‘‘(G) An assessment of student academic 
achievement at participating schools in which 
85 percent of the total number of students en-
rolled at the school are participating eligible 
students who receive and use an opportunity 
scholarship. 
‘‘(H) Such other issues with respect to 
participating eligible students who use an op-
portunity scholarship as the Secretary considers 
appropriate for inclusion in the evaluation, such 
as the impact of the program on public elemen-
tary schools and secondary schools in the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITING DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL 
INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any disclosure of per-
sonally identifiable information obtained under 
this division shall be in compliance with section 
444 of the General Education Provisions Act 
(commonly known as the ‘Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’) (20 U.S.C. 
1232g). 
‘‘(B) STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING PUBLIC 
SCHOOL.—With respect to any student who is 
not attending a public elementary school or sec-
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ondary school, personally identifiable informa-
tion obtained under this division shall only be 
disclosed to— 
‘‘(i) individuals carrying out the eval-
uation described in paragraph (1)(A) for 
such student; 
‘‘(ii) the group of individuals pro-
viding information for carrying out the 
evaluation of such student; and 
‘‘(iii) the parents of such student.’’. 
(2) TRANSITION OF EVALUATION.— 
(A) TERMINATION OF PREVIOUS EVALUA-
TIONS.—The Secretary of Education shall— 
(i) terminate the evaluations con-
ducted under section 3009(a) of the Schol-
arships for Opportunity and Results Act 
(sec. 38–1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code), 
as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act, after obtaining data 
for the 2017–2018 school year; and 
(ii) submit any reports required for 
the 2017–2018 school year or preceding 
years with respect to the evaluations in ac-
cordance with section 3009(b) of such Act. 
(B) NEW EVALUATIONS.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning 
with respect to the 2018–2019 school year, 
the Secretary shall conduct new evalua-
tions in accordance with the provisions of 
section 3009(a) of the Scholarships for Op-
portunity and Results Act (sec. 38– 
1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code), as amend-
ed by this Act. 
(ii) MOST RECENT EVALUATION.—As 
a component of the new evaluations de-
scribed in clause (i), the Secretary shall 
continue to monitor and evaluate the stu-
dents who were evaluated in the most re-
cent evaluation under such section prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act, includ-
ing by monitoring and evaluating the test 
scores and other information of such stu-
dents. 
(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: 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT 
EVALUATIONS.—Ensure that all District of Colum-
bia public schools and District of Columbia public 
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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. 9. 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 
comply relates to the District of Columbia public 
charter schools; or 
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‘‘(3) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap-
propriated under both paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
section 3014(a), 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 subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) 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 division 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. 
‘‘(2) The Office of the State Superintendent of 
Education of the District of Columbia may transfer 
the funds to subgrantees that are— 
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‘‘(A) specific District of Columbia public 
charter schools or networks of such schools; or 
‘‘(B) District of Columbia-based nonprofit 
organizations with experience in successfully 
providing support or assistance to District of 
Columbia public charter schools or networks of 
such schools. 
‘‘(3) The funds provided under this division for 
the support of District of Columbia public charter 
schools shall be available to any District of Columbia 
public charter school in good standing with the Dis-
trict of Columbia Charter School Board, and the Of-
fice of the State Superintendent of Education of the 
District of Columbia and the District of Columbia 
Charter School Board may not restrict the avail-
ability of such funds to certain types of schools on 
the basis of the school’s location, governing body, or 
the school’s facilities.’’. 
SEC. 10. REVISION OF CURRENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDER-
STANDING. 
Not later than the beginning of the 2018–2019 school 
year, 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 as of 
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the day before the date of the enactment of this Act to 
address the following: 
(1) The amendments made by this Act. 
(2) The need to ensure that participating 
schools under the Scholarships for Opportunity and 
Results Act meet fire code standards and maintain 
certificates of occupancy. 
(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. 11. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3013 (sec. 38–1853.13, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(10) as paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 
‘‘(1) CORE SUBJECT MATTER.—The term ‘core 
subject matter’ means— 
‘‘(A) mathematics; 
‘‘(B) science; and 
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‘‘(C) English, reading, or language arts.’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘household with a’’ be-
fore ‘‘student’’. 
SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3014(a) (sec. 38– 
1853.14, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting 
‘‘and for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2022’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on September 30, 2016. 
SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made 
by this Act shall apply with respect to school year 2018– 
2019 and each succeeding school year. 
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