,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #g1 #bjai,mr4     
,m]kley 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,capito7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,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