SEC. 
3. 
ENCOURAGING 
CANADIAN 
TOURISM 
TO 
THE 
UNITED STATES. 
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(s) CANADIAN RETIREES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security may admit as a visitor for pleasure as de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(B) any alien for a pe-
riod not to exceed 240 days, if the alien dem-
onstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that 
the alien— 
‘‘(A) is a citizen of Canada; 
‘‘(B) is at least 50 years of age; 
‘‘(C) maintains a residence in Canada; 
‘‘(D) owns a residence in the United States 
or has signed a rental agreement for accom-
modations in the United States for the duration 
of the alien’s stay in the United States; 
‘‘(E) is not inadmissible under section 212; 
‘‘(F) is not described in any ground of de-
portability under section 237; 
‘‘(G) will not engage in employment or 
labor for hire in the United States; and 
‘‘(H) will not seek any form of assistance 
or benefit described in section 403(a) of the 
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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(a)). 
‘‘(2) SPOUSE.—The spouse of an alien de-
scribed in paragraph (1) may be admitted under the 
same terms as the principal alien if the spouse satis-
fies the requirements of paragraph (1), other than 
subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(3) IMMIGRANT INTENT.—In determining eli-
gibility for admission under this subsection, mainte-
nance of a residence in the United States shall not 
be considered evidence of intent by the alien to 
abandon the alien’s residence in Canada. 
‘‘(4) PERIOD OF ADMISSION.—During any sin-
gle 365-day period, an alien may be admitted as de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(B) pursuant to this 
subsection for a period not to exceed 240 days, be-
ginning on the date of admission. Periods of time 
spent outside the United States during such 240-day 
period shall not toll the expiration of such 240-day 
period.’’. 
SEC. 4. INCENTIVES FOR FOREIGN VISITORS VISITING THE 
UNITED STATES DURING LOW PEAK SEA-
SONS. 
The Secretary of State shall direct overseas visa proc-
essing posts to make public the availability of visa appoint-
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ments during periods of low demand in order to encourage 
applicants to apply for visas when interview wait times are 
lowest. 
SEC. 5. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM ENHANCED SECURITY AND 
REFORM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 217(c)(1) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(1)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
DESIGNATE; 
DEFINI-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY
TO
DESIGNATE.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, may designate any 
country as a program country if that country 
meets the requirements under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(i) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—The 
term 
‘appropriate 
Congressional Committees’ means— 
‘‘(I) the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Af-
fairs, and the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the Senate; and 
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‘‘(II) the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, the Committee on Homeland 
Security, and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives. 
‘‘(ii) OVERSTAY RATE.— 
‘‘(I) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—The 
term ‘overstay rate’ means, with re-
spect to a country being considered 
for designation in the program, the 
ratio of— 
‘‘(aa) the number of nation-
als of that country who were ad-
mitted to the United States on 
the basis of a nonimmigrant visa 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(B) 
whose periods of authorized stay 
ended during a fiscal year but 
who remained unlawfully in the 
United States beyond such peri-
ods; to 
‘‘(bb) the number of nation-
als of that country who were ad-
mitted to the United States on 
the basis of a nonimmigrant visa 
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under 
section 
101(a)(15)(B) 
whose periods of authorized stay 
ended during that fiscal year. 
‘‘(II) 
CONTINUING
DESIGNA-
TION.—The 
term 
‘overstay 
rate’ 
means, for each fiscal year after ini-
tial designation under this section 
with respect to a country, the ratio 
of— 
‘‘(aa) the number of nation-
als of that country who were ad-
mitted to the United States 
under this section or on the basis 
of a nonimmigrant visa under 
section 101(a)(15)(B) whose pe-
riods of authorized stay ended 
during a fiscal year but who re-
mained unlawfully in the United 
States beyond such periods; to 
‘‘(bb) the number of nation-
als of that country who were ad-
mitted to the United States 
under this section or on the basis 
of a nonimmigrant visa under 
section 101(a)(15)(B) whose pe-
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