,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajgjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjbf,mr4 
,smi? ( ,wa%+ton 7= himself & ,mr4      
,kri%namoor?i7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
aw>d grants to r$uce b>ri]s to          
immigrants becom+ nurses or alli$ heal? 
pr(essionals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,immigrants 9 ,nurs+ &     
,alli$ ,heal? ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,grants
 to r$uce b>ri]s to immigrants becom+   
nurses or alli$ heal? pr(essionals      
,title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section    
#gee ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bid;e7 !
 foll[+3  #gee;,a4 ,grants to r$uce     
b>ri]s to immigrants becom+ nurses or   
alli$ heal? pr(essionals  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y may aw>d grants to ,/ate1  
local1 & ,tribal gov]nm5ts & private    
organizations to r$uce b>ri]s to becom+ 

nurses or alli$ heal? pr(essionals 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates = individuals :o are--    
7#a7 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t         
resid5ce2  7#b7 admitt$ z a refugee "u  
section #bjg ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act2  7#c7 grant$ asylum  
"u section #bjh ( su* ,act2 or  7#d7 an 
immigrant o!rwise au?oriz$ to be employ$
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,use ( funds ,a
 ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal gov]nm5t      
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section %all use 
! grant to r$uce b>ri]s describ$ 9      
subsection 7a71 :i* may include--  7#a7 
pay+ ! co/s (-- 7,a7 education or tra9+ 
to become a nurse or alli$ heal?        
pr(essional2 &  7,b7 lic5s+ or          
c]tification1 includ+ ! co/s ( prep>+ = 
& tak+ any exam9ation applicable to !   
nurs+ or alli$ heal? pr(ession select$  
by ! individual2  7#b7 provid+ a liv+   
/ip5d to individuals /udy+ = su*        
exam9ation2  7#c7 provid+ classes 9     
,engli% z a second language2 &  7#d7    
assi/+ 9 obta9+ ov]seas academic or     
tra9+ records4  4  #c4 ,eligibility (   

c]ta9 immigrants to s]ve 9 ,national    
,heal? ,s]vice ,corps ,section #cca ( ! 
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;d7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by    
r$esignat+ subsection 7j7 z subsection  
7k72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7i7 ! foll[+3  7j7 ,s]vice by immigrants
 ,not)/&+ any provision ( law t w\ld    
o!rwise require a memb] ( ! ,national   
,heal? ,s]vice ,corps to be a ,unit$    
,/ates citiz5 or national1 an individual
 describ$ 9 section #gee;,a7a7 may be   
eligible--  7#a7 to s]ve 9 ! ,national  
,heal? ,s]vice ,corps2 &  7#b7 to       
p>ticipate 9 ! ,national ,heal? ,s]vice 
,corps ,s*ol>%ip ,program "u section    
#cch;,a or ! ,national ,heal? ,s]vice   
,corps ,loan ,repaym5t ,program "u      
section #cch;,b4  4