Support Faculty and Expand Access to Nursing School Act of 2023

Subjects: Health


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[H.R. 3263 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3263

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to increase 
   and support nurse faculty and clinical preceptors, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2023

    Mr. Schiff (for himself, Ms. Blunt Rochester, and Ms. Barragan) 
 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 Act to authorize grants to increase 
   and support nurse faculty and clinical preceptors, 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 ``Support Faculty and Expand Access to 
Nursing School Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO INCREASE AND SUPPORT NURSE FACULTY AND 
              CLINICAL PRECEPTORS.

    (a) In General.--Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 296 et seq.) is amended by inserting after part F (42 U.S.C. 
297t) the following new part:

            ``PART G--NURSE FACULTY AND CLINICAL PRECEPTORS

``SEC. 861. INCREASING AND SUPPORTING NURSE FACULTY AND CLINICAL 
              PRECEPTORS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to schools of 
nursing to support the recruitment and retention of nurse faculty and 
clinical preceptors who supervise nursing students to help educate the 
future nursing workforce.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a school of nursing shall submit an application to 
the Secretary that includes--
            ``(1) documentation that such school is experiencing a 
        shortage of faculty or clinical preceptors; and
            ``(2) a description of how such school will utilize funds 
        received through the grant to recruit and retain faculty or 
        clinical preceptors, as applicable.
    ``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority to any school of nursing that--
            ``(1) demonstrates that the school's shortage of teaching 
        faculty or clinical preceptors is a reason that the school has 
        not accepted all qualified applicants into the respective 
        school's programs;
            ``(2) demonstrates that the school is located in a State or 
        city whose schools of nursing experience above-average 
        shortages of teaching faculty or clinical preceptors;
            ``(3) prioritizes the recruitment and retention of nurse 
        faculty from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial or 
        ethnic groups underrepresented in the nursing workforce), low-
        income individuals, and first-generation college students;
            ``(4) prioritizes the recruitment and retention of full-
        time nurse faculty and clinical preceptors; or
            ``(5) demonstrates in its application an intent to sustain 
        gains realized through the grant.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--A school of nursing that receives a grant 
under this section may use the funds awarded through such grant for 
activities that include--
            ``(1) hiring additional nurse faculty or clinical 
        preceptors;
            ``(2) increasing pay or benefits to retain or recruit nurse 
        faculty or clinical preceptors;
            ``(3) partnering with a health care facility, nurse-managed 
        health clinic, community health center, or other facility that 
        provides health care in order to provide educational 
        opportunities for the purpose of increasing the number of 
        clinical preceptors and clinical rotation sites;
            ``(4) developing and disseminating information to educate 
        nursing students about opportunities to serve as clinical 
        preceptors or nursing school faculty throughout their careers;
            ``(5) offering education opportunities to promote the 
        growth and development of nursing students and registered 
        nurses into roles as clinical preceptors and teaching faculty;
            ``(6) supporting the recruitment and retention of diverse 
        faculty members; and
            ``(7) coordinating programs with another health care 
        facility.
    ``(e) Reports to Secretary.--Each school of nursing awarded a grant 
under this section shall submit an annual report (in such form and 
manner as the Secretary may require) to the Secretary containing--
            ``(1) information on programs and activities funded through 
        such grant;
            ``(2) information related to the outcomes of such programs 
        and activities, including--
                    ``(A) the total number of nurse faculty or clinical 
                preceptors who were hired or retained through such 
                grant;
                    ``(B) the total number of students enrolled in such 
                school of nursing before and after the implementation 
                of programs and activities funded through such grant; 
                and
                    ``(C) to the extent such information is available, 
                deidentified and disaggregated data by race, ethnicity, 
                age, sex, geographic region, disability status, and 
                other relevant factors regarding nursing students 
                enrolled in such school of nursing; and
            ``(3) other information as the Secretary may require.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 871 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 298d) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(c) Part G.--For the purpose of carrying out part G, there are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2024 through 2025.''.
    (c) Technical Correction.--Effective as if included in the 
enactment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), paragraph (12) of 
section 3404(a) of such Act is amended to read as follows:
            ``(12) by striking part G (42 U.S.C. 297w and 297x); and''.
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