S.Amdt. 1213

SA 1213. Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Gardner, and Ms.
Cortez Masto) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

TITLE __--TRAVEL PROMOTION

SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Brand USA Extension Act''.

SEC. __02. THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION.

Subsection (b) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22
U.S.C. 2131(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(A) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or foodservice'' after
``restaurant'';
(B) in clause (v), by inserting ``, such as outdoor
recreation or theme parks'' before the semicolon at the end;
and
(C) in clause (viii), by inserting ``commercial or
private'' before ``passenger air sector'';
(2) in paragraph (5)(A)--
(A) in clause (iii), by inserting ``speaking conventions,
sales missions,'' after ``trade shows,'';
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(C) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(vi) to promote tourism to the United States through
digital media, online platforms, and other appropriate
medium.''; and
(3) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ``3 days'' and
inserting ``5 days''.

SEC. __03. ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.

Subsection (c) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22
U.S.C. 2131(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$500,000'' and
inserting ``$450,000''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (K);
(B) in subparagraph (H)(iii), by striking ``and'' at the
end; and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (H)(iii) the following:
``(I) a list of countries the Corporation identifies as
emerging markets for tourism to the United States;
``(J) a description of the efforts the Corporation has made
to promote tourism to rural areas of the United States;
and''.

SEC. __04. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR BRAND USA.

Subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22
U.S.C. 2131(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``2020'' and inserting
``2027'';
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking ``70 percent'' and
inserting ``50 percent''; and
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``2020'' and inserting
``2027''.

SEC. __05. PERFORMANCE PLAN.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Corporation for Travel Promotion shall make the
performance metrics established pursuant to subsection
(f)(1)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C.
2131(f)(1)(A)) publicly available on the website of the
Corporation.

SEC. __06. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION FEE
INCREASE.

Section 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by
striking ``$10'' and inserting ``$17''.
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