To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to conduct a study on physician shortages, including barriers to physicians trained abroad practicing in the United States, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6432 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to conduct a study on physician shortages, including barriers to physicians trained abroad practicing in the United States, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 3, 2020 Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. TLAIB, and Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL) introduced the following bill; which was re- ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to conduct a study on physician shortages, including barriers to physicians trained abroad practicing in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. TASK FORCE TO STUDY PHYSICIAN SHORT- 3 AGES. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 5 Human Services shall establish a task force to conduct 6 a study— 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:19 Apr 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6432.IH H6432 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6432 IH (1) evaluating and quantifying— 1 (A) the impact of physician shortages in 2 the United States; and 3 (B) the costs incurred by Federal Govern- 4 ment and State and local governments due to 5 such shortages; 6 (2) quantifying the number of individuals 7 who— 8 (A) completed training outside the United 9 States to practice as a physician; 10 (B) reside in the United States; and 11 (C) do not practice as a physician; and 12 (3) determining the reasons why individuals de- 13 scribed in paragraph (2) are not practicing as a phy- 14 sician, including identification of regulatory and 15 other barriers to such practice. 16 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Health and Human 17 Services shall require the task force established under sub- 18 section (a) to submit to the Congress not later than 2 19 years after the date of enactment of this Act a report— 20 (1) summarizing the results of the study under 21 subsection (a); and 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:19 Apr 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6432.IH H6432 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 6432 IH (2) making recommendations to ease barriers to 1 individuals described in subsection (a)(2) practicing 2 as physicians in the United States. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:19 Apr 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6432.IH H6432 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS