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Union Calendar No. 299
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3851
[Report No. 116-376, Part I]
To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal year 2027, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 18, 2019
Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Long)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland
Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
January 13, 2020
Additional sponsors: Mr. Walden, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Sablan, Mr.
Stanton, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Reschenthaler, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Wexton, Ms.
Castor of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Soto, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Correa, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Case, Ms. Pingree, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto
Rico, Mr. Westerman, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Peters, Ms.
Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Tipton, Ms. Craig, Mr.
Katko, Mr. Young, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Shalala, Mrs. Torres of
California, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Lee of
Nevada, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Amodei, Mr.
Kinzinger, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. Levin of California, Mr.
Fleischmann, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico,
Mr. Pappas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Upton, Mr. Rutherford, Mr.
Trone, Mr. Wright, Mr. Crist, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Perlmutter, Mr. Huizenga, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Keating, Mr. Norman, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Ted Lieu of
California, Ms. Stevens, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Dingell, Mr.
Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Rouda, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gooden,
Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Spano, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Diaz-Balart,
Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Cicilline,
Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Beyer, Mr. Bucshon, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Sewell
of Alabama, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Hurd of Texas,
Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Timmons, Mr. O'Halleran,
Mr. Cardenas, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs.
Fletcher, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Axne, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Latta,
Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Cole, Mr.
Stivers, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr.
Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Thompson of
California, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Kim, Ms. Houlahan,
Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Wild, Mr. Mooney of
West Virginia, Ms. Dean, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Slotkin, and Mr. Allred
January 13, 2020
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
January 13, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July
19, 2019]
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A BILL
To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal year 2027, and for other
purposes.
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 ``Brand USA Extension Act''.
SEC. 2. THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION.
Subsection (b) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C.
2131(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(A) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or foodservice''
after ``restaurant'';
(B) in clause (v), by inserting ``, such as outdoor
recreation'' before the semicolon at the end; and
(C) in clause (viii), by inserting ``commercial or
private'' before ``passenger air sector'';
(2) in paragraph (5)(A)--
(A) in clause (iii), by inserting ``speaking
conventions, sales missions,'' after ``trade shows,'';
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(C) in clause (v), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(vi) to promote tourism to the United
States through digital media, online platforms,
and other appropriate medium.''; and
(3) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ``3 days'' and
inserting ``5 days''.
SEC. 3. ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.
Subsection (c) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C.
2131(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$500,000'' and
inserting ``$450,000''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as
subparagraph (K);
(B) in subparagraph (H)(iii), by striking ``and''
at the end; and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (H)(iii) the
following:
``(I) a list of countries the Corporation
identifies as emerging markets for tourism to the
United States;
``(J) a description of the efforts the Corporation
has made to promote tourism to rural areas of the
United States; and''.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR BRAND USA.
Subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C.
2131(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``2020'' and inserting
``2027'';
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking ``70 percent'' and
inserting ``50 percent''; and
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``2020'' and inserting
``2027''.
SEC. 5. PERFORMANCE PLAN.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Corporation for Travel Promotion shall make the performance metrics
established pursuant to subsection (f)(1)(A) of the Travel Promotion
Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(f)(1)(A)) publicly available on the website
of the Corporation.
SEC. 6. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION FEE INCREASE.
Section 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``$10'' and
inserting ``$17''.
Union Calendar No. 299
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3851
[Report No. 116-376, Part I]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal year 2027, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
January 13, 2020
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment
January 13, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed