nurse traineeships

nurse traineeships Sec. 901. Section 830 is amended— (1) by striking out in subsection (a) “There are authorized” and all that follows through “1978,” and inserting in lien thereof “(1) The Secretary may make grants to public or private nonprofit institutions”; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) as subparagraphs (A). (B), (C), and (D); (3) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(2) In making grants for traineeships under this subsection, the Secretary shall give special consideration to applications for traineeship programs (A) for the training of nurse practitioners who will practice in health manpower shortage areas (designated under section 332), and (B) for traineeship programs which conform to guidelines established by the Secretary under section 822(a)(2)(B).”; (4) by striking out “section” in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof “subsection”: (5) by redesignating subsection (c) as paragraph (3); and (6) by adding at the end thereof the following: “(b) (1) The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of nursing, medicine, and public health, public or nonprofit private hospitals, and other nonprofit entities to establish and operate traineeship programs to train nurse practitioners who are residents of a health manpower shortage area (designated under section 332). “(2) Traineeships funded under, this subsection shall include 100 percent of the costs of tuition, reasonable living and moving expenses (including stipends), books, fees, and necessary transportation. “(3) A traineeship funded under this subsection shall not be awarded unless the recipient enters into a commitment with the Secretary to practice as a nurse practitioner in a health manpower shortage area (designated under section 332). “(c) There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section $15,000,900 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978.”.