IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3237 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 7, 2011 
Received 
DECEMBER 17, 2011 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions 
AN ACT 
To amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of coverage 
of the Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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, with respect to core 
academic subjects (as such term is defined in 
section 9101(11) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801(11)), participating students are taught by 
a teacher who has a baccalaureate degree or 
equivalent degree, 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 paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION OF TESTS.—The Insti-
tute of Education Sciences shall administer nation-
ally norm-referenced standardized tests, as described 
in paragraph (3)(A) of section 3009(a), to students 
participating in the evaluation under section 3009(a) 
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for the purpose of conducting the evaluation under 
such section, except where a student is attending a 
participating school that is administering the same 
nationally norm-referenced standardized test in ac-
cordance with the testing requirements described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) 
TEST
RESULTS.—Each 
participating 
school that administers the nationally norm-ref-
erenced standardized test described in paragraph (2) 
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 
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, if re-
quested by the Institute of Education Sciences,’’ 
after ‘‘will participate’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 
2011. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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