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‘‘SEC. 202. OFFICE OF TRAVEL PROMOTION. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE ESTABLISHED.—There is established within the 
Department of Commerce an office to be known as the Office of 
Travel Promotion. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Office shall be headed by a 
Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall be a citizen of 
the United States and have experience in a field directly related 
to the promotion of travel to and within the United States. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Director shall be responsible for ensuring 
the office is carrying out its functions effectively and shall 
report to the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall— 
‘‘(1) serve as liaison to the Corporation for Travel Promotion 
established by subsection (b) of section 11 of the Travel Pro-
motion Act of 2009 and support and encourage the development 
of programs to increase the number of international visitors 
to the United States for business, leisure, educational, medical, 
exchange, and other purposes; 
‘‘(2) work with the Corporation, the Secretary of State 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security— 
‘‘(A) to disseminate information more effectively to 
potential international visitors about documentation and 
procedures required for admission to the United States 
as a visitor; 
‘‘(B) to ensure that arriving international visitors are 
generally welcomed with accurate information and in an 
inviting manner; 
‘‘(C) to collect accurate data on the total number of 
international visitors that visit each State; and 
‘‘(D) enhance the entry and departure experience for 
international visitors through the use of advertising, 
signage, and customer service; and 
‘‘(3) support State, regional, and private sector initiatives 
to promote travel to and within the United States. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Within a year after the date of 
enactment of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and periodically 
thereafter as appropriate, the Secretary shall transmit a report 
to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
the House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, 
and the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs 
describing the Office’s work with the Corporation, the Secretary 
of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out 
subsection (c)(2).’’. 
(h) RESEARCH PROGRAM.—Title II of the International Travel 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2121 et seq.), as amended by subsection 
(g), is further amended by inserting after section 202 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 203. RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Travel and Tourism Industries 
shall expand and continue its research and development activities 
in connection with the promotion of international travel to the 
United States, including—
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‘‘(1) expanding access to the official Mexican travel surveys 
data to provide the States with traveler characteristics and 
visitation estimates for targeted marketing programs; 
‘‘(2) expanding the number of inbound air travelers sampled 
by the Commerce Department’s Survey of International Trav-
elers to reach a 1 percent sample size and revising the design 
and format of questionnaires to accommodate a new survey 
instrument, improve response rates to at least double the 
number of States and cities with reliable international visitor 
estimates and improve market coverage; 
‘‘(3) developing estimates of international travel exports 
(expenditures) on a State-by-State basis to enable each State 
to compare its comparative position to national totals and other 
States; 
‘‘(4) evaluate the success of the Corporation in achieving 
its objectives and carrying out the purposes of the Travel Pro-
motion Act of 2009; and 
‘‘(5) research to support the annual reports required by 
section 202(d) of this Act. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for fiscal years 
2010 through 2014 such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this section.’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.