Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (TPA) to revise qualifications requirements for members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion.
(Sec. 3) Revises requirements for the Corporation's annual report to the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to require a description of and rationales for: (1) the Corporation's efforts to focus on specific countries and populations; and (2) its 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 such use and ratio.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Corporation and the Secretary (or their designees) to meet biannually to review procedures to determine the fair market value of goods and services received by the Corporation from non-federal sources. Reduces from 80% to 70% the percentage of the fair market value of those goods and services the Corporation may receive from non-federal sources each fiscal year, increasing from 20% to 30% the federal matching rate.
Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the Corporation, to establish formal, publicly available procedures specifying time frames and conditions for: (1) making and agreeing to revisions of the Corporation's in-kind contributions policy; and (2) addressing and resolving disagreements between the Corporation and its partners, including the Secretary, regarding the in-kind contribution policy.
(Sec. 5) Includes U.S. territories among the states and the District of Columbia whose benefit the Corporation's international travel promotion plan must ensure.
Extends the TPA and the Corporation through FY2020.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend through FY2020 also the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to charge a fee for use of the electronic travel authorization system to determine, in advance, an alien's eligibility to travel to the United States.
(Sec. 6) Amends the TPA to lower from $5 million to $500,000 the expenditure threshold in the Corporation's budget for a forthcoming fiscal year in excess of which the Board must give an explanation to the Secretary.
Requires the Corporation to establish performance metrics including, time frames, evaluation methodologies, and data sources for measuring:
Requires the Corporation to: (1) conduct periodic program evaluations in response to the data resulting from these measurements, and (2) report to Congress actions it has taken in response to any recommendations the Government Accountability Office (GAO) might make to it.
Directs the Corporation to: (1) establish a competitive procurement process, and (2) certify in its annual report to Congress that any contracts it has entered into were in compliance with that process.
(Sec. 7) Repeals the Corporation's authority to impose an annual assessment on certain U.S. members of the international travel and tourism industry represented on the Board.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2250 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2250
To extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and for other purposes.
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and
Modernization Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. 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--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
(A) by striking ``promotion and marketing'' and
inserting ``promotion or marketing''; and
(B) 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
(2) in clause (x), by striking ``intercity passenger
railroad business'' and inserting ``land or sea passenger
transportation sector''.
SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.
Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C.
2131(c)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
``(G) a description of, and rationales for, the
Corporation's efforts to focus on specific countries
and populations;
``(H)(i) a description of, and rationales for, the
Corporation's combination of media channels employed in
meeting the promotional objectives of its marketing
campaign;
``(ii) the ratio in which such channels are used;
and
``(iii) a justification for the use and ratio of
such channels; and''.
SEC. 4. 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--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``80 percent'' and
inserting ``75 percent''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) 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).''.
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009
(22 U.S.C. 2131(d)) is amended--
(1) 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
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``2015'' and
inserting ``2020''; and
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``fiscal year
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015'' and inserting ``each
of the fiscal years 2011 through 2020''.
(b) 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''.
SEC. 6. ACCOUNTABILITY; PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), as amended by
this Act, is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as
subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, the
following:
``(f) Accountability.--
``(1) 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--
``(A) to measure the impact of marketing efforts by
the Corporation; and
``(B) to demonstrate any cost or benefit to the
economy of the United States.
``(2) 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.
``(g) Procurement Requirements.--The Corporation shall--
``(1) establish a competitive procurement process; and
``(2) 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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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-234.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-234.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 520.
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