In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

October 7, 2009. 

Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 

Senate to the bill (H.R. 1035) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the 

Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to 

honor the legacy of Stewart L. Udall, and for other purposes.’’, with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

In lieu of the deletion proposed by the amendment 

of the Senate, in the House engrossed bill: (1) beginning 

on page 8, strike line 14 and all that follows through 

page 9, line 2; and (2) add at the end the following: 

1 SEC. 11. TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Travel Promotion Act of 2009’’. 

4 (b) THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION.— 

5 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Corporation for 

6 Travel Promotion is established as a nonprofit cor7 poration. The Corporation shall not be an agency or 

8 establishment of the United States Government. The 

9 Corporation shall be subject to the provisions of the 

10 District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. 

11 Code, section 29–1001 et seq.), to the extent that such 
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1 provisions are consistent with this subsection, and 

2 shall have the powers conferred upon a nonprofit cor3 poration by that Act to carry out its purposes and ac4 tivities. 

5 (2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

7 have a board of directors of 11 members with 

8 knowledge of international travel promotion and 

9 marketing, broadly representing various regions 

10 of the United States, who are United States citi11 zens. Members of the board shall be appointed by 

12 the Secretary of Commerce (after consultation 

13 with the Secretary of Homeland Security and 

14 the Secretary of State), as follows: 

15 (i) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

16 and experience in the hotel accommodations 

17 sector; 

18 (ii) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

19 and experience in the restaurant sector; 

20 (iii) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

21 and experience in the small business or re22 tail sector or in associations representing 

23 that sector; 
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1 (iv) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

2 and experience in the travel distribution 

3 services sector; 

4 (v) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

5 and experience in the attractions or recre6 ations sector; 

7 (vi) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

8 and experience as officials of a city conven9 tion and visitors’ bureau; 

10 (vii) 2 shall have appropriate expertise 

11 and experience as officials of a State tour12 ism office; 

13 (viii) 1 shall have appropriate exper14 tise and experience in the passenger air sec15 tor; 

16 (ix) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

17 and experience in immigration law and 

18 policy, including visa requirements and 

19 United States entry procedures; and 

20 (x) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

21 in the intercity passenger railroad business. 

22 (B) INCORPORATION.—The members of the 

23 initial board of directors shall serve as 

24 incorporators and shall take whatever actions 

25 are necessary to establish the Corporation under 
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1 the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation 

2 Act (D.C. Code, section 29–301.01 et seq.). 

3 (C) TERM OF OFFICE.—The term of office of 

4 each member of the board appointed by the Sec5 retary shall be 3 years, except that, of the mem6 bers first appointed— 

7 (i) 3 shall be appointed for terms of 1 

8 year; 

9 (ii) 4 shall be appointed for terms of 2 

10 years; and 

11 (iii) 4 shall be appointed for terms of 

12 3 years. 

13 (D) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—The Secretary 

14 of Commerce may remove any member of the 

15 board for good cause. 

16 (E) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the board 

17 shall not affect its power, but shall be filled in 

18 the manner required by this subsection. Any 

19 member whose term has expired may serve until 

20 the member’s successor has taken office, or until 

21 the end of the calendar year in which the mem22 ber’s term has expired, whichever is earlier. Any 

23 member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 

24 prior to the expiration of the term for which that 

25 member’s predecessor was appointed shall be ap-
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1 pointed for the remainder of the predecessor’s 

2 term. No member of the board shall be eligible to 

3 serve more than 2 consecutive full 3-year terms. 

4 (F) ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE

5 CHAIRMAN.—Members of the board shall annu6 ally elect one of the members to be Chairman 

7 and elect 1 or 2 of the members as Vice Chair8 man or Vice Chairmen. 

9 (G) STATUS AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 

10 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the con11 trary, no member of the board may be considered 

12 to be a Federal employee of the United States by 

13 virtue of his or her service as a member of the 

14 board. 

15 (H) COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.—No mem16 ber shall receive any compensation from the Fed17 eral government for serving on the Board. Each 

18 member of the Board shall be paid actual travel 

19 expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence ex20 penses when away from his or her usual place of 

21 residence, in accordance with section 5703 of 

22 title 5, United States Code. 

23 (3) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

25 have an executive director and such other officers 
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1 as may be named and appointed by the board 

2 for terms and at rates of compensation fixed by 

3 the board. No individual other than a citizen of 

4 the United States may be an officer of the Cor5 poration. The Corporation may hire and fix the 

6 compensation of such employees as may be nec7 essary to carry out its purposes. No officer or 

8 employee of the Corporation may receive any 

9 salary or other compensation (except for com10 pensation for services on boards of directors of 

11 other organizations that do not receive funds 

12 from the Corporation, on committees of such 

13 boards, and in similar activities for such organi14 zations) from any sources other than the Cor15 poration for services rendered during the period 

16 of his or her employment by the Corporation. 

17 Service by any officer on boards of directors of 

18 other organizations, on committees of such 

19 boards, and in similar activities for such organi20 zations shall be subject to annual advance ap21 proval by the board and subject to the provisions 

22 of the Corporation’s Statement of Ethical Con23 duct. All officers and employees shall serve at the 

24 pleasure of the board. 
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1 (B) NONPOLITICAL NATURE OF APPOINT2 MENT.—No political test or qualification shall be 

3 used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or tak4 ing other personnel actions with respect to offi5 cers, agents, or employees of the Corporation. 

6 (4) NONPROFIT AND NONPOLITICAL NATURE OF

7 CORPORATION.— 

8 (A) STOCK.—The Corporation shall have no 

9 power to issue any shares of stock, or to declare 

10 or pay any dividends. 

11 (B) PROFIT.—No part of the income or as12 sets of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit 

13 of any director, officer, employee, or any other 

14 individual except as salary or reasonable com15 pensation for services. 

16 (C) POLITICS.—The Corporation may not 

17 contribute to or otherwise support any political 

18 party or candidate for elective public office. 

19 (D) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LOB20 BYING ACTIVITIES.—It is the sense of Congress 

21 that the Corporation should not engage in lob22 bying activities (as defined in section 3(7) of the 

23 Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (5 U.S.C. 

24 1602(7)). 

25 (5) DUTIES AND POWERS.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

2 develop and execute a plan— 

3 (i) to provide useful information to 

4 foreign tourists, business people, students, 

5 scholars, scientists, and others interested in 

6 traveling to the United States, including the 

7 distribution of material provided by the 

8 Federal government concerning entry re9 quirements, required documentation, fees, 

10 processes, and information concerning de11 clared public health emergencies, to prospec12 tive travelers, travel agents, tour operators, 

13 meeting planners, foreign governments, 

14 travel media and other international stake15 holders; 

16 (ii) to identify, counter, and correct 

17 misperceptions regarding United States 

18 entry policies around the world; 

19 (iii) to maximize the economic and 

20 diplomatic benefits of travel to the United 

21 States by promoting the United States of 

22 America to world travelers through the use 

23 of, but not limited to, all forms of adver24 tising, outreach to trade shows, and other 

25 appropriate promotional activities; 
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1 (iv) to ensure that international travel 

2 benefits all States and the District of Co3 lumbia and to identify opportunities and 

4 strategies to promote tourism to rural and 

5 urban areas equally, including areas not 

6 traditionally visited by international trav7 elers; and 

8 (v) to give priority to the Corpora9 tion’s efforts with respect to countries and 

10 populations most likely to travel to the 

11 United States. 

12 (B) SPECIFIC POWERS.—In order to carry 

13 out the purposes of this subsection, the Corpora14 tion may— 

15 (i) obtain grants from and make con16 tracts with individuals and private compa17 nies, State, and Federal agencies, organiza18 tions, and institutions; 

19 (ii) hire or accept the voluntary serv20 ices of consultants, experts, advisory boards, 

21 and panels to aid the Corporation in car22 rying out its purposes; and 

23 (iii) take such other actions as may be 

24 necessary to accomplish the purposes set 

25 forth in this subsection. 
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1 (C) PUBLIC OUTREACH AND INFORMA2 TION.—The Corporation shall develop and main3 tain a publicly accessible website. 

4 (6) OPEN MEETINGS.—Meetings of the board of 

5 directors of the Corporation, including any committee 

6 of the board, shall be open to the public. The board 

7 may, by majority vote, close any such meeting only 

8 for the time necessary to preserve the confidentiality 

9 of commercial or financial information that is privi10 leged or confidential, to discuss personnel matters, or 

11 to discuss legal matters affecting the Corporation, in12 cluding pending or potential litigation. 

13 (7) MAJOR CAMPAIGNS.—The board may not au14 thorize the Corporation to obligate or expend more 

15 than $25,000,000 on any advertising campaign, pro16 motion, or related effort unless— 

17 (A) the obligation or expenditure is ap18 proved by an affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of 

19 the members of the board present at the meeting; 

20 (B) at least 6 members of the board are 

21 present at the meeting at which it is approved; 

22 and 

23 (C) each member of the board has been 

24 given at least 3 days advance notice of the meet-
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1 ing at which the vote is to be taken and the mat2 ters to be voted upon at that meeting. 

3 (8) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

4 (A) FISCAL YEAR.—The Corporation shall 

5 establish as its fiscal year the 12-month period 

6 beginning on October 1. 

7 (B) BUDGET.—The Corporation shall adopt 

8 a budget for each fiscal year. 

9 (C) ANNUAL AUDITS.—The Corporation 

10 shall engage an independent accounting firm to 

11 conduct an annual financial audit of the Cor12 poration’s operations and shall publish the re13 sults of the audit. The Comptroller General of the 

14 United States may review any audit of a finan15 cial statement conducted under this paragraph 

16 by an independent accounting firm and may 

17 audit the Corporation’s operations at the discre18 tion of the Comptroller General. The Comptroller 

19 General and the Congress shall have full and 

20 complete access to the books and records of the 

21 Corporation. 

22 (D) PROGRAM AUDITS.—Not later than 2 

23 years after the date of enactment of this section, 

24 the Comptroller General shall conduct a review 

25 of the programmatic activities of the Corporation 
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1 for Travel Promotion. This report shall be pro2 vided to appropriate congressional committees. 

3 (c) ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.— 

4 (1) OBJECTIVES.—The Board shall establish an5 nual objectives for the Corporation for each fiscal year 

6 subject to approval by the Secretary of Commerce 

7 (after consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 

8 Security and the Secretary of State). The Corporation 

9 shall establish a marketing plan for each fiscal year 

10 not less than 60 days before the beginning of that 

11 year and provide a copy of the plan, and any revi12 sions thereof, to the Secretary. 

13 (2) BUDGET.—The board shall transmit a copy 

14 of the Corporation’s budget for the forthcoming fiscal 

15 year to the Secretary not less than 60 days before the 

16 beginning of each fiscal year, together with an expla17 nation of any expenditure provided for by the budget 

18 in excess of $5,000,000 for the fiscal year. The Cor19 poration shall make a copy of the budget and the ex20 planation available to the public and shall provide 

21 public access to the budget and explanation on the 

22 Corporation’s website. 

23 (3) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Cor24 poration shall submit an annual report for the pre25 ceding fiscal year to the Secretary of Commerce for 
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1 transmittal to the Congress on or before the 15th day 

2 of May of each year. The report shall include— 

3 (A) a comprehensive and detailed report of 

4 the Corporation’s operations, activities, financial 

5 condition, and accomplishments under this sec6 tion; 

7 (B) a comprehensive and detailed inventory 

8 of amounts obligated or expended by the Cor9 poration during the preceding fiscal year; 

10 (C) a detailed description of each in-kind 

11 contribution, its fair market value, the indi12 vidual or organization responsible for contrib13 uting, its specific use, and a justification for its 

14 use within the context of the Corporation’s mis15 sion; 

16 (D) an objective and quantifiable measure17 ment of its progress, on an objective-by-objective 

18 basis, in meeting the objectives established by the 

19 board; 

20 (E) an explanation of the reason for any 

21 failure to achieve an objective established by the 

22 board and any revisions or alterations to the 

23 Corporation’s objectives under paragraph (1); 
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1 (F) a comprehensive and detailed report of 

2 the Corporation’s operations and activities to 

3 promote tourism in rural and urban areas; and 

4 (G) such recommendations as the Corpora5 tion deems appropriate. 

6 (4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts 

7 deposited in the Fund may not be used for any pur8 pose inconsistent with carrying out the objectives, 

9 budget, and report described in this subsection. 

10 (d) MATCHING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING.— 

11 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAVEL PROMOTION

12 FUND.—There is hereby established in the Treasury a 

13 fund which shall be known as the Travel Promotion 

14 Fund. 

15 (2) FUNDING.— 

16 (A) START-UP EXPENSES.—For fiscal year 

17 2010, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make 

18 available to the Corporation such sums as may 

19 be necessary, but not to exceed $10,000,000, from 

20 amounts deposited in the general fund of the 

21 Treasury from fees under section 

22 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and Na23 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)) to 

24 cover the Corporation’s initial expenses and ac25 tivities under this section. Transfers shall be 
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1 made at least quarterly, beginning on January 

2 1, 2010, on the basis of estimates by the Sec3 retary, and proper adjustments shall be made in 

4 amounts subsequently transferred to the extent 

5 prior estimates were in excess or less than the 

6 amounts required to be transferred. 

7 (B) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.—For each of fis8 cal years 2011 through 2014, from amounts de9 posited in the general fund of the Treasury dur10 ing the preceding fiscal year from fees under sec11 tion 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and 

12 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(B)(i)(I)), the 

13 Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer not more 

14 than $100,000,000 to the Fund, which shall be 

15 made available to the Corporation, subject to 

16 paragraph (3) of this subsection, to carry out its 

17 functions under this section. Transfers shall be 

18 made at least quarterly on the basis of estimates 

19 by the Secretary, and proper adjustments shall 

20 be made in amounts subsequently transferred to 

21 the extent prior estimates were in excess or less 

22 than the amounts required to be transferred. 

23 (3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—No amounts may be 

25 made available to the Corporation under this 
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1 subsection after fiscal year 2010, except to the ex2 tent that— 

3 (i) for fiscal year 2011, the Corpora4 tion provides matching amounts from non5 Federal sources equal in the aggregate to 50 

6 percent or more of the amount transferred 

7 to the Fund under paragraph (2); and 

8 (ii) for any fiscal year after fiscal year 

9 2011, the Corporation provides matching 

10 amounts from non-Federal sources equal in 

11 the aggregate to 100 percent of the amount 

12 transferred to the Fund under paragraph 

13 (2) for the fiscal year. 

14 (B) GOODS AND SERVICES.—For the pur15 pose of determining the amount received from 

16 non-Federal sources by the Corporation, other 

17 than money— 

18 (i) the fair market value of goods and 

19 services (including advertising) contributed 

20 to the Corporation for use under this section 

21 may be included in the determination; but 

22 (ii) the fair market value of such goods 

23 and services may not account for more than 

24 80 percent of the matching requirement 
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1 under subparagraph (A) for the Corporation 

2 in any fiscal year. 

3 (C) RIGHT OF REFUSAL.—The Corporation 

4 may decline to accept any contribution in-kind 

5 that it determines to be inappropriate, not use6 ful, or commercially worthless. 

7 (D) LIMITATION.—The Corporation may 

8 not obligate or expend funds in excess of the total 

9 amount received by the Corporation for a fiscal 

10 year from Federal and non-Federal sources. 

11 (4) CARRYFORWARD.— 

12 (A) FEDERAL FUNDS.—Amounts transferred 

13 to the Fund under paragraph (2)(B) shall re14 main available until expended. 

15 (B) MATCHING FUNDS.—Any amount re16 ceived by the Corporation from non-Federal 

17 sources in fiscal year 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, or 

18 2014 that cannot be used to meet the matching 

19 requirement under paragraph (3)(A) for the fis20 cal year in which amount was collected may be 

21 carried forward and treated as having been re22 ceived in the succeeding fiscal year for purposes 

23 of meeting the matching requirement of para24 graph (3)(A) in such succeeding fiscal year. 
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1 (e) TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FEES.—Section 

2 217(h)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

3 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(B) FEES.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No later than 6 

6 months after the date of enactment of the 

7 Travel Promotion Act of 2009, the Secretary 

8 of Homeland Security shall establish a fee 

9 for the use of the System and begin assess10 ment and collection of that fee. The initial 

11 fee shall be the sum of— 

12 ‘‘(I) $10 per travel authorization; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(II) an amount that will at least 

15 ensure recovery of the full costs of pro16 viding and administering the System, 

17 as determined by the Secretary. 

18 ‘‘(ii) DISPOSITION OF AMOUNTS COL19 LECTED.—Amounts collected under clause 

20 (i)(I) shall be credited to the Travel Pro21 motion Fund established by subsection (d) 

22 of section 11 of the Travel Promotion Act of 

23 2009. Amounts collected under clause (i)(II) 

24 shall be transferred to the general fund of 
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1 the Treasury and made available to pay the 

2 costs incurred to administer the System. 

3 ‘‘(iii) SUNSET OF TRAVEL PROMOTION

4 FUND FEE.—The Secretary may not collect 

5 the fee authorized by clause (i)(I) for fiscal 

6 years beginning after September 30, 2014.’’. 

7 (f) ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 

9 in this subsection, the Corporation may impose an 

10 annual assessment on United States members of the 

11 international travel and tourism industry (other than 

12 those described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iii) or (H)) 

13 represented on the Board in proportion to their share 

14 of the aggregate international travel and tourism rev15 enue of the industry. The Corporation shall be respon16 sible for verifying, implementing, and collecting the 

17 assessment authorized by this subsection. 

18 (2) INITIAL ASSESSMENT LIMITED.—The Cor19 poration may establish the initial assessment after the 

20 date of enactment of this section at no greater, in the 

21 aggregate, than $20,000,000. 

22 (3) REFERENDA.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may 

24 not impose an annual assessment unless— 
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1 (i) the Corporation submits the pro2 posed annual assessment to members of the 

3 industry in a referendum; and 

4 (ii) the assessment is approved by a 

5 majority of those voting in the referendum. 

6 (B) PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.—In con7 ducting a referendum under this paragraph, the 

8 Corporation shall— 

9 (i) provide written or electronic notice 

10 not less than 60 days before the date of the 

11 referendum; 

12 (ii) describe the proposed assessment or 

13 increase and explain the reasons for the ref14 erendum in the notice; and 

15 (iii) determine the results of the ref16 erendum on the basis of weighted voting ap17 portioned according to each business enti18 ty’s relative share of the aggregate annual 

19 United States international travel and tour20 ism revenue for the industry per business 

21 entity, treating all related entities as a sin22 gle entity. 

23 (4) COLLECTION.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

25 establish a means of collecting the assessment 
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1 that it finds to be efficient and effective. The 

2 Corporation may establish a late payment 

3 charge and rate of interest to be imposed on any 

4 person who fails to remit or pay to the Corpora5 tion any amount assessed by the Corporation 

6 under this section. 

7 (B) ENFORCEMENT.—The Corporation may 

8 bring suit in Federal court to compel compliance 

9 with an assessment levied by the Corporation 

10 under this section. 

11 (5) INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.—Pending disburse12 ment pursuant to a program, plan, or project, the 

13 Corporation may invest funds collected through as14 sessments, and any other funds received by the Cor15 poration, only in obligations of the United States or 

16 any agency thereof, in general obligations of any 

17 State or any political subdivision thereof, in any in18 terest-bearing account or certificate of deposit of a 

19 bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, 

20 or in obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and 

21 interest by the United States. 

22 (g) OFFICE OF TRAVEL PROMOTION.—Title II of the 

23 International Travel Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2121 et seq.) 

24 is amended by inserting after section 201 the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 202. OFFICE OF TRAVEL PROMOTION. 

2 ‘‘(a) OFFICE ESTABLISHED.—There is established 

3 within the Department of Commerce an office to be known 

4 as the Office of Travel Promotion. 

5 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 

6 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Office shall be headed 

7 by a Director who shall be appointed by the Sec8 retary. 

9 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall be a 

10 citizen of the United States and have experience in a 

11 field directly related to the promotion of travel to and 

12 within the United States. 

13 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Director shall be responsible 

14 for ensuring the office is carrying out its functions ef15 fectively and shall report to the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) serve as liaison to the Corporation for Trav18 el Promotion established by subsection (b) of section 

19 11 of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 and support 

20 and encourage the development of programs to in21 crease the number of international visitors to the 

22 United States for business, leisure, educational, med23 ical, exchange, and other purposes; 

24 ‘‘(2) work with the Corporation, the Secretary of 

25 State and the Secretary of Homeland Security— 
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1 ‘‘(A) to disseminate information more effec2 tively to potential international visitors about 

3 documentation and procedures required for ad4 mission to the United States as a visitor; 

5 ‘‘(B) to ensure that arriving international 

6 visitors are generally welcomed with accurate in7 formation and in an inviting manner; 

8 ‘‘(C) to collect accurate data on the total 

9 number of international visitors that visit each 

10 State; and 

11 ‘‘(D) enhance the entry and departure expe12 rience for international visitors through the use 

13 of advertising, signage, and customer service; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(3) support State, regional, and private sector 

16 initiatives to promote travel to and within the United 

17 States. 

18 ‘‘(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Within a year after the 

19 date of enactment of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and 

20 periodically thereafter as appropriate, the Secretary shall 

21 transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, 

22 Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee on 

23 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Senate 

24 Committee on Foreign Relations, the House of Representa25 tives Committee on Energy and Commerce, the House of 
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1 Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, and the 

2 House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs de3 scribing the Office’s work with the Corporation, the Sec4 retary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

5 carry out subsection (c)(2).’’. 

6 (h) RESEARCH PROGRAM.—Title II of the Inter7 national Travel Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2121 et seq.), as 

8 amended by subsection (g), is further amended by inserting 

9 after section 202 the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 203. RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Travel and Tourism 

12 Industries shall expand and continue its research and devel13 opment activities in connection with the promotion of inter14 national travel to the United States, including— 

15 ‘‘(1) expanding access to the official Mexican 

16 travel surveys data to provide the States with traveler 

17 characteristics and visitation estimates for targeted 

18 marketing programs; 

19 ‘‘(2) expanding the number of inbound air trav20 elers sampled by the Commerce Department’s Survey 

21 of International Travelers to reach a 1 percent sample 

22 size and revising the design and format of question23 naires to accommodate a new survey instrument, im24 prove response rates to at least double the number of 
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1 States and cities with reliable international visitor 

2 estimates and improve market coverage; 

3 ‘‘(3) developing estimates of international travel 

4 exports (expenditures) on a State-by-State basis to en5 able each State to compare its comparative position 

6 to national totals and other States; 

7 ‘‘(4) evaluate the success of the Corporation in 

8 achieving its objectives and carrying out the purposes 

9 of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009; and 

10 ‘‘(5) research to support the annual reports re11 quired by section 202(d) of this Act. 

12 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com14 merce for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 such sums as may 

15 be necessary to carry out this section.’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H.R. 1035 

AMENDMENT