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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2250
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 10, 2014
Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Begich, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Reid, Mr. Heller, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Warner, Mr. Graham, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Mikulski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014
.
Addition of new members to board of directors
Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(b)(2)(A) ) is amended—
in the matter preceding clause (i)—
by striking promotion and marketing
and inserting promotion or marketing
; and
by inserting At least 5 members of the board shall have experience working in United States multinational
entities with marketing budgets. At least 2 members of the board shall be
audit committee financial experts (as defined by the Securities and
Exchange Commission in accordance with
section
407 of
Public Law 107–204
(
15 U.S.C. 7265
)). All members of
the board shall be a current or former chief executive officer, chief
financial officer, or chief marketing officer, or have held an equivalent
management position.
; and
in clause (x), by striking intercity passenger railroad business
and inserting land or sea passenger transportation sector
.
Annual report to Congress
Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(c)(3) ) is amended—
in subparagraph (F), by striking and
at the end;
by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I); and
by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
a description of, and rationales for, the Corporation’s efforts to focus on specific countries and populations;
a description of, and rationales for, the Corporation’s combination of media channels employed in meeting the promotional objectives of its marketing campaign;
the ratio in which such channels are used; and
a justification for the use and ratio of such channels; and
.
Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services
Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(3) ) is amended—
in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 80 percent
and inserting 75 percent
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services
The Corporation and the Secretary of Commerce (or their designees) shall meet on a biannual basis to review the procedures to determine the fair market value of goods and services received from non-Federal sources by the Corporation under subparagraph (B).
.
Extension of Travel Promotion Act of 2009
In general
Subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(d) ) is amended—
in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking all States and the District of Columbia
and inserting all States and territories of the United States and the District of Columbia,
; and
in subsection (d)—
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 2015
and inserting 2020
; and
in paragraph (4)(B), by striking fiscal year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015
and inserting each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2020
.
Sunset of Travel Promotion Fund fee
Section 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (
8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)
) is
amended by striking September 30, 2015
and inserting September 30, 2020
.
Accountability; procurement requirements
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131 ), as amended by this Act, is further amended—
by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respectively; and
by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, the following:
Accountability
Performance plans and measures
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 , the Corporation shall establish performance metrics—
to measure the impact of marketing efforts by the Corporation; and
to demonstrate any cost or benefit to the economy of the United States.
GAO accountability
Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Corporation receives a report from the Government Accountability Office with recommendations for the Corporation, the Corporation shall submit a report to Congress that describes the actions taken by the Corporation in response to the recommendations in such report.
Procurement requirements
The Corporation shall—
establish a competitive procurement process; and
certify in its annual report to Congress under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered into were in compliance with the established competitive procurement process.
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