[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1874 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1874
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing
workforce development programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 22, 2025
Mr. Merkley (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Schiff, and Ms.
Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing
workforce development 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 2025''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION GRANTS.
Section 811 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296j) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``programs.'' and
inserting the following: ``programs, including individuals
enrolled in--
``(A) authorized nurse practitioner programs
described in subsection (c);
``(B) authorized nurse-midwifery programs described
in subsection (d);
``(C) authorized nurse anesthesia programs
described in subsection (e); and
``(D) authorized clinical nurse specialist programs
described in subsection (f).'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``midwives'' and
inserting ``nurse-midwives''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``American
College of Nurse-Midwives''; and
(3) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking ``fees'' and
inserting ``fees, including costs for clinical education and
preceptors,''.
SEC. 3. STRENGTHENING CAPACITY FOR NURSE EDUCATION AND PRACTICE.
(a) In General.--Part D of title VIII of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 296p et seq.) is amended--
(1) in the part heading, by striking ``basic''; and
(2) in section 831 (42 U.S.C. 296p)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or''
after the semicolon;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
``methodologies.'' and inserting
``methodologies, audiovisual or other
equipment, simulation and augmented reality
resources, telehealth technologies, and virtual
and physical laboratories; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) increasing the number of faculty and students at
schools of nursing in order to address nursing workforce
shortages.''; and
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and
survivors of domestic violence'' and inserting
``survivors of domestic violence, and survivors
of sexual assault'';
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or''
after the semicolon;
(iii) in paragraph (4), by striking the
period and inserting ``; or''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) partnering with a health care facility, nurse-managed
health clinic, community health center, or other facility that
provides health care in order to provide education
opportunities for the purpose of establishing or expanding
clinical education.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 806(f)(2)(C) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296e(f)(2)(C)) is amended by striking
``basic''.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 871 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 298d) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$137,837,000 for each
of fiscal years 2021 through 2025'' and inserting
``$184,337,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030'';
and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``$117,135,000 for each
of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025'' and inserting
``$121,135,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030''.
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