TOURIST TRADE

Articles and editorials

Don't Disturb Parks Policy, E59 [30JA]

Let Yankee Tourists Shower Dollars on Cuba's Poor, S1633 [27FE]

Travel Downturn Spreads More Woes, S13042 [12DE]

Venture in Ships Is a Rare Zell Flop, S13922 [20DE]

Visitors Center Funds ``Lagging,'' Officials Say—$65 Million Short of Goal With Clock Ticking, S1373 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: clarify that State attorneys general may enforce consumer protection laws relative to air transportation (see H.R. 711), H398 [14FE]

Business and industry: provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (see S. 1578), S11105 [25OC]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (see S. 1363), S8910 [3AU]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions and certain trade sanctions (see S. 171), S527 [24JA] (see S. 239), S1012 [1FE]

———make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see S. 1017), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

———make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, lift travel restrictions, and allow cash remittances to Cuban citizens (see S. 402), S1616 [27FE] (see H.R. 797), H507 [28FE]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H8337 [16NO]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Program (see H.R. 1882), H2280 [16MY]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2945), H5971 [24SE]

District of Columbia: review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House (see H. Res. 125), H1660 [26AP]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 1139), H1059 [21MR]

———terminate the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and offset lost revenues by prohibiting engineering support funding for sales of timber from National Forest System lands (see H.R. 908), H739 [7MR]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see S. 1033), S6212 [13JN] (see H.R. 2167), H3150 [13JN]

National Park Service: prohibit air tour operations over Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (see S. 712), S3530 [5AP]

National Parks Air Tour Management Act: amend the method for achieving quiet technology (see S. 1151), S7193 [29JN]

Rural areas: provide job creation and assistance (see H.R. 2400), H3804 [28JN]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see S. 222), S914 [31JA]

———stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 127), S101 [22JA] (see H.R. 2901), H5736 [19SE]

Space policy: promote development of the U.S. space tourism industry (see H.R. 2443), H3861 [10JY]

Taxation: allow a temporary deduction for the cost of airline tickets and other personal travel expenses (see H.R. 3079), H6504 [10OC]

———allow individuals a temporary deduction for certain travel expenses (see H.R. 3281), H8132 [13NO]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see S. 1487), S10154 [3OC]

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H6919 [16OC]

———provide a refundable tax credit for recreational travel costs (see S. 1583), S11105 [25OC]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry (see H.R. 3550), H10909 [19DE]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see S. 1500), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 3041), H6379 [4OC] (see H.R. 3140), H6919 [16OC]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 563), H322 [13FE]

———treatment of deposits and similar amounts received by a tour operator for a tour arranged by such operator (see S. 1496), S10154 [3OC] (see H.R. 2618), H4540 [24JY]

Travel and Tourism Promotion Bureau: establish (see S. 1505), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 3157), H7127 [17OC]

Letters

Capitol Visitor Center construction: Senator Reid, S1373 [14FE]

Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Act: Barbara Silverman, Colorado Community Revitalization Association, E825 [17MY]

———Cheryl A. Munson, E826 [17MY]

———Edward Able, Jr., American Association of Museums, E826 [17MY]

———Frank Strassler, Historic Staunton Foundation, E827 [17MY]

———Gary Minke, E826 [17MY]

———Hank McKelway, Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists, E826 [17MY]

———Jackie W. Powell, Park County, CO, Historical Society, E826 [17MY]

———Laura Lewis, Operation Healthy Communities (organization), E826 [17MY]

———Lynda James, E826 [17MY]

———Marie-Lorraine Pipes, E827 [17MY]

———Monta Lee Dakin, Colorado Preservation, Inc., E825 [17MY]

———Patrick Lang, E827 [17MY]

———Robert Wilburn and Ann W. Smith, International Council on Monuments and Sites, E826 [17MY]

———Stephan Weiler, E826 [17MY]

———Susan Winchell-Sweeney, New York State Archaeological Association, E827 [17MY]

———Tanya M. Peres, E826 [17MY]

Decision to close tours of the Capitol Building: Delegate Norton, H9126 [11DE]

Travel America Now Act: William S. Norman, Travel Industry Recovery Coalition, S11605 [8NO]

Travel and tourism aid to certain businesses that have been affected by the terrorist attacks: Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Carlson Cos., S13674 [19DE]

Lists

Supporters of H.R. 1882, Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Act, E825 [17MY]

Travel Industry Recovery Coalition, S11605 [8NO]

Memorandums

Economic Impact of Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: John Haycock, Haycock Petroleum Co., S9467 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Architect of the Capitol: authorize lease, purchase, or acquisition of buildings and facilities in certain emergency situations, H8515, H8516 [28NO], H10933 [20DE]

Aviation: require airlines to honor tickets issued by other airlines and refund tickets for flights canceled or rescheduled due to impact of terrorist hijackings, H5899 [21SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: decision to close tours, H9126 [11DE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H4598-H4604 [25JY], H7543 [31OC], E1478 [31JY]

Dept. of State: revise travel warning for Israel, West Bank, and Gaza, H2242 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Program (H.R. 1882), E825 [17MY]

———waive entrance fees to national parks on Veterans Day weekend, H7912 [8NO]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (H.R. 2945), E1985 [2NO]

District of Columbia: encourage Members of Congress to promote resumption of tourism in the Nation's capital, H8332 [16NO]

———encourage tourism, H7856 [7NO]

———public access to the White House and Capitol Building and Grounds for holiday activities, H8345 [27NO], H10178 [18DE]

———review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House (H. Res. 125), E658 [26AP]

Durand, MI: tribute to Durand Middle School Invest in America Project, E2325 [19DE]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program temporary extension relative to GAO report results and consideration by authorizing committee, H3407, H3408 [21JN]

———Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination, H3408-H3411 [21JN]

———terminate the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and offset lost revenues by prohibiting engineering support funding for sales of timber from National Forest System lands, H3372 [21JN]

National Park Service: prohibit air tour operations over the Grand Canyon, E59 [30JA]

Panama Canal: designate as a distant foreign port of call, E1737 [25SE]

Revitalize, H6070 [2OC]

Riggins, Shonda: Myrtle Beach, SC, Area Chamber of Commerce Employee of the Year award recipient, E302 [7MR]

Rural areas: provide job creation and assistance (H.R. 2400), E1251-E1253 [29JN]

South Dakota: impact of energy crisis on tourism and agriculture, H3447 [21JN]

Taxation: allow a temporary deduction for the cost of airline tickets and other personal travel expenses (H.R. 3079), E1841 [10OC]

———allow individuals a temporary deduction for certain travel expenses (H.R. 3281), H8232 [15NO]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (H.R. 2940), H6166 [3OC]

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (H.R. 3143), H7307 [24OC]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth, H7120 [17OC]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (H.R. 3041), H7857 [7NO]

Terrorism: economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5884-H5894, H5898, H5899, H5909-H5915 [21SE], H6243-H6248 [3OC], H6683, H6694 [11OC], E1704 [21SE]

———economic impact of terrorist attacks on working families, H7900-H7907 [7NO]

Western States: importance to the U.S., H4104-H4108 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

American Classic Voyages Co.: assumption of debt by the Maritime Administration on loans for cruise ship construction, S13921 [20DE]

Aviation: provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, S9588-S9608 [21SE]

———require airlines to honor tickets issued by other airlines and refund tickets for flights canceled or rescheduled due to impact of terrorist hijackings, S11981 [16NO]

———require airlines to honor tickets issued by other airlines relative to service changes or discontinuation by the issuing carrier, S10530 [11OC]

Barba, Steven P.: New Hampshire Business and Industry Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S13357 [17DE]

Barre, VT: anniversary of Knoll Motel, S7492 [11JY]

Business and industry: aid to certain businesses that have been affected by the terrorist attacks, S13673 [19DE]

———provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (S. 1578), S11095, S11113 [25OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: Capitol Visitor Center construction, S1372 [14FE]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (S. 1363), S8933 [3AU]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions and certain trade sanctions (S. 171), S550-S552 [24JA]

———lift travel restrictions and certain trade sanctions (S. 239), S1014, S1015 [1FE]

———make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (S. 1017), S6135, S6136 [12JN]

———make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, lift travel restrictions, and allow cash remittances to Cuban citizens (S. 402), S1632 [27FE]

Durand, MI: tribute to Durand Middle School Invest in America Project, S13461 [18DE]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling, S7739-S7741, S7790 [17JY], S7898 [19JY], S11336 [1NO]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (S. 1033), S6227-S6231 [13JN]

Greenspan, Saul: New Hampshire Business and Industry Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S13358 [17DE]

National Park Service: prohibit air tour operations over Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (S. 712), S3539 [5AP]

National Parks Air Tour Management Act: amend the method for achieving quiet technology (S. 1151), S7203 [29JN]

New York, NY: encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries, S10271 [4OC]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (S. 222), S915 [31JA]

———stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (S. 127), S402 [22JA]

Taxation: provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (S. 1500), S10293 [4OC], S11605 [8NO], S13042 [12DE]

———treatment of deposits and similar amounts received by a tour operator for a tour arranged by such operator (S. 1496), S10165 [3OC]

Terrorism: economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9467, S9480 [19SE], S9596 [21SE], S9846-S9851 [26SE], S10496 [11OC], S11673 [13NO]

Travel and Tourism Promotion Bureau: establish (S. 1505), S10303 [4OC]

Reports filed

U.S. Cruise Vessel Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 127) (S. Rept. 107-47), S8348 [27JY]

Summaries

Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Act (H.R. 1882), E827 [17MY]

Texts of

S. 127, U.S. Cruise Vessel Act, S403 [22JA]

S. 171, lift travel restrictions and certain trade sanctions on Cuba, S552 [24JA]

S. 239, Cuba Food and Medicine Access Act, S1014 [1FE]

S. 1033, Great Lakes Water Protection Act, S6228 [13JN]

S. 1151, Grand Canyon Quiet Technology Implementation Act, S7204 [29JN]

S. 1496, Tour Operators Up-Front-Deposit Relief (TOUR) Act, S10165 [3OC]

S. 1500, Travel America Now Act, S10294 [4OC]