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Physicians for Underserved Areas Act
USINFO | 2013-08-21 13:55
109 th Congress
January 12, 2007
120 Stat. 3572
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H.R. 4997
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.
January 12, 2007
120 Stat. 3572
________________
H.R. 4997
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.
