Legislation

On this page are important legislation and related documents about the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, from its inception in 1943 to its dissolution in 1948.

Enacting Legislation and Regulations

Public Law 74 (The Bolton Act)
Enacted July 1, 1943
View document: National Library of Medicine

U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps
Origin and Plan of Operation
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Regulations for Uniforms for U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps
Authorized under Section 2 Paragraph (b)
Public Law 74
U. S. Public Health Service
Division of Nurse Education
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What It Means to Be a Cadet Nurse
Letter to Members of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps from Lucile Petry, Director, Division of Nurse Education
Federal Security Agency, U. S. Public Health Service
April 1944
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U.S. Congressional Bills
78th Congress, 1943-1944
H.R. 2664: Nurse Training Act
passed May 12, 1943
H.R. 2326: Nurse Training Act | Transcript of Hearing
introduced March 29, 1943