[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 122, 110th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

122 STAT. 4013

Public Law 110-362
110th Congress

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. [NOTE: Oct. 8, 2008 -  [H.R.
5571]]

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 ``March 6, 2009''.
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,

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and communities exhibiting other signs of a lack of necessary
physician services.

Approved October 8, 2008.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5571:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110-646 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 154 (2008):
May 19, 21, considered and passed House.
Sept. 26, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Sept. 27, House concurred in Senate amendment.