To express the sense of the Senate regarding threat assessment of major tourist attractions.

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   Inserted: SEC. SENATE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THREAT ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:

   Inserted: (1) Whereas terrorists target areas of high population and national significance in order to inflict the most damage to a free society.

   Inserted: (2) Whereas preparedness is vital in emergency planning, prevention and response to a terrorist attack.

   Inserted: (3) Whereas first responders in cities with nationally significant tourist populations face increased strain in training and preparation for terrorism.

   Inserted: (4) Whereas cities with nationally significant tourist populations have been previously targeted by terrorist groups in an effort to disrupt the economy and spread fear and anxiety.

   Inserted: (5) Whereas tens of millions of Americans travel to tourist destinations annually and many of those destinations lie outside of major cities and therefore are not adequately addressed by threat assessments that only include permanent city residents.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that in the assessment of threat as it relates to the dispersal of Department of Homeland Security funding the Secretary should consider tourism destinations that attract tens of millions of visitors annually as potentially high risk targets.

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