,i #aac? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhe ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,febru>y #d1 #bjac ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,l9da ,t4 ,sn*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1 ,mr4 ,wald51 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,loretta ,san*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,mr4 ,s*rad]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,a ,,bill ,to e/abli% ! position ( ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal?1 to be fill$ by ! same individual s]v+ z ! ,*ief ,nurse ,(fic] ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,national ,nurse ,act ( #bjac4 #b4 ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? ,title ,,xvii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjju et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 #agaa4 ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? 7a7 ,e/abli%m5t 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is e/abli%$ )9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,surgeon ,g5]al a full-"t position1 to be fill$ by a regi/]$ nurse to be kn[n z ! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal?4 7#b7 ,appo9tm5t 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except = ! initial appo9tm5t ( ! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? "u subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,secret>y %all appo9t ! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? 9 accordance ) ,commission$ ,corps ,in/ruction ,,cc#bc4d4f 7relat+ to ,*ief ,pr(essional ,(fic] ,nom9ations71 z 9 effect on ,febru>y #ac1 #bjjh4 7,b7 ,initial appo9tm5t ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all appo9t ! individual s]v+ z ! ,*ief ,nurse ,(fic] ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice z ! fir/ ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal?4 7#c7 ,relation to position ( ,*ief ,nurse ,(fic] ,! individual s]v+ z ! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? %all also s]ve z ! ,*ief ,nurse ,(fic] ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice4 7b7 ,rank & grade ,! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? %all h ! same rank & grade z ! ,deputy ,surgeon ,g5]al ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice4 7c7 ,duties ,! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? %all c>ry out ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,provide lead]%ip & coord9ation ( ,public ,heal? ,s]vice nurs+ pr(essional affairs = ! ,(fice ( ! ,surgeon ,g5]al & o!r ag5cies ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice1 includ+ provid+ repres5tation = ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates at ! ,global ,=um = ,gov]nm5t ,*ief ,nurs+ & ,midwif]y ,(fic]s & s]v+ z a memb] ( ! ,f$]al ,nurs+ ,s]vice ,c\ncil4 7#b7 ,repres5t ! ,surgeon ,g5]al & ! ag5cies ( ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 9 communications ) gr\ps & societies conc]n$ ) nurs+ issues at ! local1 ,/ate1 national1 & int]national levels4 7#c7 ,provide guidance & advice to ! ,surgeon ,g5]al & ! ,nurse ,pr(essional ,advisory ,committee on matt]s su* z /&>ds1 recruitm5t1 ret5tion1 read9ess1 & c>e] developm5t ( nurses employ$ by & contract$ ) ag5cies ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice4 7#d7 ,conduct m$ia campaigns & make p]sonal appe>ances = purposes ( p>agraphs 7#e7 ?r\gh 7#g74 7#e7 ,provide guidance & lead]%ip = activities to promote ! public heal?1 includ+ enc\rag+ nurses & o!r heal? pr(essionals to be volunte]s & develop+ projects t educate ! public ab\t & engage ! public 9 prev5tion practices to a*ieve bett] heal?4 7#f7 ,provide guidance & lead]%ip to enc\rage nurses to engage 9 fur!r+ _! education 9 ord] to conduct nurs+ rese>*1 increase ! aw>5ess ( evid5ce-bas$ practice1 & educate future nurses4 7#g7 ,provide guidance & lead]%ip = activities t w increase public safety & em]g5cy prep>$ness4 7d7 ,national heal? priorities--,heal?y ,p #bjbj 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal?1 9 coop]ation ) ! ,surgeon ,g5]al ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice1 heads ( ! ag5cies ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice1 ,/ates1 & organizations t repres5t heal? pr(essionals1 %all p>ticipate 9 ! id5tification ( national heal? priorities4 7#b7 ,address+ national heal? priorities ,! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal?1 9 address+ national heal? priorities1 %all enc\rage volunte]ism ( nurses & o!r individuals1 & /r5g!n ! relation%ip betwe5 ,gov]nm5t ag5cies & heal?-relat$ national organizations4 7#c7 ,community-bas$ projects 7,a7 ,implem5tation ,9 address+ national heal? priorities1 ! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? %all-- 7i7 provide guidance & coord9ation on recomm5d$ activities to organizations2 7ii7 ackn[l$ge successful programs & enc\rage _! replication2 7iii7 promote ! dissem9ation ( evid5ce-bas$ practice 9 educat+ ! public on heal? promotion & disease prev5tion activities2 7iv7 enc\rage practic+ nurses & o!r heal? pr(essionals1 includ+ retir$ heal? pr(essionals & /ud5ts enroll$ 9 heal? pr(essional programs1 to p>ticipate 9 heal? promotion activities & replicate successful heal? promotion activities2 & 7v7 monitor activities be+ conduct$ ?r\gh ! collection & evaluation ( data to det]m9e if national heal? priorities are be+ address$4 7,b7 ,m$ia campaigns ,! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? %all ensure t m$ia campaigns conduct$ "u subsection 7c77#d7 include m$ia campaigns reg>d+ ! national heal? priorities4 7,c7 ,evaluations ,! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? %all1 directly or ?r\gh aw>ds ( grants or contracts1 evaluate ! activities enc\rag$ by ! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? & conduct$ by community-bas$1 nonpr(it organizations to det]m9e ! ext5t to :i* su* activities h succe$$ 9 c>ry+ out national heal? priorities4 7,d7 ,dissem9ation ( in=mation ,! ,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? %all dissem9ate in=mation to gov]nm5tal ag5cies1 s*ools1 & community-bas$1 nonpr(it organizations int]e/$ 9 heal? promotion & improv+ public heal? ?r\gh community action4 4