II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1550 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2005 Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To extend until September 30, 2008, changes to requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas made by the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999, and for other purposes.

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Extension for changes to requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas

Section 2 of the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended— (1)in the section heading, by striking 4-year and inserting specified; and (2)by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: (e)

Limiting Application of Nonimmigrant Changes to specified period

The amendments made by this section shall apply to classification petitions filed for nonimmigrant status only during the period— (1)beginning on the date that interim or final regulations are first promulgated under subsection (d); and (2)ending on September 30, 2008. .

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Exemption from administrative procedure act

The requirements of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Administrative Procedure Act) or any other law relating to rulemaking, information collection, or publication in the Federal Register, shall not apply to any action to implement the amendments made by section 1 to the extent that the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that compliance with any such requirement would impede the expeditious implementation of such amendments.