,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bg1 #bjag ,ms4
 ,stefanik 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,deutch1  
and ,mr4 ,hunter7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means1 for a period to be subsequently
 determined by the ,speaker1 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 authorize      
admission of ,canadian retirees as      
long-term visitors for pleasure         
described in section #aja7;a77#ae77;,b7 
of such ,act1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,canadian ,snowbird ,visa ,act4 
#b4 ,admission of ,canadian retirees    
,section #bad of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7  
is amended by adding at the end the     

following3  7s7 ,canadian retirees  7#a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security may admit an alien  
as a visitor described in section       
#aja7;a77#ae77;,b7 if the alien         
demonstrates1 to the satisfaction of the
 ,secretary1 that the alien-- 7,a7 is a 
citizen of ,canada2  7,b7 is at least   
#ej years of age2  7,c7 maintains a     
residence in ,canada2  7,d7 owns a      
residence in the ,united ,states or has 
signed a rental agreement for           
accommodations in the ,united ,states   
for the duration of the alien's stay in 
the ,united ,states2  7,e7 is not       
inadmissible under section #bab2  7,f7  
is not described in any ground of       
deportability under section #bcg2  7,g7 
will not engage in employment or labor  
for hire in the ,united ,states other   
than employment or labor for hire for a 
person or entity not based in the       
,united ,states by whom the ,canadian   
citizen was employed in ,canada or for  
whom the ,canadian citizen performed    

services in ,canada2 and  7,h7 will not 
seek any form of assistance or benefit  
described in section #djc7;a7 of the    
,personal ,responsibility and ,work     
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act of    
#aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afac7;a774  7#b7   
,spouse ,the spouse of an alien         
described in paragraph 7#a7 may be      
admitted under the same terms as the    
principal alien if the spouse satisfies 
the requirements of paragraph 7#a71     
other than subparagraph 7,d74  7#c7     
,immigrant intent ,in determining       
eligibility for admission under this    
subsection1 maintenance of a residence  
in the ,united ,states shall not be     
considered evidence of intent by the    
alien to abandon the alien's residence  
in ,canada4  7#d7 ,period of admission  
,during any single #cfe-;day period1 an 
alien may be admitted as a visitor for  
pleasure described in section           
#aja7;a77#ae77;,b7 pursuant to this     
subsection for a period not to exceed   
#bdj days1 beginning on the date of     

admission4 ,time spent outside of the   
,united ,states during such period of   
admission shall not be counted for      
purposes of determining the termination 
date of such period4  4  #c4            
,nonresident alien tax status           
,subparagraph 7#a77;,b7 of section      
#ggja7;b7 of the ,internal ,revenue     
,code of #aihf is amended by inserting 1
 or is a ,canadian citizen described in 
section #bad7s7 of the ,immigration and 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahd7s77 after 7within the meaning of  
subparagraph 7,a774