NURSE ANESTHETISTS.

SEC. 712. NURSE ANESTHETISTS. (a) Traineeships and Other Programs.— (1) Section 831(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 297–1(a)(1) is amended to read as follows: “(1) The Secretary may make grants to public or private nonprofit institutions to cover the costs of traineeships for licensed registered nurses to become nurse anesthetists and to cover the costs of projects to develop and operate programs for the education of nurse anesthetists. In order to be eligible for such a grant, the pro7gram of an institution must be accredited by an entity or entities designated by the Secretary of Education and must meet such requirements as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe.”. (2) Section 831(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 297–1(a)(2)) is amended by amending the second sentence to read as follows: “Payments for traineeships shall be limited to such amounts as the Secretary determines to be necessary to cover the costs of tuition and fees and a stipend and allowances (including travel and subsistence expenses) for trainees.”. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.—The first sentence of section 831(c) (42 (J.S.C. 297–1(c)) is amended to read as follows: “For the purpose of making grants under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $1,800,000 for each of the fiscal years 1989 through 1991.”.