• Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to state, local, and Tribal governments and private organizations to reduce barriers for eligible immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals
• Grant funds may be used for education/training costs, licensing/certification fees, exam preparation stipends, English as a second language classes, and assistance obtaining overseas academic records
• Makes eligible immigrants (permanent residents, refugees, asylees, and those otherwise authorized to work) eligible to serve in the National Health Service Corps and participate in its scholarship and loan repayment programs

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