H.R. 6432 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6432 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2020Mr. Cárdenas (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Tlaib, and Ms. Mucarsel-Powell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to conduct a study on physician shortages, including barriers to physicians trained abroad practicing in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Task force To study physician shortages (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a task force to conduct a study— (1) evaluating and quantifying— (A) the impact of physician shortages in the United States; and (B) the costs incurred by Federal Government and State and local governments due to such shortages; (2) quantifying the number of individuals who— (A) completed training outside the United States to practice as a physician; (B) reside in the United States; and (C) do not practice as a physician; and (3) determining the reasons why individuals described in paragraph (2) are not practicing as a physician, including identification of regulatory and other barriers to such practice. (b) Report The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall require the task force established under subsection (a) to submit to the Congress not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act a report— (1) summarizing the results of the study under subsection (a); and (2) making recommendations to ease barriers to individuals described in subsection (a)(2) practicing as physicians in the United States.