Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “No Travel for Traffickers Act of 2022”.
No Travel for Traffickers Act of 2022
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the participation in the Visa Waiver Program of certain countries that provide citizenship for investment programs, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Limitation on participation in the Visa Waiver Program
Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) is amended—
in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the following:
“(H) Not a disqualified country—The country is not a country disqualified from designation under subsection (j).”
by adding at the end the following:
“(j) Disqualified countries—A country shall be ineligible for designation under subsection (c) as a program country if the country has in effect any program permitting an individual who is not a national of that country to be provided with citizenship, on condition that the individual make an investment in that country.”
Sec. 3 List of foreign states with citizenship by investment programs
No later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified list of countries ineligible for designation as program countries under section 217(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Sec. 4 Cooperation with European Union and United Kingdom
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall engage with partners in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and other relevant partners to eliminate Schengen area visa-free travel access for foreign states that are ineligible for designation as program countries under section 217(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Sec. 5 Restriction on use of funds for foreign vetting
No amounts made available in appropriations Acts may be used for the purpose of vetting applicants for a program described in section 217(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act on behalf of, or at the request of, a foreign state, or to otherwise assist a foreign state with the operation of such a program.