On the recordDecember 6, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3237) to amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of coverage of the Act, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 3237 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``SOAR Technical Corrections Act''. SEC. 2. USE OF FUNDS. Section 3007(a)(4)(F) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 203) is amended to read as follows: ``(F) ensures that, with respect to core academic subjects (as such term is defined in section 9101(11) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(11)), participating students are taught by a teacher who has a baccalaureate degree or equivalent degree, whether such degree was awarded in or outside of the United States.''. SEC. 3. NATIONALLY NORM-REFERENCED STANDARDIZED TESTS. Section 3008(h) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat.…