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(b) DUTY OF MAYOR TO ENSURE INSTITUTE HAS 
ALL INFORMATION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT EVALUA-
TIONS.—Section 3011(a)(1) (sec. 38–1853.11(a)(1), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT 
EVALUATIONS.—Ensure that all District of Colum-
bia public schools and District of Columbia public 
charter schools make available to the Institute of 
Education Sciences of the Department of Education 
all of the information the Institute requires to carry 
out the assessments and perform the evaluations re-
quired under section 3009(a).’’. 
SEC. 9. FUNDING FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. 
(a) MANDATORY WITHHOLDING
OF FUNDS
FOR 
FAILURE
TO
COMPLY
WITH
CONDITIONS.—Section 
3011(b) (sec. 38–1853.11(b), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If, after reasonable notice and 
an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary determines 
that the Mayor has failed to comply with any of the re-
quirements of subsection (a), the Secretary may withhold 
from the Mayor, in whole or in part— 
‘‘(1) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap-
propriated under section 3014(a)(2), if the failure to 
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comply relates to the District of Columbia public 
schools; 
‘‘(2) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap-
propriated under section 3014(a)(3), if the failure to 
comply relates to the District of Columbia public 
charter schools; or 
‘‘(3) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap-
propriated under both paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
section 3014(a), if the failure relates to both the 
District of Columbia public schools and the District 
of Columbia public charter schools.’’. 
(b) RULES FOR USE OF FUNDS PROVIDED FOR SUP-
PORT
OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—Section 3011 
(sec. 38–1853.11, D.C. Official Code), as amended by sec-
tion 7(b) and section 8(a), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) SPECIFIC RULES REGARDING FUNDS PROVIDED 
FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—The fol-
lowing rules shall apply with respect to the funds provided 
under this division for the support of District of Columbia 
public charter schools: 
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‘‘(1) The Secretary may direct the funds pro-
vided for any fiscal year, or any portion thereof, to 
the Office of the State Superintendent of Education 
of the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(2) The Office of the State Superintendent of 
Education of the District of Columbia may transfer 
the funds to subgrantees that are— 
‘‘(A) specific District of Columbia public 
charter schools or networks of such schools; or 
‘‘(B) District of Columbia-based nonprofit 
organizations with experience in successfully 
providing support or assistance to District of 
Columbia public charter schools or networks of 
such schools. 
‘‘(3) The funds provided under this division for 
the support of District of Columbia public charter 
schools shall be available to any District of Columbia 
public charter school in good standing with the Dis-
trict of Columbia Charter School Board, and the Of-
fice of the State Superintendent of Education of the 
District of Columbia and the District of Columbia 
Charter School Board may not restrict the avail-
ability of such funds to certain types of schools on 
the basis of the school’s location, governing body, or 
the school’s facilities.’’. 
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SEC. 10. REVISION OF CURRENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDER-
STANDING. 
Not later than the beginning of the 2017–2018 school 
year, the Secretary of Education and the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia shall revise the memorandum of un-
derstanding which is in effect under section 3012(d) of 
the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act as of 
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act to 
address the following: 
(1) The amendments made by this Act. 
(2) The need to ensure that participating 
schools under the Scholarships for Opportunity and 
Results Act meet fire code standards and maintain 
certificates of occupancy. 
(3) The need to ensure that District of Colum-
bia public schools and District of Columbia public 
charter schools meet the requirements under such 
Act to comply with all reasonable requests for infor-
mation necessary to carry out the evaluations re-
quired under section 3009(a) of such Act. 
SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3013 (sec. 38–1853.13, D.C. Official Code) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(10) as paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively; 
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(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 
‘‘(1) CORE SUBJECT MATTER.—The term ‘core 
subject matter’ means— 
‘‘(A) mathematics; 
‘‘(B) science; and 
‘‘(C) English, reading, or language arts.’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘household with a’’ be-
fore ‘‘student’’. 
SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3014 (sec. 38–1853.14, 
D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and for each 
of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2021’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under 
subsection (a)(1), including amounts appropriated and 
available under such subsection before the date of enact-
ment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, shall remain 
available until expended.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a)(2) shall take effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made 
by this Act shall apply with respect to school year 2017– 
2018 and each succeeding school year. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 564 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4901 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity 
and Results Act, and for other purposes. 
JULY 14, 2016 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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II 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4901 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 9, 2016 
Received 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 
Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(H) complies with all requests for data 
and information regarding the reporting re-
quirements described in section 3010.’’. 
(b) ACCREDITATION.—Section 3007(a) (sec. 38– 
1853.07(a), D.C. Official Code), as amended by subsection 
(a), is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and 
(5)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—None of the funds 
provided under this division for opportunity 
scholarships may be used by a participating eli-
gible student to enroll in a participating private 
school unless the school— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a school that is a 
participating school as of the date of en-
actment of the SOAR Reauthorization 
Act— 
‘‘(I) is fully accredited by an ac-
crediting body described in any of 
subparagraphs (A) through (G) of 
section 2202(16) of the District of 
Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 
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(Public 
Law 
104–134; 
sec. 
38– 
1802.02(16)(A)–(G), 
D.C. 
Official 
Code); or 
‘‘(II) if such participating school 
does not meet the requirements of 
subclause (I)— 
‘‘(aa) not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of 
the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2016 (Public Law 114– 
113), the school is pursuing full 
accreditation by an accrediting 
body described in subclause (I); 
and 
‘‘(bb) is fully accredited by 
such an accrediting body not 
later than 5 years after the date 
on which that school began the 
process of pursuing full accredi-
tation in accordance with item 
(aa); and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a school that is not 
a participating school as of the date of en-
actment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, 
is fully accredited by an accrediting body 
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described in clause (i)(I) before becoming a 
participating school under this division. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Not 
later than 5 years after the date of enactment 
of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, each partici-
pating school shall submit to the eligible entity 
a certification that the school has been fully ac-
credited in accordance with subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) ASSISTING STUDENTS IN ENROLLING 
IN OTHER SCHOOLS.—If a participating school 
fails to meet the requirements of this para-
graph, the eligible entity shall assist the parents 
of the participating eligible students who attend 
the school in identifying, applying to, and en-
rolling in another participating school under 
this division. 
‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF STUDENTS AWARDED A 
SCHOLARSHIP IN A PREVIOUS YEAR.—An eligible en-
tity shall treat a participating eligible student who 
was awarded an opportunity scholarship in any pre-
vious year and who has not used the scholarship as 
a renewal student and not as a new applicant, with-
out regard as to— 
‘‘(A) whether the eligible student has used 
the scholarship; and 
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‘‘(B) the year in which the scholarship was 
previously awarded.’’. 
(c) REQUIRING USE OF FUNDS REMAINING UNOBLI-
GATED FROM PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3007 (sec. 38– 
1853.07, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) REQUIRING USE OF FUNDS REMAINING UNOB-
LIGATED FROM PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To the extent that any 
funds appropriated for the opportunity scholarship 
program under this division for any fiscal year re-
main available for subsequent fiscal years under sec-
tion 3014(c), the Secretary shall make such funds 
available to eligible entities receiving grants under 
section 3004(a) for the uses described in paragraph 
(2)— 
‘‘(A) in the case of any remaining funds 
that were appropriated before the date of enact-
ment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, begin-
ning on the date of enactment of such Act; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of any remaining funds 
appropriated on or after the date of enactment 
of such Act, by the first day of the first subse-
quent fiscal year. 
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‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—If an eligible entity to 
which the Secretary provided additional funds under 
paragraph (1) elects to use such funds during a fis-
cal year, the eligible entity shall use— 
‘‘(A) not less than 95 percent of such addi-
tional funds to provide additional scholarships 
for eligible students under section 3007(a), or 
to increase the amount of the scholarships, dur-
ing such year; and 
‘‘(B) not more than a total of 5 percent of 
such additional funds for administrative ex-
penses, parental assistance, or tutoring, as de-
scribed in subsections (b) and (c), during such 
year. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE.—Any amounts made avail-
able for administrative expenses, parental assistance, 
or tutoring under paragraph (2)(B) shall be in addi-
tion to any other amounts made available for such 
purposes in accordance with subsections (b) and 
(c).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
AND PARENTAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 3007 (sec. 38– 
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1853.07, D.C. Official Code), as amended by this section, 
is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
AND PARENTAL 
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall make $2,000,000 of 
the amount made available under section 3014(a)(1) for 
each fiscal year available to eligible entities receiving a 
grant under section 3004(a) to cover the following ex-
penses: 
‘‘(1) The administrative expenses of carrying 
out its program under this division during the year, 
including— 
‘‘(A) determining the eligibility of students 
to participate; 
‘‘(B) selecting the eligible students to re-
ceive scholarships; 
‘‘(C) determining the amount of the schol-
arships and issuing the scholarships to eligible 
students; 
‘‘(D) compiling and maintaining financial 
and programmatic records; 
‘‘(E) conducting site visits as described in 
section 3005(b)(1)(I); and 
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‘‘(F)(i) conducting a study, including a 
survey of participating parents, on any barriers 
for participating eligible students in gaining ad-
mission to, or attending, the participating 
school that is their first choice; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than the end of the first full 
fiscal year after the date of enactment of the 
SOAR Reauthorization Act, submitting a report 
to Congress that contains the results of such 
study. 
‘‘(2) The expenses of educating parents about 
the eligible entity’s program under this division, and 
assisting parents through the application process 
under this division, including— 
‘‘(A) providing information about the pro-
gram and the participating schools to parents 
of eligible students, including information on 
supplemental financial aid that may be available 
at participating schools; 
‘‘(B) providing funds to assist parents of 
students in meeting expenses that might other-
wise preclude the participation of eligible stu-
dents in the program; and 
‘‘(C) streamlining the application process 
for parents.’’; and 
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(2) by redesignating subsection (d), and sub-
section (e) (as added by subsection (c)(1)), as sub-
sections (c) and (d), respectively. 
(e) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR STU-
DENT ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE.—Section 3007(c) (sec. 38– 
1853.07(c), D.C. Official Code), as redesignated by sub-
section (d)(2), is amended by striking ‘‘previously at-
tended’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘previously attended an elementary school 
or secondary school identified as one of the lowest-per-
forming schools under the District of Columbia’s account-
ability system.’’. 
SEC. 8. PROGRAM EVALUATION. 
(a) REVISION OF EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3009(a) (sec. 38– 
1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) DUTIES
OF
THE
SECRETARY
AND
THE 
MAYOR.—The Secretary and the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall— 
‘‘(A) jointly enter into an agreement with 
the Institute of Education Sciences of the De-
partment of Education to evaluate annually the 
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opportunity scholarship program under this di-
vision; 
‘‘(B) jointly enter into an agreement to 
monitor and evaluate the use of funds author-
ized and appropriated for the District of Co-
lumbia public schools and the District of Co-
lumbia public charter schools under this divi-
sion; and 
‘‘(C) make the evaluations described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) public in accord-
ance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary, through a grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement, shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that the evaluation under 
paragraph (1)(A)— 
‘‘(i) is conducted using an acceptable 
quasi-experimental research design for de-
termining the effectiveness of the oppor-
tunity scholarship program under this divi-
sion that does not use a control study 
group consisting of students who applied 
for but did not receive opportunity scholar-
ships; and 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 402 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4901 
[Report No. 114–522] 
To reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2016 
Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. KLINE, Mr. MESSER, Mr. DESANTIS, Ms. 
FOXX, Mr. BLUM, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. LIPINSKI, 
Mr. WALKER, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, and Mr. BRAT) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
APRIL 25, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. ALLEN, and Mr. 
ROKITA 
APRIL 25, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 
Act, and for other purposes. 
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penses’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 
923 note; Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 248) is amended 
by striking the 6th proviso. 
SEC. 10. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON THE TRANSFER 
OF THE FUNCTIONS, MISSIONS, OR ACTIVI-
TIES OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, 
FIREARMS 
AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
TO 
OTHER AGENCIES OR DEPARTMENTS. 
The matter under the heading ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) is amended by 
striking the 3rd proviso. 
SEC. 11. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON SEARCH COM-
PUTERIZED RECORDS OF FEDERALLY LI-
CENSED FIREARMS DEALERS WHO ARE OUT 
OF BUSINESS. 
The matter under the heading ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated and 
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 
923 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 610) is amended 
by striking the 7th proviso. 
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tem and shall report to Congress on the results of
such review.
(2) REVIEW.—In preparing the report, the Sec-
retary shall review the connectors designated by this
Act as part of the National Highway System and
identify projects carried out on those connectors
which were intended to provide and improve service
to an intermodal facility referred to in paragraph (1)
and to facilitate the efficient movement of freight,
including movements of freight between modes.
(3) IDENTIFICATION OF IMPEDIMENTS.—If the
Secretary determines on the basis of the review that
there are impediments to improving the connectors
serving intermodal facilities referred to in paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall identify such impediments,
including any funding for such connectors, and make
any appropriate recommendations as part of the
Secretary’s report to Congress.
(i) HIGHWAY SIGNS ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY
SYSTEM.—
(1) COMPETITION.—The Secretary shall con-
duct in accordance with this subsection a national
children’s competition to design a national logo sign
for the routes comprising the National Highway Sys-
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4902 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforce-
ment availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
II 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4902 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 22, 2016 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforce-
ment availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations. 
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. LAW ENFORCEMENT AVAILABILITY PAY FOR 
EMPLOYEES OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PRO-
TECTION’S AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘apply to a pilot employed by 
the United States Customs Service’’ and inserting 
‘‘apply to any employee of the U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, or 
any successor organization,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such pilot’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
employee’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that 
is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4902 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand 
law enforcement availability pay to employees of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and 
Marine Operations.