ents in each region served by the Economic Develop-
ment Administration. 
‘‘(2) REGIONAL AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary 
shall allocate an amount for each region served 
by the Economic Development Administration 
in an amount equal to the proportion that— 
‘‘(i) the average employment in the 
leisure and hospitality sectors in a region 
for fiscal years 2015 through 2019; bears 
to 
‘‘(ii) the total employment and gross 
domestic product in such region for such 
fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In cases in which 
the data described in subparagraph (A) is 
not available for a territory in a region, the 
Secretary shall establish an allocation 
amount for such region using any other 
data that the Secretary determines reliably 
measures the impact of tourism, hospi-
tality, and special events on the economy 
of such region. 
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‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—In establishing an 
allocation amount under clause (i) to ac-
count for unavailable data for a territory 
in a region, the Secretary may establish an 
allocation amount for such region that is 
not more than 10 percent higher than the 
amount that would be allocated for such 
region pursuant to the formula described 
in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) GRANT AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall de-
termine the amount of each grant provided to an eli-
gible recipient in a region served by the Economic 
Development Administration based on the allocation 
for such region under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts made available pursuant to section 701(a) for 
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, $100,000,000 
shall be made available to carry out this section. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) OUTDOOR RECREATION.—The term ‘out-
door recreation’ means all recreational activities un-
dertaken for pleasure that— 
‘‘(A) involve some level of intentional phys-
ical exertion; and 
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‘‘(B) occur in outdoor nature-based envi-
ronments. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.—The term 
‘public health emergency’ means a public health 
emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services pursuant to section 319 of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d). 
‘‘(3) TOURISM, 
HOSPITALITY, 
OR
SPECIAL 
EVENT ACTIVITY.—The term ‘tourism, hospitality, or 
special event activity’ means any economic activity 
that primarily serves to encourage recreational or 
business travel within the United States or from an-
other country, including— 
‘‘(A) tourist attractions; and 
‘‘(B) venues that support conventions or 
entertainment events.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Devel-
opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
218 (as amended by this Act) the following: 
‘‘Sec. 219. Travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation stabilization grants.’’. 
Æ 
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