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Union Calendar No. 299 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3851 
[Report No. 116–376, Part I] 
To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal year 2027, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2019 
Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. TITUS, and Mr. LONG) intro-
duced 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 concerned 
JANUARY 13, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. WALDEN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. 
STANTON, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
CUELLAR, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SOTO, 
Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CORREA, Mr. DUNN, Mr. CASE, Ms. 
PINGREE, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico, Mr. WESTERMAN, Ms. 
KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. PETERS, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of 
Oklahoma, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. TIPTON, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. KATKO, Mr. 
YOUNG, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 
Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. TONKO, Ms. SHALALA, Mrs. TORRES of California, 
Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, 
Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. 
KINZINGER, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. 
FLEISCHMANN, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New 
Mexico, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. UPTON, Mr. RUTH-
ERFORD, Mr. TRONE, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. CRIST, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. BACON, 
Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. HUIZENGA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. 
KILMER, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KEATING, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. STEVENS, Mrs. MURPHY 
of Florida, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. ROUDA, Mrs. 
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NAPOLITANO, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. GOODEN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
SPANO, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, 
Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. SMITH of Mis-
souri, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. POCAN, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 
BUCSHON, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. SEWELL of 
Alabama, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. HURD of Texas, 
Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. AXNE, Mrs. 
TRAHAN, Mr. TURNER, Mr. LATTA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. 
ROONEY of Florida, Mr. COLE, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. BISHOP 
of Utah, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Ms. 
DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. ADERHOLT, Ms. 
BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. KIM, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. 
LAMB, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. WILD, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, 
Ms. DEAN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. SLOTKIN, and Mr. ALLRED 
JANUARY 13, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JANUARY 13, 2020 
Committee on Homeland Security discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 19, 2019] 
A BILL 
To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal year 2027, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Brand USA Extension 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION. 
Subsection (b) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 
U.S.C. 2131(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
foodservice’’ after ‘‘restaurant’’; 
(B) in clause (v), by inserting ‘‘, such as 
outdoor recreation’’ before the semicolon at the 
end; and 
(C) in clause (viii), by inserting ‘‘commer-
cial or private’’ before ‘‘passenger air sector’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(A) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘speaking 
conventions, 
sales 
missions,’’ 
after 
‘‘trade 
shows,’’; 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(C) in clause (v), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(vi) to promote tourism to the United 
States through digital media, online plat-
forms, and other appropriate medium.’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ‘‘3 days’’ 
and inserting ‘‘5 days’’. 
SEC. 3. ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. 
Subsection (c) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 
U.S.C. 2131(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$450,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
subparagraph (K); 
(B) in subparagraph (H)(iii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) 
by 
inserting 
after 
subparagraph 
(H)(iii) the following: 
‘‘(I) a list of countries the Corporation 
identifies as emerging markets for tourism to the 
United States; 
‘‘(J) a description of the efforts the Corpora-
tion has made to promote tourism to rural areas 
of the United States; and’’. 
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SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR BRAND USA. 
Subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 
(22 U.S.C. 2131(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2027’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘70 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2027’’. 
SEC. 5. PERFORMANCE PLAN. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Corporation for Travel Promotion shall 
make the performance metrics established pursuant to sub-
section (f)(1)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 
U.S.C. 2131(f)(1)(A)) publicly available on the website of 
the Corporation. 
SEC. 6. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION 
FEE INCREASE. 
Section 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$17’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 299 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3851 
[Report No. 116–376, Part I] 
A BILL 
To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal 
year 2027, and for other purposes. 
JANUARY 13, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with an amendment 
JANUARY 13, 2020 
Committee on Homeland Security discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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