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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4814 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance for cities 

hosting international sporting events taking place in the United States, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 25, 2024 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance 

for cities hosting international sporting events taking 

place in 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 ‘‘Transportation Assist5 ance for Olympic and World Cup Cities Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR INTER2 NATIONAL GAMES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 49, United 

4 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5501 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘§ 5502. Transportation assistance for international 

7 games 

8 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

9 support State and local efforts on transportation issues 

10 necessary to obtain the national recognition and economic 

11 benefits of hosting international sporting events in the 

12 United States. 

13 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) COVERED EVENT.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘covered 

16 event’ means any event that— 

17 ‘‘(i) in the determination of the Sec18 retary, is an irregular, multiday, inter19 national sporting event, including— 

20 ‘‘(I) an Olympic, Paralympic, or 

21 Special Olympics event; 

22 ‘‘(II) a FIFA World Cup event; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(III) a FIFA Women’s World 

25 Cup event; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) is held at a site that has been se2 lected to hold such event. 

3 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘covered 

4 event’ does not include activities relating to pre5 paring or submitting a bid to be selected to 

6 hold an event described in subparagraph (A)(i). 

7 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible en9 tity’ means— 

10 ‘‘(i) a State, Indian Tribe, or unit of 

11 local government (including a port author12 ity or transit agency) hosting a covered 

13 event; 

14 ‘‘(ii) a State, Indian Tribe, or unit of 

15 local government (including a port author16 ity or transit agency) that— 

17 ‘‘(I) is supporting a covered 

18 event; and 

19 ‘‘(II) is located not more than 

20 100 miles from the location in which 

21 the applicable covered event is or will 

22 be held; 

23 ‘‘(iii) a metropolitan planning organi24 zation that serves an area that— 


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1 ‘‘(I) is under the jurisdiction of a 

2 State, Indian Tribe, or unit of local 

3 government described in subpara4 graph (A) or (B); and 

5 ‘‘(II) is located not more than 

6 100 miles from the location in which 

7 the applicable covered event is or will 

8 be held; or 

9 ‘‘(iv) an entity eligible to receive a 

10 grant under section 5339 that is located 

11 not more than 100 miles from the location 

12 in which the applicable covered event is or 

13 will be held. 

14 ‘‘(B) TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ACTIVI15 TIES.—For purposes of a transportation plan16 ning activity described in subsection (c)(2)(B) 

17 or (d), the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 

18 ‘‘(i) an entity described in subpara19 graph (A); or 

20 ‘‘(ii) a nonprofit entity established for 

21 execution of a covered event. 

22 ‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

23 the Secretary of Transportation. 

24 ‘‘(c) GRANTS FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS RE25 LATING TO INTERNATIONAL GAMES.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Using amounts made avail2 able to the Secretary under subsection (f), the Sec3 retary may make planning and construction grants 

4 to eligible entities to carry out projects described in 

5 paragraph (2) that— 

6 ‘‘(A) are located not more than 100 miles 

7 from the location in which the applicable cov8 ered event is or will be held; and 

9 ‘‘(B) in the determination of the Secretary, 

10 are not temporary infrastructure needed for 

11 hosting the covered event. 

12 ‘‘(2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A project referred 

13 to in paragraph (1) is any of the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) A transportation project that— 

15 ‘‘(i) is eligible for assistance under— 

16 ‘‘(I) any provision of this title, 

17 including section 5312; or 

18 ‘‘(II) any provision of title 23; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(ii) in the determination of the Sec21 retary, will assist with the movement of 

22 people and goods for the applicable covered 

23 event. 

24 ‘‘(B) A transportation planning activity 

25 that, in the determination of the Secretary, will 


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1 assist with the movement of people and goods 

2 for the applicable covered event. 

3 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements de4 scribed in section 6701(n) shall apply to a project 

5 described in paragraph (2) that is funded by a grant 

6 under this subsection. 

7 ‘‘(d) TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES.—The 

8 Secretary may provide technical and planning assistance 

9 to eligible entities, including— 

10 ‘‘(1) by providing assistance for planning activi11 ties of States, Indian Tribes, units of local govern12 ment, and metropolitan planning organizations 

13 under sections 134 and 135 of title 23 and sections 

14 5303, 5304, and 5305 of this title for transportation 

15 projects relating to a covered event; 

16 ‘‘(2) by assisting States, Indian Tribes, units of 

17 local government, and metropolitan planning organi18 zations with the development of intermodal transpor19 tation plans; 

20 ‘‘(3) by facilitating and incentivizing programs 

21 to temporarily pool and share, for the duration of a 

22 covered event, buses and related equipment among— 

23 ‘‘(A) States, Indian Tribes, and units of 

24 local government hosting or supporting a cov25 ered event; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) States, Indian Tribes, and units of 

2 local government not hosting or supporting a 

3 covered event; 

4 ‘‘(4) by expediting review and comment of any 

5 required submissions to the Secretary relating to a 

6 covered event; 

7 ‘‘(5) by assisting with the coordination of trans8 portation planning efforts between governments or 

9 the private sector; and 

10 ‘‘(6) by providing any other technical or plan11 ning assistance the Secretary determines to be nec12 essary for advancing the purpose of this section de13 scribed in subsection (a). 

14 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may provide as15 sistance under this section for a covered event only during 

16 the period beginning on the date that is 5 years before 

17 the date on which the covered event begins and ending 

18 on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 

19 covered event ends. 

20 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 

21 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec23 retary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each 

24 fiscal year. 


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1 ‘‘(2) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY.—Of the 

2 amounts made available to carry out this section for 

3 each fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer not 

4 more than 2 percent for a fiscal year to the Admin5 istrator of any of the Federal Highway Administra6 tion, the Federal Transit Administration, the Fed7 eral Railroad Administration, the Federal Aviation 

8 Administration, or the Maritime Administration to 

9 award and oversee grants in accordance with this 

10 section. 

11 ‘‘(3) SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS.—Notwith12 standing part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regu13 lations (or successor regulations), a grant agreement 

14 under which funds are awarded pursuant to this sec15 tion may take the form of a supplemental agreement 

16 to an existing agreement that meets the require17 ments of this section.’’. 

18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap19 ter 55 of title 49, Untied States Code, is amended by in20 serting after the item relating to section 5501 the fol21 lowing: 

‘‘5502. Transportation assistance for international games.’’. 

22 SEC. 3. STUDIES ON THE EFFECTS OF HOSTING THE OLYM23 PICS AND WORLD CUP ON THE TRAVEL AND 

24 TOURISM INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES. 

25 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) LOCAL PLANNING COMMITTEES.—The term 

2 ‘‘Local Planning Committees’’ means the World Cup 

3 planning committees specific to each World Cup host 

4 city. 

5 (2) OLYMPICS.—The term ‘‘Olympics’’ means 

6 the 2028 Summer Olympics and 2028 Paralympics, 

7 both hosted by Los Angeles, California. 

8 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Commerce. 

10 (4) TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY.—The 

11 term ‘‘travel and tourism industry’’ means the travel 

12 and tourism industry in the United States. 

13 (5) WORLD CUP.—The term ‘‘World Cup’’ 

14 means the 2026 Men’s FIFA World Cup, hosted by 

15 the United States, Mexico, and Canada. 

16 (b) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE STUDY AND RE17 PORT ON EFFECTS ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM OF

18 HOSTING THE OLYMPICS.— 

19 (1) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act and after consultation 

21 with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory 

22 Board and the United States Olympic Planning 

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1 ine the impact of the Olympics on the travel and 

2 tourism industry, including— 

3 (A) changes in the frequency of inter4 national travel to the United States; 

5 (B) changes in the frequency of domestic 

6 travel within the United States; 

7 (C) changes in the revenues of businesses 

8 in the travel and tourism industry; and 

9 (D) changes in employment rates in the 

10 travel and tourism industry. 

11 (2) REPORT.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

13 days after the conclusion of the Olympics, the 

14 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

15 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

16 Senate and the Committee on Energy and Com17 merce of the House of Representatives a report 

18 containing the results of the study conducted 

19 under paragraph (1). 

20 (B) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 

21 make the report described in subparagraph (A) 

22 publicly available on the website of the Depart23 ment of Commerce. 


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1 (c) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE STUDY AND RE2 PORT ON EFFECTS ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM OF

3 HOSTING THE WORLD CUP.— 

4 (1) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act and after consultation 

6 with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory 

7 Board and Local Planning Committees, the Sec8 retary shall, subject to the availability of appropria9 tions, commence a study to examine the impact of 

10 the World Cup on the travel and tourism industry, 

11 including— 

12 (A) changes in the frequency of inter13 national travel to the United States; 

14 (B) changes in the frequency of domestic 

15 travel within the United States; 

16 (C) changes in the revenues of businesses 

17 in the travel and tourism industry; and 

18 (D) changes in employment rates in the 

19 travel and tourism industry. 

20 (2) REPORT.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

22 days after the conclusion of the World Cup, the 

23 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

24 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

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1 merce of the House of Representatives a report 

2 containing the results of the study conducted 

3 under paragraph (1). 

4 (B) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 

5 make the report described in subparagraph (A) 

6 publicly available on the website of the Depart7 ment of Commerce. 

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