[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5571 Engrossed in House (EH)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5571

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign 
  country residence requirement with respect to international medical 
                   graduates, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WAIVER PROGRAM.

    Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical 
Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking 
``June 1, 2008'' and inserting ``June 1, 2013''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE CONRAD STATE 30 PROGRAM.

    Section 214(l)(1)(D)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(l)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended by striking ``5'' and inserting 
``10''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) Federal programs waiving the 2-year foreign residence 
        requirement under section 212(e) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(e)) for physicians are generally 
        designed to promote the delivery of critically needed medical 
        services to people in the United States lacking adequate access 
        to physician care; and
            (2) when determining the qualification of a location for 
        designation as a health professional shortage area, the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services should consider the 
        needs of vulnerable populations in low-income and impoverished 
        communities, communities with high infant mortality rates, and 
        communities exhibiting other signs of a lack of necessary 
        physician services.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2008.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5571

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign 
  country residence requirement with respect to international medical 
                   graduates, and for other purposes.