113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4450 

AN ACT 

To extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Travel Promotion, En3 hancement, and Modernization Act of 2014’’. 

4 SEC. 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 

5 Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 

6 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(b)(2)(A)) is amended— 

7 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 

8 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘pro9 motion and marketing’’ and inserting ‘‘pro10 motion or marketing’’; and 

11 (B) by inserting after the first sentence 

12 the following: ‘‘At least 5 members of the board 

13 shall have experience working in United States 

14 multinational entities with marketing budgets. 

15 At least 2 members of the board shall be audit 

16 committee financial experts (as defined by the 

17 Securities and Exchange Commission in accord18 ance with section 407 of Public Law 107–204 

19 (15 U.S.C. 7265)). All members of the board 

20 shall be a current or former chief executive offi21 cer, chief financial officer, or chief marketing 

22 officer, or have held an equivalent management 

23 position.’’; and 

24 (2) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘intercity pas25 senger railroad business’’ and inserting ‘‘land or sea 

26 passenger transportation sector’’. 
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1 SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

2 Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 

3 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(c)(3)) is amended— 

4 (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

5 the end; 

6 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub7 paragraph (I); and 

8 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(G) a description of, and rationales for, 

11 the Corporation’s efforts to focus on specific 

12 countries and populations; 

13 ‘‘(H)(i) a description of, and rationales for, 

14 the Corporation’s combination of media chan15 nels employed in meeting the promotional objec16 tives of its marketing campaign; 

17 ‘‘(ii) the ratio in which such channels are 

18 used; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) a justification for the use and ratio 

20 of such channels; and’’. 

21 SEC. 4. BIANNUAL REVIEW OF PROCEDURES TO DETER22 MINE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF GOODS AND 

23 SERVICES. 

24 Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 

25 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(3)) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘80 

2 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘70 percent’’; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(E) MAINTENANCE OF AN IN-KIND CON5 TRIBUTIONS POLICY.—The Corporation shall 

6 maintain an in-kind contributions policy. 

7 ‘‘(F) FORMALIZED PROCEDURES FOR IN8 KIND CONTRIBUTIONS POLICY.—Not later than 

9 90 days after the date of enactment of the 

10 Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Mod11 ernization Act of 2014, the Secretary of Com12 merce, in coordination with the Corporation, 

13 shall establish formal, publicly available proce14 dures specifying time frames and conditions 

15 for— 

16 ‘‘(i) making and agreeing to revisions 

17 of the Corporation’s in-kind contributions 

18 policy; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) addressing and resolving dis20 agreements between the Corporation and 

21 its partners, including the Secretary of 

22 Commerce, regarding the in-kind contribu23 tions policy. 

24 ‘‘(G) BIANNUAL REVIEW OF PROCEDURES

25 TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF GOODS
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1 AND SERVICES.—The Corporation and the Sec2 retary of Commerce (or their designees) shall 

3 meet on a biannual basis to review the proce4 dures to determine the fair market value of 

5 goods and services received from non-Federal 

6 sources by the Corporation under subparagraph 

7 (B).’’. 

8 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Travel Promotion Act of 

10 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking ‘‘all 

12 States and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘all States and territories of the United States and 

14 the District of Columbia,’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (d)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 

17 ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘fis19 cal year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘each of the fiscal years 2011 through 

21 2020’’. 

22 (b) SUNSET OF TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FEE.— 

23 Section 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nation24 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended by 
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1 striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

2 30, 2020’’. 

3 SEC. 6. ACCOUNTABILITY; PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS. 

4 The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), 

5 as amended by this Act, is further amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 

7 and (h) as subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respec8 tively; 

9 (2) by moving subsection (e) (as so redesig10 nated) so that it follows subsection (d); 

11 (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by strik12 ing ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; and 

13 (4) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesig14 nated, the following: 

15 ‘‘(f) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

16 ‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE PLANS AND MEASURES.— 

17 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact18 ment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and 

19 Modernization Act of 2014, the Corporation shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) establish performance metrics includ21 ing, time frames, evaluation methodologies, and 

22 data sources for measuring— 

23 ‘‘(i) the effectiveness of marketing ef24 forts by the Corporation, including its 

25 progress in achieving the long-term goals 
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1 of increased traveler visits to and spending 

2 in the United States; 

3 ‘‘(ii) whether increases in visitation 

4 and spending have occurred in response to 

5 external influences, such as economic con6 ditions or exchange rates, rather than in 

7 response to the efforts of the Corporation; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(iii) any cost or benefit to the econ10 omy of the United States; and 

11 ‘‘(B) conduct periodic program evaluations 

12 in response to the data resulting from measure13 ments under subparagraph (A). 

14 ‘‘(2) GAO ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not later than 

15 60 days after the date on which the Corporation re16 ceives a report from the Government Accountability 

17 Office with recommendations for the Corporation, 

18 the Corporation shall submit a report to Congress 

19 that describes the actions taken by the Corporation 

20 in response to the recommendations in such report. 

21 ‘‘(g) PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The Corpora22 tion shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) establish a competitive procurement proc24 ess; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) certify in its annual report to Congress 

2 under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered 

3 into were in compliance with the established com4 petitive procurement process.’’. 

5 SEC. 7. REPEAL OF ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY. 

6 The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), 

7 as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking 

8 subsection (e) (as redesignated by section 6(1) of this 

9 Act). 

Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2014. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4450 

AN ACT 

To extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and 

for other purposes.