Pub. L. 115-31, div. E, tit. IX (as amended)

909.(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 requirements of subsection (a), the Secretary may withhold from the Mayor, in whole or in part—(1)the funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated 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 appropriated 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 appropriated 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 Support of Public Charter Schools.—Section 3011 (sec. 38-1853.11, D.C. Official Code) is amended—(1)by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and(2)by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:(b)Specific Rules Regarding Funds Provided for Support of Public Charter Schools.—The following 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 provided 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 District of Columbia Charter School Board, and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Charter School Board may not restrict the availability of such funds to certain types of schools on the basis of the school’s location, governing body, or the school’s facilities..