A bill to increase by 5 the number of flex waivers available in each State for J-1 nonimmigrants and to establish a secondary physician match portal to assist alien physicians who are unable to find employment in their preferred State of residence to find employment in another State.

Based on the bill's title, this legislation would increase the number of J-1 visa flex waivers available to each state by 5 and establish a secondary physician match portal to help foreign physicians find employment in states other than their preferred location of residence. J-1 visas are used for exchange visitors, including medical professionals, and flex waivers allow certain visa holders to work in the United States without returning to their home country first. The portal would facilitate geographic matching of physicians to available positions across state lines.

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