II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1109 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 11, 2017 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Burr , Ms. Baldwin , and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs, and for other purposes.