Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/829

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PUBLIC LAW 103-416—OCT. 25, 1994 108 STAT. 4319 (aa) Effective as if included in section 4 of Public Law 102- 110, section 161(c)(3) of the Immigration Act of 1990 is amended— (1) by striking "alien described in section 203(a)(3) or 203(a)(6) of such Act" and inserting "alien admitted for permanent residence as a preference immigrant under section 203(a)(3) or 203(a)(6) of such Act (as in effect before such date)"; and (2) by striking "this section" and inserting "this title". (bb) Section 599E(c) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167) is amended by striking "and subparagraphs" and inserting "or subparagraph". (cc) Section 204(a)(1)(C) of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 is amended by striking "year 1993 the first place it appears" and inserting "years 1993". (dd) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, the amendments made by this section shall be effective as if included in the enactment of the Immigration Act of 1990. (ee)(l) Section 210A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1161) is repealed. (2) The table of contents of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 210A. iff) Section 122 of the Immigration Act of 1990 is amended by striking subsection (a). (gg) The Copyright Royalty Tribunal Reform Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-198; 107 Stat. 2304) is amended by striking section 8. SEC. 220. WAIVER OF FOREIGN COUNTRY RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES. (a) WAIVER.—Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(e)) is amended— (1) in the first proviso by inserting "(or, in the case of an alien described in clause (iii), pursuant to the request of a State Department of Public Health, or its equivalent)" after "interested United States Government agency"; and (2) by inserting after "public interest" the following: "except that in the case of a waiver requested by a State Department of Public Health, or its equivalent the waiver shall be subject to the requirements of section 214(k)". (b) RESTRICTIONS ON WAIVER.—Section 214 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(k)(l) In the case of a request by an interested State agency for a waiver of the two-year foreign residence requirement under section 212(e) with respect to an alien described in clause (iii) of that section, the Attorney General shall not grant such waiver unless— "(A) in the case of an alien who is otherwise contractually obligated to return to a foreign country, the government of such country furnishes the Director of the United States Information Agency with a statement in writing that it has no objection to such waiver; "(B) the alien demonstrates a bona fide offer of full-time employment at a health facility and agrees to begin employment at such facility within 90 days of receiving such waiver and agrees to continue to work in accordance with paragraph (2) at the health care facility in which the alien is employed for a total of not less than 3 years (unless the Attorney General Effective date. 8 USC 1101 note. 8 USC 1255 note. 8 USC 1255a note. 8 USC 1101 note. 8 USC 1182 note. 8 USC 1288, 1288 note.