S. 628 (111th): Conrad State 30 Improvement Act

Introduced:
Mar 18, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 1979 (112th) on Dec 12, 2011.

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Status

This bill was introduced on March 18, 2009, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 18, 2009
Referred to Committee Mar 18, 2009
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors (6D, 2R, 1I) (show)
Committees

Senate Judiciary

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Full Title

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

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Last updated Mar 18, 2009.
5 pages

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3/18/2009--Introduced.
Conrad State 30 Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to make 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 under specified conditions in the annual per-state cap of 30 foreign doctors; and
(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 enactment of this Act.

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