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This Act may be cited as the ''Recruitment and Diversity in Nursing
Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The United States is experiencing a nursing shortage
due to declining enrollment rates in education and nursing
programs. The Federal Government has a substantial interest in
addressing the nursing shortage, because the shortage affects
the overall health and safety of patients receiving health
care.
(2) The average age of nurses in the United States is 43.3.
Unless the Congress takes affirmative measures, the shortage
will only continue to worsen as nurses retire and leave the
profession.
(3) Increasing access to nursing education for
nontraditional students will result in more people entering the
profession and thus combat the current nursing shortage and
help to reduce the average age of nurses.
(4) Increasing the awareness of elementary and secondary
school students about careers in nursing, through the use of
nonprofit organizations, will assist in recruitment of
nontraditional nursing students and thus combat the current
nursing shortage and help to reduce the average age of nurses.

SEC. 3. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR NONTRADITIONAL NURSING STUDENTS.

(a) Establishment.--Section 846 of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 297n) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and
(i) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), respectively;
and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
''(e) Scholarship Program.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall (for fiscal years
2003 and 2004) and may (for fiscal years thereafter) carry out
a program of entering into contracts with nontraditional
nursing students under which such students agree to serve as
nurses for a period of not less than 2 years at a health care
facility with a critical shortage of nurses, in consideration
of the Federal Government agreeing to provide to the students
scholarships for attendance at accredited schools of nursing.
''(2) Nontraditional nursing student.--In this subsection,
the term 'nontraditional nursing student' means an individual
who--
''(A) belongs to a group that is underrepresented
among registered nurses, including socially
disadvantaged individuals and males; and
''(B) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a
full-time or part-time student in an accredited school
of nursing.
''(3) Advanced degree programs.--The Secretary shall ensure
that not more than 25 percent of the contracts entered into
under this subsection are for scholarships for training in
advanced degree programs (as that term is used in section 811).
''(4) Service requirement.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary may not enter into
a contract with a nontraditional nursing student under
this subsection unless the student agrees to serve as a
nurse at a health care facility with a critical
shortage of nurses for a period of full-time service of
not less than 2 years, or for a period of part-time
service in accordance with subparagraph (B).
''(B) Part-time service.--A nontraditional nursing
student may complete the period of service described in
subparagraph (A) on a part-time basis if the student
has a written agreement that--
''(i) is entered into by the facility and
the student and is approved by the Secretary;
and
''(ii) provides that the period of
obligated service will be extended so that the
aggregate amount of service performed will
equal the amount of service that would be
performed through a period of full-time service
of not less than 2 years.
''(5) Applicability of certain provisions.--The provisions
of subpart III of part D of title III shall, except as
inconsistent with this section, apply to the program
established in paragraph (1) in the same manner and to the same
extent as such provisions apply to the National Health Service
Corps Scholarship Program established in such subpart.''.
(b) Preference Based on Financial Need.--Section 846(f) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297n) (as redesignated by
subsection (a)(1)) is amended by striking ''under subsection (a) or
(d)'' and inserting ''under subsections (a), (d), and (e)''.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subsection (j) of section 846
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297n) (as redesignated by
subsection (a)(1)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ''For the purpose of'' and
inserting the following:
''(A) For the purpose of''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
''(B) For the purpose of carrying out subsection
(e), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003
through 2007, except that funds may be appropriated for
such purpose for a fiscal year only if the amount of
such funds will be sufficient for the Secretary to
enter into agreements that year under subsection (e)
with not less than 250 nontraditional nursing
students.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ''amounts appropriated
under paragraph (1)'' and inserting ''amounts appropriated
under paragraph (1)(A)''.

SEC. 4. PROMOTING AND RECRUITING NURSES THROUGH ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOL INITIATIVES.

Part H of title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
297w et seq.) is amended--
(1) by amending the part heading to read as follows:

''PART H--PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECRUITING'';

and
(2) by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 853. PROMOTING AND RECRUITING NURSES THROUGH ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOL INITIATIVES.

''(a) In General.--The Secretary shall (for fiscal years 2003 and
2004) and may (for fiscal years thereafter) make grants to eligible
entities to carry out nursing awareness and recruitment programs in
elementary schools and secondary schools.
''(b) Use of Funds.--The Secretary may not make a grant to an
applicant under this subsection unless the applicant agrees--
''(1) to use the grant to promote careers in nursing by
carrying out nursing awareness and recruitment programs in
elementary and secondary schools, of which at least 50 percent
must have a high percentage of nontraditional students; and
''(2) in carrying out such programs, to encourage
increasing the diversity of the nursing profession by
presenting a diverse image of nursing inclusive of
nontraditional students.
''(c) Duration of Grant.--The Secretary may not make a grant under
this section for a period of more than 3 years.
''(d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
the Congress a report describing the programs carried out with grants
under this section, including the following:
''(1) The number of grant recipients.
''(2) The number of schools visited.
''(3) The total amount in grants awarded.
''(4) The educational institutions that received visits.
''(5) To the extent that it can be determined, the number
of students who have an increased interest in nursing.
''(6) The educational methods used by grant recipients to
encourage a diverse image of nursing.
''(7) The demographics of the schools and students
participating in the nursing awareness programs.
''(8) Not later than 10 years after the date of enactment
of this section, the percentage and number of individuals from
the visited schools entering nursing careers in comparison to
such percentage and number before the visits.
''(9) An evaluation of the overall costs and benefits of
the programs.
''(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
''(1) The terms 'elementary school' and 'secondary school'
have the meaning given to those terms in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).
''(2) The term 'eligible entity' means any public or
private nonprofit organization involved in nursing issues, any
other public or private nonprofit organization approved by the
Secretary, any school of nursing, any nursing center, any
academic health center, and any State or local government.''.
''(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.
Student:
Recruitment and Diversity in Nursing Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program in which nontraditional nursing students shall contract to serve at least two years at a health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses after attending an accredited school of nursing on a Federal scholarship. Requires the program to run from FY 2003 to 2004, and permits the Secretary to extend the program thereafter.Sets a maximum figure of 25 percent of the number of scholarships that may be used for training in advanced degree programs. Allows a recipient to complete a period of service on a part-time basis under certain conditions.Applies certain provisions applicable to the National Health Service Corps Program to the nursing scholarship program. Directs the Secretary to give preference in entering into contracts in such program to individuals in financial need.Requires the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to carry out nursing awareness and recruitment programs in elementary schools and secondary schools. States that the program shall run from FY 2003 to 2004, and permits the Secretary to extend the program thereafter. Requires that of the schools in which a beneficiary conducts awareness and recruitment programs, at least half must have a high percentage of nontraditional students. Prohibits any grant for nursing awareness and recruitment programs from lasting for a period of more than three years.