,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjbj,ms4   
,mucarsel-,powell introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to increase access to    
accelerated postgraduate nursing        
programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,bringing ,additional ,nurses to the
 ,fight ,act4  #b4 ,accelerated         
postgraduate programs  7a7 ,in general  
,section #hca7;a7 of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bifp7a77 
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by 
striking or at the end2  7#b7 in        
paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#c7 developing1 implementing1 or       
expanding an accelerated postgraduate   
nursing program for individuals who--   
7,a7 have earned some credit pursuing a 

course of study in a nursing-related    
field 7including foundational science   
courses at the undergraduate level7 at  
an institution of higher education 7as  
defined in section #aja of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife7 or a foreign  
institution of higher education2 and    
7,b7 are citizens1 nationals1 or        
lawfully admitted permanent resident    
aliens of the ,united ,states4  4  7b7  
,authorization of appropriations        
,section #hga of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bih;d7 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7c7 ,accelerated            
postgraduate programs ,in addition to   
amounts made available under paragraph  
7#a71 for the purpose of carrying out   
section #hca7;a77#c71 there are         
authorized to be appropriated           
#cj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbj through #bjbc4  4  7c7 ,report to 
,congress ,not later than one year after
 the date on which the first grant or   
contract is made under paragraph 7#c7 of

 section #hca7;a7 of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bifp7a771
 as added by subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house 
of ,representatives and the ,committee  
on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and     
,pensions of the ,senate a report on--  
7#a7 the efficacy of the grants awarded 
under such paragraph in increasing the  
nursing workforce2  7#b7 a list of the  
institutions of higher education that   
developed1 implemented1 or expanded an  
accelerated postgraduate nursing program
 using such a grant2 and  7#c7 the      
number of students enrolled in each such
 program4