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EU: Council of the European Union: Local Schengen cooperation between Member States' consulates (Article 48(5), first subparagraph, of the Visa Code)
17 September 2014
Highly detailed report on all the third state whose nationals are subject to the visa requirement to enter the EU (and those which do not).The report on the USA (p188) states:
"Since US citizens do not need visas for short stays in the Schengen area, issuance of Schengen visa is generally limited to third-country nationals legally staying in the US, thus pre-vetted by the US authorities."
See the full text:
Local Schengen cooperation between Member States' consulates (Article 48(5), first subparagraph, of the Visa Code) - Compilation of summary reports covering the period 2013-2014 (209 pages, pdf)