(b) SUNSET OF TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FEE.—Sec-
tion 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
SEC. 6. ACCOUNTABILITY; PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS. 
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and 
(h) as subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respectively; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by strik-
ing ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(f) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE
PLANS
AND
MEASURES.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Mod-
ernization Act of 2014, the Corporation shall— 
‘‘(A) establish performance metrics includ-
ing, time frames, evaluation methodologies, and 
data sources for measuring— 
‘‘(i) the effectiveness of marketing ef-
forts by the Corporation, including its 
progress in achieving the long-term goals of 
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increased traveler visits to and spending in 
the United States; 
‘‘(ii) whether increases in visitation 
and spending have occurred in response to 
external influences, such as economic condi-
tions or exchange rates, rather than in re-
sponse to the efforts of the Corporation; and 
‘‘(iii) any cost or benefit to the econ-
omy of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) conduct periodic program evaluations 
in response to the data resulting from measure-
ments under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) GAO ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not later than 60 
days after the date on which the Corporation receives 
a report from the Government Accountability Office 
with recommendations for the Corporation, the Cor-
poration shall submit a report to Congress that de-
scribes the actions taken by the Corporation in re-
sponse to the recommendations in such report. 
‘‘(g) PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The Corpora-
tion shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a competitive procurement process; 
and 
‘‘(2) certify in its annual report to Congress 
under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered 
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into were in compliance with the established competi-
tive procurement process.’’. 
SEC. 7. REPEAL OF ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY. 
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking sub-
section (e) (as redesignated by section 6(1) of this Act). 
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Union Calendar No. 408 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4450 
[Report No. 113–542, Part I] 
A BILL 
To extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and 
for other purposes. 
JULY 22, 2014 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with an amendment 
JULY 22, 2014 
The Committee on Homeland Security discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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