labor certification

labor certification Sec. 906. (a) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall (not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act) develop sufficient data to enable the Secretary of Labor to make equitable determinations with regard to applications for labor certification by graduates of foreign medical schools. (b) The data required under subsection (a) shall include the number of physicians (by specialty and by percent of population) in a geographic area necessary to provide adequate medical care, including such care in hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care institutions, in such area. (c) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall develop such data after consultation with such medical or other associations as may be necessary.