,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aa1 #bjag,mr4    
,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,ms4    
,baldw91 & ,ms4 ,coll9s7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title ,,viii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act to ext5d advanc$ education nurs+   
grants to support cl9ical nurse         
speciali/ programs1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,title ,,viii ,nurs+ ,work=ce         
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjag4  #b4      
,support+ cl9ical nurse speciali/s  7a7 
,advanc$ education nurs+ grants ,section
 #haa ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bif;j7 is am5d$--  7#a7 
9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+        
,r4,n4_/,ma/]'s & ins]t+                
,r4,n4_/graduate2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+     
cl9ical nurse lead]s1 be=e or public    
heal? nurses2  7#b7 by r$esignat+       
subsections 7f7 & 7g7 z subsections 7g7 

& 7h71 respectively2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+  
aft] subsection 7e7 ! foll[+ new        
subsection3  7f7 ,au?oriz$ cl9ical nurse
 speciali/ programs ,cl9ical nurse      
speciali/ programs eligible = support "u
 ?is section are education programs t-- 
7#a7 provide regi/]$ nurses ) full-"t   
cl9ical nurse speciali/ education2 &    
7#b7 h z _! objective ! education (     
cl9ical nurse speciali/s :o w ^u        
completion ( su* a program be qualifi$  
to effectively provide c>e ?r\gh !      
wellness & illness cont9uum to inpati5ts
 & outpati5ts exp]i5c+ acute & *ronic   
illness4  4  7b7 ,def9ition (           
nurse-,manag$ cl9ic ,section #hja ( !   
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bif7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7#ah7 ,nurse-manag$ heal?
 cl9ic ,! t]m nurse-manag$ heal? cl9ic  
means a nurse-practice arrangem5t1      
manag$ by advanc$ practice nurses1 t    
provides prim>y c>e or wellness s]vices 
to und]s]v$ or vuln]able populations & t
 is associat$ ) a s*ool1 college1       

univ]sity1 or dep>tm5t ( nurs+1 f$]ally 
qualifi$ heal? c5t]1 or indep5d5t       
nonpr(it heal? or social s]vices ag5cy4 
4  7c7 ,national ,advisory ,c\ncil on   
,nurse ,education & ,practice ,section  
#hea7;b77#a77;,a77iv7 ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bigt7b77#a77;,a77iv77 is am5d$ by /rik+
 & nurse ane/heti/s & ins]t+ nurse      
ane/heti/s1 & cl9ical nurse speciali/s4 
#c4 ,reau?orization ( fund+ = nurs+     
programs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,viii ( !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bif et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
9 subsection 7i77#a7 ( section #hdf 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bign2 loan repaym5t &       
s*ol>%ip programs71 by /rik+ #bjjg &    
ins]t+ #bjbb2  7#b7 9 subsection 7f7 (  
section #hdf;,a 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bign-#a2
 nurse faculty loan program71 by /rik+  
#bjad & ins]t+ #bjbb2  7#c7 9 subsection
 7e7 ( section #hfe 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bih2
 compreh5sive g]iatric education71 by   
/rik+ #bjad & ins]t+ #bjbb2 &  7#d7 9   
section #hga 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bih;d2     

fund+ = c>ry+ out p>ts ,b1 ,c1 & section
 #hca7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ #bjaf & ins]t+   
#bjbb2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ ,b1 ,c1 & ,d &  
ins]t+ ,b & ,c & section #hca4  7b7     
,nurse education1 practice1 quality1 &  
ret5tion grants ,section #hca ( !       
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bifp7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 !   
section head+1 by /rik+ & quality &     
ins]t+ quality1 & ret5tion2  7#b7 9     
subsection 7c77#a7--  7,a7 by am5d+     
subp>agraph 7,a7 to read z foll[s3  7,a7
 to promote c>e] advancem5t =--  7i7 =  
nurs+ p]sonnel 9 a v>iety ( tra9+       
sett+s1 cross tra9+ or specialty tra9+  
among div]se population gr\ps1 & !      
advancem5t ( individuals includ+ to     
become pr(essional nurses1 advanc$      
education nurses1 lic5s$ practical      
nurses1 c]tifi$ nurse assi/ants1 & home 
heal? aides2 &  7ii7 individuals includ+
 lic5s$ practical nurses1 lic5s$        
vocational nurses1 c]tifi$ nurse        
assi/ants1 home heal? aides1 diploma    
degree or associate degree nurses1 to   

become baccalaureate prep>$ regi/]$     
nurses or advanc$ education nurses 9    
ord] to meet ! ne$s ( ! regi/]$ nurse   
work=ce2  2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by
 /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 develop+ &
 implem5t+ int]n%ips & resid5cy programs
 9 collaboration ) an accr$it$ s*ool (  
nurs+1 z def9$ by section #hja7b71 to   
enc\rage m5tor+ & ! developm5t (        
specialties4  2  7#c7 9 subsection 7g7--
 7,a7 by /rik+ 11 & ins]t+ 12  7,b7 by  
/rik+ or2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ 1 or a      
nurse-manag$ heal? cl9ic be=e ! p]iod2 &
  7#d7 by /rik+ subsection 7h74