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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4450 
To extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2014 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. WELCH, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. FARR, 
Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Ms. TITUS, Mr. JOLLY, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. MILLER
of Florida, Ms. WILSON
of Florida, Mr. 
KINZINGER of Illinois, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. 
DIAZ-BALART, Mr. ROSS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. 
SOUTHERLAND, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. MURPHY 
of Florida, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. GABBARD, 
Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
PETERSON, 
Mr. 
SHERMAN, 
Mr. 
CICILLINE, 
Ms. 
HAHN, 
Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Ms. CHU, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. COSTA, Mr. LONG, Mr. 
SMITH of Texas, Mr. SCHOCK, and Mr. GRIMM) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Travel Promotion, En-
hancement, and Modernization Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 
2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(b)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘pro-
motion and marketing’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
motion or marketing’’; and 
(B) by inserting after the first sentence 
the following: ‘‘At least 5 members of the board 
shall have experience working in United States 
multinational entities with marketing budgets. 
At least 2 members of the board shall be audit 
committee financial experts (as defined by the 
Securities and Exchange Commission in accord-
ance with section 407 of Public Law 107–204 
(15 U.S.C. 7265)). All members of the board 
shall be a current or former chief executive offi-
cer, chief financial officer, or chief marketing 
officer, or have held an equivalent management 
position.’’; and 
(2) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘intercity pas-
senger railroad business’’ and inserting ‘‘land or sea 
passenger transportation sector’’. 
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SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 
2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub-
paragraph (I); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) a description of, and rationales for, 
the Corporation’s efforts to focus on specific 
countries and populations; 
‘‘(H)(i) a description of, and rationales for, 
the Corporation’s combination of media chan-
nels employed in meeting the promotional objec-
tives of its marketing campaign; 
‘‘(ii) the ratio in which such channels are 
used; and 
‘‘(iii) a justification for the use and ratio 
of such channels; and’’. 
SEC. 4. BIANNUAL REVIEW OF PROCEDURES TO DETER-
MINE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF GOODS AND 
SERVICES. 
Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 
2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(3)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘80 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘75 percent’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) BIANNUAL REVIEW OF PROCEDURES 
TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF GOODS 
AND SERVICES.—The Corporation and the Sec-
retary of Commerce (or their designees) shall 
meet on a biannual basis to review the proce-
dures to determine the fair market value of 
goods and services received from non-Federal 
sources by the Corporation under subparagraph 
(B).’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Travel Promotion Act of 
2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking ‘‘all 
States and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘all States and territories of the United States and 
the District of Columbia,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘fis-
cal year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘each of the fiscal years 2011 through 
2020’’. 
(b) SUNSET OF TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FEE.— 
Section 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2020’’. 
SEC. 6. ACCOUNTABILITY; PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS. 
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 
and (h) as subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(f) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE PLANS AND MEASURES.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and 
Modernization Act of 2014, the Corporation shall es-
tablish performance metrics— 
‘‘(A) to measure the impact of marketing 
efforts by the Corporation; and 
‘‘(B) to demonstrate any cost or benefit to 
the economy of the United States. 
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‘‘(2) GAO ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not later than 
60 days after the date on which the Corporation re-
ceives a report from the Government Accountability 
Office with recommendations for the Corporation, 
the Corporation shall submit a report to Congress 
that describes the actions taken by the Corporation 
in response to the recommendations in such report. 
‘‘(g) PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The Corpora-
tion shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a competitive procurement proc-
ess; and 
‘‘(2) certify in its annual report to Congress 
under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered 
into were in compliance with the established com-
petitive procurement process.’’. 
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