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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1746 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international 

tourism to the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 20, 2011 

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. LEE) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate 

international tourism to the United States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Visa Improvements 

5 to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States 

6 of America Act’’ or the ‘‘VISIT USA Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. MULTIPLE ENTRY VISAS FOR NATIONALS OF CHINA. 

8 Section 214(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 

9 Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(2)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

2 (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and 

3 (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 

4 redesignated, the following: 

5 ‘‘(A)(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and except as 

6 provided in clause (ii), the Secretary of State shall ensure 

7 that a nonimmigrant visa issued pursuant to section 

8 101(a)(15)(B) to an alien described in clause (iii)— 

9 ‘‘(I) is valid for a period of not less than 5 

10 years; and 

11 ‘‘(II) permits unlimited entry into and exit from 

12 the United States during such period. 

13 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary of State may waive clause (i) with 

14 respect to an alien described in clause (iii) if the Secretary 

15 determines that a compelling national security reason ex16 ists for the waiver. 

17 ‘‘(iii) An alien described in this clause is an alien 

18 who— 

19 ‘‘(I) is a national of China; 

20 ‘‘(II) meets the requirements for a visa under 

21 section 101(a)(15)(B); and 

22 ‘‘(III) requests a visa pursuant to clause (i). 

23 ‘‘(iv) An alien issued a visa pursuant to clause (i) 

24 shall be screened through the automated electronic travel 

25 authorization system implemented pursuant to section 


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1 217(h)(3) prior to being admitted into the United 

2 States.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. EXPEDITING PRIORITY VISITORS. 

4 Section 286(u) of the Immigration and Nationality 

5 Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(u)) is amended— 

6 (1) by amending the subsection heading to read 

7 as follows: 

8 ‘‘(u) PREMIUM PROCESSING FEE.—’’; 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘The Attorney General’’ and in10 serting the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) EMPLOYMENT-BASED PETITIONS AND AP12 PLICATIONS.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu13 rity’’; 

14 (3) by striking ‘‘This fee’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

15 fee authorized under this paragraph’’; 

16 (4) by striking ‘‘The Attorney General may ad17 just this fee’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary may ad18 just the fee authorized under this paragraph’’; and 

19 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(2) VISITOR VISAS.—The Secretary of State 

21 shall offer premium processing for visitor visas 

22 issued to nonimmigrants described in section 

23 101(a)(15)(B) and shall ensure that applicants re24 questing premium processing for such visas are 

25 interviewed and the visa application is adjudicated 


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1 not later than 3 business days after the date of the 

2 applicant’s request for a visa appointment, absent 

3 compelling security concerns. The Secretary shall 

4 charge a fee for premium processing services under 

5 this paragraph in an amount sufficient to recover 

6 the costs incurred— 

7 ‘‘(A) to more quickly process such visas in 

8 India, China, and Brazil; 

9 ‘‘(B) to procure the technology needed to 

10 conduct videoconferencing for visa interviews; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(C) to create mobile interview units to 

13 process visa applications and conduct visa inter14 views in cities with more than 1,000,000 people 

15 that do not have a United States embassy or 

16 consulate.’’. 

17 SEC. 4. VIDEO CONFERENCE PILOT PROGRAM. 

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Except as provided in sub19 section (c), the Secretary of State— 

20 (1) shall develop and conduct a pilot program 

21 for processing B–1 and B–2 visas using secure re22 mote videoconferencing technology as a method for 

23 conducting visa interviews of applicants; and 

24 (2) in consultation with other Federal agencies 

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1 sure the security of the videoconferencing trans2 mission and encryption conducted under paragraph 

3 (1). 

4 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the termi5 nation of the pilot program authorized under subsection 

6 (a), the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 

7 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Com8 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

9 that contains— 

10 (1) a detailed description of the results of such 

11 program, including an assessment of the efficacy, ef12 ficiency, and security of the remote videoconferenc13 ing technology as a method for conducting visa 

14 interviews of applicants; and 

15 (2) recommendations for whether such program 

16 should be continued, broadened, or modified. 

17 (c) LIMITATION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The pilot program author19 ized under subsection (a) may not be conducted if 

20 the Secretary of State determines that such pro21 gram— 

22 (A) poses an undue security risk; and 

23 (B) cannot be conducted in a manner con24 sistent with maintaining security controls. 


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1 (2) REPORT.—If the Secretary of State makes 

2 a determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

3 shall submit a report to the Committee on Appro4 priations of the Senate and the Committee on Ap5 propriations of the House of Representatives that 

6 describes the reasons for such determination. 

7 SEC. 5. ENCOURAGING CANADIAN TOURISM TO THE 

8 UNITED STATES. 

9 (a) CANADIAN RETIREE VISAS.—Section 101(a)(15) 

10 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

11 1101(a)(15)) is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (T)(iii), by striking the pe13 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

14 (2) in subparagraph (U)(iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

15 and the end; 

16 (3) in subparagraph (V), by striking the period 

17 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

18 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(W) subject to section 214(s), an alien 

20 who the Secretary of Homeland Security deter21 mines— 

22 ‘‘(i) is a citizen of Canada, is older 

23 than 50 years of age, owns a residence in 

24 the United States or has signed a rental 

25 agreement for accommodations in the 


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1 United States for the duration of the 

2 alien’s stay in the United States; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) the alien spouse and children of 

4 the alien described in clause (i) if accom5 panying or following to join the alien; or’’. 

6 (b) VISA APPLICATION PROCEDURES.—Section 214 

7 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) 

8 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(s) VISAS OF NONIMMIGRANTS DESCRIBED IN SEC10 TION 101(a)(15)(W).— 

11 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

12 authorize the issuance of a nonimmigrant visa to 

13 any alien described in section 101(a)(15)(W) who 

14 submits a petition to the Secretary that dem15 onstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that 

16 the alien— 

17 ‘‘(A) meets the eligibility requirements set 

18 forth in section 101(a)(15)(W); 

19 ‘‘(B) is not inadmissible under section 212; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(C) will comply with the terms set forth 

22 in paragraph (2). 

23 ‘‘(2) An alien who is issued a visa under this 

24 subsection— 


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1 ‘‘(A) is authorized to visit the United 

2 States during the 3-year period beginning on 

3 the date on which the visa is issued; 

4 ‘‘(B) may remain in the United States dur5 ing such authorized period for not more than 

6 240 consecutive days; 

7 ‘‘(C) may renew such visa every 3 years 

8 under the same terms and conditions; 

9 ‘‘(D) is not authorized to engage in em10 ployment in the United States; and 

11 ‘‘(E) is not eligible for any form of assist12 ance or benefit described in section 403(a) of 

13 the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor14 tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 

15 1613(a)).’’. 

16 SEC. 6. INCENTIVES FOR FOREIGN VISITORS VISITING THE 

17 UNITED STATES DURING LOW PEAK SEA18 SONS. 

19 (a) APPLICATION FEES.—The Secretary of State 

20 shall give foreign visitors an incentive to apply for a visa 

21 when the demand is lower by decreasing the visa applica22 tion and issuance fees charged to nonimmigrants de23 scribed in section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and 

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1 countries during periods when there is low demand for vis2 itor visas in such countries. 

3 (b) LIMITATION.—In decreasing visa application and 

4 issuance fees under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

5 (1) subject to paragraph (2), maximize the de6 mand for such visa applications; and 

7 (2) maintain the total amount collected from 

8 such fees. 

9 SEC. 7. SECURE TRAVEL AND COUNTERTERRORISM PART10 NERSHIP PROGRAM. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 217(c)(1) of the Immi12 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(1)) is 

13 amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

16 Homeland Security, in consultation with the 

17 Secretary of State, may designate any country 

18 as a program country if that country meets the 

19 requirements under paragraph (2). 

20 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(i) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL

22 COMMITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate con23 gressional committees’ means— 

24 ‘‘(I) the Committee on Foreign 

25 Relations of the Senate; 


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1 ‘‘(II) the Committee on Home2 land Security and Governmental Af3 fairs of the Senate; 

4 ‘‘(III) the Committee on the Ju5 diciary of the Senate; 

6 ‘‘(IV) the Committee on Foreign 

7 Affairs of the House of Representa8 tives; 

9 ‘‘(V) the Committee on Home10 land Security of the House of Rep11 resentatives; and 

12 ‘‘(VI) the Committee on the Ju13 diciary of the House of Representa14 tives. 

15 ‘‘(ii) PROGRAM COUNTRY.—The term 

16 ‘program country’ means a country des17 ignated as a program country under sub18 paragraph (A).’’. 

19 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

20 Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

21 U.S.C. 1187) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place 

23 the term appears (except for subsection (c)(11)(B)) 

24 and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; 

25 and 


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1 (2) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(iii), by striking 

3 ‘‘Committee on the Judiciary and the Com4 mittee on International Relations of the House 

5 of Representatives and the Committee on the 

6 Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign Rela7 tions of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate 

8 congressional committees’’; 

9 (B) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)(III), by striking 

10 ‘‘Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 

11 Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Home12 land Security, of the House of Representatives 

13 and the Committee on the Judiciary, the Com14 mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Com15 mittee on Homeland Security and Govern16 mental Affairs of the Senate’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’; and 

18 (C) in paragraph (7), by striking subpara19 graph (E). 

20 (c) DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM COUNTRIES.—Sec21 tion 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

22 U.S.C. 1187(c)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (2), by amending subpara24 graph (A) to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(A) GENERAL NUMERICAL LIMITA2 TIONS.—Either— 

3 ‘‘(i) the number of refusals of non4 immigrant visas under section 

5 101(a)(15)(B) for nationals of that coun6 try during the previous fiscal year was not 

7 more than 3 percent; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) the overstay rate for that coun9 try during the previous fiscal year was not 

10 more than 3 percent.’’; 

11 (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘(3) QUALIFICATION CRITERIA.—After the ini14 tial period, a country may not be designated as a 

15 program country unless the Secretary of Homeland 

16 Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 

17 determines, pursuant to paragraph (5), that the des18 ignation will be continued.’’; 

19 (3) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)(II), by striking 

20 ‘‘ought to be continued or terminated under sub21 section (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (d) or 

22 (f), or probation under subsection (f), ought to be 

23 continued or terminated’’; 

24 (4) by amending paragraph (6) to read as fol25 lows: 


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1 ‘‘(6) COMPUTATION OF VISA REFUSAL RATES; 

2 JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 

3 ‘‘(A) COMPUTATION OF VISA REFUSAL

4 RATES.—For purposes of determining the eligi5 bility of a country to be designated as a pro6 gram country, the calculation of visa refusal 

7 rates shall not include any visa refusals which 

8 incorporate any procedures based on, or are 

9 otherwise based on, race, sex, or disability, un10 less otherwise specifically authorized by law. 

11 ‘‘(B) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—No court has ju12 risdiction under this section to review any visa 

13 refusal, the Secretary of State’s computation of 

14 a visa refusal rate, the Secretary of Homeland 

15 Security’s computation of an overstay rate, or 

16 the designation or nondesignation of a country 

17 as a program country.’’; 

18 (5) in paragraph (7), as amended by subsection 

19 (b)(2)(C)— 

20 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(3) 

21 IN GENERAL.—’’; and 

22 (B) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), 

23 and (D); 

24 (6) by amending paragraph (8) to read as fol25 lows: 


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1 ‘‘(8) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 

2 Homeland Security, in consultation with the Sec3 retary of State, may waive the application of para4 graph (2)(A)(i) for a country if— 

5 ‘‘(A) the country meets all of the other re6 quirements under paragraph (2); 

7 ‘‘(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 

8 determines that the totality of the country’s se9 curity risk mitigation measures provide assur10 ance that the country’s participation in the pro11 gram would not compromise the law enforce12 ment, security interests, or enforcement of the 

13 immigration laws of the United States; 

14 ‘‘(C) there has been a general downward 

15 trend in the rate of refusals for nonimmigrant 

16 visas under section 101(a)(15)(B) for nationals 

17 of the country; 

18 ‘‘(D) the country has consistently cooper19 ated with the Government of the United States 

20 on counterterrorism initiatives, information 

21 sharing, preventing terrorist travel, and extra22 dition of the country’s nationals to the United 

23 States before the date of its designation as a 

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1 land Security and the Secretary of State assess 

2 that such cooperation is likely to continue; and 

3 ‘‘(E) the rate of refusals for nonimmigrant 

4 visas under section 101(a)(15)(B) for nationals 

5 of the country during the previous fiscal year 

6 was not more than 10 percent.’’; and 

7 (7) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(12) OVERSTAY RATE.— 

9 ‘‘(A) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—With respect 

10 to a country being considered for designation as 

11 a program country under paragraph (1)(A), the 

12 overstay rate for a fiscal year is the ratio be13 tween— 

14 ‘‘(i) the number of nationals of such 

15 country who were admitted to the United 

16 States as nonimmigrants described in sec17 tion 101(a)(15)(B), whose periods of au18 thorized stay under such section expired 

19 during such fiscal year, and who remained 

20 in the United States unlawfully after such 

21 expiration date; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) the number of nationals of such 

23 country who were admitted to the United 

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1 thorized stay under such section expired 

2 during such fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(B) CONTINUING DESIGNATION.—With 

4 respect to any program country, the overstay 

5 rate for each fiscal year after the initial des6 ignation under paragraph (1)(A) is the ratio be7 tween— 

8 ‘‘(i) the number of nationals of such 

9 country who were admitted to the United 

10 States under this section or as non11 immigrants described in section 

12 101(a)(15)(B), whose periods of authorized 

13 stay expired during such fiscal year, and 

14 who remained in the United States unlaw15 fully after such expiration date; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) the number of nationals of such 

17 country who were admitted to the United 

18 States under this section or as non19 immigrants described in section 

20 101(a)(15)(B), whose periods of authorized 

21 stay expired during such fiscal year. 

22 ‘‘(C) COMPUTATION OF OVERSTAY RATE.— 

23 In determining the overstay rate for a country, 

24 the Secretary of Homeland Security may utilize 


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1 information from any available database to en2 sure the accuracy of such rate.’’. 

3 (d) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION; PROBATION.— 

4 Section 217(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

5 U.S.C. 1187(f)) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(f) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION; PROBATION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

8 ‘‘(A) PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The term 

9 ‘probationary period’ means a fiscal year in 

10 which a country is place in probationary status 

11 under this subsection. 

12 ‘‘(B) PROGRAM COUNTRY.—The term ‘pro13 gram country’ means a country designated as a 

14 program country under subsection (c)(1). 

15 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION, NOTICE, AND INITIAL

16 PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 

17 ‘‘(A) DETERMINATION OF PROBATIONARY

18 STATUS AND NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—As 

19 part of each program country’s periodic evalua20 tion required under subsection (c)(5)(A), the 

21 Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine 

22 whether the program country is in compliance 

23 with the requirements under subparagraphs 

24 (A)(ii), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) of sub25 section (c)(2). 


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1 ‘‘(B) INITIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—If 

2 the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 

3 that a program country is not in compliance 

4 with the requirements under subparagraphs 

5 (A)(ii), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) of sub6 section (c)(2), the Secretary shall place the pro7 gram country in probationary status for the fis8 cal year following the fiscal year in which the 

9 periodic evaluation is completed. 

10 ‘‘(3) ACTIONS AT THE END OF THE INITIAL

11 PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 

12 ‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE DURING INITIAL PROBA13 TIONARY PERIOD.—If the Secretary of Home14 land Security determines that all instances of 

15 noncompliance with the requirements under 

16 subparagraphs (A)(ii), (B), (C), (D), (E), and 

17 (F) of subsection (c)(2) that were identified in 

18 the latest periodic evaluation have been rem19 edied by the end of the country’s initial proba20 tionary period under paragraph (2)(B), the Sec21 retary shall discontinue the probationary period. 

22 ‘‘(B) NONCOMPLIANCE DURING INITIAL

23 PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—If the Secretary of 

24 Homeland Security determines that any in25 stance of noncompliance with the requirements 


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1 under subparagraphs (A)(ii), (B), (C), (D), (E), 

2 and (F) of subsection (c)(2) that were identified 

3 in the latest periodic evaluation has not been 

4 remedied by the end of the country’s initial pro5 bationary period under paragraph (2)(B), the 

6 Secretary may— 

7 ‘‘(i) terminate the country’s participa8 tion in the program; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) extend the country’s proba10 tionary status for an additional fiscal year 

11 if the Secretary, in consultation with the 

12 Secretary of State, determines that the 

13 country’s continued participation in the 

14 program is in the national interest of the 

15 United States. 

16 ‘‘(4) ACTIONS AT THE END OF ADDITIONAL

17 PROBATIONARY PERIODS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE DURING ADDITIONAL

19 PERIODS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

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1 graphs (A)(ii), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) of 

2 subsection (c)(2). 

3 ‘‘(B) NONCOMPLIANCE DURING ADDI4 TIONAL PERIODS.—The Secretary of Homeland 

5 Security shall terminate a country’s participa6 tion in the program if the Secretary determines, 

7 during the latest periodic evaluation required 

8 under subsection (c)(5)(A), that the country is 

9 not in compliance with any of the requirements 

10 under subparagraphs (A)(ii), (B), (C), (D), (E), 

11 and (F) of subsection (c)(2). 

12 ‘‘(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The termination of a 

13 country’s participation in the program under para14 graph (3)(B) or (4)(B) shall take effect on the first 

15 day of the first fiscal year following the fiscal year 

16 in which the Secretary of Homeland Security deter17 mines that such participation shall be terminated. 

18 Until such date, nationals of the country shall re19 main eligible for a waiver under subsection (a). 

20 ‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF NATIONALS AFTER TERMI21 NATION.—For purposes of this subsection and sub22 section (d)— 

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1 section (a) until the effective date of such ter2 mination; and 

3 ‘‘(B) a waiver under this section that is 

4 provided to such a national for a period de5 scribed in subsection (a)(1) shall not, by such 

6 termination, be deemed to have been rescinded 

7 or otherwise rendered invalid, if the waiver is 

8 granted prior to such termination.’’. 

9 (e) REVIEW OF OVERSTAY TRACKING METHOD10 OLOGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

11 enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

12 United States shall conduct a review of the methods used 

13 by the Secretary of Homeland Security— 

14 (1) to track aliens entering and exiting the 

15 United States; and 

16 (2) to detect any such alien who stays longer 

17 than such alien’s period of authorized admission. 

18 SEC. 8. INCREASING HOME OWNERSHIP BY PRIORITY VISI19 TORS. 

20 (a) NONIMMIGRANT STATUS.—Section 101(a)(15) of 

21 the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by sec22 tion 5(a), is further amended by adding at the end the 

23 following: 


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1 ‘‘(X) subject to section 214(t), an alien 

2 who, after the date of the enactment of the 

3 VISIT USA Act— 

4 ‘‘(i)(I) uses at least $500,000 in cash 

5 to purchase 1 or more residences in the 

6 United States, which each sold for more 

7 than 100 percent of the most recent ap8 praised value of such residence, as deter9 mined by the property assessor in the city 

10 or county in which the residence is located; 

11 ‘‘(II) maintains ownership of residen12 tial property in the United States worth at 

13 least $500,000 during the entire period the 

14 alien remains in the United States as a 

15 nonimmigrant described in this subpara16 graph; and 

17 ‘‘(III) resides for more than 180 days 

18 per year in a residence in the United 

19 States that is worth at least $250,000; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the alien spouse and children of 

21 the alien described in clause (i) if accom22 panying or following to join the alien.’’. 

23 (b) VISA APPLICATION PROCEDURES.—Section 214 

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1 section 5(b), is further amended by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(t) VISAS OF NONIMMIGRANTS DESCRIBED IN SEC4 TION 101(a)(15)(X).— 

5 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

6 authorize the issuance of a nonimmigrant visa to 

7 any alien described in section 101(a)(15)(X) who 

8 submits a petition to the Secretary that dem9 onstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that 

10 the alien— 

11 ‘‘(A) has purchased a residence in the 

12 United States that meets the criteria set forth 

13 in section 101(a)(15)(X)(i); 

14 ‘‘(B) is not inadmissible under section 212; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(C) will comply with the terms set forth 

17 in paragraph (2). 

18 ‘‘(2) An alien who is issued a visa under this 

19 subsection— 

20 ‘‘(A) shall reside in the United States at a 

21 residence that meets the criteria set forth in 

22 section 101(a)(15)(X)(i) for more than 180 

23 days per year; 

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1 ployment that is directly related to the manage2 ment of the residential property described in 

3 section 101(X)(i)(II); 

4 ‘‘(C) is not eligible for any form of assist5 ance or benefit described in section 403(a) of 

6 the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor7 tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 

8 1613(a)); and 

9 ‘‘(D) may renew such visa every 3 years 

10 under the same terms and conditions.’’. 

11 SEC. 9. EXPEDITING ENTRY FOR PRIORITY VISITORS. 

12 Section 7208(k) of the Intelligence Reform and Ter13 rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b(k)) is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(4) EXPEDITING ENTRY FOR PRIORITY VISI16 TORS.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

18 Homeland Security shall expand the enrollment 

19 in the Global Entry Trusted Traveler Network 

20 (referred to in this paragraph as ‘Global 

21 Entry’) to include individuals employed by 

22 international organizations, selected by the Sec23 retary, which maintain strong working relation24 ships with the United States. 


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1 ‘‘(B) SPONSORS.—An individual may not 

2 be enrolled in Global Entry unless the indi3 vidual is sponsored by— 

4 ‘‘(i) an international organization se5 lected by the Secretary under subpara6 graph (A); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) the government that issued the 

8 passport that the individual is using to 

9 participate in Global Entry. 

10 ‘‘(C) SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.—An indi11 vidual may not be enrolled in Global Entry un12 less the individual has successfully completed all 

13 applicable security requirements established by 

14 the Secretary, including cooperation from the 

15 applicable foreign government, to ensure that 

16 the individual does not pose a risk to the 

17 United States. 

18 ‘‘(D) DISCRETION.—The Secretary shall 

19 retain unreviewable discretion to offer or revoke 

20 enrollment in Global Entry to any individual.’’. 

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