,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #g1 #bjai,ms4    
,johnson ( ,texas 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( 
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4        
,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,brooks ( ,indiana1    
,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1    
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4          
,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,rodney 
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 
,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1
 ,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1
 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4   
,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,griffi?1 
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,h]r]a ,beutl]1    
,mr4 ,hurd ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson (    
,ohio1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 
,k9z+]1 ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1    
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,matsui1    
,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/    
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1    
,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4    
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( 
,alabama1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,tonko1   
,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,wilson (  

,florida1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,ms4   
,spei]1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,ms4    
,norton1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 & ,mr4 ,coh57       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to designate ! same individual 
s]v+ z ! ,*ief ,nurse ,(fic] ( ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice z ! ,national ,nurse =  
,public ,heal?4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,national ,nurse   
,act ( #bjai4  #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  #agab4 ,national ,nurse =   
,public ,heal?  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! same 
individual designat$ z ! ,*ief ,nurse   
,(fic] ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice "u    
section #bje %all also be designat$ by !
 ,secret>y z ! ,national ,nurse =       
,public ,heal?4  7b7 ,au?ority ,!       
,national ,nurse = ,public ,heal? %all h
 ! au?ority & flexibility to 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 outrea* & education = 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>$ness4  7#h7 ,prep>e & publi% a    
bi5nial report on ! /ate ( !            
,commission$ ,corps ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,nurse ,category4  7c7 ,national
 heal? priorities--,national ,prev5tion 
,/rategy  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     
cont9ue to 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 activities 9 
_! local communities2 &  7v7 collaborate
 ) ,f$]al ag5cies to monitor activities 
be+ conduct$ ?r\gh ! collection &       

evaluation ( data to det]m9e if national
 heal? priorities are be+ address$4     
7,b7 ,outrea* & education ,9 conduct+   
outrea* & education "u subsection       
7b77#d71 ! ,national ,nurse = ,public   
,heal? %all give priority to ! inclusion
 ( div]se approa*es1 includ+ social m$ia
 campaigns1 to address national heal?   
priorities4  7,c7 ,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