,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bejg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah1
 #bjai,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4 
,scott of ,florida7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,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 ,snowbirds ,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 intended
 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 
is not otherwise inadmissible or        
removable under the immigration laws2   
7,h7 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,i7 will not 
seek any form of assistance1 benefit1 or
 credit described in section #djc7;a7 of
 the ,personal ,responsibility and ,work

 ,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act of   
#aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afac7;a77 or       
sections #bd7;d71 #cb1 #ce1 #cf1 and    
#cf;,b of the ,internal ,revenue ,code  
of #aihf4  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 under paragraph 7#a7  
7other than subparagraph 7,d774  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 under this        
subsection as a visitor for pleasure    
described in section #aja7;a77#ae77;,b7 
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  7#e7 ,secretary's discretion  
,a decision by the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security to withhold         
admission of an alien described in      
paragraph 7#a71 or to withdraw an       
authorization of admission of such      
alien1 shall be at the ,secretary's sole
 and unreviewable discretion under the  
immigration laws4  4  #c4 ,nonresident  
alien tax status ,section               
#ggja7;b77#a77;,b7 of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended to   
read as follows3  7,b7 ,nonresident     
alien ,an individual is a nonresident   
alien if such individual--  7i7 is not a
 citizen of the ,united ,states or a    
resident of the ,united ,states 7as     
defined in subparagraph 7,a771 or  7ii7 
is a ,canadian citizen described in     
section #bad7s7 of the ,immigration and 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahd7s774  4