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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccinate America's Children through 
Complete Information & Education Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING STATES TO STRENGTHEN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 
              RELATED TO NONMEDICAL EXEMPTIONS FROM STATE VACCINATION 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1928 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396s) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(h) Administrative Procedures for Granting Nonmedical 
Exemptions.--
            ``(1) Certification of adoption of procedures.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State program under this 
                section does not comply with the requirements of this 
                section unless the State certifies to the Secretary 
                that the State has established administrative 
                procedures for granting nonmedical exemptions from 
                State immunization requirements (as defined in 
                subparagraph (B)) that include at least 2 of the 
                prerequisites described in paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) Nonmedical exemption from state immunization 
                requirement.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
                `nonmedical exemption from State immunization 
                requirements' means any exemption from a State law that 
                requires a child to receive a pediatric vaccine 
                (including school immunization requirements) that is 
                not based on a medical reason.
            ``(2) Nonmedical exemption prerequisites.--The 
        prerequisites for granting a nonmedical exemption from State 
        immunization requirements described in this paragraph are the 
        following:
                    ``(A) The State requires that prior to the 
                exemption being granted, a parent or guardian seeking a 
                nonmedical exemption from State immunization 
                requirements for a child shall discuss the consequences 
                of nonvaccination with the child's pediatrician or 
                other primary care provider and that the discussion is 
                noted in the child's medical record.
                    ``(B) The State requires that prior to the 
                exemption being granted, a parent or guardian seeking a 
                nonmedical exemption from State immunization 
                requirements for a child read and sign a form that 
                discusses the risks of nonvaccination and submits the 
                form to the State.
                    ``(C) The State requires that prior to the 
                exemption being granted, a parent or guardian seeking a 
                nonmedical exemption from State immunization 
                requirements for a child submits to the State a 
                notarized letter describing the parent's or guardian's 
                reasons for seeking the exemption.
                    ``(D) The State requires that all nonmedical 
                exemptions from State immunization requirements shall 
                only be granted for a 1-year period and shall be 
                required to be renewed annually if a parent or guardian 
                of a child wants the exemption to continue for another 
                year.
            ``(3) Penalty.--
                    ``(A) In general.--With respect to a fiscal year, 
                if a State fails to submit the certification required 
                under paragraph (1) or if the administrative procedures 
                established by the State for granting nonmedical 
                exemptions from State immunization requirements do not 
                include at least 2 of the prerequisites described in 
                paragraph (2), the State shall pay the Secretary an 
                amount equal to--
                            ``(i) in the case of a State that is not a 
                        manufacturer of pediatric vaccines, 5 percent 
                        of the value (as determined by the Secretary) 
                        of the vaccines provided to the State under 
                        subsection (b)(2)(A) for that fiscal year; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a State that is a 
                        manufacturer of pediatric vaccines, 5 percent 
                        of the sum of--
                                    ``(I) the value (as determined by 
                                the Secretary) of any vaccines provided 
                                to the State under subsection (b)(2)(A) 
                                for that fiscal year; and
                                    ``(II) the amount paid to the State 
                                for the fiscal year under subsection 
                                (b)(2)(C).
                    ``(B) Treatment as an overpayment.--A State payment 
                required to be made to the Secretary under subparagraph 
                (A) shall be deemed an overpayment to the State under 
                this title to be disallowed against the State's regular 
                quarterly draw for all spending under section 
                1903(d)(2). Such a disallowance is not subject to a 
                reconsideration under section 1116(e).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1928 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396s), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking 
                ``subsection (h)(8)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (i)(8)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv), by striking 
                ``subsection (h)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (i)(3)''.
            (2) Section 609(d) of the Employee Retirement Income 
        Security Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1169(d)) is amended by striking 
        ``section 1928(h)(6)'' and inserting ``section 1928(i)(6)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
Vaccinate America's Children through Complete Information &amp; Education Act of 2015 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state to certify that it has established, in its pediatric vaccine distribution program, administrative procedures regarding nonmedical exemptions from state immunization requirements. These procedures must include at least two of the following prerequisites for granting a nonmedical exemption:  the child's parent or guardian shall discuss the consequences of nonvaccination with the child's primary care provider, as noted in the child's medical record;  the child's parent or guardian shall read, sign, and submit to the state a form discussing the risks of nonvaccination;  the child's parent of guardian shall submit to the state a notarized letter describing why the exemption is being sought; or  all medical exemptions shall be granted for only a one-year period and shall be required to be renewed annually only if the child's parent or guardian wants the exemption to continue for another year.  A state that does not comply with these requirements is subject to a monetary penalty.

SECTION 1. NATIONAL GUARD OPERATION ABOUT FACE TO PROVIDE LIFE-SKILLS 
              FOR AT RISK YOUTH.

    (a) Chapter 5 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 510. National Guard operation about face to provide life-skills 
              for at-risk youth
    ``(a) Program Authority and Purpose.--The Secretary of Defense, 
through the Chief, National Guard Bureau, may use the National Guard to 
conduct an at-risk youth life skills program to be known as `National 
Guard Operation About Face', which shall be a community based outreach 
program for at-risk youth, which shall include after-school and summer 
classes to provide academic skills, computer literacy, employability 
skills, life-coping skills, and communication skills supplemented with 
work experience activities to create vibrant communities that foster 
economic opportunity and encourage life-long learning.
    ``(b) Conduct of the Program.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for the conduct of the National Guard Operation About Face in 
such States as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall carry out the National Guard Operation 
About Face using--
            ``(A) funds appropriated directly to the Secretary of 
        Defense for the program; and
            ``(B) nondefense funds made available or transferred to the 
        Secretary of Defense by other Federal agencies to support the 
        program.
    ``(3) For purposes of a transfer under paragraph (2)(B), 
administration of the National Guard Operation About Face is a good or 
service for which an agency agreement may be entered into under section 
1535 of title 31, United States Code.
    ``(c) Program Agreements.--(1) To carry out the National Guard 
Operation About Face in a State, the Secretary of Defense shall enter 
into an agreement with the Governor of the State, or in the case of the 
District of Columbia National Guard, with the commanding general of the 
District of Columbia National, under which the Governor or the 
commanding general will establish, organize, and administer the 
National Guard Operation About Face in the State.
    ``(2) The agreement may provide for the Secretary to provide funds 
to the State for civilian personnel costs attributable to the use of 
civilian employees of the National Guard in the conduct of the National 
Guard Operation About Face.
    ``(d) Persons Eligible To Participate in Program.--Any at risk 
youth may participate in the National Guard Operation About Face. The 
Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the standards and procedures for 
selecting participants from among at risk youth.
    ``(e) Authorized Benefits for Participants.--To the extent provided 
in an agreement entered into in accordance with subsection (c):
            ``(1) Any funds made available or transferred to the 
        Secretary of Defense by other Federal agencies under section 
        (b)(2)(B) of this section may be used to provide a stipend to 
        participants for the work experience portion of the National 
        Guard Operation About Face:
                    ``(A) For the original purpose for which the funds 
                were appropriated and in accordance with the 
                regulations of the Federal agency from which the funds 
                were made available or transferred.
                    ``(B) For the purpose for which defense funds are 
                appropriated and in accordance with the regulations 
                prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the National 
                Guard Operation About Face.
                    ``(C) In the case of a conflict between the 
                regulations described in paragraph (A) and (B), the 
                regulations of the Federal agency from which the funds 
                were made available or transferred shall apply.
            ``(2) A participant in the national Guard Operation About 
        Face may receive the following additional benefits in 
        connection with the program:
                    ``(A) Light refreshments.
                    ``(B) Transportation.
                    ``(C) Supplies.
                    ``(D) Services.
    ``(f) Program Personnel.--Personnel of the National Guard of a 
State in which the National Guard Operation About Face is conducted may 
serve on full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of providing 
managerial, administrative, training, or supporting services for the 
program.
    ``(g) Equipment and Facilities.--Equipment and facilities of the 
National Guard, including military property of the United States issued 
to the National Guard, may be used in carrying out the National Guard 
Operation About Face.
    ``(h) Supplemental Resources.--To carry out the National Guard 
Operation About Face in a State, the Governor of the State or, in the 
case of the District of Columbia, the commanding general of the 
District of Columbia National Guard, may supplement funds made 
available under the program out of other resources (including gifts) 
available to the Governor or the commanding general. The Governor or 
the commanding Federal may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of money, other property or services for the National Guard 
Operation About Face.
    ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `State' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, the territories, and the District of Columbia.
            ``(2) The term `at-risk youth' has the same meaning given 
        that term in section 1432 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6472.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``510. National Guard operation about face to provide life-skills for 
                            at-risk youth.''.
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, through the Chief, National Guard Bureau, to use the National Guard to conduct an at-risk youth life skills program to be known as "National Guard Operation About Face." Requires such program to: (1) be a community-based outreach program for at-risk youth; and (2) include after-school and summer classes to provide academic skills, computer literacy, employability skills, life-coping skills, and communication skills supplemented with work experience activities. Requires agreements with State governors and the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard to carry out the program. Directs the Secretary to prescribe standards and procedures for selecting program participants from at risk youth. Authorizes the use of State National Guard personnel, equipment, and facilities, as well as State supplemental resources, in support of such program.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Protection School Finance 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) There are systems of public school finance within 
        States which subject American children to educations of 
        radically varying and grossly unequal quality solely on the 
        basis of where they live.
            (2) In its unanimous decision in the case of Brown v. Board 
        of Education, 347 U.S. 483, 493 (1954), the Supreme Court 
        stated: ``In these days, it is doubtful that any child may 
        reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the 
        opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the 
        state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be 
        made available to all on equal terms.''
            (3) Education is a fundamental right under the equal 
        protection clause of the United States Constitution.
            (4) The provision of education to all children within a 
        State on an equal basis, including equality of financial 
        resources, is fundamental to the equal protection of laws.

SEC. 3. EQUALIZATION SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), beginning 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, a State shall be ineligible to 
receive Federal funds as specified in section 4(c) if such State does 
not maintain a coefficient of variation of at least 10 percent for per-
pupil expenditures in local educational agencies statewide, for 
elementary and secondary education in such State.
    (b) Coefficient of Variation Defined.--In this section, the term 
``coefficient of variation'' means the standard deviation of local 
educational agency expenditures divided by the mean per-student 
expenditure, calculated--
            (1) based on intrastate expenditures for current 
        operations, as determined by the State, without regard to 
        Federal contributions; and
            (2) excluding--
                    (A) local educational agencies with fewer than 250 
                students;
                    (B) capital expenditures; and
                    (C) funds targeted to address a specific need (such 
                as educationally disadvantaged, handicapped, gifted, or 
                language-deficient students), without regard to the 
                source of such funds, but nothing in this Act shall 
                preclude a State or the Federal Government from 
                providing additional resources to local educational 
                agencies to address any such specific need.
    (c) Waiver.--The Secretary may provide a single waiver of 
subsection (a) and provide continued funding for elementary and 
secondary education to a State which has not complied with the 
requirements of such subsection, if such State submits to the Secretary 
a plan for compliance which the Secretary determines will bring the 
State into compliance within 5 years. A waiver under this subsection 
may not be granted for a duration of more than five years after the 
date the Secretary approves such a plan for compliance.

SEC. 4. REPORT, CERTIFICATION, AND CHALLENGE.

    (a) Annual Report.--Not later than January 1 of each year, a State 
shall submit to the Secretary a report describing--
            (1) the manner in which the State has complied with section 
        3(a) or whether such State has received a waiver under section 
        3(c); and
            (2) such additional information as the Secretary may 
        require.
    (b) Annual Certification.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include a certification that the State has complied with the 
provisions of section 3(a) or has been granted a waiver under section 
3(c). Such certification shall be prima facie evidence that the State 
has complied with section 3 unless such certification is challenged 
under subsection (c).
    (c) Certification Challenge.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
on which a State certification is due under subsection (b), a local 
educational agency in a State may file a complaint with the Secretary 
challenging such certification.

SEC. 5. CONSEQUENCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE.

    (a) Ineligibility for Federal Education Funds.--If the Secretary 
determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that a State 
fails to comply with section 3(a) and has not obtained a waiver under 
section 3(c), such State shall be ineligible to receive Federal funds 
administered by the Secretary to support elementary and secondary 
education, beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year after 
such finding.
    (b) Restoration of Eligibility.--Eligibility for funds identified 
under subsections (a) shall be restored at the beginning of the next 
fiscal year after the Secretary determines that the State has complied 
with section 3(a) or grants a waiver under section 3(c), whichever 
occurs first.
    (c) Redistribution of Funds.--Funds for elementary and secondary 
education made ineligible for a State under subsection (a) shall be 
reallocated by the Secretary among States that--
            (1) are in compliance with the requirements of section 
        3(a); or
            (2) are implementing compliance plans pursuant to section 
        3(c).

SEC. 6. RULEMAKING.

    The Secretary may make rules to carry out this Act.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 14101(18) of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801(18)).
            (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Education.

Equal Protection School Finance Act - Provides for a system to help equalize funding for education within States.Makes a State ineligible for Federal funds administered by the Department of Education to support elementary and secondary education unless the coefficient of variation of per pupil expenditures in local educational agencies statewide for elementary and secondary education is greater than ten percent. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide such funding to a noncompliant State if that State submits a plan which the Secretary determines will bring the State into compliance within five years.Sets forth procedures for compliance reporting, certification, and challenges. Directs the Secretary to reallocate to compliant States, and States developing or implementing compliance plans, any funds that are not distributed to noncompliant States.