,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hccj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjbd,ms4    
,/ev5s 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,ohio7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to increase access to      
accel]at$ nurs+ degree programs1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,/op ,nurse ,%ortages   
,act4  #b4 ,accel]at$ nurs+ degree      
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #hca7;a7 
( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #bifp7a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ or at ! end2    
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 creat+1 exp&+1 
or support+ an accel]at$ nurs+ degree   
program at a s*ool ( nurs+ 7includ+ by  
hir+ & reta9+ faculty & preceptors1     
increas+ ! numb] ( cl9ical tra9+ sites1 
& (f]+ /ud5t f9ancial assi/ance7 to     
increase ! numb] ( graduat+ nurses1     

includ+ graduates :o are f disadvantag$ 
backgr\nds 7includ+ racial & e?nic      
m9orities und]repres5t$ among regi/]$   
nurses & advanc$ practice regi/]$       
nurses74  4  7b7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,section #hga ( ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bih;d7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7c7 ,accel]at$ nurs+ degree    
programs ,9 addition to am\nts made     
available "u p>agraph 7#a71 = ! purpose 
( c>ry+ out section #hca7;a77#c71 !re   
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$          
#aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd   
?r\gh #bjbh4  4  7c7 ,report to         
,congress ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] !    
date on :i* ! fir/ grant or contract is 
made "u p>agraph 7#c7 ( section #hca7;a7
 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bifp7a771 z add$ by          
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices %all submit to !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        

,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate a report on-- 7#a7 !
 numb] ( nurs+ /ud5ts1 disaggregat$ by  
grantee1 :o enroll$ at in/itutions      
receiv+ grants "u su* p>agraph 7#c72    
7#b7 ! numb] ( nurs+ /ud5ts :o graduat$ 
f su* in/itutions2 &  7#c7 ! numb] (    
accel]at$ nurs+ degree programs e/abli%$
 by su* grants4