I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4450 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 concerned A BILL To extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 . 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 promotion and marketing and inserting promotion 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 multinational entities with marketing budgets. At least 2 members of the board shall be audit committee financial experts (as defined by the Securities 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 (2) in clause (x), by striking intercity passenger railroad business and inserting land or sea passenger transportation sector . 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 subparagraph (I); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: (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 . 4. Biannual review of procedures to determine 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 percent and inserting 75 percent ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (E) Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services The Corporation and the Secretary of Commerce (or their designees) shall meet on a biannual basis to review the procedures to determine the fair market value of goods and services received from non-Federal sources by the Corporation under subparagraph (B). . 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 inserting each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2020 . (b) Sunset of Travel Promotion Fund fee Section 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 . 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) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, 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 Modernization Act of 2014 , the Corporation shall establish performance metrics— (A) to measure the impact of marketing efforts by the Corporation; and (B) to demonstrate any cost or benefit to the economy of the United States. (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 Corporation shall submit a report to Congress that describes the actions taken by the Corporation in response to the recommendations in such report. (g) Procurement requirements The Corporation shall— (1) establish a competitive procurement process; and (2) certify in its annual report to Congress under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered into were in compliance with the established competitive procurement process. .