(2) develop recommendations and goals to sup-
port and enhance domestic tourism, separated by 
business and leisure; and 
(3) engage public and private stakeholders to 
support domestic tourism. 
(c) WORKFORCE.—The Assistant Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with the Secretary of Labor to de-
velop strategies and best practices for improving the 
timeliness and reliability of travel and tourism work-
force data; 
(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 en-
hancements and efficiencies. 
(d) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRAVEL FACILITA-
TION.—The Assistant Secretary, in coordination with rel-
evant Federal agencies, shall work to increase and facili-
tate international business travel to the United States and 
ensure 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 lo-
cations for hosting international meetings, incen-
tives, conferences, and exhibitions in the United 
States; and 
(3) facilitating sports and recreation events and 
activities, which shall be hosted in the United 
States. 
(e) 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 
stakeholders identified in subsection (a)(3) and pub-
lic health officials, shall develop and implement a 
COVID–19 public health emergency recovery strat-
egy to assist the United States travel and tourism 
industry to quickly recover from the pandemic. 
(2) FUTURE
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES.—After 
assisting in the implementation of the strategy de-
veloped pursuant to paragraph (1), the Assistant 
Secretary, in consultation with appropriate public 
and private stakeholders, shall develop additional re-
covery strategies for the travel and tourism industry 
in anticipation of other unforeseen catastrophic 
events that would significantly affect the travel and
tourism industry, such as hurricanes, floods, 
tsunamis, 
tornadoes, 
terrorist 
attacks, 
and 
pandemics. 
(3) COST-BENEFIT
ANALYSIS.—In developing 
the COVID–19 public health emergency recovery 
strategy under paragraph (1) and additional recov-
ery strategies for the travel and tourism industry 
under paragraph (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 in-
dustry. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ASSISTANT
SECRETARY.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall produce an annual forecasting report 
on the travel and tourism industry, to the extent 
feasible, which shall include current and antici-
pated— 
(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 (e)(1); and