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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6911 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the participation 

in the Visa Waiver Program of certain countries that provide citizenship 

for investment programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2022 

Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. MALINOWSKI) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 

in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit 

the participation in the Visa Waiver Program of certain 

countries that provide citizenship for investment programs, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘No Travel for Traf5 fickers Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION IN THE VISA WAIV2 ER PROGRAM. 

3 Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

4 (8 U.S.C. 1187) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(H) NOT A DISQUALIFIED COUNTRY.— 

8 The country is not a country disqualified from 

9 designation under subsection (j).’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(j) DISQUALIFIED COUNTRIES.—A country shall be 

12 ineligible for designation under subsection (c) as a pro13 gram country if the country has in effect any program 

14 permitting an individual who is not a national of that 

15 country to be provided with citizenship, on condition that 

16 the individual make an investment in that country.’’. 

17 SEC. 3. LIST OF FOREIGN STATES WITH CITIZENSHIP BY IN18 VESTMENT PROGRAMS. 

19 No later than 60 days after the enactment of this 

20 Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to 

21 the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified 

22 list of countries ineligible for designation as program 

23 countries under section 217(j) of the Immigration and Na24 tionality Act. 


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1 SEC. 4. COOPERATION WITH EUROPEAN UNION AND 

2 UNITED KINGDOM. 

3 The Secretary of Homeland Security shall engage 

4 with partners in the European Union, the United King5 dom, and other relevant partners to eliminate Schengen 

6 area visa-free travel access for foreign states that are ineli7 gible for designation as program countries under section 

8 217(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

9 SEC. 5. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN 

10 VETTING. 

11 No amounts made available in appropriations Acts 

12 may be used for the purpose of vetting applicants for a 

13 program described in section 217(j) of the Immigration 

14 and Nationality Act on behalf of, or at the request of, a 

15 foreign state, or to otherwise assist a foreign state with 

16 the operation of such a program. 

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