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42 U.S.C. § 296m — Workforce diversity grants
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**(a) In general**
(1) **11 So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted. Authority** — The Secretary may award grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities to meet the costs of special projects to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented among registered nurses) by providing student scholarships or stipends, stipends for diploma or associate degree nurses to enter a bridge or degree completion program, student scholarships or stipends for accelerated nursing degree programs, pre-entry preparation, advanced education preparation, and retention activities.
**(b) Guidance** In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into consideration the recommendations of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice and consult with nursing associations including the National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations, American 22 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “the”. Nurses Association, the National League for Nursing, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the National Black Nurses Association, the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, the Association of Asian American and Pacific Islander Nurses, the Native American Indian and Alaskan Nurses Association, and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, and other organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary.
**(c) Required information and conditions for award recipients**
(1) **In general** — Recipients of awards under this section may be required, where requested, to report to the Secretary concerning the annual admission, retention, and graduation rates for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and ethnic and racial minoriti
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**(a) In general**
(1) **11 So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted. Authority** — The Secretary may award grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities to meet the costs of special projects to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented among registered nurses) by providing student scholarships or stipends, stipends for diploma or associate degree nurses to enter a bridge or degree completion program, student scholarships or stipends for accelerated nursing degree programs, pre-entry preparation, advanced education preparation, and retention activities.
**(b) Guidance** In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into consideration the recommendations of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice and consult with nursing associations including the National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations, American 22 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “the”. Nurses Association, the National League for Nursing, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the National Black Nurses Association, the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, the Association of Asian American and Pacific Islander Nurses, the Native American Indian and Alaskan Nurses Association, and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, and other organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary.
**(c) Required information and conditions for award recipients**
(1) **In general** — Recipients of awards under this section may be required, where requested, to report to the Secretary concerning the annual admission, retention, and graduation rates for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and ethnic and racial minorities in the school or schools involved in the projects.
(2) **Falling rates** — If any of the rates reported under paragraph (1) fall below the average of the two previous years, the grant or contract recipient shall provide the Secretary with plans for immediately improving such rates.
(3) **Ineligibility** — A recipient described in paragraph (2) shall be ineligible for continued funding under this section if the plan of the recipient fails to improve the rates within the 1-year period beginning on the date such plan is implemented.
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program to assure, with respect to the provision of primary health services pursuant to [section 254d(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254d/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(1) an adequate supply of physicians, dentists, behavioral and mental health professionals, certified nurse midwives, certified nurse practitioners, and physician assistants; and
(2) if needed by the Corps, an adequate supply of other health professionals.
**(b) Eligibility; application; written contract** To be eligible to participate in the Scholarship Program, an individual must—
(1) be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, as a full-time student (A) in an accredited (as determined by the Secretary) educational institution in a State and (B) in a course of study or program, offered by such institution and approved by the Secretary, leading to a degree in medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or other health profession, or an appropriate degree from a graduate program of behavioral and mental health;
(2) be eligible for, or hold, an appointment as a commissioned officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps 11 See Change of Name note below. of the Service or be eligible for selection for civilian service in the Corps;
(3) submit an application to participate in the Scholarship Program; and
(4) sign and submit to the Secretary, at the time of submittal of such application, a written contract (described in subsection (f)) to accept payment of a scholarship and to serve (in accordance with this subpart) for the applicable period of obligated service in a health professional shortage area.
**(c) Review and evaluation of information and for
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish a program to be known as the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program to assure, with respect to the provision of primary health services pursuant to [section 254d(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section254d/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(1) an adequate supply of physicians, dentists, behavioral and mental health professionals, certified nurse midwives, certified nurse practitioners, and physician assistants; and
(2) if needed by the Corps, an adequate supply of other health professionals.
**(b) Eligibility** To be eligible to participate in the Loan Repayment Program, an individual must—
(1)
(A) have a degree in medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health profession, or an appropriate degree from a graduate program of behavioral and mental health, or be certified as a nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant;
(B) be enrolled in an approved graduate training program in medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, behavioral and mental health, or other health profession; or
(C) be enrolled as a full-time student—
(i) in an accredited (as determined by the Secretary) educational institution in a State; and
(ii) in the final year of a course of a study or program, offered by such institution and approved by the Secretary, leading to a degree in medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or other health profession;
(2) be eligible for, or hold, an appointment as a commissioned officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps 11 See Change of Name note below. of the Service or be eligible for selection for civilian service in the Corps; and
(3) submit to the Secretary an application for a contract described in
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 296m
1 So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted.
2 So in original. Probably should be preceded by ‘‘the’’.
§ 296m. Workforce diversity grants
(a) In general
(1) 1 Authority
The Secretary may award grants to and
enter into contracts with eligible entities to
meet the costs of special projects to increase
nursing education opportunities for individ-
uals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds
(including racial and ethnic minorities under-
represented among registered nurses) by pro-
viding student scholarships or stipends, sti-
pends for diploma or associate degree nurses
to enter a bridge or degree completion pro-
gram, student scholarships or stipends for ac-
celerated nursing degree programs, pre-entry
preparation, advanced education preparation,
and retention activities.
(b) Guidance
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
shall take into consideration the recommenda-
tions of the National Advisory Council on Nurse
Education and Practice and consult with nurs-
ing associations including the National Coali-
tion of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations,
American 2
Nurses Association, the National
League for Nursing, the American Association
of Colleges of Nursing, the National Black
Nurses Association, the National Association of
Hispanic Nurses, the Association of Asian Amer-
ican and Pacific Islander Nurses, the Native
American Indian and Alaskan Nurses Associa-
tion, and the National Council of State Boards
of Nursing, and other organizations determined
appropriate by the Secretary.
(c) Required information and conditions for
award recipients
(1) In general
Recipients of awards under this section may
be required, where requested, to report to the
Secretary concerning the annual
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