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22 U.S.C. § 2124 — Tourism Policy Council

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22 U.S.C. § 2124 — Tourism Policy Council

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**(a) Establishment** In order to ensure that the United States’ national interest in tourism is fully considered in Federal decision making, there is established a coordinating council to be known as the Tourism Policy Council (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Council”). **(b) Membership** The Council shall consist of the following individuals: (1) The Secretary of Commerce, who shall serve as the Chairman of the Council. (2) The Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade. (3) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (4) The Secretary of State. (5) The Secretary of the Interior. (6) The Secretary of Labor. (7) The Secretary of Transportation. (8) The Commissioner of the United States Customs Service. (9) The President of the United States National Tourism Organization. (10) The Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. (11) Representatives of other Federal agencies which have affected interests at each meeting as deemed appropriate and invited by the Chairman. **(c) No additional compensation for Council members** Members of the Council shall serve without additional compensation. **(d) Council meetings** The Council shall conduct its first meeting not later than 6 months after October 11, 1996. Thereafter the Council shall meet not less than 2 times each year. **(e) Involvement of Federal agencies and departments** (1) The Council shall coordinate national policies and programs relating to international travel and tourism, recreation, and national heritage resources, which involve Federal agencies; (2) The Council may request directly from any Federal department or agency such personnel, information, services, or facilities as deemed necessary by the Chairman and to the extent permitted by law and within the limits of available funds. (3) Federal departments and agencies may, in their discretion, detail to temporary duty with the Council such personnel as the Chairman may request for carrying out the functions of the Council. Each such detail of personnel shall be without loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status. **(f) Closed meetings** Where necessary to prevent the public disclosure of non-public information which may be presented by a Council member, the Council may hold, at the discretion of the Chairman, a closed meeting which may exclude any individual who is not an officer or employee of the United States. **(g) Annual report** The Council shall submit an annual report for the preceding fiscal year to the President for transmittal to the Congress on or before December 31 of each year. The report shall include— (1) a comprehensive and detailed report of the activities and accomplishments of the Council; (2) the results of Council efforts to coordinate the policies and programs of member’s agencies that have a significant effect on international travel and tourism, recreation, and national heritage resources, including progress toward resolving interagency conflicts and development of cooperative program activity; (3) an analysis of problems referred to the Council by State and local governments, the tourism industry, the United States National Tourism Organization, the Secretary of Commerce, along with a detailed summary of any action taken or anticipated to resolve such problems; and (4) any recommendation as deemed appropriate by the Council. **(h) Applicability of chapter 10 of title 5** The membership of the President of the United States National Tourism Organization on the Council shall not in itself make chapter 10 of title 5 applicable to the Council.

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8 U.S.C. § 1551 — Immigration and Naturalization Service

There is created and established in the Department of Justice an Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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6 U.S.C. § 542 — Federal air marshal program

(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security. (2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.

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6 U.S.C. § 211 — National Urban Security Technology Laboratory

**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an additional laboratory pursuant to the authority under [section 188(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section188/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim). Such laboratory shall be used to test and evaluate emerging technologies and conduct research and development to assist emergency response providers in preparing for, and protecting against, threats of terrorism. **(b) Laboratory described** The laboratory described in this subsection is the laboratory— (1) known, as of December 27, 2021, as the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory; and (2) transferred to the Department pursuant to [section 183(1)(E) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section183/1/E&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Laboratory activities** The National Urban Security Technology Laboratory shall— (1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assessments of current and emerging technologies, including, as appropriate, the cybersecurity of such technologies that can connect to the internet, for emergency response providers; (2) act as a technical advisor to emergency response providers; and (3) carry out other such activities as the Secretary determines appropriate. **(d) Rule of construction** Nothing in this section may be construed as affecting in any manner the authorities or responsibilities of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department.

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15 U.S.C. § 1511 — Bureaus in Department

The following named bureaus, administrations, services, offices, and programs of the public service, and all that pertains thereto, shall be under the jurisdiction and subject to the control of the Secretary of Commerce: (1) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (2) United States Travel and Tourism Administration; (3) National Institute of Standards and Technology; (4) United States Patent and Trademark Office 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a semicolon. (5) Bureau of the Census; and (6) such other bureaus or other organizational units as the Secretary of Commerce may from time to time establish in accordance with law.

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22 U.S.C. § 2124a, 2124b — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–288, §§ 9(a), 11, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3407, 3408

### Statutory Notes Section 2124a, Pub. L. 87–63, title III, § 302, as added Pub. L. 97–63, § 4(c)(2), Oct. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1015; amended Pub. L. 102–372, § 15, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1181, provided for establishment of Tourism Policy Council. See [section 2124 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2124&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 2124b, Pub. L. 87–63, title III, § 303, as added Pub. L. 97–63, § 4(c)(2), Oct. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1017; amended Pub. L. 102–372, § 16, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1181, provided for establishment of Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.

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22 U.S.C. § 2124 — Tourism Policy Council

Page 519 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2124 (Pub. L. 87–63, title II, § 202, as added Pub. L. 111–145, § 9(i), formerly § 9(g), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 63; renumbered 9(i), Pub. L. 113–235, div. B, title VI, § 606(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2219.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Subsection (b) of section 11 of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), probably should be a reference to subsection (b) of the Travel Pro- motion Act of 2009, which is classified to section 2131(b) of this title. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 2123, Pub. L. 87–63, title II, § 202, for- merly § 3, June 29, 1961, 75 Stat. 130; Pub. L. 91–477, §§ 1, 2, Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1071, 1072; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 97–63, § 3(c), (d), (e)(1), Oct. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1012, 1013; Pub. L. 102–372, §§ 4(n), 6(b), (c), 7, 8(b), Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1174, 1176, 1178, enumerated du- ties of Secretary of Commerce in carrying out national tourism policy, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–288, § 9(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3407. § 2123a. Research program (a) In general The Office of Travel and Tourism Industries shall expand and continue its research and de- velopment activities in connection with the pro- motion of international travel to the United States, including— (1) expanding access to the official Mexican travel surveys data to provide the States with traveler characteristics and visitation esti- mates for targeted marketing programs; (2) expanding the number of inbound air travelers sampled by the Commerce Depart- ment’s Survey of International Travelers to reach a 1 percent sample size and revising the design and format of questionnaires to accom- modate a new survey instrument, improve re- sponse rates to at least d

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