Sec. 110. Set-aside for health care workers
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Section 203(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(3) ), as amended by this Act, is further amended— in subparagraph (A), by inserting after clause
(iii)the following: Qualified immigrants who are required to submit health care worker certificates pursuant to section 212(a)(5)(C) or certified statements pursuant to section 212(r) and will be working in a rural area or a health professional shortage area (as defined in section 332 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e )). ; and by adding at the end the following: Not less than 4,000 of the visas made available under this paragraph in each fiscal year shall be reserved for qualified immigrants described in subparagraph (A)(iv). If the number of visas reserved under clause
(i)has not been exhausted at the end of a given fiscal year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall adjust upwards the numerical limitation in subparagraph
(A)for that fiscal year by the amount remaining. Visas may be issued pursuant to such adjustment within the first 45 days of the next fiscal year to aliens who had applied for such visas during the fiscal year for which the adjustment was made. .
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