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Union Calendar No. 427 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4997 
[Report No. 109–715] 
To permanently authorize amendments made by the Immigration and Nation-
ality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 for the purpose of permitting 
waivers of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to 
certain international medical graduates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2006 
Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself and Mr. POMEROY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 
MCHUGH, and Ms. MCKINNEY 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To permanently authorize amendments made by the Immi-
gration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 
1994 for the purpose of permitting waivers of the foreign 
country residence requirement with respect to certain 
international medical graduates. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Physicians for Under-
served Areas Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF FOREIGN COUNTRY RESIDENCE RE-
QUIREMENT
WITH
RESPECT
TO
INTER-
NATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES. 
Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note; 
Public Law 103–416) (as amended by section 1(a)(1) of 
Public Law 108–441) is amended by striking ‘‘Act and 
before June 1, 2006.’’ and inserting ‘‘Act.’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Physicians for Under-
served Areas Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF FOREIGN COUNTRY RESIDENCE RE-
QUIREMENT 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO 
INTER-
NATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES. 
Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note; Pub-
lic Law 103–416) (as amended by section 1(a)(1) of Public 
Law 108–441) is amended by striking ‘‘June 1, 2006.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘June 1, 2008.’’. 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect as 
if enacted on May 31, 2006. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to extend for 
2 years the authority to grant waivers of the foreign 
country residence requirement with respect to certain 
international medical graduates.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 427 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4997 
[Report No. 109–715] 
A BILL 
To permanently authorize amendments made by the 
Immigration and Nationality Technical Correc-
tions Act of 1994 for the purpose of permitting 
waivers of the foreign country residence require-
ment with respect to certain international med-
ical graduates. 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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