[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2713 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2713

To amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend advanced 
education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2015

 Mrs. Capps (for herself and Mr. Joyce) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend advanced 
education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Title VIII Nursing Workforce 
Reauthorization Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. SUPPORTING CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS.

    (a) Advanced Education Nursing Grants.--Section 811 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296j) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``clinical nurse 
        leaders,'' before ``or public health nurses'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
        (g) and (h), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(f) Authorized Clinical Nurse Specialist Programs.--Clinical 
nurse specialist programs eligible for support under this section are 
education programs that--
            ``(1) provide registered nurses with full-time clinical 
        nurse specialist education; and
            ``(2) have as their objective the education of clinical 
        nurse specialists who will upon completion of such a program be 
        qualified to effectively provide care through the wellness and 
        illness continuum to inpatients and outpatients experiencing 
        acute and chronic illness.''.
    (b) Definition of Nurse-Managed Clinic.--Section 801 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(18) Nurse-managed health clinic.--The term `nurse-
        managed health clinic' has the meaning given to such term in 
        section 330A-1.''.
    (c) National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice.--
Section 851(b)(1)(A)(iv) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
297t) is amended by striking ``and nurse anesthetists'' and inserting 
``nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR NURSING PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 296 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (i)(1) of section 846 (42 U.S.C. 297n; 
        loan repayment and scholarship programs), by striking ``2003 
        through 2007'' and inserting ``2016 through 2020'';
            (2) in subsection (f) of section 846A (42 U.S.C. 297n-1; 
        nurse faculty loan program), by striking ``2010 through 2014'' 
        and inserting ``2016 through 2020'';
            (3) in subsection (e) of section 865 (42 U.S.C. 298; 
        comprehensive geriatric education), by striking ``2010 through 
        2014'' and inserting ``2016 through 2020''; and
            (4) in section 871 (42 U.S.C. 298d; funding for carrying 
        out parts B, C, and D), by striking ``$338,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
        fiscal years 2011 through 2016'' and inserting ``such sums as 
        may be necessary for fiscal years 2016 through 2020''.
    (b) Conforming Changes.--
            (1) Section 831 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
        296p) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (g), by striking ``,,'' and 
                inserting ``,''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (h).
            (2) Section 831A of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 296p-1) is amended by striking subsection (g).
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