,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjbc,mr4  
,co/a introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide =      
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,national ,task ,=ce on !
 ,nurs+ ,%ortage4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,national ,nurs+   
,%ortage ,task ,=ce ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4  
,national ,nurs+ ,%ortage ,task ,=ce    
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7    
%all e/abli% a task =ce to be kn[n z !  
,national ,nurs+ ,%ortage ,task ,=ce 79 
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,task ,=ce74  
7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ! ,task ,=ce  
is to issue policy recomm5dations to !  
,presid5t & ! ,congress to address !    
gr[+ nurs+ %ortage across ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 ) a p>ticul> focus on address+ !
 %ortage 9 heal? pr(essional %ortage    
areas designat$ "u section #ccb ( !     

,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;e74  7c7 ,duties ,! ,task
 ,=ce %all-- 7#a7 exam9e1 assess1 &     
report on ! ,unit$ ,/ates nurs+ work=ce 
capacity1 includ+-- 7,a7 tr5ds 9 !      
ov]all nurs+ work=ce2  7,b7 ! capacity  
to educate future nurses2  7,c7 causes =
 ! exi/+ nurs+ %ortage2 &  7,d7 ,f$]al  
policies to bol/] nurs+ education & !   
nurs+ work=ce2  7#b7 build ^u exi/+ or  
ongo+ evaluations1 & avoid unnecess>y   
duplication1 by review+1 z appropriate1 
! f9d+s1 conclusions1 & recomm5dations (
 o!r task =ces1 committees1 commissions1
 & o!r public & private entities )      
respect to ! national nurs+ %ortage2    
7#c7 id5tify areas ( ,f$]al policy t h  
impact$ ! ability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to  
respond to ! gr[+ nurs+ %ortage1        
includ+-- 7,a7 ,f$]al support ( nurs+   
education programs2  7,b7 ,f$]al support
 ( increas+ div]sity 9 ! nurs+ work=ce2 
&  7,c7 inc5tives = nurses to "w 9      
und]s]v$ areas & communities2  7#d7     
id5tify & recomm5d a set ( possible     

solutions to ! nurs+ %ortage =          
policymak]s1 includ+ legislative &      
regulatory recomm5dations2 &  7#e7      
submit to ! ,presid5t & ! ,congress a   
report on ! ,task ,=ce's f9d+s1         
conclusions1 & recomm5dations to bol/]  
nurs+ education & ! nurs+ work=ce 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7 ,composition ( ,task
 ,=ce  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! memb]s ( ! ,task
 ,=ce %all be appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y &  
be compos$ ( n few] ?an #ab memb]s1 (   
:i* at lea/ "o-?ird %all be regi/]$     
nurses4  7#b7 ,exp]tise ,! memb]s ( !   
,task ,=ce %all include individuals )   
national recognition = _! exp]tise 9 "o 
or m ( ! foll[+ areas3 7,a7 ,! dem&s (  
practic+ nurses1 9 p>ticul> individuals 
curr5tly work+ 9 ! pr(ession4  7,b7     
,nurs+ labor m>ket analysis4  7,c7      
,heal? c>e f9ance & economics4  7,d7    
,heal? c>e facility managem5t4  7,e7    
,nurs+ education4  7,f7 ,deliv]y ( heal?
 c>e s]vices1 prioritiz+ individuals )  
exp]tise on deliv]+ s]vices 9 und]s]v$  
regions4  7,g7 ,heal? c>e organization  

culture & its impact on nurses4  7,h7   
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 or       
t]ritorial gov]nm5tal programs t support
 ! heal? c>e work=ce & o!r relevant     
public adm9i/ration1 su* z ,/ate nurs+  
lic5s+ ag5cies4  7,i7 ,nurs+ labor      
unions4  7,j7 ,any o!r area ( exp]tise t
 ! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7#c7
 ,geographic repres5tation ,! memb]s ( !
 ,task ,=ce %all collectively repres5t--
 7,a7 urban1 suburban1 & rural regions2 
&  7,b7 regional div]sity across !      
,nation4  7#d7 ,co-*airs ,!re %all be   
two co-*airs ( ! ,task ,=ce1 bo?        
designat$ by ! ,secret>y at ! "t (      
appo9tm5t f among ! individuals appo9t$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a74 ,"o co-*air %all be a 
regi/]$ nurse4 ,! o!r co-*air %all h a  
backgr\nd 9 nurs+ education4  7#e7      
,deadl9e = appo9tm5t ,! ,secret>y %all  
appo9t all memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act4  7#f7 ,meet+s ,! ,task ,=ce   
%all meet & beg9 ! op]ations ( ! ,task  
,=ce z soon z practicable aft] ! date ( 

enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,aft] its initial  
meet+1 ! ,task ,=ce %all meet at ! call 
( ! co-*airs act+ jo9tly or at ! call ( 
a quorum ( its memb]s4  7#g7 ,quorum2   
vacancies  7,a7 ,quorum ,a majority ( ! 
total numb] ( memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce %all
 con/itute a quorum4  7,b7 ,vacancies   
,any vacancy 9 ! ,task ,=ce %all n      
affect its p[]s1 b %all be fill$ 9 !    
same mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0  
made4  7e7 ,f9al report ( ,task ,=ce2   
t]m9ation  7#a7 ,f9al report ,n lat] ?an
 "o ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! la/ memb] (
 ! ,task ,=ce is appo9t$1 ! ,task ,=ce  
%all submit to ! ,presid5t1 ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a f9al report conta9+   
su* f9d+s1 conclusions1 & recomm5dations
 z h be5 agre$ to by n less ?an a       
majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce4 ,!  
,task ,=ce %all make su* f9al report    
available to ! public onl9e4  7#b7      
,t]m9ation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,task ,=ce1

 & all ! au?orities ( ?is section1 %all 
t]m9ate #ij days aft] ! date on :i* !   
f9al report is submitt$ "u p>agraph     
7#a74  7,b7 ,adm9i/rative activities    
be=e t]m9ation ,! ,task ,=ce may use !  
#ij-;day p]iod ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph  
7,a7 = ! purpose ( conclud+ its         
activities1 includ+ provid+ te/imony to 
committees ( ,congress conc]n+ reports (
 ! ,task ,=ce & dissem9at+ ! f9al report
 "u p>agraph 7#a74  7f7 ,fund+  7#a7    
,duration ( availability ,am\nts made   
available to ! ,task ,=ce %all rema9    
available until ! t]m9ation ( ! ,task   
,=ce4  7#b7 ,gifts & donations ,! ,task 
,=ce may accept gifts & donations = !   
purposes ( c>ry+ out ?is ,act4