H. Res. 806 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 7, 2009. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 
bill (H.R. 1035) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Morris K. 
Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 
and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the 
legacy of Stewart L. Udall, and for other purposes.’’, with the 
Senate amendment thereto, shall be considered to have been 
taken from the Speaker’s table to the end that the Senate 
amendment thereto be, and the same is hereby, agreed to 
with the following amendment: 
At the end of the Senate amendment, add the fol-
lowing: 
At the end of the bill, add the following new section: 
SEC. 11. TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Travel Promotion Act of 2009’’. 
(b) THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Corporation for Travel 
Promotion is established as a nonprofit corporation. The
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Corporation shall not be an agency or establishment of 
the United States Government. The Corporation shall be 
subject to the provisions of the District of Columbia 
Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, section 29–1001 
et seq.), to the extent that such provisions are consistent 
with this subsection, and shall have the powers conferred 
upon a nonprofit corporation by that Act to carry out its 
purposes and activities. 
(2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall have 
a board of directors of 11 members with knowledge 
of international travel promotion and marketing, 
broadly representing various regions of the United 
States, who are United States citizens. Members of 
the board shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
Commerce (after consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Secretary of State), as 
follows: 
(i) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and 
experience in the hotel accommodations sector; 
(ii) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and 
experience in the restaurant sector; 
(iii) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and 
experience in the small business or retail sector 
or in associations representing that sector;
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(iv) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and 
experience in the travel distribution services 
sector; 
(v) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and 
experience in the attractions or recreations sec-
tor; 
(vi) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and 
experience as officials of a city convention and 
visitors’ bureau; 
(vii) 2 shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience as officials of a State tourism 
office; 
(viii) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the passenger air sector; 
(ix) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and 
experience in immigration law and policy, in-
cluding visa requirements and United States 
entry procedures; and 
(x) 1 shall have appropriate expertise in 
the intercity passenger railroad business. 
(B) INCORPORATION.—The members of the 
initial board of directors shall serve as incorporators 
and shall take whatever actions are necessary to es-
tablish the Corporation under the District of Co-
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lumbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, sec-
tion 29–301.01 et seq.). 
(C) 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— 
(i) 3 shall be appointed for terms of 1 
year; 
(ii) 4 shall be appointed for terms of 2 
years; and 
(iii) 4 shall be appointed for terms of 3 
years. 
(D) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—The Secretary of 
Commerce may remove any member of the board 
for good cause. 
(E) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the board 
shall not affect its power, but shall be filled in the 
manner required by this subsection. Any member 
whose term has expired may serve until the mem-
ber’s successor has taken office, or until the end of 
the calendar 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