S.Amdt. 1326

SA 1326. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Lieberman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1023, to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the United States; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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“(B) Fees.--

“(i) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2009, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a fee for the use of the System and begin assessment and collection of that fee. Such fee shall be not less than $20 per travel authorization and distributed as follows:

“(I) $10 of each fee shall be transferred to the Travel Promotion Fund established by section 4(a) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009.

“(II) The amount of each fee not transferred under subclause (I) shall be available to the Secretary of Homeland Security--

“(aa) to carry out the exit system required by section 217(i) and similar programs at sea and land ports of entry; and

“(bb) to ensure recovery of the full costs of providing and administering the System.

“(ii) Exception.--Any amount collected for distribution under clause (i)(I) for a fiscal year that exceeds the maximum amount that may be transferred to the Travel Promotion Fund under subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 4 of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 for such fiscal year shall be made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security under clause (i)(II).

“(iii) Annual report.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress an annual report on the use of the fees described in clause (i).