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This bill, known as the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025, aims to address nursing workforce challenges by establishing a two-year pilot program to create or enhance state-based nursing workforce centers. The program will provide grants to eligible entities such as state agencies, nursing boards, community organizations, and nursing schools to conduct comprehensive research on nursing workforce issues, including analyzing existing data, studying nursing education programs, and investigating factors contributing to nursing shortages. Grant recipients will be required to match federal funding and will focus on activities like strategic workforce planning, supporting nursing faculty, recruiting and retaining nurses, developing leadership programs, preparing nurses for public health crises, and providing career counseling. The bill mandates annual reporting to Congress on the initiative's impact, including demographic information, services provided, and recommendations for reducing nursing shortages in different specialties and geographical areas. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources may allocate up to $1,500,000 for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to implement the program. Additionally, the bill expands the scope of existing health workforce analysis centers to provide technical assistance, produce research reports, and develop strategies to address nursing workforce challenges across the United States.

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