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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2203 

To extend the transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees from 

the Travel Promotion Fund to the Corporation for Travel Promotion 

(Brand USA) through fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 23, 2019 

Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. GARDNER, and Ms. CORTEZ

MASTO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To extend the transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization 

System fees from the Travel Promotion Fund to the 

Corporation for Travel Promotion (Brand USA) through 

fiscal year 2027, 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, 

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 

8 (22 U.S.C. 2131(b)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

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

3 foodservice’’ after ‘‘restaurant’’; 

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

5 outdoor recreation or theme parks’’ before the 

6 semicolon at the end; and 

7 (C) in clause (viii), by inserting ‘‘commer8 cial or private’’ before ‘‘passenger air sector’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (5)(A)— 

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

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

12 shows,’’; 

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

14 end; 

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

16 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

18 ‘‘(vi) to promote tourism to the 

19 United States through digital media, online 

20 platforms, and other appropriate me21 dium.’’; and 

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

23 and inserting ‘‘5 days’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. 

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

3 (22 U.S.C. 2131(c)) is amended— 

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

5 and inserting ‘‘$450,000’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

7 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 

8 subparagraph (K); 

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

10 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

11 (C) by inserting after subparagraph 

12 (H)(iii) the following: 

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

14 identifies as emerging markets for tourism to 

15 the United States; 

16 ‘‘(J) a description of the efforts the Cor17 poration has made to promote tourism to rural 

18 areas of the United States; and’’. 

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

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

21 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)) is amended— 

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

23 and inserting ‘‘2027’’; and 

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

25 and inserting ‘‘2027’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. PERFORMANCE PLAN. 

2 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act, the Corporation for Travel Promotion 

4 shall make the performance metrics established pursuant 

5 to subsection (f)(1)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 

6 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(f)(1)(A)) publicly available on the 

7 website of the Corporation. 

8 SEC. 6. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZA9 TION FEE INCREASE. 

10 Section 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and 

11 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)) is amended 

12 by striking ‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$17’’. 

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