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Union Calendar No. 408 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4450 
[Report No. 113–542, Part I] 
To extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2014 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. WELCH, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. FARR, 
Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Ms. TITUS, Mr. JOLLY, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. MILLER
of Florida, Ms. WILSON
of Florida, Mr. 
KINZINGER of Illinois, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. 
DIAZ-BALART, Mr. ROSS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. 
SOUTHERLAND, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. MURPHY 
of Florida, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. GABBARD, 
Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
PETERSON, 
Mr. 
SHERMAN, 
Mr. 
CICILLINE, 
Ms. 
HAHN, 
Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Ms. CHU, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. COSTA, Mr. LONG, Mr. 
SMITH of Texas, Mr. SCHOCK, and Mr. GRIMM) introduced 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 con-
cerned 
JULY 22, 2014 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. KILMER, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. KEATING, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. YOUNG of 
Alaska, 
Mr. 
LANGEVIN, 
Mr. 
POCAN, 
Mr. 
VAN
HOLLEN, 
Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. WOLF, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
BARBER, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. MORAN, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. TONKO, 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 
HARPER, Mr. MARINO, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. COLE, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. LANCE, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. 
DAINES, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. 
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AMODEI, Mr. LATTA, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. 
GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. MCKINLEY, 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. BAR-
TON, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. POSEY, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. DEUTCH, 
Mr. HARRIS, Mr. GARDNER, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mrs. WAG-
NER, Mr. COBLE, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BECERRA, Mrs. 
DAVIS of California, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. YARMUTH, 
Mr. SERRANO, Mr. WITTMAN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, 
Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. OLSON, Mr. STIVERS, Mrs. 
BUSTOS, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. PEARCE, 
Mr. GOSAR, Mr. FLORES, Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. RUP-
PERSBERGER, Mr. HANNA, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. NOLAN, 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Ms. 
FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. BERA of Cali-
fornia, Mr. GIBBS, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. MESSER, Ms. SINEMA, 
and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD 
JULY 22, 2014 
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] 
JULY 22, 2014 
The Committee on Homeland Security discharged; committed to the Com-
mittee 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 April 10, 2014] 
A BILL 
To extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, 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 ‘‘Travel Promotion, En-
hancement, and Modernization Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 
2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(b)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘pro-
motion and marketing’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
motion or marketing’’; and 
(B) by inserting after the first sentence the 
following: ‘‘At least 5 members of the board shall 
have experience working in United States multi-
national entities with marketing budgets. At 
least 2 members of the board shall be audit com-
mittee financial experts (as defined by the Secu-
rities and Exchange Commission in accordance 
with section 407 of Public Law 107–204 (15 
U.S.C. 7265)). All members of the board shall be 
a current or former chief executive officer, chief 
financial officer, or chief marketing officer, or 
have held an equivalent management position.’’; 
and 
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(2) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘intercity passenger 
railroad business’’ and inserting ‘‘land or sea pas-
senger transportation sector’’. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 
(22 U.S.C. 2131(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub-
paragraph (I); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) a description of, and rationales for, 
the Corporation’s efforts to focus on specific 
countries and populations; 
‘‘(H)(i) a description of, and rationales for, 
the Corporation’s combination of media channels 
employed in meeting the promotional objectives 
of its marketing campaign; 
‘‘(ii) the ratio in which such channels are 
used; and 
‘‘(iii) a justification for the use and ratio of 
such channels; and’’. 
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SEC. 4. BIANNUAL REVIEW OF PROCEDURES TO DETER-
MINE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF GOODS AND 
SERVICES. 
Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 
(22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘80 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘70 percent’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) MAINTENANCE
OF
AN
IN-KIND
CON-
TRIBUTIONS
POLICY.—The Corporation shall 
maintain an in-kind contributions policy. 
‘‘(F) FORMALIZED
PROCEDURES
FOR
IN- 
KIND CONTRIBUTIONS POLICY.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of the Travel 
Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization 
Act of 2014, the Secretary of Commerce, in co-
ordination with the Corporation, shall establish 
formal, publicly available procedures specifying 
time frames and conditions for— 
‘‘(i) making and agreeing to revisions 
of the Corporation’s in-kind contributions 
policy; and 
‘‘(ii) addressing and resolving dis-
agreements between the Corporation and its 
partners, including the Secretary of Com-
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merce, regarding the in-kind contributions 
policy. 
‘‘(G) BIANNUAL
REVIEW
OF
PROCEDURES 
TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF GOODS 
AND SERVICES.—The Corporation and the Sec-
retary of Commerce (or their designees) shall 
meet on a biannual basis to review the proce-
dures to determine the fair market value of goods 
and services received from non-Federal sources 
by the Corporation under subparagraph (B).’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 
(22 U.S.C. 2131) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking ‘‘all 
States and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘all States and territories of the United States and 
the District of Columbia,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each of the fiscal years 2011 through 
2020’’. 
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