1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2017 . 2. State-sponsored nonimmigrant program Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (U)(iii), by striking the or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (V), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (W) (i) an alien who is sponsored by a State and who is coming temporarily to the United States to reside in the State to perform services, provide capital investment, direct the operations of an enterprise, or otherwise contribute to the economic development agenda of the State in a manner determined by the State; and (ii) the alien spouse and minor children of any alien described in clause (i). . 3. Admission of State-Sponsored nonimmigrants (a) Requirements for State-Sponsored nonimmigrants Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (h), by striking (H)(i)(b) or (c), (L), or (V) and inserting (H)(i)(b), (H)(i)(c), (L), (V), or (W)