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at rates of compensation fixed by the board. No in-
dividual other than a citizen of the United States 
may be an officer of the Corporation. The Corpora-
tion may hire and fix the compensation of such em-
ployees as may be necessary to carry out its pur-
poses. No officer or employee of the Corporation 
may receive any salary or other compensation (ex-
cept for compensation for services on boards of di-
rectors of other organizations that do not receive 
funds from the Corporation, on committees of such 
boards, and in similar activities for such organiza-
tions) from any sources other than the Corporation 
for services rendered during the period of his or her 
employment by the Corporation. Service by any offi-
cer on boards of directors of other organizations, on 
committees of such boards, and in similar activities 
for such organizations shall be subject to annual ad-
vance approval by the board and subject to the pro-
visions of the Corporation’s Statement of Ethical 
Conduct. All officers and employees shall serve at 
the pleasure of the board. 
(B) NONPOLITICAL
NATURE
OF
APPOINT-
MENT.—No political test or qualification shall be 
used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking
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other personnel actions with respect to officers, 
agents, or employees of the Corporation. 
(4) NONPROFIT
AND
NONPOLITICAL
NATURE
OF 
CORPORATION.— 
(A) STOCK.—The Corporation shall have no 
power to issue any shares of stock, or to declare or 
pay any dividends. 
(B) PROFIT.—No part of the income or assets 
of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any 
director, officer, employee, or any other individual 
except as salary or reasonable compensation for 
services. 
(C) POLITICS.—The Corporation may not con-
tribute to or otherwise support any political party 
or candidate for elective public office. 
(D) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS
REGARDING
LOB-
BYING ACTIVITIES.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Corporation should not engage in lobbying ac-
tivities (as defined in section 3(7) of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (5 U.S.C. 1602(7)). 
(5) DUTIES AND POWERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall de-
velop and execute a plan— 
(i) to provide useful information to foreign 
tourists, business people, students, scholars,
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scientists, and others interested in traveling to 
the United States, including the distribution of 
material provided by the Federal government 
concerning entry requirements, required docu-
mentation, fees, processes, and information 
concerning declared public health emergencies, 
to prospective travelers, travel agents, tour op-
erators, meeting planners, foreign govern-
ments, travel media and other international 
stakeholders; 
(ii) to identify, counter, and correct 
misperceptions regarding United States entry 
policies around the world; 
(iii) to maximize the economic and diplo-
matic benefits of travel to the United States by 
promoting the United States of America to 
world travelers through the use of, but not lim-
ited to, all forms of advertising, outreach to 
trade shows, and other appropriate pro-
motional activities; 
(iv) to ensure that international travel 
benefits all States and the District of Columbia 
and to identify opportunities and strategies to 
promote tourism to rural and urban areas
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equally, including areas not traditionally visited 
by international travelers; and 
(v) to give priority to the Corporation’s ef-
forts with respect to countries and populations 
most likely to travel to the United States. 
(B) SPECIFIC POWERS.—In order to carry out 
the purposes of this subsection, the Corporation 
may— 
(i) obtain grants from and make contracts 
with individuals and private companies, State, 
and Federal agencies, organizations, and insti-
tutions; 
(ii) hire or accept the voluntary services of 
consultants, experts, advisory boards, and pan-
els to aid the Corporation in carrying out its 
purposes; and 
(iii) take such other actions as may be 
necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth 
in this subsection. 
(C) PUBLIC OUTREACH AND INFORMATION.— 
The Corporation shall develop and maintain a pub-
licly accessible website. 
(6) OPEN MEETINGS.—Meetings of the board of di-
rectors of the Corporation, including any committee of 
the board, shall be open to the public. The board may,
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by majority vote, close any such meeting only for the 
time necessary to preserve the confidentiality of commer-
cial or financial information that is privileged or con-
fidential, to discuss personnel matters, or to discuss legal 
matters affecting the Corporation, including pending or 
potential litigation. 
(7) MAJOR CAMPAIGNS.—The board may not au-
thorize the Corporation to obligate or expend more than 
$25,000,000 on any advertising campaign, promotion, or 
related effort unless— 
(A) the obligation or expenditure is approved 
by an affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of the mem-
bers of the board present at the meeting; 
(B) at least 6 members of the board are 
present at the meeting at which it is approved; and 
(C) each member of the board has been given 
at least 3 days advance notice of the meeting at 
which the vote is to be taken and the matters to be 
voted upon at that meeting. 
(8) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(A) FISCAL YEAR.—The Corporation shall es-
tablish as its fiscal year the 12-month period begin-
ning on October 1. 
(B) BUDGET.—The Corporation shall adopt a 
budget for each fiscal year.