(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) conducts criminal background checks 
on school employees who have direct and unsu-
pervised interaction with students; and 
‘‘(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— 
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‘‘(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 
(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-
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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 
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 
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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 
‘‘(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-
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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. 
‘‘(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 
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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– 
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; 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(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 
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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 
(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.— 
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(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 
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— 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(ii) addresses the issues described in 
paragraph (4); and 
‘‘(B) disseminate information on the im-
pact of the program— 
‘‘(i) in increasing academic achieve-
ment and educational attainment of par-
ticipating eligible students who use an op-
portunity scholarship; and 
‘‘(ii) on students and schools in the 
District of Columbia. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES
OF
THE
INSTITUTE
OF
EDU-
CATION
SCIENCES.—The Institute of Education 
Sciences of the Department of Education shall— 
‘‘(A) assess participating eligible students 
who use an opportunity scholarship in each of 
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grades 3 through 8, as well as one of the grades 
at the high school level, by supervising the ad-
ministration of the same reading and mathe-
matics assessment used by the District of Co-
lumbia public schools to comply with section 
1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)); 
‘‘(B) measure the academic achievement of 
all participating eligible students who use an 
opportunity scholarship in the grades described 
in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) work with eligible entities receiving a 
grant under this division to ensure that the par-
ents of each student who is a participating eli-
gible student that uses an opportunity scholar-
ship agrees to permit their child to participate 
in the evaluations and assessments carried out 
by the Institute of Education Sciences under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(4) ISSUES TO BE EVALUATED.—The issues to 
be evaluated under paragraph (1)(A) shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A comparison of the academic 
achievement of participating eligible students 
who use an opportunity scholarship on the 
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measurements described in paragraph (3)(B) to 
the academic achievement of a comparison 
group of students with similar backgrounds in 
the District of Columbia public schools. 
‘‘(B) The success of the program under 
this division in expanding choice options for 
parents of participating eligible students and 
increasing the satisfaction of such parents and 
students with their choice. 
‘‘(C) The reasons parents of participating 
eligible students choose for their children to 
participate in the program, including important 
characteristics for selecting schools. 
‘‘(D) A comparison of the retention rates, 
high school graduation rates, college enrollment 
rates, college persistence rates, and college 
graduation rates of participating eligible stu-
dents who use an opportunity scholarship with 
the rates of students in the comparison group 
described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(E) A comparison of the college enroll-
ment rates, college persistence rates, and col-
lege graduation rates of students who partici-
pated in the program in 2004, 2005, 2011, 
2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 as the result of 
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winning the Opportunity Scholarship Program 
lottery with such enrollment, persistence, and 
graduation rates for students who entered but 
did not win such lottery in those years and who, 
as a result, served as the control group for pre-
vious evaluations of the program under this di-
vision. Nothing in this subparagraph may be 
construed to waive section 3004(a)(3)(A)(iii) 
with respect to any such student. 
‘‘(F) A comparison of the safety of the 
schools attended by participating eligible stu-
dents who use an opportunity scholarship and 
the schools in the District of Columbia attended 
by students in the comparison group described 
in subparagraph (A), based on the perceptions 
of the students and parents. 
‘‘(G) An assessment of student academic 
achievement at participating schools in which 
85 percent of the total number of students en-
rolled at the school are participating eligible 
students who receive and use an opportunity 
scholarship. 
‘‘(H) Such other issues with respect to 
participating eligible students who use an op-
portunity scholarship as the Secretary considers 
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appropriate for inclusion in the evaluation, such 
as the impact of the program on public elemen-
tary schools and secondary schools in the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITING DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL 
INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any disclosure of per-
sonally identifiable information obtained under 
this division shall be in compliance with section 
444 of the General Education Provisions Act 
(commonly known as the ‘Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’) (20 U.S.C. 
1232g). 
‘‘(B) STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS.—With respect to any student who is 
not attending a public elementary school or sec-
ondary school, personally identifiable informa-
tion obtained under this division shall only be 
disclosed to— 
‘‘(i) individuals carrying out the eval-
uation described in paragraph (1)(A) for 
such student; 
‘‘(ii) the group of individuals pro-
viding information for carrying out the 
evaluation of such student; and 
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‘‘(iii) the parents of such student.’’. 
(2) TRANSITION OF EVALUATION.— 
(A) TERMINATION OF PREVIOUS EVALUA-
TIONS.—The Secretary of Education shall— 
(i) terminate the evaluations con-
ducted under section 3009(a) of the Schol-
arships for Opportunity and Results Act 
(sec. 38–1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code), 
as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act, after obtaining data 
for the 2016–2017 school year; and 
(ii) submit any reports required for 
the 2016–2017 school year or preceding 
years with respect to the evaluations in ac-
cordance with section 3009(b) of such Act. 
(B) NEW EVALUATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning 
with respect to the 2017–2018 school year, 
the Secretary shall conduct new evalua-
tions in accordance with the provisions of 
section 3009(a) of the Scholarships for Op-
portunity and Results Act (sec. 38– 
1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code), as amend-
ed by this Act. 
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(ii) MOST RECENT EVALUATION.—As 
a component of the new evaluations de-
scribed in clause (i), the Secretary shall 
continue to monitor and evaluate the stu-
dents who were evaluated in the most re-
cent evaluation under such section prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act, includ-
ing by monitoring and evaluating the test 
scores and other information of such stu-
dents. 
(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).’’. 
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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 
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 
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(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: 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
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. 
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(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; 
(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’’. 
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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.’’. 
(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. 
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Union Calendar No. 402 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4901 
[Report No. 114–522] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity 
and Results Act, and for other purposes. 
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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