ETA Unified Agenda Entries

Issued December 3, 2001.

ATTESTATIONS BY FACILITIES TEMPORARILY EMPLOYING H-1C NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS AS REGISTERED NURSES [Long-Term Action]

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c); 8 USC 1182(m); 8 USC 1184; 
29 USC 49 et seq; PL 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312

CFR Citation: 20 CFR 655, subparts L and M

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, February 11, 2000.
Final or Interim Final regulations required within 90 days of 
enactment.

Abstract: The Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 (P.L. 
106-95; November 12, 1999) amended the Immigration and Nationality Act 
to create a new temporary visa program for nonimmigrant aliens to work 
as registered nurses for up to three years in facilities serving health 
professional shortage areas, subject to certain conditions.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              08/22/00                    65 FR 51137
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      09/21/00
Interim Final Rule Effective    09/21/00
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Michael Ginley, Director, Office of Enforcement Policy, 
Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, Employment Standards 
Administration, Room N3510, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, 
Washington, DC 20210
Phone: 202 693-0745

RIN: 1205-AB27

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