NURSE ANESTHETISTS.

SEC. 207. NURSE ANESTHETISTS. (a) Preferences Regarding Grants and Traineeships; Use of Grant.—Section 831(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297–1(a)) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (2); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following paragraphs: “(2) (A) In making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to qualified applicants carrying out traineeship programs whose participants gain significant experience in providing health services at rural health facilities. “(B) The Secretary may make a grant under paragraph (1) only if the institution involved agrees that, in providing traineeships under such paragraph, the institution will give preference to individuals who are residents of health professional shortage areas designated under section 332. 106 STAT. 2075 “(3) The Secretary may make a grant under paragraph (1) 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.”. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 831(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297–1(c)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting before the period the following: “, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1994”.