In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 7, 2009. 
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 
Senate to the bill (H.R. 1035) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the 
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Envi-
ronmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to 
honor the legacy of Stewart L. Udall, and for other pur-
poses.’’, with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
In lieu of the deletion proposed by the amendment 
of the Senate, in the House engrossed bill: (1) beginning 
on page 8, strike line 14 and all that follows through 
page 9, line 2; and (2) add at the end the following: 
SEC. 11. TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Travel Promotion Act of 2009’’. 
(b) THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION.— 
(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Corporation 
for 
Travel Promotion is established as a nonprofit cor-
poration. The Corporation shall not be an agency or 
establishment of the United States Government. The 
Corporation shall be subject to the provisions of the 
District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. 
Code, section 29–1001 et seq.), to the extent that such
provisions are consistent with this subsection, and 
shall have the powers conferred upon a nonprofit cor-
poration by that Act to carry out its purposes and ac-
tivities. 
(2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
have a board of directors of 11 members with 
knowledge of international travel promotion and 
marketing, broadly representing various regions 
of the United States, who are United States citi-
zens. Members of the board shall be appointed by 
the Secretary of Commerce (after consultation 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
the Secretary of State), as follows: 
(i) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the hotel accommodations 
sector; 
(ii) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the restaurant sector; 
(iii) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the small business or re-
tail sector or in associations representing 
that sector;
(iv) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the travel distribution 
services sector; 
(v) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in the attractions or recre-
ations sector; 
(vi) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience as officials of a city conven-
tion and visitors’ bureau; 
(vii) 2 shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience as officials of a State tour-
ism office; 
(viii) 1 shall have appropriate exper-
tise and experience in the passenger air sec-
tor; 
(ix) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 
and experience in immigration law and 
policy, including visa requirements and 
United States entry procedures; and 
(x) 1 shall have appropriate expertise 
in the intercity passenger railroad business. 
(B) INCORPORATION.—The members of the 
initial 
board 
of 
directors 
shall 
serve 
as 
incorporators and shall take whatever actions 
are necessary to establish the Corporation under
the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation 
Act (D.C. Code, section 29–301.01 et seq.). 
(C) TERM OF OFFICE.—The term of office of 
each member of the board appointed by the Sec-
retary shall be 3 years, except that, of the mem-
bers first appointed— 
(i) 3 shall be appointed for terms of 1 
year; 
(ii) 4 shall be appointed for terms of 2 
years; and 
(iii) 4 shall be appointed for terms of 
3 years. 
(D) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—The Secretary 
of Commerce may remove any member of the 
board for good cause. 
(E) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the board 
shall not affect its power, but shall be filled in 
the manner required by this subsection. Any 
member whose term has expired may serve until 
the member’s successor has taken office, or until 
the end of the calendar year in which the mem-
ber’s term has expired, whichever is earlier. Any 
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
prior to the expiration of the term for which that 
member’s predecessor was appointed shall be ap-
pointed for the remainder of the predecessor’s 
term. No member of the board shall be eligible to 
serve more than 2 consecutive full 3-year terms. 
(F) ELECTION
OF
CHAIRMAN
AND
VICE 
CHAIRMAN.—Members of the board shall annu-
ally elect one of the members to be Chairman 
and elect 1 or 2 of the members as Vice Chair-
man or Vice Chairmen. 
(G) STATUS
AS
FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.— 
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the con-
trary, no member of the board may be considered 
to be a Federal employee of the United States by 
virtue of his or her service as a member of the 
board. 
(H) COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.—No mem-
ber shall receive any compensation from the Fed-
eral government for serving on the Board. Each 
member of the Board shall be paid actual travel 
expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence ex-
penses when away from his or her usual place of 
residence, in accordance with section 5703 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(3) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
have an executive director and such other officers
as may be named and appointed by the board 
for terms and at rates of compensation fixed by 
the board. No individual other than a citizen of 
the United States may be an officer of the Cor-
poration. The Corporation may hire and fix the 
compensation of such employees as may be nec-
essary to carry out its purposes. No officer or 
employee of the Corporation may receive any 
salary or other compensation (except for com-
pensation for services on boards of directors of 
other organizations that do not receive funds 
from the Corporation, on committees of such 
boards, and in similar activities for such organi-
zations) from any sources other than the Cor-
poration for services rendered during the period 
of his or her employment by the Corporation. 
Service by any officer on boards of directors of 
other organizations, on committees of such 
boards, and in similar activities for such organi-
zations shall be subject to annual advance ap-
proval by the board and subject to the provisions 
of the Corporation’s Statement of Ethical Con-
duct. All officers and employees shall serve at the 
pleasure of the board.
(i) the Corporation submits the pro-
posed annual assessment to members of the 
industry in a referendum; and 
(ii) the assessment is approved by a 
majority of those voting in the referendum. 
(B) PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.—In con-
ducting a referendum under this paragraph, the 
Corporation shall— 
(i) provide written or electronic notice 
not less than 60 days before the date of the 
referendum; 
(ii) describe the proposed assessment or 
increase and explain the reasons for the ref-
erendum in the notice; and 
(iii) determine the results of the ref-
erendum on the basis of weighted voting ap-
portioned according to each business enti-
ty’s relative share of the aggregate annual 
United States international travel and tour-
ism revenue for the industry per business 
entity, treating all related entities as a sin-
gle entity. 
(4) COLLECTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
establish a means of collecting the assessment