,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ijgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbd ,mr4
 ,beyer introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act to  
provide nonimmigrant status to nurses   
working in certain facilities4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,urgent ,recruitment for  
,skilled ,employees ,visa ,act of #bjbd 
or the ,,nurse ,visa ,act of #bjbd4  #b4
 ,requirements for admission of         
nonimmigrant nurses  7a7 ,number of     
,visas ,section #bab7m77#d7 of the      
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7m77#d77 is amended--    
7#a7 by striking #ejj4 ,the number of   
such visas issued for employment in each
 ,state in each fiscal year shall not   
exceed the following3 and inserting     
#bj1jjj4 ,such visas shall be issued to 
employ a nonimmigrant to perform nursing
 services in a shortage area 7as        

designated by the the ,administrator of 
the ,health ,resources and ,services    
,administration742 and  7#b7 by striking
 subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c74  7b7  
,provider staffing ratio required       
,section #bab7m77#f7 of the ,immigration
 and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4    
#aahb7m77#f77 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  7,c7 ,the       
facility has in place a policy with     
respect to a provider-to-patient        
staffing ratio4  4  7c7 ,regulations    
required ,not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services and the ,secretary of ,state  
shall issue regulations necessary to    
implement the amendments made by this   
section4  7d7 ,applicability ,this ,act1
 and the amendments made by this ,act1  
shall take effect on the date of the    
enactment of this ,act and shall apply  
to a petition for a nonimmigrant visa   
issued pursuant to a petition granted   
under section #aja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77c7  

of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4                      
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77c774