,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,smi? ( ,wa%+ton introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = 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       
address b>ri]s immigrants & refugees    
face to ent]+ ! heal? c>e work=ce1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,int]national ,m$ical  
,graduates ,assi/ance ,act ( #bjbc4  ,i 
,inc5tiviz+ ,/ates to all[ transitional 
practice by int]national m$ical         
graduates  #aja4 ,grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
may aw>d grants to ,/ates to develop &  
implem5t programs to all[ eligible      
int]national m$ical graduates1 = a p]iod
 ( up to #d ye>s :ile complet+ /eps #a &
 #b ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m$ical ,lic5s+   

,exam9ation1 to practice m$ic9e 9 !     
respective ,/ate "u ! sup]vision ( a    
fully lic5s$ physician4  7b7 ,def9ition 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m eligible    
int]national m$ical graduate means an   
individual :o--  7,a7 graduat$ f a s*ool
 ( m$ic9e outside ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or  
,canada2 &  7,b7 is--  7i7 lawfully     
admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce2  7ii7       
admitt$ z a refugee "u section #bjg ( ! 
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg72  7iii7 grant$ asylum  
"u section #bjh ( su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4
 #aaeh72 or  7iv7 a p]son o!rwise       
au?oriz$ to be employ$ 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,/ate includes !   
,di/rict ( ,columbia & any t]ritory ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  #ajb4 ,exemption ( c]ta9
 eligible int]national m$ical graduates 
f application ( ,,fte cap  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,section #ahhf7;h77#d77;,h7 ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acieww7h77#d77;,h77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7vii7      
,exemption ( c]ta9 =eign m$ical         

graduates f c\nt+ t[>ds cap  7,i7 ,9    
g5]al ,= purposes ( apply+ ! limit      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,f71 a specifi$ 
resid5t 7z def9$ 9 subclause 7,,ii77    
%all n be tak5 into acc\nt 9 det]m9+ !  
total numb] ( full-"t equival5t resid5ts
 be=e application ( weight+ factors 7z  
det]m9$ "u ?is p>agraph7 ) respect to a 
hospital's approv$ m$ical resid5cy tra9+
 program4  7,,ii7 ,specifi$ resid5t     
def9$ ,= purposes ( subclause 7,i71 !   
t]m specifi$ resid5t means an eligible  
int]national m$ical graduate 7z def9$ 9 
section #aja7;b7 ( ! ,pa?ways to ,heal? 
,c>e ,act ( #bjbb7 :o is a resid5t 9 a  
hospital's approv$ m$ical resid5cy tra9+
 program1 b only if su* hospital--  7aa7
 has 9 effect an agreem5t ) a ,f$]ally  
qualifi$ heal? c5t] "u :i* resid5ts     
tra9+ 9 su* program sp5d "t tra9+ at su*
 c5t]2  7bb7 is locat$ 9 a ,/ate t all[s
 su* eligible int]national m$ical       
graduates to practice m$ic9e z describ$ 
9 section #aja7;a7 ( su* ,act2 &  7cc7  
pr$om9antly s]ves m$ically und]s]v$     

populations 7z def9$ 9 section          
#ccj7;b77#c77;,a7 ( ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act71 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4
  4  7b7 ,/udy on removal ( resid5t cap 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all submit to 
,congress a report on ! possibility (   
remov+ ! resid5t cap "u section         
#ahhf7;h77#d77;,f7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acieww7h77#d77;,f774  ,,ii ,assi/+     
int]national m$ical graduates dur+      
pursuit ( lic5sure  #bja4 ,grants  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices may aw>d grants to ,/ates to   
provide assi/ance to eligible           
int]national m$ical graduates :ile su*  
graduates are complet+ /eps #a & #b ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,m$ical ,lic5s+           
,exam9ation4  7b7 ,cov]$ assi/ance      
,assi/ance provid$ to an eligible       
int]national m$ical graduate pursuant to
 ?is section may include pay+ ! co/s ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,m$ical ,lic5s+          

,exam9ation1 c>e] c\nsel+1 case         
managem5t1 classes 9 ,engli% z a second 
language1 assi/ance 9 diploma           
v]ification1 & te/ prep>ation c\rses4   
7c7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]ms   
eligible int]national m$ical graduate & 
,/ate h ! mean+s giv5 to ^? t]ms 9      
section #aja4