Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Grant Residency for Additional Doctors Act of 2017” or the “GRAD Act of 2017”.
Grant Residency for Additional Doctors Act of 2017
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.
Sec. 2 Expedited review of certain J–1 visas and training for Foreign Service officers
Expedited review— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall designate an officer or employee of the Department of State whose sole responsibility during the months of March, April, May, June, and any other period of time as determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall be 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 (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)) who are coming to the United States to participate in a program under which such aliens will receive graduate medical education or training.
Training— Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide to relevant Foreign Service officers training related to medical graduates and medical graduate programs in the countries in which such officers are serving. Such training shall be part of the training provided to such officers under section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021).