I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 691 
To expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. MESSER, and Mr. GOWDY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To expand opportunity through greater choice in education, 
and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Creating Hope and 
Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through 
Education Act’’ or the ‘‘CHOICE Act’’. 
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TITLE 
I—IMPROVING 
THE 
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OPPOR-
TUNITY AND RESULTS ACT 
SEC. 101. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to amend the Scholarships 
for Opportunity and Results Act (Public Law 112–10, 125 
Stat. 199) in order to improve provisions concerning op-
portunity scholarships available for low-income students in 
the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 102. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OP-
PORTUNITY AND RESULTS ACT. 
Section 3013(3) of division C of the Department of 
Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2011 (sec. 38–1853.13(3), D.C. Official Code) is amend-
ed, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘, is enrolled, or will be enrolled for the next school year, 
in a public or private elementary school or secondary 
school,’’ after ‘‘District of Columbia’’. 
TITLE 
II—EDUCATION 
PORT-
ABILITY 
FOR 
INDIVIDUALS 
WITH DISABILITIES 
SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to provide options to 
States to innovate and improve the education of children 
with disabilities by expanding the choices for students and 
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parents under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 
SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. 
(a) CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS BY 
THEIR PARENTS.—Section 612(a)(10)(A) of the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1412(a)(10)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(viii) PARENT OPTION PROGRAM.—If 
a State has established a program that 
meets 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
663(c)(11) (whether statewide or in limited 
areas of the State) and that allows a par-
ent of a child described in section 
663(c)(11)(A) to use public funds, or pri-
vate 
funds 
in 
accordance 
with 
633(c)(11)(B)(ii), to pay some or all of the 
costs of attendance at a private school— 
‘‘(I) funds allocated to the State 
under section 611 may be used by the 
State to supplement such public or 
private funds, if the Federal funds are 
distributed to parents who make a 
genuine independent choice as to the 
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