3.0.0 1661 2023-01-12T17:52:47Z 2023-01-12T17:52:47Z Senate S S 2007-06-19 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2007-11-27T16:49:31Z Markup by 2007-06-27T20:15:13Z Referred to 2007-06-19T23:28:17Z S. Rept. 110-233 Travel Promotion Act of 2008 110 3232 HR 2008-10-02 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1113. Related bill CRS Companion bill Senate Related bill House 2007-11-27 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514. Calendars 2007-11-27 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/16/2007 with amendments. With written report No. 110-233. Committee 2007-11-27 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-09-26 False 2007-11-16T06:00:00Z S. 1661, Travel Promotion Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19340 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 27, 2007</p> 2007-11-16T06:00:00Z S. 1661, Travel Promotion Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19340 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 27, 2007 Transportation and Public Works Administrative fees Advice and consent of the Senate Aliens Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Corporations Department of Commerce Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign trade promotion Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Government trust funds Immigration Latin America Law Marketing Mexico Nonprofit organizations Presidential appointments Right to travel Social Welfare Surveys Tourism Travel Transportation and Public Works 00 2007-06-19 Introduced in Senate 2007-09-10T19:33:06Z Travel Promotion Act of 2007 - Establishes the Corporation for Travel Promotion as a nonprofit corporation that is not an agency or establishment of the U.S. government. Makes the Corporation subject to the provisions of the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act.

Requires the Corporation, among other things, to provide useful information to people interested in traveling to the United States, counter and correct misperceptions regarding U.S. travel policy, and promote U.S. travel.

Establishes in the Treasury the Travel Promotion Fund. Requires the transfer of Treasury funds to the Corporation, requiring nonfederal matching funds.

Authorizes the U.S. government, if a fully automated electronic system is implemented to determine, in advance of travel, the eligibility of an alien to travel to the United States, to charge an applicant a system use fee.

Authorizes the Corporation to impose an annual assessment on U.S. members of the travel and tourism industry represented on the Board, provided industry members approve by majority vote in a referendum.

Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Office of Travel Promotion, to be headed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Travel Promotion.

Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to require that the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries expand its research and development activities to promote international travel to the United States.

]]> 01 2007-11-27 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2008-04-04T16:59:17Z Travel Promotion Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Establishes as a nonprofit corporation the Corporation for Travel Promotion to develop and execute a plan to: (1) provide information to foreign tourists and others interested in traveling to the United States; (2) counter and correct misperceptions regarding U.S. travel policy; (3) maximize the economic and diplomatic benefits of travel to the United States; (4) ensure that international travel to the United States benefits all states and the District of Columbia; and (5) give travel promotion priority to countries and populations most likely to travel to the United States. Requires fiscal accountability and annual audits of the Corporation, as well as an annual report from the Corporation to the Secretary of Commerce and Congress. Establishes in the Treasury the Travel Promotion Fund. Provides matching funds requirements.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to develop and implement a fully automated electronic travel authorization system to collect basic biographical information necessary to determine, in advance of travel, the eligibility of an alien to travel to the United States under the visa waiver program. Authorizes the Secretary to charge a fee for the system's use. Requires the Secretary to: (1) prescribe regulations that provide a period, not to exceed three years, during which a determination of eligibility to travel under visa waiver program will be valid; and (2) report to Congress on program implementation. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Corporation to impose an annual assessment on U.S. members of the international travel and tourism industry represented on the Board of Directors of the Corporation, provided such assessment is approved by a majority of industry members in a referendum.

(Sec. 7) Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Office of Travel Promotion, headed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Travel Promotion, to conduct various activities related to the promotion of international travel to the United States. Requires periodic reports from the Under Secretary to the congressional commerce committees.

(Sec. 8) Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to require the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries to expand its research and development activities to promote international travel to the United States. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 9) Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a model ports-of-entry program to provide a more efficient and welcoming international arrival process with respect to business and tourist travel to the United States, while also improving security; and (2) implement the program initially at the 20 U.S. international airports that have the highest number of foreign visitors arriving annually, as determined pursuant to data collected by the United States Customs and Border Protection. Requires the Secretary to employ no fewer than an additional 200 Customs and Border Protection officers to address staff shortages at such airports.

]]> Travel Promotion Act of 2007 Display Title Travel Promotion Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to communicate United States travel policies and improve marketing and other activities designed to increase travel in the United States from abroad. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Travel Promotion Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Travel Promotion Act of 2007 S Senate Reported to Senate 2007-11-27T05:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2007-06-19T04:00:00Z 2007-11-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.