,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gide  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #d1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,underwood 7for herself and ,ms4       
,johnson of ,texas7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to authorize grants to   
support schools of nursing in program   
enhancement and infrastructure          
modernization1 increasing the number of 
nursing faculty and students1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,future        
,advancement of ,academic ,nursing ,act 
or the ,,faan ,act4  #b4 ,support for   
nursing education and the future nursing
 workforce ,part ,d of title ,,viii of  
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bifp et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  #hcb4 
,nursing education enhancement and      
modernization grants in underserved     
areas  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 

acting through the ,administrator of the
 ,health ,resources and ,services       
,administration1 may award grants to    
schools of nursing 7as defined in       
section #hja7 for-- 7#a7 increasing the 
number of faculty and students at such  
schools in order to enhance the         
preparedness of the ,united ,states for1
 and the ability of the ,united ,states 
to address and quickly respond to1      
public health emergencies declared under
 section #cai and pandemics2 or  7#b7   
the enhancement and modernization of    
nursing education programs4  7b7        
,priority ,in selecting grant recipients
 under this section1 the ,secretary     
shall give priority to schools of       
nursing that-- 7#a7 are located in a    
medically underserved community2  7#b7  
are located in a health professional    
shortage area as defined under section  
#ccb7;a72 or  7#c7 are institutions of  
higher education listed under section   
#cga7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife4  7c7 ,consideration ,in       

awarding grants under this section1 the 
,secretary1 to the extent practicable1  
may ensure equitable distribution of    
awards among the geographic regions of  
the ,united ,states4  7d7 ,use of funds 
,a school of nursing that receives a    
grant under this section may use the    
funds awarded through such grant for    
activities that include-- 7#a7 enhancing
 enrollment and retention of students at
 such school1 with a priority for       
students from disadvantaged backgrounds 
7including racial or ethnic groups      
underrepresented in the nursing         
workforce71 individuals from rural and  
underserved areas1 low-income           
individuals1 and first generation       
college students 7as defined in section 
#djb;,a7h77#c7 of the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife72  7#b7 creating1        
supporting1 or modernizing educational  
programs and curriculum at such school2 
7#c7 retaining current faculty1 and     
hiring new faculty1 with an emphasis on 
faculty from racial or ethnic groups who

 are underrepresented in the nursing    
workforce2  7#d7 modernizing            
infrastructure at such school1 including
 audiovisual or other equipment1        
personal protective equipment1          
simulation and augmented reality        
resources1 telehealth technologies1 and 
virtual and physical laboratories2  7#e7
 partnering with a health care facility1
 nurse-managed health clinic1 community 
health center1 or other facility that   
provides health care in order to provide
 educational opportunities for the      
purpose of establishing or expanding    
clinical education2  7#f7 enhancing and 
expanding nursing programs that prepare 
nurse researchers and scientists2  7#g7 
establishing nurse-led intradisciplinary
 and interprofessional educational      
partnerships2 and  7#h7 other activities
 that the ,secretary determines further 
the development1 improvement1 and       
expansion of schools of nursing4  7e7   
,reports from entities ,each school of  
nursing awarded a grant under this      

section shall submit an annual report to
 the ,secretary on the activities       
conducted under such grant1 and other   
information as the ,secretary may       
require4  7f7 ,report to congress ,not  
later than #e years after the date of   
the enactment of this section1 the      
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate and
 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce
 of the ,house of ,representatives a    
report that provides a summary of the   
activities and outcomes associated with 
grants made under this section4 ,such   
report shall include-- 7#a7 a list of   
schools of nursing receiving grants     
under this section1 including the       
primary geographic location of any      
school of nursing that was improved or  
expanded through such a grant2  7#b7 the
 total number of students who are       
enrolled at or who have graduated from  
any school of nursing that was improved 
or expanded through a grant under this  

section1 which such statistic shall--   
7,a7 to the extent such information is  
available1 be deidentified and          
disaggregated by race1 ethnicity1 age1  
sex1 geographic region1 disability      
status1 and other relevant factors2 and 
7,b7 include an indication of the number
 of such students who are from racial or
 ethnic groups underrepresented in the  
nursing workforce1 such students who are
 from rural or underserved areas1 such  
students who are low-income students1   
and such students who are first         
generation college students 7as defined 
in section #djb;,a7h77#c7 of the ,higher
 ,education ,act of #aife72  7#c7 to the
 extent such information is available1  
the effects of the grants awarded under 
this section on retaining and hiring of 
faculty1 including any increase in      
diverse faculty1 the number of clinical 
education partnerships1 the             
modernization of nursing education      
infrastructure1 and other ways this     
section helps address and quickly       

respond to public health emergencies and
 pandemics2  7#d7 recommendations for   
improving the grants awarded under this 
section2 and  7#e7 any other            
considerations as the ,secretary        
determines appropriate4  7g7            
,authorization of appropriations ,to    
carry out this section1 there is        
authorized to be appropriated           
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj to remain available until
 expended4  4  #c4 ,strengthening nurse 
education ,the heading of part ,d of    
title ,,viii of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bifp et   
seq47 is amended by striking basic4