[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2449. Mr. JONES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 729. STUDY ON USE OF ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS IN NURSING 
                   WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, may conduct a study 
     on improving the use of academic partnerships in nursing 
     workforce development by the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (b) Elements.--The study conducted under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment and identification of best practices for 
     training of nurses and patient care by nurses.
       (2) An assessment of the impact of academic affiliations 
     and partnerships in nursing education and nursing workforce 
     development on the quality of care received by active duty 
     members of the Armed Forces and veterans with respect to 
     their special health care needs.
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