[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 4814 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4814

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance for cities 
   hosting international sporting events taking place in the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 2024

Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mr. Moran) 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 amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance for cities 
   hosting international sporting events taking place in 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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Assistance for 
Olympic and World Cup Cities Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL GAMES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 5501 the following:
``Sec. 5502. Transportation assistance for international games
    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to support State and 
local efforts on transportation issues necessary to obtain the national 
recognition and economic benefits of hosting international sporting 
events in the United States.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered event.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `covered event' means 
                any event that--
                            ``(i) in the determination of the 
                        Secretary, is an irregular, multiday, 
                        international sporting event, including--
                                    ``(I) an Olympic, Paralympic, or 
                                Special Olympics event;
                                    ``(II) a FIFA World Cup event; and
                                    ``(III) a FIFA Women's World Cup 
                                event; and
                            ``(ii) is held at a site that has been 
                        selected to hold such event.
                    ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `covered event' does not 
                include activities relating to preparing or submitting 
                a bid to be selected to hold an event described in 
                subparagraph (A)(i).
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible entity' 
                means--
                            ``(i) a State, Indian Tribe, or unit of 
                        local government (including a port authority or 
                        transit agency) hosting a covered event;
                            ``(ii) a State, Indian Tribe, or unit of 
                        local government (including a port authority or 
                        transit agency) that--
                                    ``(I) is supporting a covered 
                                event; and
                                    ``(II) is located not more than 100 
                                miles from the location in which the 
                                applicable covered event is or will be 
                                held;
                            ``(iii) a metropolitan planning 
                        organization that serves an area that--
                                    ``(I) is under the jurisdiction of 
                                a State, Indian Tribe, or unit of local 
                                government described in subparagraph 
                                (A) or (B); and
                                    ``(II) is located not more than 100 
                                miles from the location in which the 
                                applicable covered event is or will be 
                                held; or
                            ``(iv) an entity eligible to receive a 
                        grant under section 5339 that is located not 
                        more than 100 miles from the location in which 
                        the applicable covered event is or will be 
                        held.
                    ``(B) Transportation planning activities.--For 
                purposes of a transportation planning activity 
                described in subsection (c)(2)(B) or (d), the term 
                `eligible entity' means--
                            ``(i) an entity described in subparagraph 
                        (A); or
                            ``(ii) a nonprofit entity established for 
                        execution of a covered event.
            ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Transportation.
    ``(c) Grants for Transportation Projects Relating to International 
Games.--
            ``(1) In general.--Using amounts made available to the 
        Secretary under subsection (f), the Secretary may make planning 
        and construction grants to eligible entities to carry out 
        projects described in paragraph (2) that--
                    ``(A) are located not more than 100 miles from the 
                location in which the applicable covered event is or 
                will be held; and
                    ``(B) in the determination of the Secretary, are 
                not temporary infrastructure needed for hosting the 
                covered event.
            ``(2) Project described.--A project referred to in 
        paragraph (1) is any of the following:
                    ``(A) A transportation project that--
                            ``(i) is eligible for assistance under--
                                    ``(I) any provision of this title, 
                                including section 5312; or
                                    ``(II) any provision of title 23; 
                                and
                            ``(ii) in the determination of the 
                        Secretary, will assist with the movement of 
                        people and goods for the applicable covered 
                        event.
                    ``(B) A transportation planning activity that, in 
                the determination of the Secretary, will assist with 
                the movement of people and goods for the applicable 
                covered event.
            ``(3) Requirements.--The requirements described in section 
        6701(n) shall apply to a project described in paragraph (2) 
        that is funded by a grant under this subsection.
    ``(d) Transportation Planning Activities.--The Secretary may 
provide technical and planning assistance to eligible entities, 
including--
            ``(1) by providing assistance for planning activities of 
        States, Indian Tribes, units of local government, and 
        metropolitan planning organizations under sections 134 and 135 
        of title 23 and sections 5303, 5304, and 5305 of this title for 
        transportation projects relating to a covered event;
            ``(2) by assisting States, Indian Tribes, units of local 
        government, and metropolitan planning organizations with the 
        development of intermodal transportation plans;
            ``(3) by facilitating and incentivizing programs to 
        temporarily pool and share, for the duration of a covered 
        event, buses and related equipment among--
                    ``(A) States, Indian Tribes, and units of local 
                government hosting or supporting a covered event; and
                    ``(B) States, Indian Tribes, and units of local 
                government not hosting or supporting a covered event;
            ``(4) by expediting review and comment of any required 
        submissions to the Secretary relating to a covered event;
            ``(5) by assisting with the coordination of transportation 
        planning efforts between governments or the private sector; and
            ``(6) by providing any other technical or planning 
        assistance the Secretary determines to be necessary for 
        advancing the purpose of this section described in subsection 
        (a).
    ``(e) Limitation.--The Secretary may provide assistance under this 
section for a covered event only during the period beginning on the 
date that is 5 years before the date on which the covered event begins 
and ending on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 
covered event ends.
    ``(f) Funding.--
            ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
        $50,000,000 for each fiscal year.
            ``(2) Transfer of authority.--Of the amounts made available 
        to carry out this section for each fiscal year, the Secretary 
        may transfer not more than 2 percent for a fiscal year to the 
        Administrator of any of the Federal Highway Administration, the 
        Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad 
        Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, or the 
        Maritime Administration to award and oversee grants in 
        accordance with this section.
            ``(3) Supplemental agreements.--Notwithstanding part 200 of 
        title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
        regulations), a grant agreement under which funds are awarded 
        pursuant to this section may take the form of a supplemental 
        agreement to an existing agreement that meets the requirements 
        of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of title 49, 
Untied States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 5501 the following:

``5502. Transportation assistance for international games.''.

SEC. 3. STUDIES ON THE EFFECTS OF HOSTING THE OLYMPICS AND WORLD CUP ON 
              THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Local planning committees.--The term ``Local Planning 
        Committees'' means the World Cup planning committees specific 
        to each World Cup host city.
            (2) Olympics.--The term ``Olympics'' means the 2028 Summer 
        Olympics and 2028 Paralympics, both hosted by Los Angeles, 
        California.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce.
            (4) Travel and tourism industry.--The term ``travel and 
        tourism industry'' means the travel and tourism industry in the 
        United States.
            (5) World cup.--The term ``World Cup'' means the 2026 Men's 
        FIFA World Cup, hosted by the United States, Mexico, and 
        Canada.
    (b) Department of Commerce Study and Report on Effects on Travel 
and Tourism of Hosting the Olympics.--
            (1) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act and after consultation with the United 
        States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and the United States 
        Olympic Planning Committee, the Secretary shall, subject to the 
        availability of appropriations, commence a study to examine the 
        impact of the Olympics on the travel and tourism industry, 
        including--
                    (A) changes in the frequency of international 
                travel to the United States;
                    (B) changes in the frequency of domestic travel 
                within the United States;
                    (C) changes in the revenues of businesses in the 
                travel and tourism industry; and
                    (D) changes in employment rates in the travel and 
                tourism industry.
            (2) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                conclusion of the Olympics, the Secretary shall submit 
                to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
                Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
                report containing the results of the study conducted 
                under paragraph (1).
                    (B) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the 
                report described in subparagraph (A) publicly available 
                on the website of the Department of Commerce.
    (c) Department of Commerce Study and Report on Effects on Travel 
and Tourism of Hosting the World Cup.--
            (1) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act and after consultation with the United 
        States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and Local Planning 
        Committees, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, commence a study to examine the impact of the 
        World Cup on the travel and tourism industry, including--
                    (A) changes in the frequency of international 
                travel to the United States;
                    (B) changes in the frequency of domestic travel 
                within the United States;
                    (C) changes in the revenues of businesses in the 
                travel and tourism industry; and
                    (D) changes in employment rates in the travel and 
                tourism industry.
            (2) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                conclusion of the World Cup, the Secretary shall submit 
                to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
                Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
                report containing the results of the study conducted 
                under paragraph (1).
                    (B) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the 
                report described in subparagraph (A) publicly available 
                on the website of the Department of Commerce.
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