I 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2023 
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, and Ms. BARRAGA´N) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 
to increase and support nurse faculty and clinical precep-
tors, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO INCREASE AND SUPPORT 
NURSE FACULTY AND CLINICAL PRECEP-
TORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VIII of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296 et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing 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 experi-
encing 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 re-
tain faculty or clinical preceptors, as applicable. 
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‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, 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 appli-
cants 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 clin-
ical preceptors; 
‘‘(3) prioritizes the recruitment and retention of 
nurse faculty from disadvantaged backgrounds (in-
cluding 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 re-
ceives a grant under this section may use the funds award-
ed through such grant for activities that include— 
‘‘(1) hiring additional nurse faculty or clinical 
preceptors; 
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‘‘(2) increasing pay or benefits to retain or re-
cruit nurse faculty or clinical preceptors; 
‘‘(3) partnering with a health care facility, 
nurse-managed health clinic, community health cen-
ter, or other facility that provides health care in 
order to provide educational opportunities for the 
purpose of increasing the number of clinical precep-
tors 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 pro-
mote the growth and development of nursing stu-
dents and registered nurses into roles as clinical pre-
ceptors 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 nurs-
ing 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— 
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‘‘(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 fund-
ed 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 re-
garding nursing students enrolled in such 
school of nursing; and 
‘‘(3) other information as the Secretary may re-
quire.’’. 
(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 
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may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
2025.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Effective as if in-
cluded 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’’. 
Æ 
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