[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2505 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2505

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney 
  General to permit certain United States citizens traveling by small 
pleasure craft to enter the United States from Canada without obtaining 
 a landing permit or applying for admission at a port of entry and to 
authorize the Attorney General to eliminate the fee associated with the 
                  issuance of an I-68 landing permit.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 1997

 Mr. LaFalce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney 
  General to permit certain United States citizens traveling by small 
pleasure craft to enter the United States from Canada without obtaining 
 a landing permit or applying for admission at a port of entry and to 
authorize the Attorney General to eliminate the fee associated with the 
                  issuance of an I-68 landing permit.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN RECREATIONAL BOATERS ENTERING FROM 
              CANADA.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

    ``treatment of certain recreational boaters entering from canada

    ``Sec. 244A. (a) Citizen Passengers.--The Attorney General may 
permit a United States citizen to enter the United States from Canada 
in a pleasure craft described in subsection (c) without applying for 
admission at a United States port of entry or inspection by an 
immigration officer and without obtaining any special permit that might 
otherwise be required, if the citizen is neither an owner nor an 
operator of the craft.
    ``(b) Other Persons.--The Attorney General may eliminate the fee 
for any of the following persons in connection with the processing or 
issuance of a landing permit that allows the person to enter the United 
States from Canada in a pleasure craft described in subsection (c) 
without applying for admission at a United States port of entry or 
inspection by an immigration officer:
            ``(1) A United States citizen who is an owner or an 
        operator of the craft.
            ``(2) A lawful permanent resident of the United States.
            ``(3) A person who--
                    ``(A) enters the United States as a temporary 
                visitor for pleasure;
                    ``(B) intends to remain in the United States--
                            ``(i) for a period not to exceed 72 hours; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) in areas adjacent to the immediate 
                        shore area of the United States, such as nearby 
                        shopping areas, residential neighborhoods, or 
                        similar areas; and
                    ``(C) is--
                            ``(i) a Canadian national; or
                            ``(ii) a resident of Canada, other than a 
                        Canadian national, having a common nationality 
                        with Canadians.
    ``(c) Pleasure Craft Described.--A pleasure craft described in this 
subsection is a small pleasure craft of less than 5 net tons, without 
merchandise.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 244 the following:

``Sec. 244A. Treatment of certain recreational boaters entering from 
                            Canada.''.
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