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******Section 2405. Amendments to the Procedures, Definitions, and Other Provisions Related toPhysician Immigration.J-1 physicians are considered dual intent.Doctors can satisfy the three year service requirement in any work status and not just H-1B.NIW cases may be approved for FLEX locations if there is support from an interested local orstate health agency or a federal agency. Regular NIW cases can be approved on the basis ofshortage designation alone without an agency’s letter.H-1B cap gap relief for doctors who train on H-1Bs at a cap exempt location and find the H-1B cap prevents them from starting work upon conclusion of their training. Their H-1B isautomatically extended until October 1 of the fiscal year and can be extended until a visanumber becomes available.Spouses and children on J-2s are not subject to INA Section 212(e)’s home residencyrequirement.*****SUBTITLE E – IntegrationSection 2501. Definitions.*****CHAPTER 1 – Citizenship and New AmericansSubchapter A – Office of Citizenship and New AmericansSection 2511. Office of Citizenship and New Americans.Renames the Office of Citizenship at USCIS to Office of Citizenship and New Americans.The office shall promote institutions and training on citizenship responsibilities for peopleinterested in becoming US citizens, coordinate immigrant integration programs across thecountry, advise DHS on integration challenges and opportunities, establish national goals forintegration, establish metrics for integration, identify integration implications of new orproposed immigration policies and serve as the liaison to states and local governments onthis subject. The section takes effect one year from enactment.*****Subtitle B – Task Force on New AmericansSection 2521. Establishment.