3.0.0 3903 2023-01-11T13:27:08Z 2023-01-11T13:27:08Z House H HR 2014-01-16 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BURGESS:H.R. 3903.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The attached bill is constitutional under Article I,Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with foreignNations, and among the several States, and with the IndianTribes'' as well as Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: ``TheCongress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties,Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for thecommon Defence and general Welfare of the United States; butall Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughoutthe United States.''[Page H1242]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2014-06-13T17:42:46Z Referred to 2014-01-16T15:00:21Z Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2013 113 1822 S 2013-12-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8907) Related bill CRS 2014-06-13 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2014-01-16 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2014-01-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-01-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 N S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2014-01-16 True B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2014-01-16 True O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2014-01-16 True Education Education programs funding Government lending and loan guarantees Medical education Student aid and college costs Education 00 2014-01-16 Introduced in House 2014-02-20T16:44:09Z Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the exemption of certain foreign medical schools from the prohibition on foreign medical schools participating in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program, unless:

  • at least 60% of those enrolled in, and at least 60% of the graduates of, the foreign medical school during the preceding year were not citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States or were not in the United States with the intention of becoming citizens or permanent residents; and
  • at least 75% of students or graduates of the medical school located outside the United States or Canada who took the examinations administered by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates in the preceding year received a passing score.

Preserves the Direct Loan eligibility of students who were enrolled at schools excepted from that prohibition on or before the date of this Act's enactment.


]]> Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2014 Display Title Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2014 Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the United States and Canada. Introduced in House 2014-01-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3903ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3903ih.xml 2014-06-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.