,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ac1 #bjbj,mr4    
,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to recruit qualifi$ =eign   
nationals resid+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to   
provide heal?c>e dur+ a public heal?    
em]g5cy at heal?c>e facilities op]at$ by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 or ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,all[+ ,all to
 ,s]ve ,act4  #b4 ,public ,heal?        
,em]g5cy ,heal?c>e ,program  7a7        
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices1 9 consultation ) !     
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 & ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all e/abli% a       
program = recruit+ ali5s :o are lawfully
 pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & h m$ical    
tra9+ to provide heal?c>e dur+ !        
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy at     

heal?c>e facilities own$1 op]at$1 or    
manag$ by-- 7#a7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices2  7#b7 ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se2 or  7#c7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs4  7b7 ,eligible ali5s ,an ali5
 may p>ticipate 9 ! program e/abli%$    
pursuant to subsection 7a7 if ! ali5--  
7#a7 0 admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & has
 be5 lawfully resid+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
cont9u\sly dur+ ! mo/ rec5t #b-ye>      
p]iod-- 7,a7 z a refugee "u section #bjg
 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg72  7,b7 z an asylee 
"u section #bjh ( su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4
 #aaeh72 or  7,c7 9 tempor>y protect$   
/atus "u section #bdd ( su* ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a72  7#b7 is a qualifi$ 
heal?c>e provid]1 ^: heal?c>e s]vices   
are ne$$ at a facility ref]r$ to 9      
subsection 7a7 to meet increas$ /aff+   
ne$s to respond to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2
  7#c7 possesses m$ical tra9+ or skills 
t are relevant to ! diagnosis1 treatm5t1
 or prev5tion ( ,,covid-#ai2 &  7#d7    
meets all o!r qualification crit]ia     

consid]$ necess>y by ! ,f$]al ,dep>tm5t 
to :i* ! ali5 is assign$4  7c7 ,maximum 
p>ticipants ,n m ?an #aj1jjj eligible   
ali5s may p>ticipate 9 ! program        
e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection 7a74    
7d7 ,l5g? ( p>ticipation ,eligible ali5s
 select$ to p>ticipate 9 ! program--    
7#a7 %all commit to rema9 9 ! program   
until ! e>li] (-- 7,a7 #f mon?s aft] !  
date on :i* ! ali5 began su*            
p>ticipation2 or  7,b7 ! date set =? 9  
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7#b7 may p>ticipate 9 
! program e/abli%$ pursuant to          
subsection 7a7 until ! date on :i* !    
national em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,presid5t  
"u ! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej     
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 ) respect to   
,,covid-#ai is t]m9at$4  7e7 ,sup]vision
 ,program p>ticipants %all be directly  
sup]vis$ by m$ical pr(essionals :o h a  
curr5t lic5se to practice m$ic9e 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 9 accordance ) guidel9es 
promulgat$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 
or ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 z   

applicable4  7f7 ,non-,pref]5ce ,no?+ 9 
?is section may be con/ru$ to au?orize !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 or ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs to give pref]5ce to ! 
recruitm5t ( heal?c>e provid]s describ$ 
9 subsection 7b7 ov] ! recruitm5t (     
heal?c>e provid]s o!rwise au?oriz$ to "w
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o are n describ$ 9  
su* subsection4