,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #h 7legislative
 day1 ,janu>y #g71 #bjbf,mr4 ,m>key 7=  
himself1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 & ,mr4 ,wyd57  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act to require ! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to c>ry out    
activities to e/abli%1 exp&1 & su/a9 a  
public heal? nurs+ work=ce1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,public ,heal? ,nurs+ ,act4
  #b4 ,public heal? nurs+ work=ce ,"p ,e
 ( title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bidn et    
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #d ,public heal? nurs+ work=ce 
#ghj4 ,public heal? nurs+ work=ce  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out     
activities relat+ to e/abli%+1 exp&+1 & 
su/a9+ a public heal? nurs+ work=ce1    
includ+ by mak+ grants to ,/ate1 local1 

& t]ritorial public heal? dep>tm5ts4    
7b7 ,use ( funds = public heal?         
dep>tm5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! recipi5t ( a
 grant "u subsection 7a7 %all use !     
grant funds = ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,co/s      
7includ+ wages & b5efits7 relat+ to !   
recruit+1 hir+1 & tra9+ ( lic5s$ regi/]$
 nurses to s]ve z public heal? nurses-- 
7i7 :o are employ$ by ! ,/ate1          
t]ritorial1 or local public heal?       
dep>tm5t involv$1 p>ticul>ly 9 m$ically 
und]s]v$ areas2 &  7ii7 :o "w 9 public  
heal? facilities1 includ+ mobile heal?  
cl9ics & acute c>e hospitals1 or :o     
provide home visitation4  7,b7 ,co/s (  
m$ical supplies1 includ+ p]sonal        
protective equipm5t1 necess>y to c>ry   
out ! activities describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a74  7,c7 ,adm9i/rative co/s &        
activities relat+ to grant activities4  
7#b7 ,subgrants ,! recipi5t ( a grant "u
 subsection 7a7 may make subgrants to   
local heal? dep>tm5ts to be us$ = !     
activities describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74    
7c7 ,priority ,9 select+ recipi5ts (    

grants "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all give priority to applicants t--    
7#a7 propose to s]ve-- 7,a7 areas )     
populations t h a high rate ( *ronic    
disease1 infant mortality1 or mat]nal   
morbidity & mortality2  7,b7 l[-income  
populations1 includ+ m$ically und]s]v$  
populations 7z def9$ 9 section          
#ccj7;b772  7,c7 populations resid+ 9   
heal? pr(essional %ortage areas 7z def9$
 9 section #ccb7;a772  7,d7 populations 
resid+ 9 mat]nity c>e heal? pr(essional 
t>get areas id5tifi$ "u section #ccb7k72
 or  7,e7 rural or traditionally        
und]s]v$ populations2  7#b7 demon/rate a
 plan = provid+ s]vices1 to ! maximum   
ext5t practicable1 9 ! language &       
cultural context m appropriate to       
individuals expect$ to be s]v$ by !     
program2 &  7#c7 h a docum5t$ collective
 b>ga9+ agreem5t ) #a or m labor        
organizations repres5t+ employees ( !   
applicant or h an explicit policy n to  
int]f]e ) ! rights ( employees ( !      
applicant "u section #g ( ! ,national   

,labor ,relations ,act4  7d7 ,ma9t5ance 
( ef=t ,! recipi5t ( a grant "u         
subsection 7a7 %all agree to ma9ta9     
exp5ditures ( non-,f$]al am\nts =       
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 at 
a level t is n less ?an ! level ( su*   
exp5ditures ma9ta9$ by ! recipi5t = !   
fiscal ye> prec$+ ! fiscal ye> = :i* !  
recipi5t receives su* a grant4  7e7     
,public heal? nurse def9$ ,9 ?is        
section1 ! t]m public heal? nurse means 
a nurse provid+ heal? c>e s]vices &     
education reg>d+ prev5tive heal?1       
nutrition1 infecti\s diseases1 *ronic   
disease managem5t1 & mat]nal heal?1     
pr5atal1 & po/p>tum c>e 9 ord] to       
improve mat]nal & infant heal? outcomes4
  7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations    
,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! 
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section       
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf
 ?r\gh #bjce4  4