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 PUBLIC LAW 99-92—AUG. 16, 1985

99 STAT. 393

Public Law 99-92 99th Congress An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the programs of assistance for nurse education.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Nurse Education Amendments of 1985". REFERENCE

Aug. 16, 1985 [H.R. 2370] Nurse Education Amendments of 1985. 42 USC 201 note.

SEC. 2. Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Public Health Service Act. SPECIAL PROJECTS

SEC. 3. (a) Section 820(a) is amended— (1) by striking out "or" after the semicolon in paragraph (4); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: "(6) demonstrate clinical nurse education programs which combine educational curricula and clinical practice in health care delivery organizations, including acute care facilities, longterm care facilities, and ambulatory care facilities; "(7) demonstrate methods to improve access to nursing services in noninstitutional settings through support of nursing practice arrangements in communities; or "(8) demonstrate methods to encourage nursing graduates to practice in health manpower shortage areas (designated under section 332) in order to improve the specialty and geographical distribution of nurses in the United States.". (b) Section 820(d) is amended— (1) by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof: "(1) For payments under grants and contracts under paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $9,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, $9,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, and $9,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988."; (2) by striking out "this subsection" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "this paragraph"; (3) by striking out "1981," in such sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "1985,"; and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) For payments under grants and contracts under paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) of subsection (a), there are authorized to be appro-

42 USC 296k.

Health and medical care.

42 USC 254e.

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