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(A) A comparison of the academic achievement of
participating eligible students in the measurements
described in this section to the achievement of—
(i) students in the same grades in the District
of Columbia public schools; and
(ii) the eligible students in the same grades in
the District of Columbia public schools who sought
to participate in the scholarship program but were
not selected.
(B) The success of the programs in expanding choice
options for parents.
(C) The reasons parents choose for their children to
participate in the programs.
(D) A comparison of the retention rates, dropout rates,
and (if appropriate) graduation and college admission rates,
of students who participate in the programs funded under
this title with the retention rates, dropout rates, and (if
appropriate) graduation and college admission rates of stu-
dents of similar backgrounds who do not participate in
such programs.
(E) The impact of the program on students, and public
elementary schools and secondary schools, in the District
of Columbia.
(F) A comparison of the safety of the schools attended
by students who participate in the programs and the
schools attended by students who do not participate in
the programs.
(G) Such other issues as the Secretary considers appro-
priate for inclusion in the evaluation.
(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 Government
Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committees on
Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate—
(1) annual interim reports, not later than December 1
of each year for which a grant is made under this title, on
the progress and preliminary results of the evaluation of the
programs funded under this title; and
(2) a final report, not later than 1 year after the final
year for which a grant is made under this title, on the results
of the evaluation of the programs funded under this title.
(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 3 percent of the total amount appropriated to carry
out this title for the fiscal year.
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SEC. 310. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) ACTIVITIES REPORTS.—Each grantee receiving funds under
this title 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 grantee shall, not later than September
1 of the year during which the second academic year of the
grantee’s program is completed and each of the next 2 years
thereafter, submit a report to the Secretary regarding the data
collected in the previous 2 academic years concerning—
(A) the academic achievement of students participating
in the program;
(B) the graduation and college admission rates of stu-
dents 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 PARENT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each grantee shall ensure that each
school participating in the grantee’s program under this title
during a 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;
and
(B) the safety of the school, including the incidence
of school violence, student suspensions, and student expul-
sions.
(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.—The Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations, Education and the Workforce, and
Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions, and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an annual report
on the findings of the reports submitted under subsections (a)
and (b).
SEC. 311. OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
(a) REQUESTS
FOR
DATA
AND
INFORMATION.—Each school
participating in a program funded under this title shall comply
with all requests for data and information regarding evaluations
conducted under section 309(a).
(b) RULES
OF CONDUCT
AND OTHER SCHOOL POLICIES.—A
participating school, including those described in section 308(d),
may require eligible students to abide by any rules of conduct
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and other requirements applicable to all other students at the
school.
SEC. 312. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title:
(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.
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means any
of the following:
(A) An educational entity of the District of Columbia
Government.
(B) A nonprofit organization.
(C) A consortium of nonprofit organizations.
(3) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘‘eligible student’’ means
a student who—
(A) is a resident of the District of Columbia; and
(B) comes from a household whose income does not
exceed 185 percent of the poverty line.
(4) 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).
(5) 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).
(6) SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘secondary school’’
means an institutional day or residential school, including a
public secondary charter school, as determined under District
of Columbia law, except that the term does not include any
education beyond grade 12.
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Education.
SEC. 313. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$14,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. Whenever in this Act, an amount is specified within
an appropriation for particular purposes or objects of expenditure,
such amount, unless otherwise specified, shall be considered as
the maximum amount that may be expended for said purpose
or object rather than an amount set apart exclusively therefor.
SEC. 402. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for
expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of organizations
concerned with the work of the District of Columbia government,
when authorized by the Mayor: Provided, That in the case of the
Council of the District of Columbia, funds may be expended with
the authorization of the Chairman of the Council.
SEC. 403. There are appropriated from the applicable funds
of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for
making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judg-
ments that have been entered against the District of Columbia
government: Provided, That nothing contained in this section shall
be construed as modifying or affecting the provisions of section
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11(c)(3) of title XII of the District of Columbia Income and Franchise
Tax Act of 1947 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 47–1812.11(c)(3)).
SEC. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year
unless expressly to provided herein.
SEC. 405. No funds appropriated in this Act for the District
of Columbia government for the operation of educational institu-
tions, the compensation of personnel, or for other educational pur-
poses may be used to permit, encourage, facilitate, or further par-
tisan political activities. Nothing herein is intended to prohibit
the availability of school buildings for the use of any community
or partisan political group during non-school hours.
SEC. 406. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
be made available to pay the salary of any employee of the District
of Columbia government whose name, title, grade, and salary are
not available for inspection by the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on
Government Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee
on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Council of the
District of Columbia, or their duly authorized representative.
SEC. 407. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no part
of this appropriation shall be used for publicity or propaganda
purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed
to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any
State legislature.
(b) The District of Columbia may use local funds provided
in this Act to carry out lobbying activities on any matter other
than—
(1) the promotion or support of any boycott; or
(2) statehood for the District of Columbia or voting rep-
resentation in Congress for the District of Columbia.
(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit any
elected official from advocating with respect to any of the issues
referred to in subsection (b).
SEC. 408. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act to
the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District govern-
ment agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure
in fiscal year 2004, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury
of the United States derived by the collection of fees available
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation
or expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds
which—
(1) creates new programs;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center;
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied,
limited or increased under this Act;
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have
been denied or restricted;
(5) reestablishes any program or project previously deferred
through reprogramming;
(6) augments any existing program, project, or responsi-
bility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of
$1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned
to a specific program, project or responsibility center,