1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Nurse Act of 2017 . 2. National Nurse for Public Health Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300u et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1711. National Nurse for Public Health (a) Establishment The same individual designated as the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service under section 205 shall also be designated by the Secretary as the National Nurse for Public Health. (b) Duties The National Nurse for Public Health shall carry out the following: (1) Provide leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and other agencies of the Public Health Service, including providing representation for the Government of the United States at the Global Forum for Government Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers and serving as a member of the Federal Nursing Service Council. (2) Represent the Surgeon General and the agencies of Public Health Service in communications with groups and societies concerned with nursing issues at the local, State, national, and international levels. (3) Provide guidance and advice to the Surgeon General and the Nurse Professional Advisory Committee on matters such as standards, recruitment, retention, readiness, and career development of nurses employed by and contracted with agencies of the Public Health Service. (4) Conduct outreach and education for purposes of paragraphs (5) through (7). (5) Provide guidance and leadership for activities to promote the public health, including encouraging nurses and other health professionals to be volunteers and developing projects that educate the public about and engage the public in prevention practices to achieve better health. (6) Provide guidance and leadership to encourage nurses to engage in furthering their education in order to conduct nursing research, increase the awareness of evidence-based practice, and educate future nurses. (7) Provide guidance and leadership for activities