Title: Brand USA Extension Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Brand USA Extension Act
This bill (1) extends funding for Brand USA, the Corporation for Travel Promotion, through FY2027; (2) raises the fee for using the electronic system for travel authorization; and (3) otherwise modifies the duties and powers of Brand USA.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2203 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2203

 To extend the transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees 
from the Travel Promotion Fund to the Corporation for Travel Promotion 
     (Brand USA) through fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2019

  Mr. Blunt (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Gardner, and Ms. Cortez 
Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
       to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees 
from the Travel Promotion Fund to the Corporation for Travel Promotion 
     (Brand USA) through fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 or theme parks'' before the semicolon at the 
                end; and
                    (C) in clause (viii), by inserting ``commercial 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:
                            ``(vi) to promote tourism to the United 
                        States through digital media, online platforms, 
                        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 Corporation 
                has made to promote tourism to rural areas of the 
                United States; and''.

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''; and
            (2) 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 subsection (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 Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``$10'' and 
inserting ``$17''.
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