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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1921 

To facilitate the expedited review of applications of aliens applying for admission to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act who are coming to the United States to participate 

in a program under which they will receive graduate medical education 

or training, require the Secretary of State to provide relevant Foreign 

Service officers with training regarding such aliens, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 21, 2015 

Ms. MENG (for herself and Mr. EMMER of Minnesota) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To facilitate the expedited review of applications of aliens 

applying for admission to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act who are coming to the United States to participate 

in a program under which they will receive graduate 

medical education or training, require the Secretary of 

State to provide relevant Foreign Service officers with 

training regarding such aliens, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grant Residency for 

3 Additional Doctors Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘GRAD Act of 

4 2015’’. 

5 SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF CERTAIN J–1 VISAS AND 

6 TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS. 

7 (a) EXPEDITED REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

9 of State shall designate an officer or employee of the De10 partment of State whose sole responsibility during the 

11 months of March, April, May, June, and any other period 

12 of time as determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall 

13 be to facilitate the expedited review of applications of 

14 aliens applying for admission to the United States under 

15 section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality 

16 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)) who are coming to the 

17 United States to participate in a program under which 

18 such aliens will receive graduate medical education or 

19 training. 

20 (b) TRAINING.—Beginning not later than 180 days 

21 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

22 State shall provide to relevant Foreign Service officers 

23 training related to medical graduates and medical grad24 uate programs in the countries in which such officers are 

25 serving. Such training shall be part of the training proVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:36 Apr 28, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1921.IH H1921

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1 vided to such officers under section 701 of the Foreign 

2 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021). 

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