[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 195 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.195

                     One Hundred Nineteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty six


                                 An Act


 
 To amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, 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 ``American Music Tourism Act of 
2025''.
SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR 
TRAVEL AND TOURISM.
    (a) Domestic Travel and Tourism.--Section 605(b) of the Visit 
America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(b)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
    semicolon;
        (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) identify locations and events in the United States that 
    are important to music tourism and facilitate and promote domestic 
    travel and tourism to those locations and events.''.
    (b) Facilitation of International Business and Leisure Travel.--
Section 605 of the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803) is amended by 
striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Facilitation of International Business and Leisure Travel.--
The Assistant Secretary, in coordination with relevant Federal 
agencies, shall strive to increase and facilitate international 
business and leisure travel to the United States and ensure 
competitiveness by--
        ``(1) facilitating large meetings, incentives, conferences, and 
    exhibitions in the United States;
        ``(2) emphasizing rural and other destinations in the United 
    States that are rich in cultural heritage or ecological tourism, 
    among other uniquely American destinations, as locations for 
    hosting international meetings, incentives, conferences, and 
    exhibitions;
        ``(3) facilitating and promoting international travel and 
    tourism to sports and recreation events and activities in the 
    United States; and
        ``(4) identifying locations and events in the United States 
    that are important to music tourism and facilitating and promoting 
    international travel and tourism to those locations and events.''.
    (c) Reporting Requirements.--Section 605(f) of the Visit America 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) Report on goals relating to domestic and international 
    travel.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
    American Music Tourism Act of 2025, and every 2 years thereafter, 
    the Assistant 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 of 
    activities, findings, achievements, and vulnerabilities relating to 
    the goals described in subsections (a) through (d).''.
    (d) Definition.--Section 600 of title VI of division BB of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (15 U.S.C. 9801) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs 
    (A) and (B), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
        (2) by striking ``In this title, the term `COVID-19 public 
    health emergency'--'' and inserting the following:
    ``In this title:
        ``(1) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term `COVID-19 
    public health emergency'--''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(2) Music tourism.--The term `music tourism' means--
            ``(A) the act of traveling to a State or locality to visit 
        historic or modern day music-related attractions, including 
        museums, studios, venues of all sizes, and other sites related 
        to music; or
            ``(B) the act of traveling to a State or locality to attend 
        a music festival, a concert, or other live musical performance 
        or music-related special event.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.