102 STAT. 3154

PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988

Reports.
Records.

Rural areas.

"(5) by paying such stipends (including allowances for travel
and dependents) as the Secretary may determine for such
individuals for any period of nursing education,

"(6) by publicizing, especially to licensed vocational or prac-
tical nurses, existing sources of financial aid available to per-
sons enrolled in schools of nursing or who are undertaking
training necessary to qualify them to enroll in such schools, and
"(7) by providing training, information, or advice to the fac-
ulty of such schools with respect to encouraging such individ-
uals to complete the programs of nursing education in which
the individuals are enrolled.

"(b) No grant or contract may be made under this section unless
an application therefor has been submitted to and approved by the
Secretary. The Secretary may not approve or disapprove such an
application except after consultation with the National Advisory
Council on Nurse Education. Such an application shall provide for
such fiscal control and accounting procedures and reports, and
access to the records of the applicant, as the Secretary may require
to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds
paid to the applicant under this section.

"(c) For payments under grants and contracts under subsection
(a), there are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal year
1989, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1990, and $5,000,000 for fiscal year
1991.".

(b) STRIKING OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—Section 820(a) (42 U.S.C.
296k(a)) is amended—

(1) by striking paragraphs (3), (7), and (9), and

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (6), and (8) as
paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively.

(c) GERIATRIC TRAINING.—Section 820(aX2) (as redesignated by
subsection (bX2) of this section) is amended to read as follows—

"(2) demonstrate, through geriatric health education centers
and other entities, improved geriatric training in preventive
care, acute care, and long-term care (including home health
care and institutional care);".

(d) UPGRADING SKILLS.—Section 820(a) (42 U.S.C. 296k(a)) is
amended—

(1) by amending paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subsection
0>X2) of this section) to read as follows:

"(3XA) increase the supply of adequately trained nursing
personnel (including bilingual nursing personnel) to meet the
health needs of rural areas; and

"(B) provide nursing education courses to rural areas through
telecommunications via satellite;", and

(2) by amending paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) to read as
follows:

"(4) provide training and education—

'(A) to upgrade the skills of licensed vocational or prac-
tical nurses, nursing assistants, and other paraprofessional
nursing personnel with priority given to rapid transition
programs toward achievement of professional nursing
degrees; and

"(B) to develop curricula for the achievement of bacca-
laureate degrees in nursing by registered nurses and by
individuals with baccalaureate degrees in other fields; .

(e) COORDINATION PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO LOAN REPAYMENTS
FOR SERVICE m HEALTH FACILITIES.—Section 820(a) (42 U.S.C.