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‘‘(B) meets the minimum State law requirements of 
section 1406; and 
‘‘(2) submit an application to the Commission at such time, 
in such form, and containing such additional information as 
the Commission may require. 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The Commission shall determine the 
amount of a grant awarded under this section, and shall consider— 
‘‘(1) the population of the covered entity; 
‘‘(2) the relative enforcement and implementation needs 
of the covered entity; and 
‘‘(3) allocation of grant funds in a manner designed to 
provide the maximum benefit from the program in terms of 
protecting children from drowning or entrapment. 
‘‘(d) USE
OF GRANT FUNDS.—A State or an Indian Tribe 
receiving a grant under this section shall use— 
‘‘(1) at least 25 percent of amounts made available— 
‘‘(A) to hire and train personnel for implementation 
and enforcement of standards under the swimming pool 
and spa safety law of the State or Indian Tribe; and 
‘‘(B) to defray administrative costs associated with the 
hiring and training programs under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(2) the remainder— 
‘‘(A) to educate pool owners, pool operators, and other 
members of the public about the standards under the swim-
ming pool and spa safety law of the State or Indian Tribe 
and about the prevention of drowning or entrapment of 
children using swimming pools and spas; and 
‘‘(B) to defray administrative costs associated with the 
education programs under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Commission for fiscal year 2023 $2,500,000 
to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1406 of the Virginia 
Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 8005) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘the eligibility of a 
State’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the eligibility of 
a covered entity’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘State’ includes 
an Indian Tribe.’’. 
SEC. 403. REAUTHORIZATION OF CPSC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS 
PROGRAM. 
Section 1407 of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety 
Act (15 U.S.C. 8006) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1407. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall establish and carry 
out an education and awareness program to inform the public 
of methods to prevent drowning and entrapment in swimming pools 
and spas. In carrying out the program, the Commission shall 
develop— 
‘‘(1) educational materials designed for swimming pool and 
spa manufacturers, service companies, and supply retail outlets, 
including guidance on barrier and drain cover inspection, 
maintenance, and replacement;
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‘‘(2) educational materials designed for swimming pool and 
spa owners and operators, consumers, States, and Indian 
Tribes; and 
‘‘(3) a national media campaign to promote awareness of 
swimming pool and spa safety. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Commission for fiscal year 2023 $2,500,000 
to carry out the education and awareness program authorized by 
subsection (a).’’. 
TITLE V—RANSOMWARE ACT 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Reporting Attacks from Nations 
Selected 
for 
Oversight 
and 
Monitoring 
Web 
Attacks 
and 
Ransomware from Enemies Act’’ or the ‘‘RANSOMWARE Act’’. 
SEC. 502. INCLUSION OF REPORT. 
Section 2 of Public Law 116–173 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) the first report required by the RANSOMWARE Act.’’. 
SEC. 503. REPORT ON RANSOMWARE AND OTHER CYBER-RELATED 
ATTACKS BY CERTAIN FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS, COMPA-
NIES, AND GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With the transmission of the report required 
by section 2 of Public Law 116–173, and separately in 2025 and 
2027, the Federal Trade Commission shall transmit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report, which may include a classified annex for 
information that is nonpublic or related to Commission investiga-
tions or interagency deliberations, and that shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The number and details of cross-border complaints 
received by the Commission (including which such complaints 
were acted upon and which such complaints were not acted 
upon) that relate to incidents that were reported to the Commis-
sion as committed by individuals, companies, or governments, 
including those described in subsection (b), broken down by 
each type of individual, type of company, or government 
described in a paragraph of such subsection. 
(2) The number and details of cross-border complaints 
received by the Commission (including which such complaints 
were acted upon and which such complaints were not acted 
upon) that involve ransomware or other cyber-related attacks 
that were reported to the Commission as committed by individ-
uals, companies, or governments, including those described in 
subsection (b), broken down by each type of individual, type 
of company, or government described in a paragraph of such 
subsection. 
(3) A description of trends in the number of cross-border 
complaints received by the Commission and reported to the 
Commission as incidents that were committed by individuals,
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companies, or governments, including those described in sub-
section (b), broken down by each type of individual, type of 
company, or government described in a paragraph of such sub-
section. 
(4) Identification and details of foreign agencies (including 
foreign law enforcement agencies (as defined in section 4 of 
the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44))) located 
in Russia, China, North Korea, or Iran with which the Commis-
sion has cooperated and the results of such cooperation, 
including any foreign agency enforcement action or lack thereof. 
(5) A description of Commission litigation, in relation to 
cross-border complaints described in paragraphs (1) and (2), 
brought in foreign courts and the results of such litigation. 
(6) Any recommendations for legislation that may advance 
the mission of the Commission in carrying out the U.S. SAFE 
WEB Act of 2006 and the amendments made by such Act. 
(7) Any recommendations for legislation that may advance 
the security of the United States and United States companies 
against ransomware and other cyber-related attacks. 
(8) Any recommendations for United States citizens and 
United States businesses to implement best practices on miti-
gating ransomware and other cyber-related attacks. 
(b) INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, AND GOVERNMENTS DESCRIBED.— 
The individuals, companies, and governments described in this sub-
section are the following: 
(1) An individual located within Russia or with direct or 
indirect ties to the Government of the Russian Federation. 
(2) A company located within Russia or with direct or 
indirect ties to the Government of the Russian Federation. 
(3) The Government of the Russian Federation. 
(4) An individual located within China or with direct or 
indirect ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China. 
(5) A company located within China or with direct or 
indirect ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China. 
(6) The Government of the People’s Republic of China. 
(7) An individual located within North Korea or with direct 
or indirect ties to the Government of the Democratic People’s 
Republic of Korea. 
(8) A company located within North Korea or with direct 
or indirect ties to the Government of the Democratic People’s 
Republic of Korea. 
(9) The Government of the Democratic People’s Republic 
of Korea. 
(10) An individual located within Iran or with direct or 
indirect ties to the Government of the Islamic Republic of 
Iran. 
(11) A company located within Iran or with direct or 
indirect ties to the Government of the Islamic Republic of 
Iran. 
(12) The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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TITLE VI—TRAVEL AND TOURISM 
SEC. 600. DEFINED TERM. 
In this title, the term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’— 
(1) means the public health emergency first declared on 
January 31, 2020, by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to COVID–19; and 
(2) includes any renewal of such declaration pursuant to 
such section 319. 
Subtitle A—Travel Promotion 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Visit America Act’’. 
SEC. 602. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subtitle are— 
(1) to support the travel and tourism industry, which pro-
duces economic impacts that are vital to our national economy; 
and 
(2) to establish national goals for international visitors 
to the United States, including— 
(A) recommendations for achieving such goals and 
timelines for implementing such recommendations; 
(B) coordination between Federal and State agencies; 
(C) the resources needed by each Government agency 
to achieve such goals; and 
(D) the number of international visitors and the value 
of national travel exports. 
SEC. 603. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) setting a national goal for the number of international 
visitors to the United States is vital for aligning Federal 
tourism policy to support American jobs and economic growth; 
(2) setting a national goal for travel exports is vital for 
aligning Federal tourism policy to support American jobs, 
increase travel exports, and improve our Nation’s balance of 
trade; 
(3) the travel industry is an essential part of the United 
States services exports with respect to business, education, 
medical, and leisure travel; 
(4) the promotion of travel and visitation by the Corporation 
for Travel Promotion (doing business as ‘‘Brand USA’’) is vital 
to increasing visitation and articulating the visitation laws 
of the United States; and 
(5) there is an urgent need for a coordinated travel and 
tourism industry response and strategy to respond to the cur-
rent state of such industry and future unforeseen circumstances 
that may impact the travel and tourism industry. 
SEC. 604. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR TRAVEL AND 
TOURISM. 
Section 2(d) of the Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1979 
(93 Stat. 1382; 5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘There shall be in the Department two 
additional Assistant Secretaries’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) There shall 
be in the Department three additional Assistant Secretaries, 
including the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and 
Tourism,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and 
Tourism shall report directly to the Under Secretary of Com-
merce for International Trade.’’. 
SEC. 605. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COM-
MERCE FOR TRAVEL AND TOURISM. 
(a) VISITATION GOALS.—The Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Travel and Tourism (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Assistant 
Secretary’’) shall— 
(1) after consultation with the travel and tourism industry, 
work with the Travel Promotion Committee and the United 
States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board to establish an 
annual goal, consistent with the goals of the travel and tourism 
strategy developed pursuant to section 606(1), for— 
(A) the number of international visitors to the United 
States; and 
(B) the value of travel and tourism commerce; 
(2) develop recommendations for achieving the annual goals 
established pursuant to paragraph (1); 
(3) ensure that travel and tourism policy is developed in 
consultation with— 
(A) the Tourism Policy Council; 
(B) the Secretary of State; 
(C) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(D) the Corporation for Travel Promotion; 
(E) the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory 
Board; and 
(F) travel and tourism industry representatives, 
including 
public 
and 
private 
destination 
marketing 
organizations, travel and tourism suppliers, gig economy 
representatives, and labor representatives from these 
industries; 
(4) establish short, medium, and long-term timelines for 
implementing the recommendations developed pursuant to 
paragraph (2); 
(5) conduct Federal agency needs assessments, in consulta-
tion with the Office of Management and Budget and other 
relevant Federal agencies, to identify the resources, statutory 
or regulatory changes, and private sector engagement needed 
to achieve the annual visitation goals; and 
(6) provide assessments and recommendations to— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(C) the public through a publicly accessible website. 
(b) DOMESTIC TRAVEL AND TOURISM.—The Assistant Secretary, 
to the extent feasible, shall— 
(1) evaluate, on an ongoing basis, domestic policy options 
for supporting competitiveness with respect to the strengths, 
weaknesses, and growth of the domestic travel industry;
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(2) develop recommendations and goals to support and 
enhance domestic tourism, separated by business and leisure; 
and 
(3) engage public and private stakeholders to support 
domestic tourism. 
(c) WORKFORCE.—The Assistant Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with the Secretary of Labor to develop strategies 
and best practices for improving the timeliness and reliability 
of travel and tourism workforce data; 
(2) work with the Secretary of Labor and the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis to improve travel and tourism industry data; 
(3) provide recommendations for policy enhancements and 
efficiencies; and 
(4) provide policy recommendations regarding the gig 
economy as it relates to travel and tourism. 
(d) FACILITATION OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRAVEL.—The 
Assistant Secretary, in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, 
shall strive to increase and facilitate international business travel 
to the United States and ensure competitiveness by— 
(1) facilitating large meetings, incentives, conferences, and 
exhibitions in the United States; 
(2) emphasizing rural and other destinations in the United 
States that are rich in cultural heritage or ecological tourism, 
among other uniquely American destinations, as locations for 
hosting international meetings, incentives, conferences, and 
exhibitions; and 
(3) facilitating sports and recreation events and activities 
in the United States. 
(e) RECOVERY STRATEGIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after amounts 
are appropriated to the Department of Commerce to accomplish 
the purposes of this section, the Assistant Secretary, in con-
sultation with the entities referred to in subsection (a)(3), shall 
develop recovery strategies for the travel and tourism industry 
in response to the economic impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic 
and in anticipation of other unpredictable catastrophic events 
that would significantly affect the travel and tourism industry, 
such as hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, tornadoes, wildfires, ter-
rorist attacks, and pandemics. 
(2) COST-BENEFIT
ANALYSIS.—In developing the recovery 
strategies under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall 
conduct cost-benefit analyses that take into account the health 
and economic effects of public health mitigation measures on 
the travel and tourism industry. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The Assistant Secretary, sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations, shall produce an 
annual forecasting report on the travel and tourism industry, 
which shall include current and anticipated— 
(A) domestic employment needs; 
(B) international inbound volume and spending, taking 
into account the lasting effects of the COVID–19 public 
health emergency and the impact of the recovery strategy 
implemented pursuant to subsection (e)(1); and 
(C) domestic volume and spending, including Federal 
and State public land travel and tourism data.
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(2) BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS.—The Director of the 
Bureau of Economic Analysis, subject to the availability of 
appropriations and to the extent feasible, should make quar-
terly updates to the Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts, 
including— 
(A) State-level travel and tourism spending data; 
(B) travel and tourism workforce data for full-time 
and part-time employment; and 
(C) Federal and State public lands outdoor recreational 
activity and tourism spending data. 
(3) NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM OFFICE.—The Director 
of the National Travel and Tourism Office— 
(A) in partnership with the Bureau of Economic Anal-
ysis and other relevant Federal agencies, shall provide 
a monthly report on international arrival and spending 
data to— 
(i) the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board; and 
(ii) the public through a publicly accessible website; 
and 
(B) shall include questions in the Survey of Inter-
national Air Travelers regarding wait-times, visits to public 
lands, and State data, to the extent applicable. 
SEC. 606. TRAVEL AND TOURISM STRATEGY. 
Not less frequently than once every 10 years, the Secretary 
of Commerce, in consultation with the United States Travel and 
Tourism Advisory Board, the Tourism Policy Council, the Secretary 
of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop 
and submit to Congress a 10-year travel and tourism strategy, 
which shall include— 
(1) the establishment of goals with respect to the number 
of annual international visitors to the United States and the 
annual amount of travel and tourism commerce in the United 
States during such 10-year period; 
(2) the resources needed to achieve the goals established 
pursuant to paragraph (1); and 
(3) recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes 
that would be necessary to achieve such goals. 
SEC. 607. UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD. 
Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to encourage travel in 
the United States, and for other purposes’’ (15 U.S.C. 1546) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 3. UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the United States 
Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (referred to in this section 
as the ‘Board’), the members of which shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of Commerce for 2-year terms from companies and 
organizations in the travel and tourism industry. 
‘‘(b) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Travel and Tourism shall serve as the Executive Director 
of the Board. 
‘‘(c) EXECUTIVE
SECRETARIAT.—The National Travel and 
Tourism Office of the International Trade Administration shall 
serve as the Executive Secretariat for the Board. 
‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS.—The Board’s Charter shall specify that the 
Board will—
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‘‘(1) serve as the advisory body to the Secretary of Com-
merce on matters relating to the travel and tourism industry 
in the United States; 
‘‘(2) advise the Secretary of Commerce on government poli-
cies and programs that affect the United States travel and 
tourism industry; 
‘‘(3) offer counsel on current and emerging issues; 
‘‘(4) provide a forum for discussing and proposing solutions 
to problems related to the travel and tourism industry; and 
‘‘(5) provide advice regarding the domestic travel and 
tourism industry as an economic engine. 
‘‘(e) RECOVERY STRATEGIES.—The Board shall assist the Assist-
ant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism in the develop-
ment and implementation of the recovery strategies required under 
section 605(e)(1) of the Visit America Act.’’. 
SEC. 608. DATA ON DOMESTIC TRAVEL AND TOURISM. 
The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, shall collect and make 
public aggregate data on domestic travel and tourism trends. 
SEC. 609. COMPLETION OF PROCEEDING. 
If the Secretary of Commerce, before the date of the enactment 
of this Act, has taken any action that, in whole or in part, imple-
ments this title or the amendments made by this title, the Secretary 
is not required to revisit such action to the extent such action 
is consistent with this title and the amendments made by this 
title. 
Subtitle B—Travel Safety 
SEC. 611. STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECTS OF COVID–19 PANDEMIC 
ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IN UNITED STATES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PANDEMIC PERIOD.—The term ‘‘pandemic period’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘emergency period’’ in section 
1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b– 
5(g)(1)(B)), excluding any portion of such period after the date 
that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Commerce. 
(3) TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY.—The term ‘‘travel and 
tourism industry’’ means the travel and tourism industry in 
the United States. 
(b) INTERIM STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after consultation 
with relevant stakeholders, including the United States Travel 
and Tourism Advisory Board, shall— 
(A) complete an interim study, which shall be based 
on data available at the time the study is conducted and 
provide a framework for the study required under sub-
section (c), regarding the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic 
on the travel and tourism industry, including various seg-
ments of the travel and tourism industry, such as domestic, 
international, leisure, business, conventions, meetings, and 
events; and
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(B) submit a report containing the results of such 
interim study to— 
(i) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make the report 
described in paragraph (1) publicly available on the website 
of the Department of Commerce. 
(c) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the United 
States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and the head of any 
other Federal agency the Secretary considers appropriate, shall 
complete a study on the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on 
the travel and tourism industry, including various segments of 
the travel and tourism industry, such as domestic, international, 
leisure, business, conventions, meetings, and events. 
(d) MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In conducting the interim 
study required under subsection (b) and the study required under 
subsection (c), the Secretary shall consider— 
(1) changes in employment rates in the travel and tourism 
industry during the pandemic period; 
(2) changes in revenues of businesses in the travel and 
tourism industry during the pandemic period; 
(3) changes in employment and sales in industries related 
to the travel and tourism industry, and changes in contributions 
of the travel and tourism industry to such related industries, 
during the pandemic period; 
(4) the effects attributable to the changes described in 
paragraphs (1) through (3) in the travel and tourism industry 
and such related industries on the overall economy of the 
United States, including— 
(A) an analysis of regional economies (on a per capita 
basis) during the pandemic period; and 
(B) the projected effects of such changes on the regional 
and overall economy of the United States following the 
pandemic period; 
(5) the effects attributable to the changes described in 
paragraphs (1) through (3) in the travel and tourism industry 
and such related industries on minority communities, including 
Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives; 
(6) reports on the economic impact of COVID–19 issued 
by other Federal agencies; 
(7) the costs and health benefits associated with COVID– 
19 requirements for air travel for entry into or exit from the 
United States and any consequent disincentives for tourism; 
(8) any Federal barriers related to the response to the 
COVID–19 pandemic that are disincentivizing international 
tourism in the United States, including the source and policy 
rationale for these barriers; and 
(9) any additional matters that the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(e) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT.—In conducting the 
study required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with representatives of— 
(A) the small business sector; 
(B) the restaurant or food service sector;