,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjba ,ms4 
,m5g 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,emm]1 & ,mrs4     
,hayes7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,=eign   
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to facilitate ! exp$it$ review
 ( applications ( ali5s apply+ =        
admission to ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u section 
#aja7;a77#ae77;,j7 ( ! ,immigration &   
,nationality ,act :o are com+ to !      
,unit$ ,/ates to p>ticipate 9 a program 
"u :i* !y w receive graduate m$ical     
education or tra9+1 require ! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate to provide relevant ,=eign      
,s]vice (fic]s ) tra9+ reg>d+ su* ali5s1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,grant ,resid5cy =
 ,additional ,doctors ,act ( #bjba or ! 
,,grad ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s        

,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7          
,physicians :o are =eign-tra9$ or       
int]national m$ical graduates1 mo/ ( :om
 are n ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s1 comprise  
almo/ "o-qu>t] ( active physicians4     
7#b7 ,=eign-tra9$ physicians :o are n   
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s & are n lawful    
p]man5t resid5ts provide critical heal? 
c>e s]vices & supply labor = ! physician
 %ortages1 p>ticul>ly 9 rural           
communities4  7#c7 ,! ,,covid-#ai p&emic
 has increas$ ! dem&s on physicians &   
exac]bat$ ! physician work=ce %ortage   
fac+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) projections     
e/imat+ a %ortage ( ov] #abj1jjj        
physicians by #bjcb4  7#d7 ,! p&emic has
 contribut$ to delays 9 process+ visa   
applicants1 result+ 9 miss$ educational 
& economic opportunities4  7#e7 ,delays 
9 visa process+ c impact m$ical tra9+ & 
impose h>d%ips on bo? prospective       
doctors & ! ,am]ican m$ical in/itutions 
at :i* !y seek to le>n4  #c4 ,exp$it$   
review ( c]ta9 ,j-#a visas & tra9+ =    
,=eign ,s]vice (fic]s  7a7 ,exp$it$     

review ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate %all designate an (fic] or        
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ^: sole  
responsibility dur+ ! mon?s ( ,m>*1     
,april1 ,may1 ,june1 & any o!r p]iod (  
"t z det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y1
 %all be to facilitate ! exp$it$ review 
( applications ( ali5s apply+ =         
admission to ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u section 
#aja7;a77#ae77;,j7 ( ! ,immigration &   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,j77 :o are com+ to !   
,unit$ ,/ates to p>ticipate 9 a program 
"u :i* su* ali5s w receive graduate     
m$ical education or tra9+4  7b7 ,tra9+  
,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,/ate %all provide to relevant ,=eign   
,s]vice (fic]s tra9+ relat$ to m$ical   
graduates & m$ical graduate programs 9 !
 c\ntries 9 :i* su* (fic]s are s]v+4    
,su* tra9+ %all be "p ( ! tra9+ provid$ 
to su* (fic]s "u section #gja ( ! ,=eign
 ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    

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