Brand USA Extension Act

II Calendar No. 568 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 2203 [Report No. 116–275] To extend the transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees from the Travel Promotion Fund to the Corporation for Travel Promotion (Brand USA) through fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 23, 2019 Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. GARDNER, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. GRAHAM, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. KING, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SINEMA, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. KAINE, Mr. JONES, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. UDALL, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. SMITH, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. THUNE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. WARNER, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. COONS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MANCHIN, and Mr. CARPER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation OCTOBER 1, 2020 Reported by Mr. WICKER, with amendments [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] A BILL To extend the transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees from the Travel Promotion Fund to the VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\S2203.RS S2203 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2203 RS Corporation for Travel Promotion (Brand USA) through fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Brand USA Extension 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION. 6 Subsection (b) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 7 (22 U.S.C. 2131(b)) is amended— 8 (1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 9 (A) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or 10 foodservice’’ after ‘‘restaurant’’; 11 (B) in clause (v), by inserting ‘‘, such as 12 outdoor recreation or theme parks’’ before the 13 semicolon at the end; and 14 (C) in clause (viii), by inserting ‘‘commer- 15 cial or private’’ before ‘‘passenger air sector’’; 16 (2) in paragraph (5)(A)— 17 (A) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘speaking 18 conventions, sales missions,’’ after ‘‘trade 19 shows,’’; 20 (B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 21 end; 22 (C) in clause (v), by striking the period at 23 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2203.RS S2203 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 2203 RS (D) by adding at the end the following: 1 ‘‘(vi) to promote tourism to the 2 United States through digital media, online 3 platforms, and other appropriate me- 4 dium.’’; and 5 (3) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ‘‘3 days’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘5 days’’. 7 SEC. 3. ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. 8 Subsection (c) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 9 (22 U.S.C. 2131(c)) is amended— 10 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ 11 and inserting ‘‘$450,000’’; and 12 (2) in paragraph (3)— 13 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 14 subparagraph (K); 15 (B) in subparagraph (H)(iii), by striking 16 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 17 (C) by inserting after subparagraph 18 (H)(iii) the following: 19 ‘‘(I) a list of countries the Corporation 20 identifies as emerging markets for tourism to 21 the United States; 22 ‘‘(J) a description of the efforts the Cor- 23 poration has made to promote tourism to rural 24 areas of the United States; and’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2203.RS S2203 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •S 2203 RS SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR BRAND USA. 1 Subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 2 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)) is amended— 3 (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘2020’’ 4 and inserting ‘‘2027’’; and 5 (2) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘70 per- 6 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; and 7 (2) (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘2020’’ 8 and inserting ‘‘2027’’. 9 SEC. 5. PERFORMANCE PLAN. 10 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact- 11 ment of this Act, the Corporation for Travel Promotion 12 shall make the performance metrics established pursuant 13 to subsection (f)(1)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 14 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(f)(1)(A)) publicly available on the 15 website of the Corporation. 16 SEC. 6. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZA- 17 TION FEE INCREASE. 18 Section 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and 19 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)) is amended 20 by striking ‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$17’’. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2203.RS S2203 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2203.RS S2203 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 568 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 2203 [Report No. 116–275] A BILL To extend the transfer of Electronic Travel Author- ization System fees from the Travel Promotion Fund to the Corporation for Travel Promotion (Brand USA) through fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. OCTOBER 1, 2020 Reported with amendments VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\S2203.RS S2203 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS