I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5687 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 1, 2010 Mr. Cuellar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To extend changes to requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas made by the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Underserved Area Nursing Relief Restoration Act of 2010.

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

Section 2(e)(2) of the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended to read as follows: (e)

Application of Nonimmigrant Changes

The amendments made by this section shall apply to classification petitions filed for nonimmigrant status only— (1)during the period— (A)beginning on the date that interim or final regulations are first promulgated under subsection (d); and (B)ending on the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005; and (2)beginning on the date of enactment of the Underserved Area Nursing Relief Restoration Act of 2010. .

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Exemption from the Administrative Procedure Act

The requirements of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to 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 2 to the extent the Secretary Homeland of 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.