,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bf1 #bjbc    
,mr4 ,ciscomani 7= himself1 ,mrs4       
,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,james1 ,mr4 
,trone1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans ( ,virg9ia1 &    
,ms4 ,p]ez7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,acts to make community  
colleges eligible to p>ticipate 9 !     
,nurse ,education1 ,practice1 ,quality1 
& ,ret5tion-,pa?way to ,regi/]$ ,nurse  
,program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,grants 
= ,res\rces 9 ,occupational & ,work=ce  
,tra9+ = ,heal?c>e ,act ( #bjbc or !    
,,gr[? ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,p>ticipation 
( community colleges 9 ! ,nurse         
,education1 ,practice1 ,quality1 &      
,ret5tion-,pa?way to ,regi/]$ ,nurse    
,program  7a7 ,eligibility ,to          
p>ticipate ,section #hca7;f7 ( ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bifp7f77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3    

7f7 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m eligible entity    
includes--  7,a7 a s*ool ( nurs+2  7,b7 
a junior or community college2  7,c7 a  
heal? c>e facility1 su* z a ,f$]ally    
qualifi$ heal? c5t] or nurse-manag$     
heal? cl9ic2 &  7,d7 a p>tn]%ip ( su* a 
s*ool or college & su* a facility4  7#b7
 ,! t]m junior or community college     
means-- 7,a7 a public in/itution ( high]
 education1 includ+ additional          
locations1 at :i* ! highe/ aw>d$ degree1
 or ! pr$om9antly aw>d$ degree1 is an   
associate degree2 or  7,b7 any ,tribal  
,college or ,univ]sity 7z def9$ 9       
section #caf ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife74  4  7b7 ,allocation ( funds   
,section #hca ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bifp71 z am5d$1 is
 fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7g7 ,allocation ( funds ,( ! total am\nt
 aw>d$ to eligible entities "u ?is      
section = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y     
%all1 ) respect to a portion ( su* total
 am\nt to be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 n  

to exce$ #ej p]c5t ( su* total am\nt1   
give priority to eligible entities t    
are-- 7#a7 a junior or community college
 ) an exi/+ nurs+ program2 or  7#b7 a   
p>tn]%ip ref]r$ to 9 subsection         
7f77#a77;,d74  4