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A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities.

2/27/2008--Introduced.

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.

Latest Actions
  • 02/27/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1272-1273)
  • 02/27/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.2672 Introduced in Senate03/02/2008