,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,cruz introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to recruit qualified foreign   
nationals residing in the ,united       
,states to provide healthcare during a  
public health emergency at healthcare   
facilities operated by the ,department  
of ,health and ,human ,services1 the    
,department of ,defense1 or the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,allowing ,all to ,serve ,act4  #b4 
,public ,health ,emergency ,healthcare  
,program  7a7 ,establishment ,the       
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the  
,secretary of ,defense1 and the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 shall 
establish a program for recruiting      

aliens who are lawfully present in the  
,united ,states and have medical        
training to provide healthcare during   
the ,,covid-#ai public health emergency 
at healthcare facilities owned1         
operated1 or managed by-- 7#a7 the      
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services2  7#b7 the ,department of     
,defense2 or  7#c7 the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs4  7b7 ,eligible      
aliens ,an alien may participate in the 
program established pursuant to         
subsection 7a7 if the alien-- 7#a7 was  
admitted to the ,united ,states1 and has
 been lawfully residing in the ,united  
,states continuously during the most    
recent #b-year period-- 7,a7 as a       
refugee under section #bjg of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg72  7,b7 as an asylee    
under section #bjh of such ,act 7#h     
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh72 or  7,c7 in temporary 
protected status under section #bdd of  
such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a72  7#b7 
is a qualified healthcare provider1     

whose healthcare services are needed at 
a facility referred to in subsection 7a7
 to meet increased staffing needs to    
respond to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2    
7#c7 possesses medical training or      
skills that are relevant to the         
diagnosis1 treatment1 or prevention of  
,,covid-#ai2 and  7#d7 meets all other  
qualification criteria considered       
necessary by the ,federal ,department to
 which the alien is assigned4  7c7      
,maximum participants ,not more than    
#aj1jjj eligible aliens may participate 
in the program established pursuant to  
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,length of         
participation ,eligible aliens selected 
to participate in the program-- 7#a7    
shall commit to remain in the program   
until the earlier of-- 7,a7 #f months   
after the date on which the alien began 
such participation2 or  7,b7 the date   
set forth in paragraph 7#b72 and  7#b7  
may participate in the program          
established pursuant to subsection 7a7  
until the date on which the national    

emergency declared by the ,president    
under the ,national ,emergencies ,act   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 with      
respect to ,,covid-#ai is terminated4   
7e7 ,supervision ,program participants  
shall be directly supervised by medical 
professionals who have a current license
 to practice medicine in the ,united    
,states1 in accordance with guidelines  
promulgated by the ,secretary of ,health
 and ,human ,services1 the ,secretary of
 ,defense1 or the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs1 as applicable4  7f7 
,non-,preference ,nothing in this       
section may be construed to authorize   
the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services1 the ,department of ,defense1 
or the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 to give preference to the recruitment  
of healthcare providers described in    
subsection 7b7 over the recruitment of  
healthcare providers otherwise          
authorized to work in the ,united       
,states who are not described in such   
subsection4