legislation: 110-s-2672
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| 110-s-2672 | 110 | s | 2672 | Conrad State 30 Improvement Act | Immigration | 2008-02-27 | 2008-02-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 10 | Conrad State 30 Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to make the the J-1 visa waiver (Conrad state 30/medical services in underserved areas) program permanent. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) revise entry provisions for H-1B visa foreign medical graduates and provide for an increase in the annual per-state cap of 30 foreign doctors; (2) exempt from worldwide immigration numerical limitations alien physicians who have completed service requirements of a state waiver or exemption, including alien physicians who completed such service before the date of the enactment of this Act; and (3) increase Conrad program waiver authority with respect to alien physicians in facilities that treat patients from, but that may not be located in, a medically underserved area. | 2022-02-03T05:24:25Z |