,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cccc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbe,mr4   
,co/a 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,kiggans (     
,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,national ,advisory ,c\ncil on ,nurse   
,education & ,practice to exam9e &      
report on ! gr[+ nurs+ %ortage across ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,magnify+ ,opportunities to ,recruit &  
,educate ,nurses ,act or ! ,,m ,nurses  
,act4  #b4 ,exam9ation ( ! gr[+ nurs+   
%ortage  7a7 ,duties ,! ,national       
,advisory ,c\ncil on ,nurse ,education &
 ,practice e/abli%$ pursuant to section 
#hea ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bigt7 79 ?is section    
ref]r$ to z ! ,national ,advisory       
,c\ncil7 %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 recomm5dations4  7b7 ,report 
7#a7 ,submission ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,national ,advisory ,c\ncil %all--  7,a7

 complete ! activities requir$ by       
subsection 7a72 &  7,b7 submit to !     
,presid5t1 ! ,congress1 & ! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices a report on !  
,national ,advisory ,c\ncil's f9d+s1    
conclusions1 & recomm5dations to bol/]  
nurs+ education & ! nurs+ work=ce 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,public            
availability ,! ,national ,advisory     
,c\ncil %all make ! report requir$ by   
p>agraph 7#a7 available to ! public     
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