[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2002 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2002

To establish a pilot program for the promotion of travel and tourism in 
  the United States through United States international broadcasting.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2003

 Ms. Berkley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee 
 on Energy and Commerce, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a pilot program for the promotion of travel and tourism in 
  the United States through United States international broadcasting.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PROMOTION OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN THE 
              UNITED STATES THROUGH UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 
              BROADCASTING.

    (a) Pilot Program.--The Broadcasting Board of Governors, in 
consultation with the Department of Commerce and other appropriate 
Federal, State, and local agencies, shall conduct a pilot program for 
the promotion of travel and tourism in the United States through United 
States international broadcasting, particularly to regional economies 
that have been affected by the decrease in tourism following the events 
of September 11, 2001.
    (b) Programming.--The pilot program shall devote regular 
programming to broadcasting information on localities of the United 
States with the purpose of promoting travel and tourism to regional 
economies heavily reliant on such tourism.
    (c) Consultation.--The Broadcasting Board of Governors shall 
consult with Congress relating to actions taken by the Board in 
carrying out this section as well as options for improving programming 
efforts that would promote travel and tourism to the United States.
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