TRAINEESHIPS FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSES.

SEC. 206. TRAINEESHIPS FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSES. Section 830 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297) is amended to read as follows: “traineeships for advanced education of professional nurses “Sec. 830. (a) In General.—The Secretary may make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to meet the cost of 106 STAT. 2074traineeships for individuals in advanced-degree programs in order to educate the individuals to serve in and prepare for practice as nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse educators, public health nurses, or in other clinical nursing specialties determined by the Secretary to require advanced education. “(b) Special Consideration in Making Grants.—In making grants for traineeships under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give special consideration to applications for traineeship programs that conform to guidelines established by the Secretary under section 822(b)(2). “(c) Preference in Provision of Traineeships.—The Secretary may make a grant under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees that, in providing traineeships under such subsection, the applicant will give preference to individuals who are residents of health professional shortage areas designated under section 332. “(d) Eligibility of Individuals in Master’s Degree Programs.—The Secretary may make a grant under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees that the applicant will not provide a traineeship under such subsection to an individual enrolled in a masters of nursing program unless the individual has completed basic nursing preparation, as determined by the applicant. “(e) Use of Grant.—The Secretary may make a grant under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees that traineeships provided with the grant will pay all or part of the costs of— “(A) the tuition, books, and fees of the program of nursing with respect to which the traineeship is provided; and “(B) reasonable living expenses of the individual during the period for which the traineeship is provided. “(f) Funding.— “(1) Authorization of appropriations.—For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 and 1994. “(2) Limitation regarding certain traineeships.—Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may not obligate more than 10 percent for providing traineeships under subsection (a) for individuals in doctoral degree programs.”.