[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 201 (Thursday, November 18, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8490]
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  SA 4800. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Blunt) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4350, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle A of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1004. AVAILABILITY OF TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FOR BRAND 
                   USA.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Restoring Brand USA Act''.
       (b) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     subject to subsections (c) and (d), and notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, shall make available, from 
     unobligated balances remaining available from fees collected 
     before October 1, 2020, and credited to Travel Promotion Fund 
     established under subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act 
     of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)), $250,000,000 for the Corporation 
     for Travel Promotion (commonly known as ``Brand USA'').
       (c) Inapplicability of Certain Requirements and 
     Limitations.--The limitations in subsection (d)(2)(B) of the 
     Travel Promotion Act of 2009 shall not apply to amounts made 
     available under subsection (b), and the requirements in 
     subsection (d)(3) of such Act shall not apply to more than 
     $50,000,000 of the amounts so available.
       (d) Use of Funds.--Brand USA may only use funds provided 
     under subsection (b) to promote travel from countries whose 
     citizens and nationals are permitted to enter the United 
     States.
       (e) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, Brand USA shall submit to 
     Congress a plan for obligating and expending the amounts 
     described in subsection (b).
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