,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #defh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ai1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,wicker1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 
and ,ms4 ,collins7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the definition of     
professional student in the ,higher     
,education ,act of #aife4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,nursing is a ,professional ,degree     
,act4  #b4 ,professional student and    
professional degree defined ,section    
#dee7;a77#d77;,c7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;e7a77#d77;,c77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in clause 7ii71 by striking 1 as defined
 under section #ffh4b of title #cd1     
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect on the date of enactment of this 
paragraph712 and  7#b7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7iii7 ,professional 

degree ,in this paragraph1 the term     
professional degree -- 7,i7 means a     
degree that signifies both completion of
 the academic requirements for beginning
 practice in a given profession 7for    
which professional licensure is also    
commonly required71 and a level of      
professional skill beyond that normally 
required for a bachelor's degree2 and   
7,,ii7 includes each of the following3  
7aa7 ,pharmacy 7,pharm4,d474  7bb7      
,dentistry 7,d4,d4,s4 or ,d4,m4,d474    
7cc7 ,veterinary ,medicine 7,d4,v4,m474 
7dd7 ,chiropractic 7,d4,c4 or           
,d4,c4,m474  7ee7 ,law 7,l4,l4,b4 or    
,j4,d474  7ff7 ,medicine 7,m4,d474  7gg7
 ,optometry 7,o4,d474  7hh7 ,osteopathic
 ,medicine or ,osteopathy 7,d4,o474     
7ii7 ,podiatric ,medicine or ,podiatry  
7,d4,p4,m41 ,d4,p41 or ,pod4,d474  7jj7 
,theology or ,theological ,studies      
7,m4,div4 or ,m4,h4,l474  7kk7 ,clinical
 ,psychology 7,psy4,d4 or ,ph4,d474     
7ll7 ,nursing 7,,msn1 ,,dnp1 ,,dnap1 or 
,ph4,d74  7mm7 ,any other degree that   

meets the requirements of subclause     
7,i71 as determined by the ,secretary4  
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