Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend nursing programs and revise the advanced education nursing grant program.
(Sec. 2) The advanced education nursing grant program is revised to include clinical nurse leaders as advanced education nurses, thereby making clinical nurse leader education programs eligible for grants. (Clinical nurse leaders are advanced generalist clinicians who apply research and coordinate care in order to improve outcomes for patients.)
To be eligible for advanced education nursing grants, clinical nurse specialist programs must provide registered nurses with full-time clinical nurse specialist education that qualifies the nurses to provide a full range of care.
(Sec. 3) The bill extends through FY2021 nursing programs, including programs for advanced education nursing, loan repayment and scholarships for nurses, loans for nursing faculty, geriatric care education, and nurse retention.
[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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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-803.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-803.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 627.
Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6117-6118)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2713.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6117)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6117)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.