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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4665 

To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis 

of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 2, 2016 

Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. WELCH, and Mrs. MCMORRIS

RODGERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy 

of the United States, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Outdoor Recreation’s 

5 Economic Contributions Act of 2016’’ or the ‘‘Outdoor 

6 REC Act of 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS OF OUTDOOR RECRE2 ATION ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES. 

3 (a) ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS.—The Secretary of 

4 Commerce, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 

5 Economic Analysis, shall conduct an assessment and anal6 ysis of the outdoor recreation economy of the United 

7 States and the effects attributable to such economy on the 

8 overall economy of the United States. 

9 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the assess10 ment under subsection (a), the Secretary may consider 

11 employment, sales, and contributions to travel and tour12 ism, and such other contributing components of the out13 door recreation economy of the United States as the Sec14 retary considers appropriate. 

15 (c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the assessment 

16 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the 

17 following: 

18 (1) The heads of such agencies and offices of 

19 the Federal Government as the Secretary considers 

20 appropriate, including the Secretary of Agriculture, 

21 the Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the Bu22 reau of the Census, and the Commissioner of the 

23 Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

24 (2) Representatives of businesses, including 

25 small business concerns, that engage in commerce in 


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1 the outdoor recreation economy of the United 

2 States. 

3 (d) REPORT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 

5 2016, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the 

6 appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 

7 findings of the Secretary with respect to the assess8 ment conducted under subsection (a). 

9 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON10 GRESS.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

11 committees of Congress’’ includes the following: 

12 (A) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 

13 and Transportation, the Committee on Environ14 ment and Public Works, the Committee on En15 ergy and Natural Resources, and the Com16 mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 

17 of the Senate. 

18 (B) The Committee on Energy and Com19 merce and the Committee on Small Business of 

20 the House of Representatives. 

21 (e) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN DEFINED.—In this 

22 section, the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the mean23 ing given such term under section 3 of the Small Business 

24 Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 

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