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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8843 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8843

To amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2024

    Mrs. Harshbarger (for herself and Ms. Barragan) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, 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 ``American Music Tourism Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR 
              TRAVEL AND TOURISM.

    (a) Domestic Travel and Tourism.--Section 605(b) of the Visit 
America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) identifying locations and events in the United States 
        that are important to music tourism and promoting domestic 
        travel and tourism to those sites and events.''.
    (b) Facilitation of International Business Travel.--Section 605(d) 
of the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) identifying locations and events in the United States 
        that are important to music tourism and promoting international 
        travel and tourism to those sites and events.''.
    (c) Reporting Requirements.--Section 605(f) of the Visit America 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Report on goals relating to domestic and 
        international travel.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of the American Music Tourism Act of 2024, and each 
        year thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the 
        Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion of the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
        Senate and the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce 
        of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives a report of activities, findings, achievements, 
        and vulnerabilities relating to the goals described in 
        subsections (a) through (d).''.
    (d) Definition.--Section 605 of the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C. 
9803), as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(g) Music Tourism Defined.--For the purposes of this section, the 
term `music tourism' means--
            ``(1) the act of traveling to a State or locality to visit 
        historic or modern day music-related attractions, including 
        museums, studios, venues of all sizes, and other sites related 
        to music; or
            ``(2) the act of traveling to a State or locality to attend 
        a music festival, a concert, or other live musical 
        performance.''.
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