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15 U.S.C. § 1546 — United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
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**(a) In general** There is established the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (referred to in this section as the “Board”), the members of which shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce for 2-year terms from companies and organizations in the travel and tourism industry.
**(b) Executive Director** The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism shall serve as the Executive Director of the Board.
**(c) Executive Secretariat** The National Travel and Tourism Office of the International Trade Administration shall serve as the Executive Secretariat for the Board.
**(d) Functions** The Board’s Charter shall specify that the Board will—
(1) serve as the advisory body to the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the travel and tourism industry in the United States;
(2) advise the Secretary of Commerce on government policies and programs that affect the United States travel and tourism industry;
(3) offer counsel on current and emerging issues;
(4) provide a forum for discussing and proposing solutions to problems related to the travel and tourism industry; and
(5) provide advice regarding the domestic travel and tourism industry as an economic engine.
**(e) Recovery strategies** The Board shall assist the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism in the development and implementation of the recovery strategies required under [section 9803(e)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section9803/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) In general** There is established the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (referred to in this section as the “Board”), the members of which shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce for 2-year terms from companies and organizations in the travel and tourism industry.
**(b) Executive Director** The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism shall serve as the Executive Director of the Board.
**(c) Executive Secretariat** The National Travel and Tourism Office of the International Trade Administration shall serve as the Executive Secretariat for the Board.
**(d) Functions** The Board’s Charter shall specify that the Board will—
(1) serve as the advisory body to the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the travel and tourism industry in the United States;
(2) advise the Secretary of Commerce on government policies and programs that affect the United States travel and tourism industry;
(3) offer counsel on current and emerging issues;
(4) provide a forum for discussing and proposing solutions to problems related to the travel and tourism industry; and
(5) provide advice regarding the domestic travel and tourism industry as an economic engine.
**(e) Recovery strategies** The Board shall assist the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism in the development and implementation of the recovery strategies required under [section 9803(e)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section9803/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, act July 19, 1940, ch. 642, § 3, 54 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 93–193, § 2, Dec. 19, 1973, 87 Stat. 765; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(10), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 154; Pub. L. 98–443, § 9(o), Oct. 4, 1984, 98 Stat. 1708, which related to an advisory committee for promotion of tourist travel, was transferred to [section 1546 of Title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1546&num=0&edition=prelim), Commerce and Trade.
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Level III of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):
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In this title,11 See References in Text note below. the term “COVID–19 public health emergency”—
(1) means the public health emergency first declared on January 31, 2020, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under [section 247d of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section247d&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to COVID–19; and
(2) includes any renewal of such declaration pursuant to such [section 247d of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section247d&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The purposes of this subtitle are—
(1) to support the travel and tourism industry, which produces economic impacts that are vital to our national economy; and
(2) to establish national goals for international visitors to the United States, including—
(A) recommendations for achieving such goals and timelines for implementing such recommendations;
(B) coordination between Federal and State agencies;
(C) the resources needed by each Government agency to achieve such goals; and
(D) the number of international visitors and the value of national travel exports.
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 1546
comply with any term or condition of the schol-
arship. Such repayments shall be deposited in
the NOAA Operations, Research, and Facilities
Appropriations Account and treated as an off-
setting collection and only be available for fi-
nancing additional scholarships.
(Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title II, § 214, Dec. 8, 2004,
118 Stat. 2884.)
§ 1543. Task force on job repatriation and manu-
facturing growth
The Secretary of Commerce shall maintain a
task force on job repatriation and manufac-
turing growth and shall produce an annual re-
port on related incentive strategies, implemen-
tation plans and program results.
(Pub. L. 113–235, div. B, title I, Dec. 16, 2014, 128
Stat. 2180.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section is from the appropriation act cited as the
credit to this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SIMILAR PROVISIONS
Similar provisions were contained in the following
prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 113–76, div. B, title I, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat.
50.
Pub. L. 113–6, div. B, title I, Mar. 26, 2013, 127 Stat.
240.
§ 1544. Promotion of tourist travel
The Secretary of Commerce shall encourage,
promote, and develop travel within the United
States, including any Commonwealth, territory,
and possession thereof, through activities which
are in the public interest and which do not com-
pete with activities of any State, city, or pri-
vate agency.
(July 19, 1940, ch. 642, § 1, 54 Stat. 773; Pub. L.
93–193, § 2, Dec. 19, 1973, 87 Stat. 765; Pub. L.
94–55, § 2(b), July 9, 1975, 89 Stat. 262.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 18 of Title
16, Conservation.
AMENDMENTS
1975—Pub. L. 94–55 substituted ‘‘shall encourage, pro-
mote, and develop tra
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