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42 U.S.C. 296p: Nurse education, practice, quality, and retention grants

Created in 1998 by the Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-392). Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change 832

How it got here

2020

  • Pub. L. 116–136, §3404(a)(6)(A), substituted "quality, and retention grants" for "and quality grants" in section catchline. (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act) Law text
  • Pub. L. 116–136, §3404(a)(6)(B), substituted "high risk groups, such as the elderly, individuals with HIV/AIDS, individuals with mental health or substance use disorders, individuals who are homeless, and survivors" for "other high-risk groups such as the elderly, individuals with H… (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–136, §3404(a)(6)(C)(i)(I), substituted "advancement for—" for "advancement for nursing personnel" and inserted "(i) nursing" before "in a variety". (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 116–136, §3404(a)(6)(C)(i)(II), substituted "professional registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, and nurses with graduate nursing education" for "professional nurses, advanced education nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nurse assistants, and… (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 116–136, §3404(a)(6)(C)(i)(III), added cl. (ii). (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 116–136, §3404(a)(6)(C)(ii), (iii), added subpar. (C). (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 116–136, §3404(a)(6)(F), substituted "As part of the report on nursing workforce programs described in section 296e(i) of this title, the Secretary shall include" for "The Secretary shall submit to the Congress before the end of each fiscal year". (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–136, §3404(a)(6)(D), (E), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e) and struck out former subsec. (e). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (e) read as follows: "For purposes of any amount of funds appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2003, 2004, or 2005 that is in excess of the … (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 116–136, §3404(a)(6)(G), substituted "an accredited school of nursing, as defined in section 296(2) of this title, a health care facility, including federally qualified health centers or nurse-managed health clinics, or a partnership of such a school and facility" for "a school… (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 116–136, §3404(a)(6)(E), redesignated subsec. (g) as (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (e). (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 116–136, §3404(a)(6)(E), redesignated subsec. (g) as (f). (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act) Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 116–136, §3404(a)(6)(D), struck out subsec. (h). Text read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014." (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act) Law text · (h)

2010

  • Pub. L. 111–148, §5309(a)(1), substituted "quality" for "retention" in section catchline. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §5309(a)(2), in par. (1), inserted "or" at end, redesignated par. (3) as (2), and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "developing and implementing internship and residency programs to encourage mentoring and the development of specialties; or". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §5309(a)(3), substituted "coordinated care" for "managed care, quality improvement". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §5309(a)(4), inserted ", as defined in section 296(2) of this title," after "school of nursing". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §5309(a)(5), substituted "2010 through 2014" for "2003 through 2007". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (h)

2002

  • Pub. L. 107–205 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: (Nurse Reinvestment Act) Law text

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.