113 S1909 IS: Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act
U.S. Senate
2014-01-09
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act
or the CHOICE Act
.<enum>I</enum><header>Improving the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act</header><section id="idBD8ED853DD7C45DBBA050C1043861949"><enum>101.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to amend the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/10">Public Law 112–10</external-xref>, 125 Stat. 199) in order to improve provisions concerning opportunity scholarships available for low-income students in the District of Columbia.</text></section><section id="id7E797A20749B428C8FEFE02D734118F3"><enum>102.</enum><header>Improvements to the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act</header><subsection id="idB9F8D790928C4961968E4512006BDEF5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Carryover amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3014 of division C of the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/10">Public Law 112–10</external-xref>, 125 Stat. 211) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD151E751795F4776B7CF503981BEE590" style="OLC"><subsection id="id11C98D1900DE44AD8608B75842DA0913"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Carryover amounts</header><paragraph id="idC81AF25A488942FA97B88D9AEFCA0C7C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Amounts appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBBB911E572F446ECBD26C752D29DB1FD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of carryover amounts</header><text>Of the funds appropriated under this section that are unobligated, are not expended in the fiscal year for which such funds are appropriated, and are not necessary for the continuation of the scholarships already awarded, the Secretary shall, for the subsequent fiscal year—</text><subparagraph id="id4D35B750391F42D28C86CBD951250062"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use 2 percent of such funds to carry out outreach and parental education and assistance activities described in section 3007(c) that are in addition to any such activities carried out by an eligible entity under such section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13828B2E3F8A4EBCA081FD048A4940A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use the remaining amount of such funds to provide opportunity scholarships to eligible students who have not previously received such a scholarship.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id6C4B2E476D4A41B2AFDEF4FB8F8F8F80"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clarification in student eligibility</header><text>Section 3013(3) of division C of the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/10">Public Law 112–10</external-xref>, 125 Stat. 211) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, is enrolled, or will be enrolled for the next school year, in a public or private elementary school or secondary school,</quote> after <quote>District of Columbia</quote>.</text></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Education portability for individuals with disabilities </header><section id="idD0EC6611C05945D0B11AB6CB25186060"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 parents under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BB347F62171477A88AFD85E81A7E993" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments to the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47FBB7D03EC848F9B89B6699038C7703"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Children enrolled in private schools by
their parents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
612(a)(10)(A) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1412(a)(10)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF261F1269FD2448E93011F52F2B57831" style="OLC"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9849EB6BF46541F2A2EEC3B7CB744AB3"><enum>(viii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Parent option program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 parent of a child described in section
663(c)(11)(A) to use public funds, or private funds in accordance with 633(c)(11)(B)(ii), to pay some or all of the costs of attendance
at a private school—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68875D05FCC64F42A8D76F1798C83304"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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
appropriate school for their child, except that in no case shall the amount of
Federal funds provided under this subclause to a parent of a child with a
disability for a year exceed the total amount of tuition, fees, and
transportation costs for the child for the year;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0E6D83C6F484552A205045B78019115"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the authorization of a parent to exercise
this option fulfills the State's obligation under paragraph (1) with respect to
the child during the period in which the child is enrolled in the selected
school; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3AE78794DE24FD6BD3A8CE65A6D8E2B"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a selected school accepting such funds
shall not be required to carry out any of the requirements of this title with
respect to such
child.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91F3795D9D21415981C801E5C9EB48AA"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and innovation To improve services
and results for children with disabilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 663(c) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1463">20 U.S.C. 1463(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40CF08FD202C4D918D79C21E1A86EEC2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (9), by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id787EA9FAB9354FF89805D5264CA8B32B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (10), by striking the period
and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9E3BE2B717A4376B52B6608A232E138"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A91F560115849A783DB6DFDE9B77905" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFC3A0360B405400ABD7FDB1DBEFA5E29"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supporting the post-award planning and
design, and the initial implementation (which may include costs for informing
the community, acquiring necessary equipment and supplies, and other initial
operational costs), during a period of not more than 3 years, of State programs
that allow the parent of a child with a disability to make a genuine
independent choice of the appropriate public or private school for their child,
if the program—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D7DC67FFC6246C98DB8AEE827D45055"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires that the child be a child who has
received an initial evaluation described in section 614(a) and has been
identified as a child with a disability, in accordance with part B;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04BCA0AD656445A695626BF6D4EDFA6B"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idCF0DF5788AB14F34824503E6F6DD482F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permits the parent to receive from the
State funds to be used to pay some or all of the costs of attendance at the
selected school (which may include tuition, fees, and transportation
costs); or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0158DC6601704C06B1868B1EB1DEFD87" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>permits persons to receive a State tax credit for donations to an entity that provides funds to parents of eligible students described in subparagraph (A), to be used by the parents to pay some or all of the costs of attendance at the
selected school (which may include tuition, fees, and transportation
costs);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01646D76D9A7437B9B9F362F8E382590"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibits any school that agrees to
participate in the program from discriminating against eligible students on the
basis of race, color, national origin, or sex, except that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B183AF944E44F4097B3034812028D9C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the prohibition
of sex discrimination shall not apply to a participating school that is
operated by, supervised by, controlled by, or connected to a religious
organization to the extent that the application of such prohibition is
inconsistent with the religious tenets or beliefs of the school; and</text></clause><clause id="id57B100FCFCB347E49BA5A0F214B21A14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notwithstanding
this subparagraph or any other provision of law, a parent may choose, and a
school may offer, a single-sex school, class, or activity;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb87d86537f2146baa2b4ed2b51bcf55c"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding any other provision of law,
allows any school participating in the program that is operated by, supervised
by, controlled by, or connected to, a religious organization to exercise its
right in matters of employment consistent with title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000e">42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.</external-xref>), including the exemptions in that
title;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76F574F48FC44A64AF7695A550AC9C0D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>allows a school
to participate in the program without, consistent with the First Amendment of
the Constitution of the United States—</text><clause id="idE58D25F968AB43D2829669E09068CF60"><enum>(i)</enum><text>necessitating any
change in the participating school's teaching mission;</text></clause><clause id="idAFE1ABA5C9874E3EBB48316457484F95"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requiring any private
participating school to remove religious art, icons, scriptures, or other
symbols; or</text></clause><clause id="idB5308AB7192A4DB5B8EE77DBB32B4EF1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>precluding any
private participating school from retaining religious terms in its name, selecting its
board members on a religious basis, or including religious references in its
mission statements and other chartering or governing documents; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C51C0B472B74F898CCA45C57D5FFF0F"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires a participating school selected
for a child with a disability to be academically accountable to the parent for
meeting the educational needs of the
student.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Military scholarships</header><section id="id7CBC22B758CF4A29ABBAD4EE127CBF76"><enum>301.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to ensure high-quality education for children of military personnel who live on military installations and thus have less freedom to exercise school choice for their children, in order to improve the ability of the Armed Forces to retain such military personnel.</text></section><section id="id817B950C02CE4B7FB4E376D4D0C45A64"><enum>302.</enum><header>Military scholarship program</header><subsection id="id7F5BB53C951147F4BDB9D1E0FD8D967F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="idEDF4574159D14B7F919009BF9D7F0274"><enum>(1)</enum><header>ESEA definitions</header><text>The terms <term>child</term>, <term>elementary school</term>, <term>secondary school</term>, and <term>local educational agency</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0632575F23BB4AC79E48F04473679E9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible military student</header><text>The term <term>eligible military student</term> means a child who—</text><subparagraph id="id06540E7D7AC7478A93BFC46D686085B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a military dependent student;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74A375B333E54FA0B79AABBDAA81CE63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>lives on a military installation selected to participate in the program under subsection (b)(2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id726AB4BCD28549D289C76D5122DA5FB6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>chooses to attend a participating school, rather than a school otherwise assigned to the child.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF47054B732D84BA0A1429BA5BA999702"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Military dependent student</header><text>The term <term>military dependent student</term> has the meaning given the term in section 572(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7703b">20 U.S.C. 7703b(e)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id620518CD4B9A46AFA6D1C2F06D84EAAB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Participating school</header><text>The term <term>participating school</term> means a public or private elementary school or secondary school that—</text><subparagraph id="id10237583884343079F409DFF2F9019A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accepts scholarship funds provided under this section on behalf of an eligible military student for the costs of tuition, fees, or transportation of the eligible military student; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42DC0AECE73F4C26B41D4C3D26D29654"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is accredited, licensed, or otherwise operating in accordance with State law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDBD14F827FF94C87ABC96BAF41626A45"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Defense.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3466070A9A4F4FA29DD22AAA7B678852"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><paragraph id="id94F907996A51434186A34F802F7A5996"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From amounts made available under subsection (g) and beginning for the first full school year following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a 5-year pilot program to award scholarships to enable eligible military students to attend the public or private elementary schools or secondary schools selected by the eligible military students' parents.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8407B0B4CD80490E8A4CB95F7B00CCF8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope of program</header><subparagraph id="idF1E6EA29620D47BAAB00EC923A54CB32"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall select not less than 5 military installations to participate in the pilot program described in paragraph (1). In making such selection, the Secretary shall choose military installations where eligible military students would most benefit from expanded educational options.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50E2968329C54A6BA231693C8A89C164"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ineligibility</header><text>A military installation that provides, on its premises, education for all elementary school and secondary school grade levels through one or more Department of Defense dependents' schools shall not be eligible for participation in the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA81CB550BB62469C8F6842C3E2FA23C2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amount of scholarships</header><subparagraph id="id6E22F85E1FDD4D05B9A7FAF49BCEA9A5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The annual amount of each scholarship awarded to an eligible military student under this section shall not exceed the lesser of—</text><clause id="id195192840CB244EA90C7D78B51BEFCA0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the cost of tuition, fees, and transportation associated with attending the participating school selected by the parents of the student; or</text></clause><clause id="id1FB7B76E0F3046FD96478E33F59584A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1693B5578A454353AE8D2B1217A9CB75"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the case of an eligible military student attending elementary school—</text><item id="id77ED542FD05B40C5B49A1DAC364C33AC" indent="up1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>$8,000 for the first full school year following the date of enactment of this Act; or</text></item><item id="id9DC9CD01394A48BAA57C279BC4EECD3B" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the amount determined under subparagraph (B) for each school year following such first full school year; or</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idAA597CB3327E47EC8949480BBC273824" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of an eligible military student attending secondary school—</text><item id="id4888BF6AE20C4F50B8A4E28796741865"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>$12,000 for the first full school year following the date of enactment of this Act; or</text></item><item id="idD0661B4D54D34CC083186EC8B0F671CD"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the amount determined under subparagraph (B) for each school year following such first full school year.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8665F3E19BDD4CB9875C697BB512B5E2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustment for inflation</header><text>For each school year after the first full school year following the date of enactment of this Act, the amounts specified in subclauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be adjusted to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending the preceding June in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCF3C6F5041A94D86BDFAC6920F7B7DE0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Payments to parents</header><text>The Secretary shall make scholarship payments under this section to the parent of the eligible military student in a manner that ensures such payments will be used for the payment of tuition, fees, and transportation expenses (if any) in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id35AF7A912CE34DB8939869B570B585A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Selection of scholarships recipients</header><paragraph id="idB380E4ACFC17489AB649A9A165FC5173"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Random selection</header><text>If more eligible military students apply for scholarships under the program under this section than the Secretary can accommodate, the Secretary shall select the scholarship recipients through a random selection process from students who submitted applications by the application deadline specified by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB425EE4CE5AA44708E41D46BFA081616"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Continued eligibility</header><subparagraph id="id3937AF1CA12544AFA0198A61B7453BCC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An individual who is selected to receive a scholarship under the program under this section shall continue to receive a scholarship for each year of the program until the individual—</text><clause id="idA282734AECEE4899946D52568D101430"><enum>(i)</enum><text>graduates from secondary school or elects to no longer participate in the program;</text></clause><clause id="idA58E23CE7FC54495A68B5E43BB56541D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>exceeds the maximum age for which the State in which the student lives provides a free public education; or</text></clause><clause id="id1280F906162740E2BC59EE4752E8D389"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is no longer an eligible military student.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id138113C4822E47F8BFDF818BB440B861"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Continued participation for military transfers</header><clause id="id1562437316A5407F93119F42B3BF331C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Transfer to private non-military housing</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(iii), an individual receiving a scholarship under this section for a school year who meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (C) of subsection (a)(2) and whose family, during such school year, moves into private non-military housing that is not considered to be part of the military installation, shall continue to receive the scholarship for use at the participating school for the remaining portion of the school year.</text></clause><clause id="idF8B7CC3E36384ABDA35FAC614392B509"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transfer to a different military installation</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(iii), an individual receiving a scholarship under this section for a school year whose family is transferred to a different military installation shall no longer be eligible to receive such scholarship beginning on the date of the transfer. Such individual may apply to participate in any program offered under this section for the new military installation for a subsequent school year, if such individual qualifies as an eligible military student for such school year.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id54521df6a9a04488a3683740be3430ce"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nondiscrimination and other provisions</header><paragraph id="idf88cd5103b04465c89393e94dc48075e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Non-discrimination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participating school shall not discriminate against program participants or applicants on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7fb7faebbf354b4eb0d142d1023ef238"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability and single-sex schools, classes, or activities</header><subparagraph id="idD12768B793AE4039932816AD10ADCD81"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the prohibition of sex discrimination in paragraph (1) shall not apply to a participating school that is operated by, supervised by, controlled by, or connected to a religious organization to the extent that the application of paragraph (1) is inconsistent with the religious tenets or beliefs of the school.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62bef30100db4e5ea10fb01ebda385af"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Single-sex schools, classes, or activities</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any other provision of law, a parent may choose, and a participating school may offer, a single-sex school, class, or activity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida1fbc8399bcb4e04828962017b9b1676"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Children with disabilities</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to alter or modify the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4AD8EC912ED04D8DB81E96F225374F78"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rules of conduct and other school policies</header><text>A participating school, including the schools described in subsection (e), may require eligible students to abide by any rules of conduct and other requirements applicable to all other students at the school.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id012003b9200249bc818c0c340e2ea3d2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Religiously affiliated schools</header><paragraph id="idFEB4C62B9EF24057BE351CACB8519CF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a participating school that is operated by, supervised by, controlled by, or connected to, a religious organization may exercise its right in matters of employment consistent with title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000e">42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.</external-xref>), including the exemptions in that title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a495bb596fc4286909afe1133128e11"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintenance of purpose</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available under this title to eligible military students that are received by a participating school, as a result of their parents' choice, shall not, consistent with the first amendment of the United States Constitution—</text><subparagraph id="idEF4BDC8F6C5E46FF9080EC0BD57F7AD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>necessitate any change in the participating school's teaching mission;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC90EA40622F42C18E9C619B14CE5651"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require any private participating school to remove religious art, icons, scriptures, or other symbols; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAC3F6DEC1A4F4CBCB6EB2D1B3F0AF8DE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>preclude any private participating school from retaining religious terms in its name, selecting its board members on a religious basis, or including religious references in its mission statements and other chartering or governing documents.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC94DEDAF56E040A883BBC5F7D697AF2F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="id946E4E19641F40E7A793493AF6AD9B40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>Not later than July 30 of the year following the year of the date of enactment of this Act, and each subsequent year through the year in which the final report is submitted under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress an interim report on the scholarships awarded under the pilot program under this section that includes the content described in paragraph (3) for the applicable school year of the report.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA3F5220E533640189DBAA77406D03F1A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the end of the pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the scholarships awarded under the program that includes the content described in paragraph (3) for each school year of the program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE774445A855841C29385B6325333F89B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Content</header><text>Each annual report under paragraph (1) and the final report under paragraph (2) shall contain—</text><subparagraph id="id41e23528a17e4a2686aefc37f62b965f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of applicants for scholarships under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0F79F74691A412DA40404379F39BC88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number, and the average dollar amount, of scholarships awarded;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31d1831c9e184843bdb59534bb8cce6d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of participating schools;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a5bbb36efba496d9f0c029d53f3def0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of elementary school students receiving scholarships under this section and the number of secondary school students receiving such scholarships; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75d598e267a04504a5d689ed5c3117c7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the results of a survey, conducted by the Secretary, regarding parental satisfaction with the scholarship program under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC6DC40D7A86C41928CEECEED5DE9290B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAE43F248B494AAF9C703F350129413D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Offset in Department of Education salaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, the Secretary of Education shall return to the Treasury $10,000,000 of the amounts made available to the Secretary for salaries and expenses of the Department of Education for such year.</text></subsection></section>