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Calendar No. 667 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4665 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2016 

Received 

NOVEMBER 16, 2016 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS OF OUTDOOR RECRE7 ATION ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES. 

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

9 Commerce shall enter into a joint memorandum with the 

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1 Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 

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

3 Economic Analysis, an assessment and analysis of the out4 door recreation economy of the United States and the ef5 fects attributable to such economy on the overall economy 

6 of the United States. 

7 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the assess8 ment required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Com9 merce may consider employment, sales, and contributions 

10 to travel and tourism, and such other contributing compo11 nents of the outdoor recreation economy of the United 

12 States as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

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

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

15 shall consult with— 

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

17 the Federal Government as the Secretary considers 

18 appropriate, including the Secretary of Agriculture, 

19 the Secretary of the Interior, the Federal Recreation 

20 Council, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, 

21 and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Sta22 tistics; and 

23 (2) representatives of businesses, including 

24 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 2 years after 

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

6 of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate com7 mittees of Congress a report on the findings of the 

8 Secretary with respect to the assessment conducted 

9 under subsection (a). 

10 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON11 GRESS.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

12 committees of Congress’’ means— 

13 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

14 and Transportation of the Senate; 

15 (B) the Committee on Environment and 

16 Public Works of the Senate; 

17 (C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

18 Resources of the Senate; 

19 (D) the Committee on Small Business and 

20 Entrepreneurship of the Senate; 

21 (E) the Committee on Energy and Com22 merce of the House of Representatives; and 

23 (F) the Committee on Small Business of 

24 the House of Representatives. 

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

2 section, the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the mean3 ing given such term under section 3 of the Small Business 

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

5 (f) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi6 tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 

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

8 amounts otherwise authorized. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 

2016. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 

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Calendar No. 667 

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 recreNOVEMBER 16, 2016 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 

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