(1) NORTH AMERICA.—The term ‘‘North Amer-
ica’’ means the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 
(2) USMCA.—The term ‘‘USMCA’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3 of the United 
States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation 
Act (19 U.S.C. 4502(9)). 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the travel and tourism industry is an inte-
gral part of the economy of the United States, worth 
approximately $1,300,000,000,000 and supporting 
approximately 15,000,000 jobs in the United States 
in 2024, according to the U.S. Travel Association; 
(2) the United States is a global leader in the 
trade of travel and tourism services; 
(3) according to the Bureau of Economic Anal-
ysis of the Department of Commerce, travel and 
tourism was the top services export of the United 
States in 2024, which— 
(A) accounted for 19 percent of all United 
States services exports and 7 percent of all 
United States exports; 
(B) 
were 
worth 
approximately 
$214,000,000,000; and 
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(C) 
supported 
an 
approximate 
$35,000,000,000 trade surplus; 
(4) Canada and Mexico are important trading 
partners for the travel and tourism economy of the 
United States, typically accounting for approxi-
mately half of international visitations to the United 
States; 
(5) Canada is the top source of international 
visitors to the United States, with approximately 
20,400,000 visits in 2024, generating approximately 
$20,500,000,000 in spending and supporting ap-
proximately 140,000 jobs in the United States; 
(6) Mexico is another top source of inter-
national visitors to the United States, generating bil-
lions of dollars for the economy of the United States 
and supporting thousands of jobs in the United 
States; 
(7) it is in the interest of people in the United 
States to travel efficiently and openly to Canada and 
Mexico; 
(8) the USMCA underpins much of trade in 
North America and provides an important channel 
for discussions and activities that further the com-
petitiveness and economic growth of the United 
States; and 
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(9) the establishment of a Travel and Tourism 
Trade Working Group under the USMCA would 
help to support the continued growth of the tourism 
industry in North America and the good-paying jobs 
that industry supports. 
SEC. 4. JOINT REVIEW NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVE FOR ES-
TABLISHMENT OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM 
WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of 
section 611 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agree-
ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4611), during the 
first joint review (as defined in that section) conducted 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Trade Rep-
resentative shall advocate for the establishment of a Trav-
el and Tourism Trade Working Group under the USMCA 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Working Group’’) that 
complies with the requirements of this section. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Working Group shall be 
co-chaired by representatives of the government of 
each of the United States, Canada, and Mexico and 
shall be comprised of officials responsible for issues 
related to travel and tourism. 
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(2) UNITED STATES REPRESENTATION.—With 
respect to the United States, the Working Group 
shall be composed of representatives from— 
(A) the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative; 
(B) the Department of Commerce; 
(C) the Department of State; 
(D) the Department of Homeland Security; 
(E) the Department of the Interior; 
(F) the Department of Labor; 
(G) the Department of Transportation; 
and 
(H) such other agencies or departments as 
the President considers appropriate. 
(c) INPUT AND ADVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Working Group shall 
seek input and advice from representatives of the 
travel and tourism industry on current and emerging 
issues that impact travel and tourism in North 
America. 
(2) UNITED STATES REPRESENTATION.—With 
respect to the United States, representatives for 
which input and advice is sought under paragraph 
(1) shall include the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advi-
sory Board. 
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(d) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall— 
(1) engage in discussions and pursue activi-
ties— 
(A) to enhance the international competi-
tiveness of the travel and tourism industry in 
North America; 
(B) to increase North American exports of 
travel and tourism services; and 
(C) to create employment and economic 
growth in North America through those ex-
ports; and 
(2) provide a forum for the United States, Mex-
ico, and Canada— 
(A) to exchange information on issues im-
pacting travel and tourism in North America; 
(B) to collaborate, when possible, on poli-
cies impacting travel and tourism in North 
America, including with respect to interconti-
nental travel and facilitating broader inter-
national visitation; and 
(C) to consider the development of initia-
tives that can further enhance the competitive-
ness of travel and tourism in North America. 
(e) MEETINGS.—The Working Group shall meet not 
less frequently than annually. 
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(f) BRIEFINGS AND CONSULTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States Govern-
ment representatives of the Working Group shall 
regularly brief and consult the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress on the activities of the Working 
Group. 
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Finance and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Ways and Means 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives. 
Æ 
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