Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4498 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to encourage Canadian tourism to the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. YOHO, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. PAS- CRELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee 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 jurisdic- tion of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to encourage Canadian tourism to the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Tourism 4 to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Oct 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4498.IH H4498 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4498 IH SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING CANADIAN TOURISM TO THE 1 UNITED STATES. 2 Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 3 (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the fol- 4 lowing: 5 ‘‘(s) CANADIAN RETIREES.— 6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 7 Security may admit as a visitor for pleasure as de- 8 scribed in section 101(a)(15)(B) any alien for a pe- 9 riod not to exceed 240 days, if the alien dem- 10 onstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that 11 the alien— 12 ‘‘(A) is a citizen of Canada; 13 ‘‘(B) is at least 55 years of age; 14 ‘‘(C) maintains a residence in Canada; 15 ‘‘(D) owns a residence in the United States 16 or has signed a rental agreement for accom- 17 modations in the United States for the duration 18 of the alien’s stay in the United States; 19 ‘‘(E) is not inadmissible under section 212; 20 ‘‘(F) is not described in any ground of de- 21 portability under section 237; 22 ‘‘(G) will not engage in employment or 23 labor for hire in the United States; and 24 ‘‘(H) will not seek any form of assistance 25 or benefit described in section 403(a) of the 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Oct 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4498.IH H4498 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 4498 IH Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 1 Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(a)). 2 ‘‘(2) SPOUSE.—The spouse of an alien de- 3 scribed in paragraph (1) may be admitted under the 4 same terms as the principal alien if the spouse satis- 5 fies the requirements of paragraph (1), other than 6 subparagraphs (B) and (D). 7 ‘‘(3) IMMIGRANT INTENT.—In determining eli- 8 gibility for admission under this subsection, mainte- 9 nance of a residence in the United States shall not 10 be considered evidence of intent by the alien to 11 abandon the alien’s residence in Canada. 12 ‘‘(4) PERIOD OF ADMISSION.—During any sin- 13 gle 365-day period, an alien may be admitted as de- 14 scribed in section 101(a)(15)(B) pursuant to this 15 subsection for a period not to exceed 240 days, be- 16 ginning on the date of admission. Periods of time 17 spent outside the United States during such 240-day 18 period shall not toll the expiration of such 240-day 19 period. 20 ‘‘(5) NON-RESIDENT ALIEN TAX STATUS.—An 21 alien admitted pursuant to this subsection shall be 22 treated as a nonresident alien for purposes of the In- 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Oct 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4498.IH H4498 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 4498 IH ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (other than subtitle B 1 thereof).’’. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Oct 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4498.IH H4498 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS