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Union Calendar No. 299 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3851 

[Report No. 116–376, Part I] 

To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal year 2027, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 18, 2019 

Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. TITUS, and Mr. LONG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

JANUARY 13, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Mr. WALDEN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. 

STANTON, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 

CUELLAR, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SOTO, 

Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CORREA, Mr. DUNN, Mr. CASE, Ms. 

PINGREE, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Mr. WESTERMAN, Ms. 

KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. PETERS, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of 

Oklahoma, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. TIPTON, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. KATKO, Mr. 

YOUNG, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 

Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. TONKO, Ms. SHALALA, Mrs. TORRES of California, 

Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, 

Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. 

KINZINGER, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. 

FLEISCHMANN, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New 

Mexico, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. UPTON, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. TRONE, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. CRIST, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. BACON, 

Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. HUIZENGA, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. 

KILMER, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KEATING, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 

GOTTHEIMER, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. STEVENS, Mrs. MURPHY

of Florida, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. ROUDA, Mrs. 


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NAPOLITANO, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. GOODEN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 

SPANO, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, 

Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. POCAN, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 

BUCSHON, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. SEWELL of 

Alabama, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. HURD of Texas, 

Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. 

O’HALLERAN, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. AXNE, Mrs. 

TRAHAN, Mr. TURNER, Mr. LATTA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. 

ROONEY of Florida, Mr. COLE, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. BISHOP

of Utah, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Ms. 

DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. ADERHOLT, Ms. 

BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. KIM, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. 

LAMB, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. WILD, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, 

Ms. DEAN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. SLOTKIN, and Mr. ALLRED

JANUARY 13, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JANUARY 13, 2020 

Committee on Homeland Security discharged; committed to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 19, 2019] 

A BILL 

To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal year 2027, 

and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Brand USA Extension 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION. 

7 Subsection (b) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 

8 U.S.C. 2131(b)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

10 (A) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or 

11 foodservice’’ after ‘‘restaurant’’; 

12 (B) in clause (v), by inserting ‘‘, such as 

13 outdoor recreation’’ before the semicolon at the 

14 end; and 

15 (C) in clause (viii), by inserting ‘‘commer16 cial or private’’ before ‘‘passenger air sector’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (5)(A)— 

18 (A) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘speaking 

19 conventions, sales missions,’’ after ‘‘trade 

20 shows,’’; 

21 (B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

22 end; 

23 (C) in clause (v), by striking the period at 

24 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

25 (D) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(vi) to promote tourism to the United 

2 States through digital media, online plat3 forms, and other appropriate medium.’’; 

4 and 

5 (3) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ‘‘3 days’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘5 days’’. 

7 SEC. 3. ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. 

8 Subsection (c) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 

9 U.S.C. 2131(c)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘$450,000’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

13 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 

14 subparagraph (K); 

15 (B) in subparagraph (H)(iii), by striking 

16 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

17 (C) by inserting after subparagraph 

18 (H)(iii) the following: 

19 ‘‘(I) a list of countries the Corporation 

20 identifies as emerging markets for tourism to the 

21 United States; 

22 ‘‘(J) a description of the efforts the Corpora23 tion has made to promote tourism to rural areas 

24 of the United States; and’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR BRAND USA. 

2 Subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 

3 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘2027’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘70 per7 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; and 

8 (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘2027’’. 

10 SEC. 5. PERFORMANCE PLAN. 

11 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

12 of this Act, the Corporation for Travel Promotion shall 

13 make the performance metrics established pursuant to sub14 section (f)(1)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 

15 U.S.C. 2131(f)(1)(A)) publicly available on the website of 

16 the Corporation. 

17 SEC. 6. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION 

18 FEE INCREASE. 

19 Section 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and Na20 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$17’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 299 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3851 

[Report No. 116–376, Part I] 

A BILL 

To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal 

year 2027, and for other purposes. 

JANUARY 13, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

J

with an amendment 

ANUARY 13, 2020 

Committee on Homeland Security discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 


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