,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjba ,ms4
 ,meng 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,emmer1 and   
,mrs4 ,hayes7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs1 for a period to be            
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to facilitate the expedited 
review of applications of aliens        
applying for admission to the ,united   
,states under section #aja7;a77#ae77;,j7
 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   
,act who are coming to the ,united      
,states to participate in a program     
under which they will receive graduate  
medical education or training1 require  
the ,secretary of ,state to provide     
relevant ,foreign ,service officers with
 training regarding such aliens1 and for

 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,grant        
,residency for ,additional ,doctors ,act
 of #bjba or the ,,grad ,act of #bjba4  
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,physicians who are    
foreign-trained or international medical
 graduates1 most of whom are not ,united
 ,states citizens1 comprise almost      
one-quarter of active physicians4  7#b7 
,foreign-trained physicians who are not 
,united ,states citizens and are not    
lawful permanent residents provide      
critical health care services and supply
 labor for the physician shortages1     
particularly in rural communities4  7#c7
 ,the ,,covid-#ai pandemic has increased
 the demands on physicians and          
exacerbated the physician workforce     
shortage facing the ,united ,states1    
with projections estimating a shortage  
of over #abj1jjj physicians by #bjcb4   
7#d7 ,the pandemic has contributed to   
delays in processing visa applicants1   
resulting in missed educational and     

economic opportunities4  7#e7 ,delays in
 visa processing can impact medical     
training and impose hardships on both   
prospective doctors and the ,american   
medical institutions at which they seek 
to learn4  #c4 ,expedited review of     
certain ,j-#a visas and training for    
,foreign ,service officers  7a7         
,expedited review ,not later than #ahj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state     
shall designate an officer or employee  
of the ,department of ,state whose sole 
responsibility during the months of     
,march1 ,april1 ,may1 ,june1 and any    
other period of time as determined      
appropriate by the ,secretary1 shall be 
to facilitate the expedited review of   
applications of aliens applying for     
admission to the ,united ,states under  
section #aja7;a77#ae77;,j7 of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,j77 who are  
coming to the ,united ,states to        
participate in a program under which    

such aliens will receive graduate       
medical education or training4  7b7     
,training ,beginning not later than #ahj
 days after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state     
shall provide to relevant ,foreign      
,service officers training related to   
medical graduates and medical graduate  
programs in the countries in which such 
officers are serving4 ,such training    
shall be part of the training provided  
to such officers under section #gja of  
the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #djba74