,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 and ,mr4 ,gallego7
 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 ,act of #bjbe4  #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 deportable under section    
#bcg2  7,g7 is not otherwise 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 ,subparagraph 7,b7 of  
section #ggja7;b77#a7 of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
inserting 1 or1 notwithstanding         
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 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