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Calendar No. 667 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4665 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2016 
Received 
NOVEMBER 16, 2016 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assess-
ment and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy 
of the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Outdoor Recreation 
Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS OF OUTDOOR RECRE-
ATION ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS.—The Secretary of 
Commerce shall enter into a joint memorandum with the 
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Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
to conduct, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis, an assessment and analysis of the out-
door recreation economy of the United States and the ef-
fects attributable to such economy on the overall economy 
of the United States. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the assess-
ment required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Com-
merce may consider employment, sales, and contributions 
to travel and tourism, and such other contributing compo-
nents of the outdoor recreation economy of the United 
States as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the assessment 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce 
shall consult with— 
(1) the heads of such agencies and offices of 
the Federal Government as the Secretary considers 
appropriate, including the Secretary of Agriculture, 
the Secretary of the Interior, the Federal Recreation 
Council, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, 
and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics; and 
(2) representatives of businesses, including 
small business concerns, that engage in commerce in 
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the outdoor recreation economy of the United 
States. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report on the findings of the 
Secretary with respect to the assessment conducted 
under subsection (a). 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
(F) the Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives. 
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(e) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the mean-
ing given such term under section 3 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
(f) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 
of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 667 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4665 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct 
an assessment and analysis of the outdoor recre-
ation economy of the United States, and for 
other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 16, 2016 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
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