To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to support schools of nursing in increasing the number of nursing students and faculty and in program enhancement and infrastructure modernization, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to support schools of nursing in increasing the number of nursing students and faculty and in program enhancement and infrastructure modernization, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Government Operations, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H72B7F6CA1CBC4E3A8236E1B60A7C71D5: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act or the FAAN Act.
- Section H759A2A67CFAB44C589191D0D8FA66A5D: 2. Support for nursing education and the future nursing workforce Part D of title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296p et seq.) is amended by...
- Section H47141DF0FF924C07871ED7CA0A62BCC4: 832. Nursing education enhancement and modernization grants in underserved areas The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and...
- Section HE782DB7B90AE46B59F20B5FB55222FC8: 3. Strengthening nurse education The heading of part D of title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296p et seq.) is amended by striking Basic.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to support schools of nursing in increasing the number of nursing students and faculty and in program enhancement and infrastructure modernization, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Government Operations, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to support schools of nursing in increasing the number of nursing students and faculty and in program enhancement and infrastructure modernization, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Welch, Ms. Smith, Mr. King, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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