109 HR 4997 EH: Physicians for Underserved Areas Act U.S. House of Representatives 0 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 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4997 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To extend for 2 years the authority to grant waivers of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to certain international medical graduates.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Physicians for Underserved Areas Act.

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Waiver of foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates

Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note; Public Law 103–416) (as amended by section 1(a)(1) of Public Law 108–441) is amended by striking June 1, 2006. and inserting June 1, 2008..

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Effective date

The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect as if enacted on May 31, 2006.

Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 2006.Karen L. HaasClerk.