,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,may #aa1 #bjbc,mr4   
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 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to au?orize 
grants to increase & support nurse      
faculty & cl9ical preceptors1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,support ,faculty & ,exp&  
,access to ,nurs+ ,s*ool ,act ( #bjbc4  
#b4 ,grant program ,to increase &       
support nurse faculty & cl9ical         
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cl9ical preceptors  #hfa4 ,increas+ &   
support+ nurse faculty & cl9ical        
preceptors  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y   
%all aw>d grants to s*ools ( nurs+ to   
support ! recruitm5t & ret5tion ( nurse 

faculty & cl9ical preceptors :o sup]vise
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nurs+ work=ce4  7b7 ,eligibility ,9 ord]
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description ( h[ su* s*ool w utilize    
funds receiv$ ?r\gh ! grant to recruit &
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applicable4  7c7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+     
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qualifi$ applicants into ! respective   
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s*ools ( nurs+ exp]i5ce above-av]age    
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preceptors2  7#c7 prioritizes !         
recruitm5t & ret5tion ( nurse faculty f 

disadvantag$ backgr\nds 7includ+ racial 
or e?nic gr\ps und]repres5t$ 9 ! nurs+  
work=ce71 l[-income individuals1 &      
fir/-g5]ation college /ud5ts2  7#d7     
prioritizes ! recruitm5t & ret5tion (   
full-"t nurse faculty & cl9ical         
preceptors2 or  7#e7 demon/rates 9 its  
application an int5t to su/a9 ga9s      
realiz$ ?r\gh ! grant4  7d7 ,use ( funds
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?is section may use ! funds aw>d$ ?r\gh 
su* grant = activities t include-- 7#a7 
hir+ additional nurse faculty or cl9ical
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b5efits to reta9 or recruit nurse       
faculty or cl9ical preceptors2  7#c7    
p>tn]+ ) a heal? c>e facility1          
nurse-manag$ heal? cl9ic1 community     
heal? c5t]1 or o!r facility t provides  
heal? c>e 9 ord] to provide educational 
opportunities = ! purpose ( increas+ !  
numb] ( cl9ical preceptors & cl9ical    
rotation sites2  7#d7 develop+ &        
dissem9at+ in=mation to educate nurs+   
/ud5ts ab\t opportunities to s]ve z     

cl9ical preceptors or nurs+ s*ool       
faculty ?r\gh\t _! c>e]s2  7#e7 (f]+    
education opportunities to promote !    
gr[? & developm5t ( nurs+ /ud5ts &      
regi/]$ nurses into roles z cl9ical     
preceptors & tea*+ faculty2  7#f7       
support+ ! recruitm5t & ret5tion (      
div]se faculty memb]s2 &  7#g7 coord9at+
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7e7 ,reports to ,secret>y ,ea* s*ool (  
nurs+ aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section %all 
submit an annual report 79 su* =m &     
mann] z ! ,secret>y may require7 to !   
,secret>y conta9+-- 7#a7 in=mation on   
programs & activities fund$ ?r\gh su*   
grant2  7#b7 in=mation relat$ to !      
outcomes ( su* programs & activities1   
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faculty or cl9ical preceptors :o 7 hir$ 
or reta9$ ?r\gh su* grant2  7,b7 ! total
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nurs+ be=e & aft] ! implem5tation (     
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is available1 deid5tifi$ & disaggregat$ 

data by race1 e?nicity1 age1 sex1       
geographic region1 disability /atus1 &  
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o!r in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4
  4  7b7 ,au?orization ( appropriations 
,section #hga ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
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 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,"p ,g ,= 
! purpose ( c>ry+ out "p ,g1 !re are    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y = ea* ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjbd ?r\gh #bjbe4  4  7c7 ,te*nical    
correction ,effective z if includ$ 9 !  
enactm5t ( ! ,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law  
#aaf-acf71 p>agraph 7#ab7 ( section     
#cdjd7;a7 ( su* ,act is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7#ab7 by /rik+ "p ,g 7#db      
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