[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1213. Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Gardner, and Ms. 
Cortez Masto) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                       TITLE __--TRAVEL PROMOTION

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Brand USA Extension Act''.

     SEC. __02. THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION.

       Subsection (b) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 
     U.S.C. 2131(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or foodservice'' after 
     ``restaurant'';
       (B) in clause (v), by inserting ``, such as outdoor 
     recreation or theme parks'' before the semicolon at the end; 
     and
       (C) in clause (viii), by inserting ``commercial or 
     private'' before ``passenger air sector'';
       (2) in paragraph (5)(A)--
       (A) in clause (iii), by inserting ``speaking conventions, 
     sales missions,'' after ``trade shows,'';
       (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vi) to promote tourism to the United States through 
     digital media, online platforms, and other appropriate 
     medium.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ``3 days'' and 
     inserting ``5 days''.

     SEC. __03. ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.

       Subsection (c) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 
     U.S.C. 2131(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$500,000'' and 
     inserting ``$450,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (K);
       (B) in subparagraph (H)(iii), by striking ``and'' at the 
     end; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H)(iii) the following:
       ``(I) a list of countries the Corporation identifies as 
     emerging markets for tourism to the United States;
       ``(J) a description of the efforts the Corporation has made 
     to promote tourism to rural areas of the United States; 
     and''.

     SEC. __04. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR BRAND USA.

       Subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 
     U.S.C. 2131(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``2020'' and inserting 
     ``2027'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking ``70 percent'' and 
     inserting ``50 percent''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``2020'' and inserting 
     ``2027''.

     SEC. __05. PERFORMANCE PLAN.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Corporation for Travel Promotion shall make the 
     performance metrics established pursuant to subsection 
     (f)(1)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 
     2131(f)(1)(A)) publicly available on the website of the 
     Corporation.

     SEC. __06. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION FEE 
                   INCREASE.

       Section 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by 
     striking ``$10'' and inserting ``$17''.
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