,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #d1 #bjbf,mrs4   
,kiggans ( ,virg9ia 7= h]self1 ,mrs4    
,beatty1 & ,mr4 ,b]gman7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d ! def9ition ( a        
pr(essional /ud5t 9 ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,nurs+ is a            
,pr(essional ,degree ,act4  #b4         
,pr(essional /ud5t & pr(essional degree 
def9$ ,section #dee7;a77#d77;,c7 ( !    
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7a77#d77;,c77 is       
am5d$--  7#a7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ 1 
z def9$ "u section #ffh4b ( title #cd1  
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect 
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph712 &
  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iii7
 ,pr(essional degree ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! 
t]m pr(essional degree-- 7,i7 means a   
degree t signifies bo? completion ( !   
academic requirem5ts = beg9n+ practice 9

 a giv5 pr(ession 7= :i* pr(essional    
lic5sure is also commonly requir$7 & a  
level ( pr(essional skill beyond t      
normally requir$ = a ba*elor's degree2 &
  7,,ii7 includes ea* ( ! foll[+        
degrees3 7aa7 ,ph>macy 7,ph>m4,d474     
7bb7 ,d5ti/ry 7,d4,d4,s4 or ,d4,m4,d474 
7cc7 ,vet]9>y ,m$ic9e 7,d4,v4,m474  7dd7
 ,*iropractic 7,d4,c4 or ,d4,c4,m474    
7ee7 ,law 7,l4,l4,b4 or ,j4,d474  7ff7  
,m$ic9e 7,m4,d474  7gg7 ,optometry      
7,o4,d474  7hh7 ,o/eopa?ic              
,m$ic9e_/,o/eopa?y 7,d4,o474  7ii7      
,podiatric ,m$ic9e_/,podiatry           
7,d4,p4,m41 ,d4,p41 or ,pod4,d474  7jj7 
,!ology_/,!ological ,/udies 7,m4,div4 or
 ,m4,h4,l474  7kk7 ,cl9ical ,psy*ology  
7,psy4,d4 or ,ph4,d474  7ll7 ,nurs+     
7,,msn1 ,,dnp1 ,,dnap1 or ,ph4,d74  7mm7
 ,any o!r degree t meets ! requirem5ts (
 subclause 7,i71 z det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4  4