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S. 2672, The Conrad State 30 Improvement Act
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
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S. 2672 would provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities.
== Detailed Summary ==
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(Log in to editConrad State 30 Improvement Act - Amends the wikiImmigration and be the firstNationality 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 detailed summarystate waiver or exemption, including alien physicians who completed such service before the date of the bill!)enactment of this Act; and (3) increase Conrad program waiver authority with respect to facilities that treat patients from, but who may not be located in, a medically underserved area.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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(Log inLatest Major Action: 2/27/2008: Referred to edit the wikiSenate committee. Status: Read twice and be the firstreferred to update the status ofCommittee on the bill!)Judiciary.
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docboston
March 2, 2008, 9:42am (report abuse)I have been working in a rural area of US for 3 years and the way things are right now, I have no chance of getting permanent status for another 10 years. When I discussed this with the local congressman, he said only way I could get relief was if "comprehensive" immigration passes. SOB is comparing my services with that of Illegals. I home senator Conrads bill passes.