I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6607 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2025 
Ms. UNDERWOOD introduced 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 support schools of nursing in increasing the number 
of nursing students and faculty and in program enhance-
ment and infrastructure modernization, 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 ‘‘Future Advancement 
of Academic Nursing Act’’ or the ‘‘FAAN Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR NURSING EDUCATION AND THE FU-
TURE NURSING WORKFORCE. 
Part D of title VIII of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 296p et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 832. NURSING EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT AND MOD-
ERNIZATION 
GRANTS 
IN 
UNDERSERVED 
AREAS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, may award grants to schools of nursing 
for— 
‘‘(1) increasing the number of faculty and stu-
dents at such schools in order to address nursing 
workforce shortages; 
‘‘(2) expanding the capacity of such schools to 
enhance the preparedness of the United States for, 
and the ability of the United States to address and 
quickly respond to, public health emergencies de-
clared under section 319 and pandemics that are not 
otherwise declared as such emergencies; or 
‘‘(3) the enhancement and modernization of 
nursing education programs. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients under 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to schools of 
nursing that— 
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‘‘(1) are located in, or prepare students to prac-
tice in, a medically underserved area (as defined in 
section 330I(a)); 
‘‘(2) are located in, or prepare students to prac-
tice in, a health professional shortage area as de-
fined under section 332(a); 
‘‘(3) are institutions of higher education listed 
under section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965; or 
‘‘(4) are located in, or prepare students to prac-
tice in, a rural area or a noncontiguous State or ter-
ritory of the United States. 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary, to the extent practicable, may 
ensure equitable distribution of awards among the geo-
graphic regions of the United States. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A school of nursing that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use the funds 
awarded through such grant for activities that include— 
‘‘(1) enhancing enrollment and retention of stu-
dents at such school, with a priority for students 
from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial or 
ethnic groups underrepresented in the nursing work-
force), individuals from rural and underserved areas, 
low-income individuals, and first generation college 
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