Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthoriza-
tion Act’’ or the ‘‘SOAR Reauthorization Act’’. 
(b) REFERENCES IN ACT.—Except as otherwise ex-
pressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is 
expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a sec-
tion or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
to be made to that section or other provision of the Schol-
arships for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of 
Public Law 112–10; sec. 38–1853.01 et seq., D.C. Official 
Code). 
SEC. 2. REPEAL. 
Section 817 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2016 (Public Law 114–113) is repealed, and any provision 
of law amended or repealed by such section is restored 
or revived as if such section had not been enacted into 
law. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
Section 3003 (sec. 38–1853.03, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended by striking ‘‘particularly parents’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘, with’’ and inserting ‘‘particularly par-
ents of students who attend an elementary school or sec-
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ondary school identified as one of the lowest-performing 
schools under the District of Columbia’s accountability 
system, with’’. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON TYPES OF 
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 3004(a) (sec. 38–1853.04(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON 
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
program under this division, the Secretary may 
not limit the number of eligible students receiv-
ing scholarships under section 3007(a), and 
may not prevent otherwise eligible students 
from participating in the program under this 
division, based on any of the following: 
‘‘(i) The type of school the student 
previously attended. 
‘‘(ii) Whether or not the student pre-
viously received a scholarship or partici-
pated in the program, including whether 
an eligible student was awarded a scholar-
ship in any previous year but has not used 
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the scholarship, regardless of the number 
of years of nonuse. 
‘‘(iii) Whether or not the student was 
a member of the control group used by the 
Institute of Education Sciences to carry 
out previous evaluations of the program 
under section 3009. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in subparagraph (A) may be construed to waive 
the requirement under section 3005(b)(1)(B) 
that the eligible entity carrying out the program 
under this Act must carry out a random selec-
tion process, which gives weight to the priorities 
described in section 3006, if more eligible stu-
dents seek admission in the program than the 
program can accommodate.’’. 
SEC. 5. REQUIRING ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO UTILIZE INTER-
NAL FISCAL AND QUALITY CONTROLS. 
Section 3005(b)(1) (sec. 38–1853.05(b)(1), D.C. Of-
ficial Code) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘, except 
that a participating school may not be required to 
submit to more than 1 site visit per school year’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (K) and 
(L) as subparagraphs (L) and (M), respectively; 
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(3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(K) how the entity will ensure the finan-
cial viability of participating schools in which 
85 percent or more of the total number of stu-
dents enrolled at the school are participating el-
igible students that receive and use an oppor-
tunity scholarship;’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(N) how the eligible entity will ensure 
that it— 
‘‘(i) utilizes internal fiscal and quality 
controls; and 
‘‘(ii) complies with applicable financial 
reporting requirements and the require-
ments of this division; and’’. 
SEC. 6. CLARIFICATION OF PRIORITIES FOR AWARDING 
SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. 
Section 3006(1) (sec. 38–1853.06(1), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘attended’’ 
and all that follows through the semicolon and in-
serting ‘‘attended an elementary school or secondary 
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school identified as one of the lowest-performing 
schools under the District of Columbia’s account-
ability system; and’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B); and 
(4) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by 
paragraph (3), by striking the semicolon at the end 
and inserting ‘‘or whether such students have, in the 
past, attended a private school;’’. 
SEC. 7. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICI-
PATING SCHOOLS AND ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 
(a) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS; COMPLIANCE 
WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3007(a)(4) 
(sec. 38–1853.07(a)(4), D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(F) ensures that, with respect to core 
subject matter, participating students are 
taught by a teacher who has a baccalaureate 
degree or equivalent degree, whether such de-
gree was awarded in or outside of the United 
States;’’; and 
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