GROWTH Act of 2023

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6078 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6078

  To amend the Public Health Service Acts to make community colleges 
eligible to participate in the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and 
 Retention-Pathway to Registered Nurse Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2023

 Mr. Ciscomani (for himself, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. James, Mr. 
    Trone, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, and Ms. Perez) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Public Health Service Acts to make community colleges 
eligible to participate in the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and 
 Retention-Pathway to Registered Nurse Program, 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 ``Grants for Resources in Occupational 
and Workforce Training for Healthcare Act of 2023'' or the ``GROWTH Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE NURSE EDUCATION, 
              PRACTICE, QUALITY, AND RETENTION-PATHWAY TO REGISTERED 
              NURSE PROGRAM.

    (a) Eligibility To Participate.--Section 831(f) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296p(f)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `eligible entity' includes--
                    ``(A) a school of nursing;
                    ``(B) a junior or community college;
                    ``(C) a health care facility, such as a Federally 
                qualified health center or nurse-managed health clinic; 
                and
                    ``(D) a partnership of such a school or college and 
                such a facility.
            ``(2) The term `junior or community college' means--
                    ``(A) a public institution of higher education, 
                including additional locations, at which the highest 
                awarded degree, or the predominantly awarded degree, is 
                an associate degree; or
                    ``(B) any Tribal College or University (as defined 
                in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965).''.
    (b) Allocation of Funds.--Section 831 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 296p), as amended, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(g) Allocation of Funds.--Of the total amount awarded to eligible 
entities under this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, 
with respect to a portion of such total amount to be determined by the 
Secretary, not to exceed 50 percent of such total amount, give priority 
to eligible entities that are--
            ``(1) a junior or community college with an existing 
        nursing program; or
            ``(2) a partnership referred to in subsection (f)(1)(D).''.
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