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[S. 2219 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 664
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2219

                          [Report No. 114-371]

   To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and 
 analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 29, 2015

 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Daines, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Bennet, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Tester, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
   Wyden, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Peters, and Mr. 
Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
       to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                           November 15, 2016

                Reported by Mr. Thune, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and 
 analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States, and 
                          for other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Outdoor Recreation Jobs and 
Economic Impact Act of 2015''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS OF OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY 
              OF THE UNITED STATES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Assessment and Analysis.--The Secretary of Commerce, 
acting through the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, shall 
conduct an assessment and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of 
the United States and the effects attributable to such economy on the 
overall economy of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Considerations.--In conducting the assessment required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary may consider employment, sales, and 
contributions to travel and tourism, and such other contributing 
components of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States as 
the Secretary considers appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Consultation.--In carrying out the assessment required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The heads of such agencies and offices of the 
        Federal Government as the Secretary considers appropriate, 
        including the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the 
        Interior, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, and the 
        Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Representatives of businesses, including small 
        business concerns, that engage in commerce in the outdoor 
        recreation economy of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2016, 
        the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress a report on the findings of the 
        Secretary with respect to the assessment conducted under 
        subsection (a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
        includes the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                and Transportation, the Committee on Environment and 
                Public Works, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                Resources, and the Committee on Small Business and 
                Entrepreneurship of the Senate.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) The Committee on Energy and Commerce 
                and the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
                Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Small Business Concern Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``small business concern'' has the meaning given such term under 
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic 
Impact Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS OF OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY OF THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    (a) Assessment and Analysis.--The Secretary of Commerce shall enter 
into a joint memorandum with the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct, acting through the Director of 
the Bureau of Economic Analysis, an assessment and analysis of the 
outdoor recreation economy of the United States and the effects 
attributable to such economy on the overall economy of the United 
States.
    (b) Considerations.--In conducting the assessment required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce may consider employment, 
sales, and contributions to travel and tourism, and such other 
contributing components of the outdoor recreation economy of the United 
States as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (c) Consultation.--In carrying out the assessment required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce shall consult with--
            (1) the heads of such agencies and offices of the Federal 
        Government as the Secretary considers appropriate, including 
        the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, 
        the Federal Recreation Council, the Director of the Bureau of 
        the Census, and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor 
        Statistics; and
            (2) representatives of businesses, including small business 
        concerns, that engage in commerce in the outdoor recreation 
        economy of the United States.
    (d) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall 
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
        the findings of the Secretary with respect to the assessment 
        conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
                of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate;
                    (D) the Committee on Small Business and 
                Entrepreneurship of the Senate;
                    (E) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                House of Representatives; and
                    (F) the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
                Representatives.
    (e) Small Business Concern Defined.--In this section, the term 
``small business concern'' has the meaning given such term under 
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
                                                       Calendar No. 664

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2219

                          [Report No. 114-371]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and 
 analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States, and 
                          for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 15, 2016

                       Reported with an amendment