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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988

102 STAT. 3165

graphic areas that are underserved with respect to the services of nurses. "(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the

purpose

of

making loans under subsection (a), there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal years 1989 through 1991. "(1) SUNSET.—The authority to make loans under subsection (a) terminates September 30, 1991.".

Subtitle C—General Provisions of Title VIII SEC. 721. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON NURSE TRAINING. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 851 (42 U.S.C. 298) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking "NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON NURSE TRAINING*' and inserting in lieu thereof "ADVISORY COUNCIL ON NURSES EDUCATION"; and

(2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the first sentence— (i) by striking "National Advisory Council on Nurse Training" and inserting in lieu thereof "Advisory Council on Nurses Education"; and (ii) by striking "nineteen" and inserting "twentyone"; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking "general public" and inserting the following: "general public, one of the appointed members shall be selected from practicing professional nurses, one of the appointed members shall be selected from among representatives of associate degree schools of nursing,". flj) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

(1) Section 820 (42 U.S.C. 296k) is amended— (A) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by section 7010t))(2)). by striking "National Advisory Council on Nurse Training and inserting "Advisory Council on Nurses Education"; and (B) in sut^ection (f) (as so redesignated), in the second sentence, by striking "National Advisory Council on Nurse Training" and inserting "Advisory Council on Nurses Education". (2) Section 856(1) (42 U.S.C. 298b-3(l)) is amended by striking "National Advisory Council on Nurse Training" and inserting "Advisory Council on Nurses Education". SEC. 722. EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.

Part C of title VHI (42 U.S.C. 298 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "EVALUATIONS

"SEC. 859. (a) The Secretary shall, directly or through contracts 42 USC 298b-6. with public and private entities, provide for evaluations of projects Contracts. carried out pursuant to this title and for the dissemination of information developed as result of such projects. Such evaluations shall include an evaluation of the effectiveness of such projects in increasing the recruitment and retention of nurses. "OiXD The Secretary shall, not later than January 10, 1989, submit to the Committee on Energy and (Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and Human