tion shall revoke such eligible institution’s certification to 
participate in the program. 
SEC. 8. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. 
Nothing in this Act shall affect the rights of students, 
or the obligations of the District of Columbia public 
schools, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 
SEC. 9. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to prevent any eligible institution which is operated 
by, supervised by, controlled by, or connected to, a reli-
gious organization from employing, admitting, or giving 
preference to, persons of the same religion to the extent 
determined by such institution to promote the religious 
purpose for which the eligible institution is established or 
maintained. 
(b) SECTARIAN PURPOSES.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to prohibit the use of funds made avail-
able under this Act for sectarian educational purposes, or 
to require an eligible institution to remove religious art, 
icons, scripture, or other symbols. 
SEC. 10. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible institution partici-
pating in the scholarship program under this Act shall re-
port to the Corporation not later than July 30 of each
year in a manner prescribed by the Corporation, the fol-
lowing data: 
(1) Student achievement in the eligible institu-
tion’s programs. 
(2) Grade advancement for scholarship stu-
dents. 
(3) Disciplinary actions taken with respect to 
scholarship students. 
(4) Graduation, college admission test scores, 
and college admission rates, if applicable for scholar-
ship students. 
(5) Types and amounts of parental involvement 
required for all families of scholarship students. 
(6) Student attendance for scholarship and 
nonscholarship students. 
(7) General information on curriculum, pro-
grams, facilities, credentials of personnel, and dis-
ciplinary rules at the eligible institution. 
(8) Number of scholarship students enrolled. 
(9) Such other information as may be required 
by the Corporation for program appraisal. 
(b) CONFIDENTIALITY.—No personal identifiers may 
be used in such report, except that the Corporation may 
request such personal identifiers solely for the purpose of 
verification.
SEC. 11. PROGRAM APPRAISAL. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
enter into a contract, with an evaluating agency that has 
demonstrated experience in conducting evaluations, for an 
independent evaluation of the scholarship program under 
this Act, including—
(1) a comparison of test scores between scholar-
ship students and District of Columbia public school 
students of similar backgrounds, taking into account 
the students’ academic achievement at the time of 
the award of their scholarships and the students’ 
family income level; 
(2) a comparison of graduation rates between 
scholarship students and District of Columbia public 
school students of similar backgrounds, taking into 
account the students’ academic achievement at the 
time of the award of their scholarships and the stu-
dents’ family income level; 
(3) the satisfaction of parents of scholarship 
students with the scholarship program; and 
(4) the impact of the scholarship program on 
the District of Columbia public schools, including 
changes in the public school enrollment, and any im-
provement in the academic performance of the public 
schools.
(b) PUBLIC REVIEW OF DATA.—All data gathered in 
the course of the study described in subsection (a) shall 
be made available to the public upon request except that 
no personal identifiers shall be made public. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Sep-
tember 1 of each year, the Corporation shall submit a 
progress report on the scholarship program to the appro-
priate committees of Congress. Such report shall include 
a review of how scholarship funds were expended, includ-
ing the initial academic achievement levels of students who 
have participated in the scholarship program. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated for the study described in subsection (a), 
$250,000, which shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 12. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) JURISDICTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia shall have juris-
diction in any action challenging the constitu-
tionality of the scholarship program under this Act 
and shall provide expedited review. 
(2) STANDING.—The parent of any student eli-
gible to receive a scholarship under this Act shall 
have standing in an action challenging the constitu-
tionality of the scholarship program under this Act.
(b) APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, any order of the United States 
District Court for the District of Columbia which is issued 
pursuant to an action brought under subsection (a) shall 
be reviewable by appeal directly to the Supreme Court of 
the United States. 
SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall be effective for each of fiscal years 
2004 through 2008.
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