In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

November 6, 2009. 

Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 

Senate to the bill (H.R. 1299) entitled ‘‘An Act to make technical corrections to the laws affecting certain administrative 

authorities of the United States Capitol Police, and for other 

purposes.’’, with the following 

HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT: 

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 

amendment of the Senate, insert the following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Capitol 

3 Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES OF THE CHIEF OF 

5 THE CAPITOL POLICE. 

6 (a) CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN HIRING AUTHORI7 TIES.— 

8 (1) CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.—Section 

9 108(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

10 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1903(a)) is amended to read as fol11 lows: 

12 ‘‘(a) CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.— 

13 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be within 

14 the United States Capitol Police an Office of Admin-
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1 istration, to be headed by the Chief Administrative 

2 Officer, who shall report to and serve at the pleasure 

3 of the Chief of the Capitol Police. 

4 ‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Administrative 

5 Officer shall be appointed by the Chief of the United 

6 States Capitol Police, after consultation with the 

7 Capitol Police Board, without regard to political af8 filiation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform 

9 the duties of the position. 

10 ‘‘(3) COMPENSATION.—The annual rate of pay 

11 for the Chief Administrative Officer shall be the 

12 amount equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of 

13 pay in effect for the Chief of the Capitol Police.’’. 

14 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—Section 108 

15 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 

16 U.S.C. 1903) is amended by striking subsection (c). 

17 (3) CERTIFYING OFFICERS.—Section 107 of the 

18 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 

19 U.S.C. 1904) is amended— 

20 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Cap21 itol Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief of 

22 the Capitol Police’’; and 

23 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the 

24 Capitol Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief 

25 of the Capitol Police’’. 
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1 (4) PERSONNEL ACTIONS OF THE CHIEF OF THE

2 CAPITOL POLICE.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1018(e) of the 

4 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 

5 U.S.C. 1907(e)) is amended by striking para6 graph (1) and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Cap9 itol Police, in carrying out the duties of office, 

10 is authorized to appoint, hire, suspend with or 

11 without pay, discipline, discharge, and set the 

12 terms, conditions, and privileges of employment 

13 of employees of the Capitol Police, subject to and 

14 in accordance with applicable laws and regula15 tions. 

16 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR TERMINATIONS.— 

17 The Chief may terminate an officer, member, or 

18 employee only after the Chief has provided notice 

19 of the termination to the Capitol Police Board 

20 (in such manner as the Board may from time to 

21 time require) and the Board has approved the 

22 termination, except that if the Board has not 

23 disapproved the termination prior to the expira24 tion of the 30-day period which begins on the 

25 date the Board receives the notice, the Board 
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1 shall be deemed to have approved the termi2 nation. 

3 ‘‘(C) NOTICE OR APPROVAL.—The Chief of 

4 the Capitol Police shall provide notice or receive 

5 approval, as required by the Committee on Rules 

6 and Administration of the Senate and the Com7 mittee on House Administration of the House of 

8 Representatives, as each Committee determines 

9 appropriate for— 

10 ‘‘(i) the exercise of any authority under 

11 subparagraph (A); or 

12 ‘‘(ii) the establishment of any new po13 sition for officers, members, or employees of 

14 the Capitol Police, for reclassification of ex15 isting positions, for reorganization plans, or 

16 for hiring, termination, or promotion for of17 ficers, members, or employees of the Capitol 

18 Police.’’. 

19 (B) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND20 MENTS.— 

21 (i) SUSPENSION AUTHORITY.—Section 

22 1823 of the Revised Statutes of the United 

23 States (2 U.S.C. 1928) is repealed. 

24 (ii) PAY OF MEMBERS UNDER SUSPEN25 SION.—The proviso in the Act of Mar. 3, 
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1 1875 (ch. 129; 18 Stat. 345), popularly 

2 known as the ‘‘Legislature, Executive, and 

3 Judicial Appropriation Act, fiscal year 

4 1876’’, which is codified at section 1929 of 

5 title 2, United States Code (2000 Editions, 

6 Supp. V), is repealed. 

7 (5) CONFORMING APPLICATION OF CONGRES8 SIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(9)(D) of the 

10 Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 

11 U.S.C. 1301(9)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

12 Capitol Police Board,’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

13 United States Capitol Police,’’. 

14 (B) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT PRO15 CEEDINGS.—Nothing in the amendment made by 

16 subparagraph (A) may be construed to affect any 

17 procedure initiated under title IV of the Congres18 sional Accountability Act of 1995 prior to the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act. 

20 (6) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT PERSONNEL.— 

21 Nothing in the amendments made by this subsection 

22 may be construed to affect the status of any indi23 vidual serving as an officer or employee of the United 

24 States Capitol Police as of the date of the enactment 

25 of this Act. 
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1 (b) DEPOSIT OF REIMBURSEMENTS FOR LAW EN2 FORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2802 of the Supple4 mental Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1905) is 

5 amended— 

6 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Cap7 itol Police Board’’ each place it appears and in8 serting ‘‘United States Capitol Police’’; and 

9 (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Cap10 itol Police Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief of the 

11 United States Capitol Police’’. 

12 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

13 by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in 

14 the enactment of the Supplemental Appropriations 

15 Act, 2001. 

16 (c) PRIOR NOTICE TO AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES OF

17 DEPLOYMENT OUTSIDE JURISDICTION.—Section 

18 1007(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

19 2005 (2 U.S.C. 1978(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘prior 

20 notification to’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘prior notifica21 tion to the Committee on House Administration of the 

22 House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Ad23 ministration of the Senate, and’’. 

24 (d) ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERV25 ICES.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1002 of the Legisla2 tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 

3 110–161; 2 U.S.C. 1981) is amended by inserting 

4 ‘‘the Committee on House Administration of the 

5 House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

6 Rules and Administration of the Senate’’ after ‘‘the 

7 Senate,’’. 

8 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—The 

9 amendment made by this subsection shall take effect 

10 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 

11 apply to payments made on or after that effective 

12 date. 

13 SEC. 3. GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND 

14 THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE. 

15 (a) APPOINTMENT AND SERVICE.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within the 

17 United States Capitol Police the General Counsel to 

18 the Chief of Police and the United States Capitol Po19 lice (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘General 

20 Counsel’’), who shall report to and serve at the pleas21 ure of the Chief of the United States Capitol Police. 

22 (2) APPOINTMENT.—The General Counsel shall 

23 be appointed by the Chief of the Capitol Police in ac24 cordance with section 1018(e)(1) of the Legislative 

25 Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 
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1 1907(e)(1)) (as amended by section 2(a)(4)), after 

2 consultation with the Capitol Police Board, without 

3 regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis 

4 of fitness to perform the duties of the position. 

5 (3) COMPENSATION.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 

7 (B), the annual rate of pay for the General 

8 Counsel shall be fixed by the Chief of the Capitol 

9 Police. 

10 (B) LIMITATION.—The annual rate of pay 

11 for the General Counsel may not exceed an an12 nual rate equal to $1,000 less than the annual 

13 rate of pay in effect for the Chief of the Capitol 

14 Police. 

15 (4) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND16 MENT.—House Resolution 661, Ninety-fifth Congress, 

17 agreed to July 29, 1977, as enacted into permanent 

18 law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appro19 priation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note) is repealed. 

20 (5) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT GENERAL COUN21 SEL.—Nothing in this subsection or the amendments 

22 made by this subsection may be construed to affect the 

23 status of the individual serving as the General Coun24 sel to the Chief of Police and the United States Cap25 itol Police as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1 (b) LEGAL REPRESENTATION AUTHORITY.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1002(a)(2)(A) of the 

3 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 

4 U.S.C. 1908(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

5 General Counsel for the United States Capitol Police 

6 Board and the Chief of the Capitol Police’’ and in7 serting ‘‘the General Counsel to the Chief of Police 

8 and the United States Capitol Police’’. 

9 (2) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT PROCEEDINGS.— 

10 Nothing in the amendment made by paragraph (1) 

11 may be construed to affect the authority of any indi12 vidual to enter an appearance in any proceeding be13 fore any court of the United States or of any State 

14 or political subdivision thereof which is initiated 

15 prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 4. EMPLOYMENT COUNSEL TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE 

17 AND THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE. 

18 (a) LEGAL REPRESENTATION AUTHORITY.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1002(a)(2)(B) of the 

20 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 

21 U.S.C. 1908(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

22 Employment Counsel for the United States Capitol 

23 Police Board and the United States Capitol Police’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘the Employment Counsel to the Chief 

25 of Police and the United States Capitol Police’’. 
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1 (2) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT PROCEEDINGS.— 

2 Nothing in the amendment made by paragraph (1) 

3 may be construed to affect the authority of any indi4 vidual to enter an appearance in any proceeding be5 fore any court of the United States or of any State 

6 or political subdivision thereof which is initiated 

7 prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 (b) NO EFFECT ON CURRENT EMPLOYMENT COUN9 SEL.—Nothing in this section or the amendments made by 

10 this section may be construed to affect the status of the indi11 vidual serving as the Employment Counsel to the Chief of 

12 Police and the United States Capitol Police as of the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES REGARDING CER15 TAIN PERSONNEL BENEFITS. 

16 (a) NO LUMP-SUM PAYMENT PERMITTED FOR UN17 USED COMPENSATORY TIME.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—No officer or employee of the 

19 United States Capitol Police whose service with the 

20 United States Capitol Police is terminated may re21 ceive any lump-sum payment with respect to accrued 

22 compensatory time off, except to the extent permitted 

23 under section 203(c)(4) of the Congressional Account24 ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1313(c)(4)). 
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1 (2) REPEAL OF RELATED OBSOLETE PROVI2 SIONS.— 

3 (A) OVERTIME PAY DISBURSED BY

4 HOUSE.—Section 3 of House Resolution 449, 

5 Ninety-second Congress, agreed to June 2, 1971, 

6 as enacted into permanent law by chapter IV of 

7 the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (85 

8 Stat. 636) (2 U.S.C. 1924), together with any 

9 other provision of law which relates to compen10 satory time for the Capitol Police which is codi11 fied at section 1924 of title 2, United States Code 

12 (2000 Editions, Supp. V), is repealed. 

13 (B) OVERTIME PAY DISBURSED BY SEN14 ATE.—The last full paragraph under the heading 

15 ‘‘Administrative Provisions’’ in the appropria16 tion for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Ap17 propriations Act, 1972 (85 Stat. 130) (2 U.S.C. 

18 1925) is repealed. 

19 (b) OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND

20 EMPLOYEES EXEMPT FROM FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT

21 OF 1938.— 

22 (1) CRITERIA UNDER WHICH COMPENSATION

23 PERMITTED.—The Chief of the Capitol Police may 

24 provide for the compensation of overtime work of ex25 empt individuals which is performed on or after the 
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1 date of the enactment of this Act, in the form of addi2 tional pay or compensatory time off, only if— 

3 (A) the overtime work is carried out in con4 nection with special circumstances, as deter5 mined by the Chief; 

6 (B) the Chief has established a monetary 

7 value for the overtime work performed by such 

8 individual; and 

9 (C) the sum of the total amount of the com10 pensation paid to the individual for the overtime 

11 work (as determined on the basis of the monetary 

12 value established under subparagraph (B)) and 

13 the total regular compensation paid to the indi14 vidual with respect to the pay period involved 

15 may not exceed an amount equal to the cap on 

16 the aggregate amount of annual compensation 

17 that may be paid to the individual under appli18 cable law during the year in which the pay pe19 riod occurs, as allocated on a per pay period 

20 basis consistent with premium pay regulations of 

21 the Capitol Police Board. 

22 (2) EXEMPT INDIVIDUALS DEFINED.—In this 

23 subsection, an ‘‘exempt individual’’ is an officer or 

24 employee of the United States Capitol Police— 
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1 (A) who is classified under regulations 

2 issued pursuant to section 203 of the Congres3 sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

4 1313) as exempt from the application of the 

5 rights and protections established by subsections 

6 (a)(1) and (d) of section 6, section 7, and section 

7 12(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 

8 (29 U.S.C. 206 (a)(1) and (d), 207, 212(c)); or 

9 (B) whose annual rate of pay is not estab10 lished specifically under any law. 

11 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1009 of the Leg13 islative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (Pub14 lic Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 359) is repealed. 

15 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment 

16 made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect as if 

17 included in the enactment of the Legislative 

18 Branch Appropriations Act, 2003, except that 

19 the amendment shall not apply with respect to 

20 any overtime work performed prior to the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act. 

22 SEC. 6. OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORREC23 TIONS. 

24 (a) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROCEDURES FOR INITIAL

25 APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.—Sec-
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1 tion 108 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

2 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1903) is amended by striking subsections 

3 (d) through (g). 

4 (b) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT OFFICERS PUR5 CHASE OWN UNIFORMS.—Section 1825 of the Revised Stat6 utes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 1943) is repealed. 

7 (c) REPEAL OF REFERENCES TO OFFICERS AND PRI8 VATES IN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HOUSE AND SENATE

9 OFFICE BUILDINGS.— 

10 (1) HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS.—The item relat11 ing to ‘‘House of Representatives Office Building’’ in 

12 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for 

13 sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal 

14 year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and 

15 eight, and for other purposes’’, approved March 4, 

16 1907 (34 Stat. 1365; 2 U.S.C. 2001), is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘other than officers and privates of the Cap18 itol police’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘other 

19 than the United States Capitol Police’’. 

20 (2) SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS.—The item relat21 ing to ‘‘Senate Office Building’’ in the Legislative 

22 Branch Appropriation Act, 1943 (56 Stat. 343; 2 

23 U.S.C. 2023) is amended by striking ‘‘other than for 

24 officers and privates of the Capitol Police’’ each place 
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1 it appears and inserting ‘‘other than for the United 

2 States Capitol Police’’. 

3 (d) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF U.S. CAP4 ITOL POLICE AND LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE MERGER

5 IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 2007.— 

6 (1) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE PROVISIONS.—Effec7 tive as if included in the enactment of the Legislative 

8 Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110– 

9 161), section 1004 of such Act is repealed, and any 

10 provision of law amended or repealed by such section 

11 is restored or revived to read as if such section had 

12 not been enacted into law. 

13 (2) NO EFFECT ON OTHER ACT.—Nothing in 

14 paragraph (1) may be construed to prevent the enact15 ment or implementation of any provision of the U.S. 

16 Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger 

17 Implementation Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–178), 

18 including any provision of such Act that amends or 

19 repeals a provision of law which is restored or revived 

20 pursuant to paragraph (1). 

21 (e) AUTHORITY OF CHIEF OF POLICE.— 

22 (1) REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS CODIFIED

23 IN TITLE 2, UNITED STATES CODE.—The provisions 

24 appearing in the first paragraph under the heading 

25 ‘‘Capitol Police’’ in the Act of April 28, 1902 (ch. 
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1 594; 32 Stat. 124), and the provisions appearing in 

2 the first paragraph under the heading ‘‘Capitol Po3 lice’’ in title I of the Legislative and Judiciary Ap4 propriation Act, 1944 (ch. 173; 57 Stat. 230), insofar 

5 as all of those provisions are related to the sentence 

6 ‘‘The captain and lieutenants shall be selected jointly 

7 by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Ser8 geant at Arms of the House of Representatives; and 

9 one-half of the privates shall be selected by the Ser10 geant at Arms of the Senate and one-half by the Ser11 geant at Arms of the House of Representatives.’’, 

12 which appears in 2 U.S.C. 1901 (2000 Edition, 

13 Supp. V), are repealed. 

14 (2) RESTORATION OF REPEALED PROVISION.— 

15 Section 1018(h)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appro16 priations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7, div. H, title 

17 I, 117 Stat. 368) is repealed, and the sentence ‘‘The 

18 Capitol Police shall be headed by a Chief who shall 

19 be appointed by the Capitol Police Board and shall 

20 serve at the pleasure of the Board.’’, which was re21 pealed by such section, is restored to appear at the 

22 end of section 1821 of the Revised Statutes of the 

23 United States (2 U.S.C. 1901). 

24 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The first sen25 tence of section 1821 of the Revised Statutes of the 
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1 United States (2 U.S.C. 1901) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘, the members of which shall be appointed by the 

3 Sergeants-at-Arms of the two Houses and the Archi4 tect of the Capitol Extension’’. 

5 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

6 by this subsection shall take effect as if included in 

7 the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropria8 tions Act, 2003. 

9 SEC. 7. TREATMENT OF CAPITOL POLICE EMPLOYEES AS 

10 CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES. 

11 (a) DEFINITION OF CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEE.— 

12 Section 2107(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

13 by inserting ‘‘or employee’’ after ‘‘member’’. 

14 (b) DUAL PAY AND DUAL EMPLOYMENT.— 

15 (1) DEFINITION OF AGENCY IN THE LEGISLATIVE

16 BRANCH.—Section 5531(4) of title 5, United States 

17 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the Congressional 

18 Budget Office’’ and inserting ‘‘the Congressional 

19 Budget Office, and the United States Capitol Police’’. 

20 (2) DUAL PAY.—Section 5533 of title 5, United 

21 States Code, is amended— 

22 (A) in subsection (c)— 

23 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 

24 the Chief Administrative Officer of the 

25 House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
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1 the Chief Administrative Officer of the 

2 House of Representatives, or the Chief of the 

3 Capitol Police’’; and 

4 (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 

5 the Chief of the Capitol Police’’ after 

6 ‘‘House of Representatives’’; and 

7 (B) in subsection (d)(5)(A), by striking ‘‘or 

8 the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 

9 Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Chief Ad10 ministrative Officer of the House of Representa11 tives, or the Chief of the Capitol Police’’. 

12 (c) FEES FOR JURY AND WITNESS SERVICE.— 

13 (1) CREDITING AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Section 

14 5515 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

15 striking ‘‘or the Chief Administrative Officer of the 

16 House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Chief 

17 Administrative Officer of the House of Representa18 tives, or the Chief of the Capitol Police’’. 

19 (2) FEES FOR SERVICE.—Section 5537(a) of title 

20 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or the 

21 Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep22 resentatives’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Chief Administra23 tive Officer of the House of Representatives, or the 

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1 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

2 section shall take effect as though enacted as part of section 

3 1018 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 

4 (2 U.S.C. 1907). 

5 SEC. 8. LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF SERGEANT-AT6 ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Sergeant-at-Arms and Door8 keeper of the Senate shall have the same law enforcement 

9 authority, including the authority to carry firearms, as a 

10 member of the Capitol Police. The law enforcement author11 ity under the preceding sentence shall be subject to the re12 quirement that the Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the 

13 Senate have the qualifications specified in subsection (b). 

14 (b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The qualifications referred to 

15 in subsection (a) are the following: 

16 (1) A minimum of 5 years of experience as a law 

17 enforcement officer before beginning service as the 

18 Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. 

19 (2) Current certification in the use of firearms 

20 by the appropriate Federal law enforcement entity or 

21 an equivalent non-Federal entity. 

22 (3) Any other firearms qualification required for 

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1 (c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on Rules and Ad2 ministration of the Senate shall have authority to prescribe 

3 regulations to carry out this section. 

4 SEC. 9. TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. 

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

6 ‘‘Travel Promotion Act of 2009’’. 

7 (b) THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION.— 

8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Corporation for 

9 Travel Promotion is established as a nonprofit cor10 poration. The Corporation shall not be an agency or 

11 establishment of the United States Government. The 

12 Corporation shall be subject to the provisions of the 

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

14 Code, section 29–1001 et seq.), to the extent that such 

15 provisions are consistent with this subsection, and 

16 shall have the powers conferred upon a nonprofit cor17 poration by that Act to carry out its purposes and ac18 tivities. 

19 (2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

21 have a board of directors of 11 members with 

22 knowledge of international travel promotion and 

23 marketing, broadly representing various regions 

24 of the United States, who are United States citi25 zens. Members of the board shall be appointed by 
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1 the Secretary of Commerce (after consultation 

2 with the Secretary of Homeland Security and 

3 the Secretary of State), as follows: 

4 (i) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

5 and experience in the hotel accommodations 

6 sector; 

7 (ii) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

8 and experience in the restaurant sector; 

9 (iii) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

10 and experience in the small business or re11 tail sector or in associations representing 

12 that sector; 

13 (iv) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

14 and experience in the travel distribution 

15 services sector; 

16 (v) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

17 and experience in the attractions or recre18 ations sector; 

19 (vi) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

20 and experience as officials of a city conven21 tion and visitors’ bureau; 

22 (vii) 2 shall have appropriate expertise 

23 and experience as officials of a State tour24 ism office; 
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1 (viii) 1 shall have appropriate exper2 tise and experience in the passenger air sec3 tor; 

4 (ix) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

5 and experience in immigration law and 

6 policy, including visa requirements and 

7 United States entry procedures; and 

8 (x) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 

9 in the intercity passenger railroad business. 

10 (B) INCORPORATION.—The members of the 

11 initial board of directors shall serve as 

12 incorporators and shall take whatever actions 

13 are necessary to establish the Corporation under 

14 the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation 

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

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

17 each member of the board appointed by the Sec18 retary shall be 3 years, except that, of the mem19 bers first appointed— 

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

21 year; 

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

23 years; and 

24 (iii) 4 shall be appointed for terms of 

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1 (D) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—The Secretary 

2 of Commerce may remove any member of the 

3 board for good cause. 

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

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

6 the manner required by this subsection. Any 

7 member whose term has expired may serve until 

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

9 the end of the calendar year in which the mem10 ber’s term has expired, whichever is earlier. Any 

11 member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 

12 prior to the expiration of the term for which that 

13 member’s predecessor was appointed shall be ap14 pointed for the remainder of the predecessor’s 

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

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

17 (F) ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE

18 CHAIRMAN.—Members of the board shall annu19 ally elect one of the members to be Chairman 

20 and elect 1 or 2 of the members as Vice Chair21 man or Vice Chairmen. 

22 (G) STATUS AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 

23 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the con24 trary, no member of the board may be considered 

25 to be a Federal employee of the United States by 
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1 virtue of his or her service as a member of the 

2 board. 

3 (H) COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.—No mem4 ber shall receive any compensation from the Fed5 eral government for serving on the Board. Each 

6 member of the Board shall be paid actual travel 

7 expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence ex8 penses when away from his or her usual place of 

9 residence, in accordance with section 5703 of 

10 title 5, United States Code. 

11 (3) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

13 have an executive director and such other officers 

14 as may be named and appointed by the board 

15 for terms and at rates of compensation fixed by 

16 the board. No individual other than a citizen of 

17 the United States may be an officer of the Cor18 poration. The Corporation may hire and fix the 

19 compensation of such employees as may be nec20 essary to carry out its purposes. No officer or 

21 employee of the Corporation may receive any 

22 salary or other compensation (except for com23 pensation for services on boards of directors of 

24 other organizations that do not receive funds 

25 from the Corporation, on committees of such 
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1 boards, and in similar activities for such organi2 zations) from any sources other than the Cor3 poration for services rendered during the period 

4 of his or her employment by the Corporation. 

5 Service by any officer on boards of directors of 

6 other organizations, on committees of such 

7 boards, and in similar activities for such organi8 zations shall be subject to annual advance ap9 proval by the board and subject to the provisions 

10 of the Corporation’s Statement of Ethical Con11 duct. All officers and employees shall serve at the 

12 pleasure of the board. 

13 (B) NONPOLITICAL NATURE OF APPOINT14 MENT.—No political test or qualification shall be 

15 used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or tak16 ing other personnel actions with respect to offi17 cers, agents, or employees of the Corporation. 

18 (4) NONPROFIT AND NONPOLITICAL NATURE OF

19 CORPORATION.— 

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

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

22 or pay any dividends. 

23 (B) PROFIT.—No part of the income or as24 sets of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit 

25 of any director, officer, employee, or any other 
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1 individual except as salary or reasonable com2 pensation for services. 

3 (C) POLITICS.—The Corporation may not 

4 contribute to or otherwise support any political 

5 party or candidate for elective public office. 

6 (D) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LOB7 BYING ACTIVITIES.—It is the sense of Congress 

8 that the Corporation should not engage in lob9 bying activities (as defined in section 3(7) of the 

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

11 1602(7)). 

12 (5) DUTIES AND POWERS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

14 develop and execute a plan— 

15 (i) to provide useful information to 

16 foreign tourists, business people, students, 

17 scholars, scientists, and others interested in 

18 traveling to the United States, including the 

19 distribution of material provided by the 

20 Federal government concerning entry re21 quirements, required documentation, fees, 

22 processes, and information concerning de23 clared public health emergencies, to prospec24 tive travelers, travel agents, tour operators, 

25 meeting planners, foreign governments, 
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1 travel media and other international stake2 holders; 

3 (ii) to identify, counter, and correct 

4 misperceptions regarding United States 

5 entry policies around the world; 

6 (iii) to maximize the economic and 

7 diplomatic benefits of travel to the United 

8 States by promoting the United States of 

9 America to world travelers through the use 

10 of, but not limited to, all forms of adver11 tising, outreach to trade shows, and other 

12 appropriate promotional activities; 

13 (iv) to ensure that international travel 

14 benefits all States and the District of Co15 lumbia and to identify opportunities and 

16 strategies to promote tourism to rural and 

17 urban areas equally, including areas not 

18 traditionally visited by international trav19 elers; and 

20 (v) to give priority to the Corpora21 tion’s efforts with respect to countries and 

22 populations most likely to travel to the 

23 United States. 
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1 (B) SPECIFIC POWERS.—In order to carry 

2 out the purposes of this subsection, the Corpora3 tion may— 

4 (i) obtain grants from and make con5 tracts with individuals and private compa6 nies, State, and Federal agencies, organiza7 tions, and institutions; 

8 (ii) hire or accept the voluntary serv9 ices of consultants, experts, advisory boards, 

10 and panels to aid the Corporation in car11 rying out its purposes; and 

12 (iii) take such other actions as may be 

13 necessary to accomplish the purposes set 

14 forth in this subsection. 

15 (C) PUBLIC OUTREACH AND INFORMA16 TION.—The Corporation shall develop and main17 tain a publicly accessible website. 

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

19 directors of the Corporation, including any committee 

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

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

22 for the time necessary to preserve the confidentiality 

23 of commercial or financial information that is privi24 leged or confidential, to discuss personnel matters, or 
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1 to discuss legal matters affecting the Corporation, in2 cluding pending or potential litigation. 

3 (7) MAJOR CAMPAIGNS.—The board may not au4 thorize the Corporation to obligate or expend more 

5 than $25,000,000 on any advertising campaign, pro6 motion, or related effort unless— 

7 (A) the obligation or expenditure is ap8 proved by an affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of 

9 the members of the board present at the meeting; 

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

11 present at the meeting at which it is approved; 

12 and 

13 (C) each member of the board has been 

14 given at least 3 days advance notice of the meet15 ing at which the vote is to be taken and the mat16 ters to be voted upon at that meeting. 

17 (8) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

18 (A) FISCAL YEAR.—The Corporation shall 

19 establish as its fiscal year the 12-month period 

20 beginning on October 1. 

21 (B) BUDGET.—The Corporation shall adopt 

22 a budget for each fiscal year. 

23 (C) ANNUAL AUDITS.—The Corporation 

24 shall engage an independent accounting firm to 

25 conduct an annual financial audit of the Cor-
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1 poration’s operations and shall publish the re2 sults of the audit. The Comptroller General of the 

3 United States may review any audit of a finan4 cial statement conducted under this paragraph 

5 by an independent accounting firm and may 

6 audit the Corporation’s operations at the discre7 tion of the Comptroller General. The Comptroller 

8 General and the Congress shall have full and 

9 complete access to the books and records of the 

10 Corporation. 

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

12 years after the date of enactment of this section, 

13 the Comptroller General shall conduct a review 

14 of the programmatic activities of the Corporation 

15 for Travel Promotion. This report shall be pro16 vided to appropriate congressional committees. 

17 (c) ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.— 

18 (1) OBJECTIVES.—The Board shall establish an19 nual objectives for the Corporation for each fiscal year 

20 subject to approval by the Secretary of Commerce 

21 (after consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 

22 Security and the Secretary of State). The Corporation 

23 shall establish a marketing plan for each fiscal year 

24 not less than 60 days before the beginning of that 
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1 year and provide a copy of the plan, and any revi2 sions thereof, to the Secretary. 

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

4 of the Corporation’s budget for the forthcoming fiscal 

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

6 beginning of each fiscal year, together with an expla7 nation of any expenditure provided for by the budget 

8 in excess of $5,000,000 for the fiscal year. The Cor9 poration shall make a copy of the budget and the ex10 planation available to the public and shall provide 

11 public access to the budget and explanation on the 

12 Corporation’s website. 

13 (3) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Cor14 poration shall submit an annual report for the pre15 ceding fiscal year to the Secretary of Commerce for 

16 transmittal to the Congress on or before the 15th day 

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

18 (A) a comprehensive and detailed report of 

19 the Corporation’s operations, activities, financial 

20 condition, and accomplishments under this sec21 tion; 

22 (B) a comprehensive and detailed inventory 

23 of amounts obligated or expended by the Cor24 poration during the preceding fiscal year; 
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1 (C) a detailed description of each in-kind 

2 contribution, its fair market value, the indi3 vidual or organization responsible for contrib4 uting, its specific use, and a justification for its 

5 use within the context of the Corporation’s mis6 sion; 

7 (D) an objective and quantifiable measure8 ment of its progress, on an objective-by-objective 

9 basis, in meeting the objectives established by the 

10 board; 

11 (E) an explanation of the reason for any 

12 failure to achieve an objective established by the 

13 board and any revisions or alterations to the 

14 Corporation’s objectives under paragraph (1); 

15 (F) a comprehensive and detailed report of 

16 the Corporation’s operations and activities to 

17 promote tourism in rural and urban areas; and 

18 (G) such recommendations as the Corpora19 tion deems appropriate. 

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

21 deposited in the Fund may not be used for any pur22 pose inconsistent with carrying out the objectives, 

23 budget, and report described in this subsection. 

24 (d) MATCHING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING.— 
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1 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAVEL PROMOTION

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

3 fund which shall be known as the Travel Promotion 

4 Fund. 

5 (2) FUNDING.— 

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

7 2010, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make 

8 available to the Corporation such sums as may 

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

10 amounts deposited in the general fund of the 

11 Treasury from fees under section 

12 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and Na13 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)) to 

14 cover the Corporation’s initial expenses and ac15 tivities under this section. Transfers shall be 

16 made at least quarterly, beginning on January 

17 1, 2010, on the basis of estimates by the Sec18 retary, and proper adjustments shall be made in 

19 amounts subsequently transferred to the extent 

20 prior estimates were in excess or less than the 

21 amounts required to be transferred. 

22 (B) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.—For each of fis23 cal years 2011 through 2014, from amounts de24 posited in the general fund of the Treasury dur25 ing the preceding fiscal year from fees under sec-
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1 tion 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and 

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

3 Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer not more 

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

5 made available to the Corporation, subject to 

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

7 functions under this section. Transfers shall be 

8 made at least quarterly on the basis of estimates 

9 by the Secretary, and proper adjustments shall 

10 be made in amounts subsequently transferred to 

11 the extent prior estimates were in excess or less 

12 than the amounts required to be transferred. 

13 (3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—No amounts may be 

15 made available to the Corporation under this 

16 subsection after fiscal year 2010, except to the ex17 tent that— 

18 (i) for fiscal year 2011, the Corpora19 tion provides matching amounts from non20 Federal sources equal in the aggregate to 50 

21 percent or more of the amount transferred 

22 to the Fund under paragraph (2); and 

23 (ii) for any fiscal year after fiscal year 

24 2011, the Corporation provides matching 

25 amounts from non-Federal sources equal in 
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1 the aggregate to 100 percent of the amount 

2 transferred to the Fund under paragraph 

3 (2) for the fiscal year. 

4 (B) GOODS AND SERVICES.—For the pur5 pose of determining the amount received from 

6 non-Federal sources by the Corporation, other 

7 than money— 

8 (i) the fair market value of goods and 

9 services (including advertising) contributed 

10 to the Corporation for use under this section 

11 may be included in the determination; but 

12 (ii) the fair market value of such goods 

13 and services may not account for more than 

14 80 percent of the matching requirement 

15 under subparagraph (A) for the Corporation 

16 in any fiscal year. 

17 (C) RIGHT OF REFUSAL.—The Corporation 

18 may decline to accept any contribution in-kind 

19 that it determines to be inappropriate, not use20 ful, or commercially worthless. 

21 (D) LIMITATION.—The Corporation may 

22 not obligate or expend funds in excess of the total 

23 amount received by the Corporation for a fiscal 

24 year from Federal and non-Federal sources. 

25 (4) CARRYFORWARD.— 
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1 (A) FEDERAL FUNDS.—Amounts transferred 

2 to the Fund under paragraph (2)(B) shall re3 main available until expended. 

4 (B) MATCHING FUNDS.—Any amount re5 ceived by the Corporation from non-Federal 

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

7 2014 that cannot be used to meet the matching 

8 requirement under paragraph (3)(A) for the fis9 cal year in which amount was collected may be 

10 carried forward and treated as having been re11 ceived in the succeeding fiscal year for purposes 

12 of meeting the matching requirement of para13 graph (3)(A) in such succeeding fiscal year. 

14 (e) TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FEES.—Section 

15 217(h)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

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

17 ‘‘(B) FEES.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No later than 6 

19 months after the date of enactment of the 

20 Travel Promotion Act of 2009, the Secretary 

21 of Homeland Security shall establish a fee 

22 for the use of the System and begin assess23 ment and collection of that fee. The initial 

24 fee shall be the sum of— 
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1 ‘‘(I) $10 per travel authorization; 

2 and 

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

4 ensure recovery of the full costs of pro5 viding and administering the System, 

6 as determined by the Secretary. 

7 ‘‘(ii) DISPOSITION OF AMOUNTS COL8 LECTED.—Amounts collected under clause 

9 (i)(I) shall be credited to the Travel Pro10 motion Fund established by subsection (d) 

11 of section 11 of the Travel Promotion Act of 

12 2009. Amounts collected under clause (i)(II) 

13 shall be transferred to the general fund of 

14 the Treasury and made available to pay the 

15 costs incurred to administer the System. 

16 ‘‘(iii) SUNSET OF TRAVEL PROMOTION

17 FUND FEE.—The Secretary may not collect 

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

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

20 (f) ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY.— 

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

22 in this subsection, the Corporation may impose an 

23 annual assessment on United States members of the 

24 international travel and tourism industry (other than 

25 those described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iii) or (H)) 
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1 represented on the Board in proportion to their share 

2 of the aggregate international travel and tourism rev3 enue of the industry. The Corporation shall be respon4 sible for verifying, implementing, and collecting the 

5 assessment authorized by this subsection. 

6 (2) INITIAL ASSESSMENT LIMITED.—The Cor7 poration may establish the initial assessment after the 

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

9 aggregate, than $20,000,000. 

10 (3) REFERENDA.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may 

12 not impose an annual assessment unless— 

13 (i) the Corporation submits the pro14 posed annual assessment to members of the 

15 industry in a referendum; and 

16 (ii) the assessment is approved by a 

17 majority of those voting in the referendum. 

18 (B) PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.—In con19 ducting a referendum under this paragraph, the 

20 Corporation shall— 

21 (i) provide written or electronic notice 

22 not less than 60 days before the date of the 

23 referendum; 
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1 (ii) describe the proposed assessment or 

2 increase and explain the reasons for the ref3 erendum in the notice; and 

4 (iii) determine the results of the ref5 erendum on the basis of weighted voting ap6 portioned according to each business enti7 ty’s relative share of the aggregate annual 

8 United States international travel and tour9 ism revenue for the industry per business 

10 entity, treating all related entities as a sin11 gle entity. 

12 (4) COLLECTION.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

14 establish a means of collecting the assessment 

15 that it finds to be efficient and effective. The 

16 Corporation may establish a late payment 

17 charge and rate of interest to be imposed on any 

18 person who fails to remit or pay to the Corpora19 tion any amount assessed by the Corporation 

20 under this section. 

21 (B) ENFORCEMENT.—The Corporation may 

22 bring suit in Federal court to compel compliance 

23 with an assessment levied by the Corporation 

24 under this section. 
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1 (5) INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.—Pending disburse2 ment pursuant to a program, plan, or project, the 

3 Corporation may invest funds collected through as4 sessments, and any other funds received by the Cor5 poration, only in obligations of the United States or 

6 any agency thereof, in general obligations of any 

7 State or any political subdivision thereof, in any in8 terest-bearing account or certificate of deposit of a 

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

10 or in obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and 

11 interest by the United States. 

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

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

14 is amended by inserting after section 201 the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 202. OFFICE OF TRAVEL PROMOTION. 

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

17 within the Department of Commerce an office to be known 

18 as the Office of Travel Promotion. 

19 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 

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

21 by a Director who shall be appointed by the Sec22 retary. 

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

24 citizen of the United States and have experience in a 
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1 field directly related to the promotion of travel to and 

2 within the United States. 

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

4 for ensuring the office is carrying out its functions ef5 fectively and shall report to the Secretary. 

6 ‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall— 

7 ‘‘(1) serve as liaison to the Corporation for Trav8 el Promotion established by subsection (b) of section 

9 11 of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 and support 

10 and encourage the development of programs to in11 crease the number of international visitors to the 

12 United States for business, leisure, educational, med13 ical, exchange, and other purposes; 

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

15 State and the Secretary of Homeland Security— 

16 ‘‘(A) to disseminate information more effec17 tively to potential international visitors about 

18 documentation and procedures required for ad19 mission to the United States as a visitor; 

20 ‘‘(B) to ensure that arriving international 

21 visitors are generally welcomed with accurate in22 formation and in an inviting manner; 

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

24 number of international visitors that visit each 

25 State; and 
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1 ‘‘(D) enhance the entry and departure expe2 rience for international visitors through the use 

3 of advertising, signage, and customer service; 

4 and 

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

6 initiatives to promote travel to and within the United 

7 States. 

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

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

10 periodically thereafter as appropriate, the Secretary shall 

11 transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, 

12 Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee on 

13 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Senate 

14 Committee on Foreign Relations, the House of Representa15 tives Committee on Energy and Commerce, the House of 

16 Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, and the 

17 House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs de18 scribing the Office’s work with the Corporation, the Sec19 retary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

20 carry out subsection (c)(2).’’. 

21 (h) RESEARCH PROGRAM.—Title II of the Inter22 national Travel Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2121 et seq.), as 

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

24 after section 202 the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 203. RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

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

3 Industries shall expand and continue its research and devel4 opment activities in connection with the promotion of inter5 national travel to the United States, including— 

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

7 travel surveys data to provide the States with traveler 

8 characteristics and visitation estimates for targeted 

9 marketing programs; 

10 ‘‘(2) expanding the number of inbound air trav11 elers sampled by the Commerce Department’s Survey 

12 of International Travelers to reach a 1 percent sample 

13 size and revising the design and format of question14 naires to accommodate a new survey instrument, im15 prove response rates to at least double the number of 

16 States and cities with reliable international visitor 

17 estimates and improve market coverage; 

18 ‘‘(3) developing estimates of international travel 

19 exports (expenditures) on a State-by-State basis to en20 able each State to compare its comparative position 

21 to national totals and other States; 

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

23 achieving its objectives and carrying out the purposes 

24 of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009; and 

25 ‘‘(5) research to support the annual reports re26 quired by section 202(d) of this Act. 
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1 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com3 merce for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 such sums as may 

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

Attest: 

Clerk. 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H.R. 1299 

HOUSE AMENDMENT TO 

SENATE AMENDMENT