1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Implementation of Recruiting, Staffing, and Triage for COVID–19 Care Delivery Act of 2020 or the FIRST COVID–19 Care Delivery Act of 2020 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The COVID-19 virus, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on January 30, 2020, has stretched the medical resources and challenged the capacity of the health care delivery system in all regions of the United States. (2) The admission of alien health care professionals to strengthen the response and mitigation efforts of the United States during the COVID-19 emergency is in the national security and public health interests of the United States. (3) Attracting and rewarding such qualified alien health care professionals to respond successfully to the COVID-19 emergency by granting them legal permanent residence and eligibility for full citizenship furthers the national interest. 3. Lawful permanent resident status through medical service during COVID–19 emergency (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall adjust the status of a covered alien health care professional, and the noncitizen spouse and any noncitizen minor child of such alien, to that of a lawful permanent resident if such individual, and such spouse or child, is not otherwise ineligible for such status under the immigration laws. (b) Waiver of certain eligibility requirements For purposes of this section, in determining whether an alien is eligible for status as a lawful permanent resident, the Secretary— (1) shall waive section 245(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255(c)(8) ); (2) shall waive any applicable foreign residency requirement under the immigration laws, including the 2-year foreign residency requirement under section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(e) )