such parents in the education of their children. 
(C) The reasons parents of participating eligible stu-
dents choose for their children to participate in the pro-
gram, including important characteristics for selecting 
schools. 
(D) A comparison of the retention rates, high school 
graduation rates, and college admission rates of partici-
pating eligible students with the retention rates, high 
school graduation rates, and college admission rates of 
students of similar backgrounds who do not participate 
in such program. 
(E) A comparison of the safety of the schools attended 
by participating eligible students and the schools in the 
District of Columbia attended by students who do not 
participate in the program, based on the perceptions of 
the students and parents. 
(F) Such other issues with respect to participating 
eligible students as the Secretary considers appropriate 
for inclusion in the evaluation, such as the impact of the 
program on public elementary schools and secondary 
schools in the District of Columbia. 
(G) An analysis of the issues described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (F) by applying such subparagraphs 
by substituting ‘‘the subgroup of participating eligible stu-
dents who have used each opportunity scholarship awarded 
to such students under this division to attend a partici-
pating school’’ for ‘‘participating eligible students’’ each 
place such term appears. 
(5) 
PROHIBITION.—Personally 
identifiable 
information 
regarding the results of the measurements used for the evalua-
tions may not be disclosed, except to the parents of the student 
to whom the information relates. 
(b) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations, Education and the Workforce, and Oversight 
and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions, and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate— 
(1) annual interim reports, not later than April 1 of the 
year following the year of the date of enactment of this division, 
and each subsequent year through the year in which the final 
report is submitted under paragraph (2), on the progress and 
preliminary results of the evaluation of the opportunity scholar-
ship program funded under this division; and 
(2) a final report, not later than 1 year after the final 
year for which a grant is made under section 3004(a), on 
the results of the evaluation of the program.
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(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—All reports and underlying data gath-
ered pursuant to this section shall be made available to the public 
upon request, in a timely manner following submission of the 
applicable report under subsection (b), except that personally identi-
fiable information shall not be disclosed or made available to the 
public. 
(d) LIMIT ON AMOUNT EXPENDED.—The amount expended by 
the Secretary to carry out this section for any fiscal year may 
not exceed 5 percent of the total amount appropriated under section 
3014(a)(1) for the fiscal year. 
SEC. 3010. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ACTIVITIES REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving funds 
under section 3004(a) during a year shall submit a report to the 
Secretary not later than July 30 of the following year regarding 
the activities carried out with the funds during the preceding year. 
(b) ACHIEVEMENT REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the reports required under 
subsection (a), each eligible entity receiving funds under section 
3004(a) shall, not later than September 1 of the year during 
which the second school year of the entity’s program is com-
pleted and each of the next 2 years thereafter, submit to the 
Secretary a report, including any pertinent data collected in 
the preceding 2 school years, concerning— 
(A) the academic growth and achievement of students 
participating in the program; 
(B) the high school graduation and college admission 
rates of students who participate in the program, where 
appropriate; and 
(C) parental satisfaction with the program. 
(2) PROHIBITING DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.— 
No report under this subsection may contain any personally 
identifiable information. 
(c) REPORTS TO PARENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiving funds under 
section 3004(a) shall ensure that each school participating in 
the entity’s program under this division during a school year 
reports at least once during the year to the parents of each 
of the school’s students who are participating in the program 
on— 
(A) the student’s academic achievement, as measured 
by a comparison with the aggregate academic achievement 
of other participating students at the student’s school in 
the same grade or level, as appropriate, and the aggregate 
academic achievement of the student’s peers at the stu-
dent’s school in the same grade or level, as appropriate; 
(B) the safety of the school, including the incidence 
of school violence, student suspensions, and student expul-
sions; and 
(C) the accreditation status of the school. 
(2) PROHIBITING DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.— 
No report under this subsection may contain any personally 
identifiable information, except as to the student who is the 
subject of the report to that student’s parent. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months after the 
first appropriation of funds under section 3014, and each succeeding 
year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
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Appropriations, Education and the Workforce, and Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions, and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, an annual report on the findings of the reports submitted 
under subsections (a) and (b). 
SEC. 3011. DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. 
(a) CONDITION
OF RECEIPT
OF FUNDS.—As a condition of 
receiving funds under this division on behalf of the District of 
Columbia public schools and the District of Columbia public charter 
schools, the Mayor shall agree to carry out the following: 
(1) INFORMATION REQUESTS.—Ensure that all the District 
of Columbia public schools and the District of Columbia public 
charter schools comply with all reasonable requests for informa-
tion for purposes of the evaluation under section 3009(a). 
(2) AGREEMENT
WITH
THE
SECRETARY.—Enter into the 
agreement described in section 3009(a)(1)(B) to monitor and 
evaluate the use of funds authorized and appropriated for the 
District of Columbia public schools and the District of Columbia 
public charter schools under this division. 
(3) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the first appropriation of funds under section 3014, and each 
succeeding year thereafter, submit to the Committee on Appro-
priations, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate, information on— 
(A) how the funds authorized and appropriated under 
this division for the District of Columbia public schools 
and the District of Columbia public charter schools were 
used in the preceding school year; and 
(B) how such funds are contributing to student achieve-
ment. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If, after reasonable notice and an oppor-
tunity for a hearing for the Mayor, the Secretary determines that 
the Mayor has not been in compliance with 1 or more of the 
requirements described in subsection (a), the Secretary may with-
hold from the Mayor, in whole or in part, further funds under 
this division for the District of Columbia public schools and the 
District of Columbia public charter schools. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to reduce, or otherwise affect, funding provided under 
this division for the opportunity scholarship program under this 
division. 
SEC. 3012. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 
(a) REPEAL.—The DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 (sec. 
38–1851.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is repealed. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law— 
(1) funding appropriated to provide opportunity scholar-
ships for students in the District of Columbia under the heading 
‘‘Federal Payment for School Improvement’’ in title IV of divi-
sion D of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 
111–8; 123 Stat. 653), the heading ‘‘Federal Payment for School
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Improvement’’ in title IV of division C of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 3181), 
or any other Act, may be used to provide opportunity scholar-
ships under section 3007(a) for the 2011–2012 school year to 
students who have not previously received such scholarships; 
(2) the fourth and fifth provisos under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Payment for School Improvement’’ of title IV of Division C 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111– 
117; 123 Stat. 3181) shall not apply; and 
(3) any unobligated amounts reserved to carry out the 
provisos described in paragraph (2) shall be made available 
to an eligible entity receiving a grant under section 3004(a)— 
(A) for administrative expenses described in section 
3007(b); or 
(B) to provide opportunity scholarships under section 
3007(a), including to provide such scholarships for the 
2011–2012 school year to students who have not previously 
received such scholarships. 
(c) MULTIYEAR AWARDS.—The recipient of a grant or contract 
under the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 (sec. 38–1851.01 
et seq., D.C. Official Code), as such Act was in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this division, shall continue 
to receive funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of 
such grant or contract, except that— 
(1) the provisos relating to opportunity scholarships in 
the Acts described in subsection (b)(1) shall not apply; and 
(2) the memorandum of understanding described in sub-
section (d), including any revision made under such subsection, 
shall apply. 
(d) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Secretary and the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia shall revise the memorandum 
of understanding entered into under the DC School Choice Incentive 
Act of 2003 (sec. 38–1851.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code), as such 
Act was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
of this division, to address— 
(1) the implementation of the opportunity scholarship pro-
gram under this division; and 
(2) how the Mayor will ensure that the District of Columbia 
public schools and the District of Columbia public charter 
schools comply with all the reasonable requests for information 
as necessary to fulfill the requirements for evaluations con-
ducted under section 3009(a). 
(e) ORDERLY TRANSITION.—Subject to subsections (c) and (d), 
the Secretary shall take such steps as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate to provide for the orderly transition to the 
authority of this division from any authority under the provisions 
of the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 (sec. 38–1851.01 
et seq., D.C. Official Code), as such Act was in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of this division. 
SEC. 3013. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this division: 
(1) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elementary school’’ 
means an institutional day or residential school, including a 
public elementary charter school, that provides elementary edu-
cation, as determined under District of Columbia law.
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(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means any 
of the following: 
(A) A nonprofit organization. 
(B) A consortium of nonprofit organizations. 
(3) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘‘eligible student’’ means 
a student who is a resident of the District of Columbia and 
comes from a household— 
(A) receiving assistance under the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program established under the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); or 
(B) whose income does not exceed— 
(i) 185 percent of the poverty line; or 
(ii) in the case of a student participating in the 
opportunity scholarship program in the preceding year 
under this division or the DC School Choice Incentive 
Act of 2003 (sec. 38–1851.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code), 
as such Act was in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of this division, 300 percent of the poverty 
line. 
(4) MAYOR.—The term ‘‘Mayor’’ means the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia. 
(5) PARENT.—The term ‘‘parent’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(6) PARTICIPATING ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘‘partici-
pating eligible student’’ means an eligible student awarded 
an opportunity scholarship under this division, without regard 
to whether the student uses the scholarship to attend a partici-
pating school. 
(7) 
PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL.—The 
term 
‘‘participating 
school’’ means a private elementary school or secondary school 
participating in the opportunity scholarship program of an 
eligible entity under this division. 
(8) POVERTY
LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty line’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(9) SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘secondary school’’ 
means an institutional day or residential school, including a 
public secondary charter school, that provides secondary edu-
cation, as determined under District of Columbia law, except 
that the term does not include any education beyond grade 
12. 
(10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Education. 
SEC. 3014. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and for each of the 4 succeeding 
fiscal years, of which— 
(1) one-third shall be made available to carry out the oppor-
tunity scholarship program under this division for each fiscal 
year; 
(2) one-third shall be made available to carry out section 
3004(b)(1) for each fiscal year; and 
(3) one-third shall be made available to carry out section 
3004(b)(2) for each fiscal year.
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(b) APPORTIONMENT.—If the total amount of funds appropriated 
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year does not equal $60,000,000, 
the funds shall be apportioned in the manner described in sub-
section (a) for such fiscal year. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.