(A) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the hotel accommodations 
sector; 
(B) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the restaurant sector; 
(C) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the national-level retail sec-
tor; 
(D) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the local-level retail sector, or 
in associations representing that sector; 
(E) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the advertising sector; 
(F) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the attractions sector; 
(G) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the recreation sector; 
(H) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the research, development, or 
manufacturing sector; 
(I) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the financial services sector; 
(J) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the passenger air sector; 
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(K) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the car rental sector; 
(L) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience as an official at the state and 
municipal level, or in associations of such offi-
cials; 
(M) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the higher education sector; 
and 
(N) one shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the non-profit scientific re-
search sector and in coordinating international 
scholarly conferences in the United States. 
(2) INCORPORATION.—The members of the ini-
tial board of directors shall serve as incorporators 
and shall take whatever actions are necessary to es-
tablish the Corporation under the District of Colum-
bia Nonprofit Corporation Act (sec. 29–301.01 et 
seq.). 
(3) TERM OF OFFICE.—The term of office of 
each member of the board appointed by the Sec-
retary shall be 3 years, except that, of the members 
first appointed— 
(A) 3 shall be appointed for terms of 1 
year; 
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(B) 4 shall be appointed for terms of 2 
years; and 
(C) 4 shall be appointed for terms of 3 
years. 
(4) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the board 
shall not affect its power, but shall be filled in the 
manner required by this section. Any member whose 
term has expired may serve until the member’s suc-
cessor has taken office, or until the end of the cal-
endar year in which the member’s term has expired, 
whichever is earlier. Any member appointed to fill a 
vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term 
for which that member’s predecessor was appointed 
shall be appointed for the remainder of the prede-
cessor’s term. No member of the board shall be eligi-
ble to serve more than 2 consecutive full terms. 
(5) ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIR-
MAN.—Members of the board shall annually elect 
one of their members to be Chairman and elect 1 or 
more of their members as a Vice Chairman or Vice 
Chairmen. 
(6) STATUS
AS
FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.—Not-
withstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 
no member of the board may be considered to be a 
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Federal employee of the United States by virtue of 
his or her service as a member of the board. 
(7) COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.—No member 
of the board shall receive any compensation from the 
Federal government by virtue of his or her service 
as a member of the board. Each member of the 
board shall be paid actual travel expenses and per 
diem in lieu of subsistence expenses when away from 
his or her usual place of residence, in accordance 
with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall have 
a President, and such other officers as may be 
named and appointed by the board for terms and at 
rates of compensation fixed by the board. No indi-
vidual other than a citizen of the United States may 
be an officer of the Corporation. The corporation 
may hire and fix the compensation of such employ-
ees as may be necessary to carry out its purposes. 
No officer or employee of the Corporation may re-
ceive any salary or other compensation (except for 
compensation for services on boards of directors of 
other organizations that do not receive funds from 
the Corporation, on committees of such boards, and 
in similar activities for such organizations) from any 
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sources other than the Corporation for services ren-
dered during the period of his or her employment by 
the Corporation. Service by any officer on boards of 
directors of other organizations, on committees of 
such boards, and in similar activities for such orga-
nizations shall be subject to annual advance ap-
proval by the board and subject to the provisions of 
the Corporation’s Statement of Ethical Conduct. All 
officers and employees shall serve at the pleasure of 
the board. 
(2) 
NONPOLITICAL
NATURE
OF
APPOINT-
MENT.—No political test or qualification shall be 
used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking 
other personnel actions with respect to officers, 
agents, or employees of the Corporation. 
(d) NONPROFIT
AND NONPOLITICAL NATURE
OF 
CORPORATION.— 
(1) STOCK.—The Corporation shall have no 
power to issue any shares of stock, or to declare or 
pay any dividends. 
(2) PROFIT.—No part of the income or assets 
of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any 
director, officer, employee, or any other individual 
except as salary or reasonable compensation for 
services. 
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initial expenses and activities under this Act. At the 
earliest practicable date, the Corporation shall reim-
burse the Treasury any such amounts borrowed 
from the Treasury, with at least 50 percent reim-
bursed before October 1, 2010, and the remainder 
reimbursed before October 1, 2012. Reimbursement 
shall include interest at a rate determined by the 
Treasury to ensure that there is no loss of real pur-
chasing power to the Treasury from this borrowing 
due to inflation. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.—For each of fiscal 
years 2009 through 2012, from amounts deposited 
in the general fund of the Treasury during the pre-
ceding fiscal year from fees under section 6, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer not more than 
$100,000,000 to the Fund, which shall be made 
available to the Corporation, subject to subsection 
(c), to carry out its functions under this Act. Trans-
fers shall be made at least quarterly on the basis of 
estimates by the Secretary, and proper adjustments 
shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred 
to the extent prior estimates were in excess or less 
than the amounts required to be transferred. 
(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—No amounts may be made 
available to the Corporation under this section after 
fiscal year 2008, except to the extent that— 
(A) for fiscal year 2009, the Corporation 
provides matching funds from non-Federal 
sources equal in the aggregate to 50 percent or 
more of the amount transferred to the Fund 
under subsection (b); and 
(B) for any fiscal year after fiscal year 
2009, the Corporation provides matching funds 
from non-Federal sources equal in the aggre-
gate to 100 percent of the amount transferred 
to the Fund under subsection (b) for the fiscal 
year. 
(2) GOODS AND SERVICES.—For the purpose of 
determining the amount of matching funds, other 
than money, available to the Corporation— 
(A) the fair market value, as determined 
by the Corporation, of goods and services (in-
cluding advertising) contributed to the Corpora-
tion for use under this Act may be included in 
the determination; but 
(B) the fair market value of such goods 
and services may not account for more than 80 
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percent of the matching requirement for the 
Corporation in any fiscal year. 
(3) RIGHT OF REFUSAL.—The Corporation may 
decline to accept any contribution in kind that it de-
termines to be inappropriate, not useful, or commer-
cially worthless. 
SEC. 6. TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FEES. 
If a fully automated electronic traveler authorization 
system to collect basic biographical information in order 
to determine, in advance of travel, the eligibility of an 
alien to travel to the United States is implemented, the 
United States Government may charge a fee to an appli-
cant for the use of the system. The amount of any such 
fee initially shall be at least $10, plus such amounts as 
may be necessary to cover the cost of operating such a 
system, but may be reduced thereafter if that amount is 
not necessary to ensure that the Corporation is fully fund-
ed. 
SEC. 7. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS. 
Pending disbursement pursuant to a program, plan, 
or project, the Corporation may invest funds received by 
the Corporation only in obligations of the United States 
or any agency thereof, in general obligations of any State 
or any political subdivision thereof, in any interest-bearing 
account or certificate of deposit of a bank that is a mem-
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ber of the Federal Reserve System, or in obligations fully 
guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United 
States. 
SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL 
ACT OF 1961. 
(a) POWERS AND DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF COM-
MERCE.—Section 201 of the International Travel Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2122) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and by the United States 
National Tourism Organization Act of 1996’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘United States National 
Tourism Organization’’ and inserting ‘‘Corpora-
tion for Travel Promotion (established by sec-
tion 3 of the Travel Promotion Act of 2007)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘United 
States National Tourism Organization’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Corporation for Travel Promotion’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Such plan may not include a comprehensive international 
advertising campaign relating to critical tourism func-
tions.’’. 
(b) TOURISM POLICY COUNCIL.— 
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(1) MEMBERSHIP.—Subsection (b) of section 
301 of the International Travel Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2124) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (8) through 
(10); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (11) as 
paragraph (13); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(9) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection of the Department of Homeland 
Security. 
‘‘(10) The Assistant Secretary of U.S. Customs 
and Immigration Enforcement of the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
‘‘(11) The Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(12) The President of the Corporation for 
Travel Promotion (established by section 3 of the 
Travel Promotion Act of 2007).’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (13) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph), by insert-
ing ‘‘, in consultation with other members of 
the Council’’ at the end before the period. 
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(2) MEETINGS.—Subsection (d) of such section 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) The Council shall meet not less than 2 times 
a year. For the purposes of conducting business, each 
member of the Council may appoint a designee to rep-
resent such member during one or more meetings of the 
Council.’’. 
(3) INVOLVEMENT OF FEDERAL AGENCIES AND 
DEPARTMENTS.—Subsection (e) of such section is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Members of the Council shall provide the Cor-
poration for Travel Promotion with timely information re-
garding documentation and procedures required for ad-
mission to the United States and regarding strategies 
planned by any Federal department or agency to promote 
travel to the United States for tourism, business, study, 
scholarship, scientific exchange, or other purposes, so that 
the Corporation for Travel Promotion may better conduct 
its communications and promotion activities.’’. 
(4) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Subsection (g)(3) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘United States 
National Tourism Organization’’ and inserting ‘‘Cor-
poration for Travel Promotion’’. 
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(5) APPLICABILITY
OF
FEDERAL
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—Subsection (h) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘President of the United States 
National Tourism Organization’’ and inserting 
‘‘President of the Corporation for Travel Pro-
motion’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE 
UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM PROMOTION AD-
VISORY BOARD.—Section 210 of the Department of Com-
merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 
(contained in title II of division B of Public Law 108– 
7; 117 Stat. 78–79; 22 U.S.C. 2122 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b) through (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
board of directors of the Corporation. 
(2) CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Corporation’’ 
means the Corporation for Travel Promotion estab-
lished by section 3. 
(3) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Trav-
el Promotion Fund established by section 5. 
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