(2) work with the Secretary of Labor and the 
Bureau of Economic Analysis to improve travel and 
tourism industry data; and 
(3) provide recommendations for policy enhance-
ments and efficiencies. 
(e) INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
TRAVEL
FACILITA-
TION.—The Assistant Secretary, in coordination with rel-
evant Federal agencies, shall work to increase and facilitate 
international business travel to the United States and en-
sure competitiveness by engaging in, at a minimum— 
(1) facilitating large meetings, incentives, con-
ferences, and exhibitions to be hosted in the United 
States; 
(2) emphasizing rural and other destinations 
rich in cultural heritage or ecological tourism, among 
other uniquely American destinations, as locations for 
hosting 
international 
meetings, 
incentives, 
con-
ferences, and exhibitions in the United States; and 
(3) facilitating sports and recreation events and 
activities, which shall be hosted in the United States. 
(f) RECOVERY STRATEGY.— 
(1) INITIAL
RECOVERY
STRATEGY.—Not later 
than 1 year after amounts are appropriated to ac-
complish the purposes of this section, the Assistant 
Secretary, in consultation with public and private 
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stakeholders identified in subsection (a)(3) and public 
health officials, shall develop and implement a 
COVID–19 public health emergency recovery strategy 
to assist the United States travel and tourism indus-
try to quickly recover from the pandemic. 
(2) FUTURE RECOVERY STRATEGIES.—After as-
sisting in the implementation of the strategy devel-
oped pursuant to paragraph (1), the Assistant Sec-
retary, in consultation with appropriate public and 
private stakeholders, shall develop additional recovery 
strategies for the travel and tourism industry in an-
ticipation of other unforeseen catastrophic events that 
would significantly affect the travel and tourism in-
dustry, such as hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, torna-
does, terrorist attacks, and pandemics. 
(3) COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.—In developing the 
COVID–19 public health emergency recovery strategy 
under paragraph (1) and additional recovery strate-
gies for the travel and tourism industry under para-
graph (2), the Assistant Secretary shall conduct cost- 
benefit analyses that take into account the health and 
economic effects of public health mitigation measures 
on the travel and tourism industry. 
(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall produce an annual forecasting report on 
the travel and tourism industry, to the extent feasible, 
which shall include current and anticipated— 
(A) domestic employment needs; 
(B) international inbound volume and 
spending, taking into account the lasting effects 
of the COVID–19 public health emergency and 
the impact of the recovery strategy implemented 
pursuant to subsection (f)(1); and 
(C) domestic volume and spending, includ-
ing Federal and State public land travel and 
tourism data. 
(2) BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS.—The Di-
rector of the Bureau of Economic Analysis should an-
nually update, to the extent feasible, the Travel and 
Tourism Satellite Accounts, including— 
(A) State level travel and tourism spending 
data; 
(B) travel and tourism workforce data for 
full-time and part-time employment; and 
(C) Federal and State public lands outdoor 
recreational activity and tourism spending data. 
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