113 HR 5735 IH: GRAD Act of 2014 U.S. House of Representatives 2014-11-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5735 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2014 Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To facilitate the expedited review of applications of aliens applying for admission to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(J) who are coming to the United States to participate in a program under which they will receive graduate medical education or training.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Grant Residency for Additional Doctors Act of 2014 or the GRAD Act of 2014.

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Expedited review of certain J–1 visas

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall designate an officer or employee of the Department of State whose sole responsibility during the months of March, April, May, June, and any other period of time as determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall be to facilitate the expedited review of applications of aliens applying for admission to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(J) who are coming to the United States to participate in a program under which they will receive graduate medical education or training.