,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dadb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjba,mr4 
,kinzinger 7for himself1 ,mr4           
,malinowski1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4          
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,meijer1 ,ms4        
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4       
,porter1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 and ,ms4       
,salazar7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 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     
require the ,secretary of ,state to     
establish an investor visa denials      
database1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,golden ,visa ,accountability ,act4 
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,foreign state ,the term foreign state  
has the meaning given such term in      

section #afjc of title #bh1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,foreign investor  
visa ,the term foreign investor visa    
means any visa or passport granted by a 
foreign investor visa program4  7#c7    
,foreign investor visa denial ,the term 
foreign investor visa denial means the  
decision of a foreign state to deny an  
applicant a foreign investor visa       
because of involvement in corruption or 
serious human rights abuse4  7#d7       
,foreign investor visa program ,the term
 foreign investor visa program means any
 visa or passport program of a foreign  
state that provides a visa or           
citizenship in exchange for an          
investment of any size4  7#e7 ,united   
,states investor visa denial ,the term  
,united ,states investor visa denial    
means a decision to deny an applicant a 
visa under section #bjc7;b77#e7 of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;b77#e77 because of     
involvement in corruption or serious    
human rights abuse4  #c4 ,investor visa 

denials database  7a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state shall establish an 
investor visa denials database4         
,initially1 this database shall include 
records related to ,united ,states      
investor visa denials1 for the purpose  
of coordinating with foreign states--   
7#a7 to prevent the abuse of investor   
visas by foreign corrupt officials or   
criminals2  7#b7 to ensure that the     
proceeds of corruption are not used to  
purchase an investor visa2 and  7#c7 to 
counter the tendency of foreign corrupt 
officials and criminals to shop for an  
investor visa4  7b7 ,expansion ,the     
,secretary of ,state shall expand the   
database to include foreign investor    
visa denials4 ,foreign states that      
provide records related to foreign      
investor visa denials for inclusion in  
the database shall gain access to       
records contained therein4 ,priority    
foreign states for inclusion in this    

database are-- 7#a7 the foreign states  
of the ,european ,union1 which include  
,austria1 ,belgium1 ,bulgaria1 ,croatia1
 ,republic of ,cyprus1 ,czech ,republic1
 ,denmark1 ,estonia1 ,finland1 ,france1 
,germany1 ,greece1 ,hungary1 ,ireland1  
,italy1 ,latvia1 ,lithuania1            
,luxembourg1 ,malta1 ,netherlands1      
,poland1 ,portugal1 ,romania1 ,slovakia1
 ,slovenia1 ,spain1 and ,sweden2 and    
7#b7 the foreign states of the ,five    
,eyes1 which include ,australia1        
,canada1 ,new ,zealand1 and the ,united 
,kingdom4  7c7 ,admission ,foreign      
states may of their own volition apply  
for access to1 and inclusion in1 the    
investor visa denials database4 ,the    
,secretary of ,state may admit a foreign
 state to the database if the ,secretary
 determines that-- 7#a7 the foreign     
state will be honest and forthcoming    
with records regarding its foreign      
investor visa denials2 and  7#b7 the    
foreign investor visa program is at risk
 of abuse by foreign corrupt officials4