The purposes of this subtitle are—
to support the travel and tourism industry, which produces economic impacts that are vital to our national economy; and
to establish national goals for international visitors to the United States, including—
recommendations for achieving such goals and timelines for implementing such recommendations;
coordination between Federal and State agencies;
the resources needed by each Government agency to achieve such goals; and
the number of international visitors and the value of national travel exports.
Pub. L. 117–328, div. BB, title VI, § 602136 Stat. 5566 (, , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 117–328136 Stat. 5566 section 1546 of this titlesection 9801 of this titlesection 2171 of Title 19section 9801 of this titleThis subtitle, referred to in text, is subtitle A (§§ 601–609) of title VI of div. BB of , , , which enacted sections 9802 to 9805 of this title, amended , enacted provisions set out as notes under this section and , and amended provisions set out as a note under , Customs Duties. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see Short Title of 2022 Amendment note set out under and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Sense of Congress
Pub. L. 117–328, div. BB, title VI, § 603136 Stat. 5566
“It is the sense of Congress that—“(1) “(2) “(3) “(4) “(5)
, , , provided that:
setting a national goal for the number of international visitors to the United States is vital for aligning Federal tourism policy to support American jobs and economic growth;
setting a national goal for travel exports is vital for aligning Federal tourism policy to support American jobs, increase travel exports, and improve our Nation’s balance of trade;
the travel industry is an essential part of the United States services exports with respect to business, education, medical, and leisure travel;
the promotion of travel and visitation by the Corporation for Travel Promotion (doing business as ‘Brand USA’) is vital to increasing visitation and articulating the visitation laws of the United States; and
there is an urgent need for a coordinated travel and tourism industry response and strategy to respond to the current state of such industry and future unforeseen circumstances that may impact the travel and tourism industry.”