112 STAT. 3562
PUBLIC LAW 105-392—NOV. 13, 1998
SEC. 109. TECHMCAL AMENDMENT ON NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
CORPS.
Section 338B(b)(l)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 2541-1(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking "or other health
profession" and inserting "behavioral and mental health, or other
health profession".
42 USC 293 note. SEC. 110. SAVINGS PROVISION.
Nursing
Education and
Practice
Improvement Act
of 1998.
42 USC 201 note.
In the case of any authority for making awards of grants
or contracts that is terminated by the amendments made by this
subtitle, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may, notwithstanding the termination of the authority, continue in effect any
grant or contract made under the authority that is in effect on
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to
the duration of any such grant or contract not exceeding the period
determined by the Secretary in first approving such financial assistance, or in approving the most recent request made (before the
date of such enactment) for continuation of such assistance, as
the case may be.
Subtitle B—Nursing Workforce
Development
SEC. 121. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the "Nursing Education and
Practice Improvement Act of 1998".
42 USC 296 note. SEC. 122. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this subtitle to restructure the nurse education authorities of title VIII of the Public Health Service Act
to permit a comprehensive, flexible, and effective approach to Federal support for nursing workforce development.
SEC. 123. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296k
et seq.) is amended—
(1) by striking the title heading and all that follows except
for subpart II of part B and sections 846 and 855; and inserting
the following:
42 USC 297c.
- TITLE VIII—NURSING WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT"; (2) in subpart II of part B, by striking the subpart heading and inserting the following: "PART E—STUDENT LOANS"; (3) by striking section 837; (4) by inserting after the title heading the following new parts:
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