[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2245 Referred in House (RFH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2245


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 3, 2018

               Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals 
   are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 and E-2 
 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the 
                       Government of New Zealand.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy 
Investors Act'' or the ``KIWI Act''.

SEC. 2. NONIMMIGRANT TRADERS AND INVESTORS.

    For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)), New 
Zealand shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such 
section if the Government of New Zealand provides similar nonimmigrant 
status to nationals of the United States.

            Passed the Senate June 28, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.