‘‘(3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—As a condi-
tion on receipt of a grant under the pilot program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require the 
applicant to agree, with respect to costs to be in-
curred by the applicant in carrying out the activities 
funded through the grant, to make available non- 
Federal contributions (in cash or in kind) toward 
such costs in an amount that is equal to not less 
than $1 for each $4 of Federal funds provided 
through the grant. Such contributions may be made 
directly or through donations from public or private 
entities. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall be— 
‘‘(1) a State agency; 
‘‘(2) a State board of nursing; 
‘‘(3) an organization that is exempt from tax-
ation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Act of 1986; 
‘‘(4) a community-based organization; 
‘‘(5) a school of nursing (as defined in section 
801); or 
‘‘(6) a school or program determined by the 
Secretary to be an eligible entity for purposes of this 
section. 
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‘‘(d) 
EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION.—In 
awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, to 
the greatest extent possible, that such grants are equitably 
distributed among— 
‘‘(1) the geographical regions of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(2) States with an existing nursing workforce 
center and States without any such existing center. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In selecting the eligible entity to be 
awarded a grant under this section for a nursing work-
force center in a particular State, the Secretary shall give 
priority to eligible entities that— 
‘‘(1) propose to provide statewide services; 
‘‘(2) have expertise in the State’s nursing work-
force issues; 
‘‘(3) have a history of convening entities to ad-
dress nursing workforce issues; and 
‘‘(4) have partnerships with entities that tradi-
tionally educate and employ the State’s nurses. 
‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—A nursing workforce center 
supported under this section may use funds provided 
under this section for the following statewide activities: 
‘‘(1) Conducting comprehensive analysis of and 
research on— 
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‘‘(A) existing State nursing workforce data 
and gaps in such data; 
‘‘(B) two- and four-year nursing education 
programs, including with respect to— 
‘‘(i) faculty capacity and pay; 
‘‘(ii) enrollment, retention, and grad-
uation; 
‘‘(iii) services for nursing students 
and the outcomes of such services; 
‘‘(iv) facility needs; and 
‘‘(v) clinical placement capacity; 
‘‘(C) State-specific scholarships, grants, 
and financial aid; and 
‘‘(D) factors contributing to retention and 
recruitment challenges and to nurses leaving 
the workplace or profession. 
‘‘(2) Conducting strategic nursing workforce 
planning with employers across all work settings and 
nursing education. 
‘‘(3) Conducting focused research on trends in 
nursing shortages, including the fiscal and clinical 
outcomes of contract nursing. 
‘‘(4) Establishing and implementing programs 
to— 
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‘‘(A) support and retain faculty to increase 
enrollment in schools of nursing; 
‘‘(B) recruit and retain nurses in all set-
tings where nurses practice; 
‘‘(C) support leadership development; 
‘‘(D) prepare the nursing workforce to ad-
dress social determinants of health and health 
inequities; 
‘‘(E) prepare nurses for public health crisis 
and pandemic response; 
‘‘(F) assist individuals in obtaining edu-
cation and training required to enter the nurs-
ing profession, and advance within such profes-
sion, such as by providing career counseling and 
mentoring; and 
‘‘(G) diversify the nursing workforce. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the 
date on which the first grant is awarded under the pilot 
program under subsection (a), and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on 
the grants awarded under such pilot program during the 
year covered by the report. Each such report shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) a description of initiatives to study the 
unique characteristics of State nursing workforces, 
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and efforts to increase the number of new nurses, 
recruit nurses to the nursing profession, and retain 
nurses in the workplace; 
‘‘(2) impact data on nurses served by nursing 
workforce centers, including demographic informa-
tion of the individuals served, the number of such in-
dividuals, and the types of services provided; 
‘‘(3) the effectiveness of establishing formal 
public-private relationships at understanding the na-
tional nursing workforce through improved data col-
lection and standardization; 
‘‘(4) data on continuous evaluation and quality 
improvement, and other relevant data as determined 
by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(5) the Secretary’s recommendations and best 
practices for— 
‘‘(A) reducing shortages among different 
nursing specialties; 
‘‘(B) reducing shortages in rural and un-
derserved areas; 
‘‘(C) improving geographical distribution of 
the nursing workforce; and 
‘‘(D) reducing shortages among different 
types of nursing employers. 
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‘‘(h) FUNDING.—From the amounts appropriated to 
the Health Resources and Services Administration for 
workforce initiatives, the Secretary shall use $1,500,000 
for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025 for carrying out 
this section.’’. 
SEC. 3. STATE AND REGIONAL CENTERS FOR HEALTH 
WORKFORCE ANALYSIS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF COVERED PROGRAMS.—Section 
761(c)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
294n(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘under this title’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under this Act’’. 
(b) ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 761(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
294n(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM
REQUIREMENT.—At least one 
grant or contract awarded under this subsection 
shall be awarded to an eligible entity that dem-
onstrates— 
‘‘(A) a mission to advance and support the 
nursing workforce; 
‘‘(B) experience and expertise in guiding 
State-level nursing workforce centers; 
‘‘(C) experience in working with nursing 
workforce data; 
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‘‘(D) expertise in analytical methods and 
tools appropriate for nursing workforce re-
search; and 
‘‘(E) awareness of emerging topics, issues, 
and trends related to the nursing workforce. 
‘‘(4) ANALYSIS AND REPORTING.—Analysis and 
reporting carried out pursuant to a grant or con-
tract under this subsection may include— 
‘‘(A) collaborating with nursing workforce 
centers to produce or deliver, with respect to 
the supply of nurses, the demand for nurses, 
and the capacity to educate and train the nurs-
ing workforce— 
‘‘(i) regional and national reports; 
‘‘(ii) articles in peer-reviewed journals; 
‘‘(iii) presentations at national and 
international conferences and meetings; 
and 
‘‘(iv) policy briefs, fact sheets, articles, 
blogs, and other publications available in 
the public domain; 
‘‘(B) evaluating the programs and activi-
ties of the nursing workforce centers overall; 
‘‘(C) developing evidence-based or evi-
dence-informed strategies and best practices to 
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alleviate nursing workforce shortages across 
States and regions; and 
‘‘(D) conducting rapid data analysis and 
short-term, issue-specific research. 
‘‘(5) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Technical as-
sistance provided pursuant to this subsection may 
include— 
‘‘(A) providing technical assistance to 
nursing workforce centers on the collection, 
analysis, and reporting of standardized supply, 
demand, and education and training data to in-
form analysis conducted pursuant to subsection 
(c)(1); 
‘‘(B) collaborating with nursing workforce 
centers to identify and deliver evidence-based or 
evidence-informed strategies to alleviate nursing 
shortages and the maldistribution of nurses; 
‘‘(C) providing online and in-person train-
ing opportunities for nurses and other staff at 
nursing workforce centers; and 
‘‘(D) developing and maintaining a website 
that— 
‘‘(i) is accessible to grant and contract 
recipients under section 785 and this sec-
tion; 
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‘‘(ii) supports resources for the provi-
sion of technical assistance under this sec-
tion, such as— 
‘‘(I) evidence-based or evidence- 
informed educational materials, tools, 
recent findings of interest, and links 
to relevant resources; and 
‘‘(II) logistical and administrative 
information, such as online trainings, 
webinars, and publications; and 
‘‘(iii) includes a publicly accessible re-
pository of webinars, tools, and resources. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘nursing workforce center’ means a nursing work-
force center funded under section 785.’’. 
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