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[H.R. 4997 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 427
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4997

                          [Report No. 109-715]

    To permanently authorize amendments made by the Immigration and 
   Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 for the purpose of 
 permitting waivers of the foreign country residence requirement with 
          respect to certain international medical graduates.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2006

   Mr. Moran of Kansas (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                            December 5, 2006

Additional sponsors: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. McHugh, 
                            and Ms. McKinney

                            December 5, 2006

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL



    To permanently authorize amendments made by the Immigration and 
   Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 for the purpose of 
 permitting waivers of the foreign country residence requirement with 
          respect to certain international medical graduates.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Physicians for Underserved 
Areas Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. WAIVER OF FOREIGN COUNTRY RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT WITH 
              RESPECT TO INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note; Public Law 103-
416) (as amended by section 1(a)(1) of Public Law 108-441) is amended 
by striking ``Act and before June 1, 2006.'' and inserting 
``Act.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Physicians for Underserved Areas 
Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF FOREIGN COUNTRY RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO 
              INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES.

    Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical 
Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note; Public Law 103-416) (as 
amended by section 1(a)(1) of Public Law 108-441) is amended by 
striking ``June 1, 2006.'' and inserting ``June 1, 2008.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect as if enacted on 
May 31, 2006.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to extend for 2 
        years the authority to grant waivers of the foreign country 
        residence requirement with respect to certain international 
        medical graduates.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 427

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4997

                          [Report No. 109-715]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To permanently authorize amendments made by the Immigration and 
   Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 for the purpose of 
 permitting waivers of the foreign country residence requirement with 
          respect to certain international medical graduates.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 5, 2006

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed