traineeships 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 sub section, 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."
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-l(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.
