Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/1638

 95 STAT. 1612

PUBLIC LAW 97-116—DEC. 29, 1981

(1) by inserting "and who seek admission within five years of the date of such deportation or removal," in subsection (a)(17) after "section 242(bV'; (2) by striking out the second sentence of paragraph (6) of subsection (d); and (3) by striking out "paragraphs (9), (10), or (12) of this section" in suteection (h) and inserting in heu thereof "paragraphs (9), (10), or (12) of subsection (a) or paragraph (23) of such subsection ' as such paragraph relates to a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of marihuana". SEC. 5. (a)(l) Section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraph (32) of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof a period and the following: "For the purposes of this paragraph, an alien who is a graduate of a medical school shall be considered to have passed parts I and II of the National Board of Medical Examiners examination if the alien was fully and permanently licensed to practice medicine in a State on January 9, 1978, and was practicing medicine in a State on that date;". (2) Subsection (j)(l)(B) of such section is amended by striking out the semicolon at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a period and the following: "For the purposes of this subparagraph, an alien who is a graduate of a medical school shall be considered to have passed parts I and n of the National Board of Medical Examiners examination if the alien was fully and permanently licensed to practice medicine in a State on January 9, 1978, and was practicing medicine in a State on that date.". 8 USC 1182 note. (3) Section 602 of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-484), added by section 307(q)(3) of Public 8 V^c i^oS^'\^^^ Law 95-83, is amended by striking out subsections (a) and (b). 8 USC 1182' (1) by inserting "as follows" after "education or training are" in paragraph (1) in the matter before subparagraph (A); (2) by striking out "(including any extension of the duration thereof under subparagraph (D)) in pare^aph (I)(C); (3) by striking out 'xlommissioner of Education" and "Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary of Education' and "Secretary of Health and Human Services, respectively; (4) by striking out the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A) and "; and" at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting in lieu thereof a period in each case; Medical (5) by amending subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) to read as education.
 * ) Subsection 0') of section 212 is amended—

follows:

"(D) The duration of the alien's participation in the program of graduate medical education or training for which the alien is coming to the United States is limited to the time typically required to complete such program, as determined by the Director of the International Communication Agency at the time of the alien's entry into the United States, based on criteria which are established in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and which take into consideration the published requirements of the medical specialty board which administers such education or training program; except that— "(i) such duration is further limited to seven years unless the alien has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Director that the country to which the alien will return at the end of such specialty education or training has an exceptional need for an individual trained in such specialty, and

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