114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4665 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Outdoor Recreation 

3 Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS OF OUTDOOR RECRE5 ATION ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES. 

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

7 Commerce shall enter into a joint memorandum with the 

8 Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 

9 to conduct, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 

10 Economic Analysis, an assessment and analysis of the out11 door recreation economy of the United States and the ef12 fects attributable to such economy on the overall economy 

13 of the United States. 

14 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the assess15 ment required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Com16 merce may consider employment, sales, and contributions 

17 to travel and tourism, and such other contributing compo18 nents of the outdoor recreation economy of the United 

19 States as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

20 (c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the assessment 

21 required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce 

22 shall consult with— 

23 (1) the heads of such agencies and offices of 

24 the Federal Government as the Secretary considers 

25 appropriate, including the Secretary of Agriculture, 

26 the Secretary of the Interior, the Federal Recreation 
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1 Council, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, 

2 and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Sta3 tistics; and 

4 (2) representatives of businesses, including 

5 small business concerns, that engage in commerce in 

6 the outdoor recreation economy of the United 

7 States. 

8 (d) REPORT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate com12 mittees of Congress a report on the findings of the 

13 Secretary with respect to the assessment conducted 

14 under subsection (a). 

15 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON16 GRESS.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

17 committees of Congress’’ means— 

18 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

19 and Transportation of the Senate; 

20 (B) the Committee on Environment and 

21 Public Works of the Senate; 

22 (C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

23 Resources of the Senate; 

24 (D) the Committee on Small Business and 

25 Entrepreneurship of the Senate; 
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1 (E) the Committee on Energy and Com2 merce of the House of Representatives; and 

3 (F) the Committee on Small Business of 

4 the House of Representatives. 

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

6 section, the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the mean7 ing given such term under section 3 of the Small Business 

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

9 (f) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi10 tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 

11 of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 

12 amounts otherwise authorized. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 

2016. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4665 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct 

other purposes. ation economy of the United States, and for an assessment and analysis of the outdoor recre-