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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6875 

To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay 

eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include 

Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for 

admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of 

Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for 

the visa waiver program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 19, 2023 

Ms. SALAZAR (for herself and Mr. KIM of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 

in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to 

make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary 

country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list 

of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants 

if nationals of the United States are treated similarly 

by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report 

on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, 

and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘United States-Uruguay 

5 Economic Partnership Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF URUGUAY FOR DESIGNATION AS A 

7 BENEFICIARY COUNTRY UNDER CARIBBEAN 

8 BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT. 

9 Section 212(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Re10 covery Act (19 U.S.C. 2702(b)) is amended by inserting 

11 after ‘‘Turks and Caicos Islands’’ the following new item: 

12 ‘‘Uruguay’’. 

13 SEC. 3. NONIMMIGRANT TRADERS AND INVESTORS. 

14 For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 

15 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

16 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)), Uruguay shall be considered to 

17 be a foreign state described in such section if the Govern18 ment of Uruguay provides similar nonimmigrant status to 

19 nationals of the United States. 

20 SEC. 4. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY. 

21 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con22 gress that the Secretary of Homeland Security, in con23 sultation with the Secretary of State, should conduct a re24 view as to whether Uruguay meets the eligibility criteria 

25 for designation as a program country for purposes of the 


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1 visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration 

2 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187). 

3 (b) VISA WAIVER PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY.—Not later 

4 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

5 the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with 

6 the Secretary of State, shall submit to Congress a report 

7 that includes— 

8 (1) an assessment as to whether Uruguay meets 

9 the eligibility criteria for designation as a program 

10 country for purposes of the visa waiver program 

11 under section 217 of the Immigration and Nation12 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187); and 

13 (2) in the case of such an assessment that Uru14 guay does not meet such eligibility criteria, a de15 scription of the actions required of Uruguay in order 

16 to meet such criteria. 

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