[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4997 Received in Senate (RDS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4997


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2006

                                Received

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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.''.

SEC. 3. 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.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.