[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5577]
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  SA 6045. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Daines, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
King) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to 
be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2023 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 G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 5___. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WOMEN WHO SERVED AS 
                   CADET NURSES DURING WORLD WAR II.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In June of 1943, Congress enacted the Bolton Act, 
     establishing the United States Cadet Nurse Corps as a 
     uniformed service of the Public Health Administration. 
     Through the Corps, women received free, expedited nursing 
     education in exchange for ``service in essential nursing for 
     the duration of the war''.
       (2) During World War II, the United States faced a severe 
     shortage of qualified nurses, threatening the ability of the 
     United States to meet domestic and military medical needs.
       (3) In total, 124,065 women graduated from training under 
     the Cadet Nurse program, going on to serve in military 
     hospitals, Veterans Administration hospitals, Marine 
     hospitals, private hospitals, public health agencies, and 
     public hospitals until the program ended in 1948.
       (4) In 1944, the Federal Security Agency identified 
     ``national recognition for rendering a vital war service'' as 
     a privilege of service in the Corps.
       (5) By 1945, Cadet Nurses accounted for 80 percent of the 
     domestic nursing workforce.
       (6) The Cadet Nurse Corps has been credited with preventing 
     the collapse of the domestic nursing workforce.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     women who served in the Cadet Nurse Corps honorably stepped 
     up for their country during its time of need in World War II, 
     significantly contributing to the war effort and the safety 
     and security of the United States.
       (c) Expression of Gratitude.--Congress hereby expresses 
     deep gratitude for the women who answered the call to duty 
     and served in the Cadet Nurses Corp.
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