,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjbd,ms4 ,bonamici 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,joyce of ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,underwood1 and   
,mrs4 ,kiggans of ,virginia7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for a 
wage differential program to support new
 nursing school faculty members4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,nurse ,faculty ,shortage ,reduction
 ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,nurse faculty     
grant program ,section #hdf;,a of the   
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bifn-#a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 the section heading1 by adding and     
nursing faculty grant program after loan
 program2  7#b7 by amending subsection  
7a7 to read as follows3  7a7 ,in general
 ,to increase the number of qualified   
nursing faculty1 the ,secretary1 acting 
through the ,administrator of the       
,health ,resources and ,services        

,administration1 may-- 7#a7 enter into  
an agreement with any accredited school 
of nursing for the establishment and    
operation of a student loan fund in     
accordance with subsection 7b72 and     
7#b7 award nurse faculty grants in      
accordance with subsection 7c74  2  7#c7
 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by            
redesignating clauses 7,a7 through 7,d7 
of paragraph 7#b7 as clauses 7i7 through
 7iv71 respectively1 and adjusting the  
margins accordingly2  7,b7 by           
redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through   
7#e7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e71
 respectively1 and adjusting the margins
 accordingly2  7,c7 in subparagraph     
7,c71 by striking subsection 7c7 and    
inserting paragraph 7#b72 and  7,d7 by  
striking 7b7 ,agreements--,each         
agreement entered into under subsection 
7a7 shall-- and inserting the following3
  7b7 ,school of nursing student loan   
fund  7#a7 ,in general ,each agreement  
entered into under subsection 7a77#a7   
shall--  2  7#d7 in subsection 7c7--    

7,a7 by striking subsection 7a7 each    
place it appears and inserting          
subsection 7a77#a72  7,b7 in paragraph  
7#c71 by redesignating subparagraphs    
7,a7 and 7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71  
respectively1 and adjusting the margins 
accordingly2  7,c7 in paragraph 7#f71 by
 redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and   
7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71           
respectively1 and adjusting the margins 
accordingly2  7,d7 by redesignating     
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#f7 as         
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,f71        
respectively1 and adjusting the margins 
accordingly2 and  7,e7 in subparagraph  
7,f77ii71 as so redesignated1 by        
striking subsection 7e7 and inserting   
paragraph 7#d72  7#e7 in subsection 7e71
 by striking subsection 7c77#f77;,b7 and
 inserting paragraph 7#b77;,f77ii72     
7#f7 by redesignating subsections 7c7   
through 7e7 as paragraphs 7#b7 through  
7#d71 respectively1 and adjusting the   
margins accordingly2 and  7#g7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7c7 ,nurse  

faculty grant program  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary shall establish and     
carry out a program described in        
subsection 7a77#b7 under which eligible 
schools of nursing receive a grant for  
purposes of supplementing the salaries  
to enhance recruitment and retention of 
nursing faculty members4  7#b7 ,eligible
 entities ,to be eligible to receive a  
grant under this subsection1 an entity  
shall-- 7,a7 be a school of nursing2 and
  7,b7 submit an application to the     
,secretary1 at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require1          
including-- 7i7 7,i7 to the extent such 
information is available to the school  
of nursing1 the salary history of       
nursing faculty at such school who      
previously were nurses in clinical      
practice1 for the most recent #c-year   
period ending on the date of            
application1 adjusted for inflation as  
appropriate and broken down by          
credentials1 experience1 and levels of  

education of such nurses2 or  7,,ii7 if 
the information described in subclause  
7,i7 is not available1 information on   
the average local salary of nurses in   
clinical practice1 adjusted for         
inflation as appropriate and broken down
 by credentials1 experience1 and levels 
of education of the individual nurses1  
in accordance with such requirements as 
the ,secretary may specify2  7ii7 an    
attestation of the average nursing      
faculty salary at the school of nursing 
during the most recent #c-year period   
prior to the date of application1       
adjusted for inflation1 as appropriate1 
broken down by credentials1 experience1 
and levels of education of such faculty 
members2  7iii7 the number of nursing   
faculty member vacancies at the entity  
at the time of application1 and the     
entity's projection of such vacancies   
over the ensuing #e-year period2 and    
7iv7 a description of the entity's plans
 to identify funding sources to         
sustainably continue1 after the #c-year 

grant period1 the salary available to   
the eligible nursing faculty member     
pursuant to the program under this      
subsection during such grant program and
 to retain eligible nursing faculty     
members after the end of the grant      
period4  7#c7 ,awards ,a grant awarded  
under this subsection1 with respect to  
supporting eligible nursing faculty     
members1 shall-- 7,a7 be awarded to the 
school of nursing to supplement the     
salaries of eligible faculty members at 
the school of nursing1 annually1 for up 
to a #c-year period1 in an amount equal 
to1 for each eligible nursing faculty   
member at the eligible entity during the
 grant period1 the difference between-- 
7i7 the average salary of nurses in     
clinical practice submitted under       
subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii7 of paragraph   
7#b77;,b77i72 and  7ii7 the greater of--
 7,i7 the salary for the eligible       
nursing faculty member at the school of 
nursing2 or  7,,ii7 the average nursing 
faculty salary submitted under paragraph

 7#b77;,b77ii7 for faculty members with 
the same or similar credentials and     
level of education2  7,b7               
notwithstanding section #hjc7;a71 be    
used in its entirety to supplement the  
eligible faculty member's salary2 and   
7,c7 be conditioned upon the school of  
nursing maintaining1 for each year in   
which the award is made as described in 
subparagraph 7,a71 a salary for such    
faculty member at a level that is not   
less than the greater of the amount     
under subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii7 of       
subparagraph 7,a77ii74  7#d7 ,priority  
,in awarding grants under this          
subsection1 the ,secretary shall ensure 
the equitable geographic distribution of
 awards1 and shall give priority to     
applications from schools of nursing    
that demonstrate-- 7,a7 the greatest    
need for such grant1 which may be based 
upon the financial circumstances of the 
school of nursing1 eligible nurse       
faculty members1 the planned number of  
students to be trained or admitted off a

 wait list2  7,b7 training or           
partnerships to serve vulnerable patient
 populations1 such as through the       
location or activity of a school in a   
health professional shortage area2  7,c7
 recruitment and retention of faculty   
from underrepresented populations2 or   
7,d7 other particular need for such     
grant1 including public institutions of 
higher education that offer #d-year     
degrees but at which the predominant    
degree awarded is an associate degree4  
7#e7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in  
this subsection precludes a school of   
nursing or an eligible nursing faculty  
member receiving an award under this    
section from obtaining or receiving any 
other form of ,federal support or       
funding4  7#f7 ,report ,not later than  
#c years after the date of enactment of 
the ,nurse ,faculty ,shortage ,reduction
 ,act of #bjbd1 the ,secretary shall    
submit to the ,committee on ,finance and
 the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate and

 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means and 
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives1 a    
report that evaluates the program       
established under this subsection1      
including-- 7,a7 the impact of such     
program on recruitment and retention    
rates of nursing faculty1 as available1 
and specifically for each faculty member
 participating in the program2 and  7,b7
 recommendations and considerations for 
,congress on continuing the program     
under this section through the ,medicare
 program under title ,,xviii of the     
,social ,security ,act4  7#g7           
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,eligible nursing faculty member ,the   
term eligible nursing faculty member    
means a nursing faculty member who-- 7i7
 was hired by a school of nursing within
 the #b-year period preceding the       
submission of an application under      
paragraph 7#b71 or a prospective nursing
 faculty member2  7ii7 is currently     
employed at the school of nursing and   

who demonstrates the need for such      
support2  7iii7 previously worked as a  
nurse in clinical practice or as a nurse
 faculty member at another school of    
nursing2 or  7iv7 may work on a         
part-time basis as a nursing faculty    
member1 for whom such award amounts     
described in paragraph 7#c7 shall be    
prorated relative to the amount of time 
participating in part-time teaching4    
7,b7 ,inflation ,the term inflation     
means the ,consumer ,price ,index for   
all urban consumers 7all items2 ,u4,s4  
city average74  7#h7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,to carry out this       
subsection1 there is authorized to be   
appropriated #bh1ejj1jjj for each of    
fiscal year #bjbd through #bjbh4  4