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Union Calendar No. 214 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3237 
[Report No. 112–315] 
To amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of coverage of the Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2011 
Mr. GOWDY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
DECEMBER 6, 2011 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
To amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of coverage 
of the Act. 
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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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SOAR Technical Cor-
rections Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF FUNDS. 
Section 3007(a)(4)(F) of the Scholarships for Oppor-
tunity and Results Act (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 
203) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(F) ensures that participating students 
are taught by core subject matter teachers who 
have a baccalaureate degree or equivalent de-
gree, whether such degree was awarded in or 
outside of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 3. NATIONALLY NORM-REFERENCED STANDARDIZED 
TESTS. 
Section 3008(h) of the Scholarships for Opportunity 
and Results Act (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 205) is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Institute of Education 
Sciences shall administer nationally norm-referenced 
standardized tests, as described in paragraph (3)(A) 
of section 3009(a), to students participating in the 
evaluation under section 3009(a) for the purpose of 
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conducting the evaluation under such section, except 
where a student is attending a participating school 
that is administering the same nationally norm-ref-
erenced standardized test. 
‘‘(2)
TEST
RESULTS.—Each
participating 
school that administers the nationally norm-ref-
erenced standardized test described in paragraph (1) 
to an eligible student shall make the test results, 
with respect to such student, available to the Sec-
retary as necessary for evaluation under section 
3009(a).’’. 
SEC. 4. EVALUATIONS. 
Section 3009(a)(3) of the Scholarships for Oppor-
tunity and Results Act (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 
206) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘in a manner consistent 
with section 3008(h)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, if re-
quested by the Institute of Education Sciences,’’ 
after ‘‘will participate’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SOAR Technical Correc-
tions Act’’. 
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