Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections
22 U.S.C. § 2121 — Congressional findings; establishment of policy
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a)** The Congress finds that—
(1) the tourism and recreation industries are important to the United States, not only because of the numbers of people they serve and the vast human, financial, and physical resources they employ, but because of the great benefits tourism, recreation, and related activities confer on individuals and on society as a whole;
(2) the Federal Government for many years has encouraged tourism and recreation implicitly in its statutory commitments to the shorter workyear and to the national passenger transportation system, and explicitly in a number of legislative enactments to promote tourism and support development of outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and historic and natural heritage resources;
(3) as incomes and leisure time continue to increase, and as our economic and political systems develop more complex global relationships, tourism and recreation will become ever more important aspects of our daily lives; and
(4) the existing extensive Federal Government involvement in tourism, recreation, and other related activities needs to be better coordinated to effectively respond to the national interest in tourism and recreation and, where appropriate, to meet the needs of State and local governments and the private sector.
**(b)** There is established a national tourism policy to—
(1) optimize the contributions of the tourism and recreation industries to the position of the United States with respect to international competitiveness, economic prosperity, full employment, and the balance of payments;
(2) increase United States export earnings from United States tourism and transportation services traded internationally;
(3) ensure the orderly growth and development of tourism;
(4) coordinate and encourage the development of t
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 22 U.S.C. § 2121
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.
Original supplied file — preserved unchanged
Download original Markdown file
File SHA-256: 80452b610b596eaa544b8cf8a046ad71f4a29475235d03ce99865e4729ea4964. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.
Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.
Open the recorded source website ↗
Record provenance
Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_7c0e7d63a47ebf2c2fa9a553
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-22/section-2121-congressional-findings-establishment-of-policy--54c10589d0.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: bcdcf6f2a9c7b8e24bc4b02496fdd5765673dc1db549f9bebce6d8ce730198b4
Source location: Title 22, Chapter 31, § 2121; chapter-031-international-travel.md
Stored source content
**(a)** The Congress finds that—
(1) the tourism and recreation industries are important to the United States, not only because of the numbers of people they serve and the vast human, financial, and physical resources they employ, but because of the great benefits tourism, recreation, and related activities confer on individuals and on society as a whole;
(2) the Federal Government for many years has encouraged tourism and recreation implicitly in its statutory commitments to the shorter workyear and to the national passenger transportation system, and explicitly in a number of legislative enactments to promote tourism and support development of outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and historic and natural heritage resources;
(3) as incomes and leisure time continue to increase, and as our economic and political systems develop more complex global relationships, tourism and recreation will become ever more important aspects of our daily lives; and
(4) the existing extensive Federal Government involvement in tourism, recreation, and other related activities needs to be better coordinated to effectively respond to the national interest in tourism and recreation and, where appropriate, to meet the needs of State and local governments and the private sector.
**(b)** There is established a national tourism policy to—
(1) optimize the contributions of the tourism and recreation industries to the position of the United States with respect to international competitiveness, economic prosperity, full employment, and the balance of payments;
(2) increase United States export earnings from United States tourism and transportation services traded internationally;
(3) ensure the orderly growth and development of tourism;
(4) coordinate and encourage the development of the tourism industry in rural communities which—
(A) have been severely affected by the decline of agriculture, family farming, or the extraction or manufacturing industries, or by the closing of military bases; and
(B) have the potential necessary to support and sustain an economy based on tourism;
(5) promote increased and more effective investment in international tourism by the States, local governments, and cooperative tourism marketing programs;
(6) make the opportunity for and benefits of tourism and recreation in the United States universally accessible to residents of the United States and foreign countries and insure that present and future generations are afforded adequate tourism and recreation resources;
(7) contribute to personal growth, health, education, and intercultural appreciation of the geography, history, and ethnicity of the United States;
(8) encourage the free and welcome entry of individuals traveling to the United States, in order to enhance international understanding and goodwill, consistent with immigration laws, the laws protecting the public health, and laws governing the importation of goods into the United States;
(9) eliminate unnecessary trade barriers to the United States tourism industry operating throughout the world;
(10) encourage competition in the tourism industry and maximum consumer choice through the continued viability of the retail travel agent industry and the independent tour operator industry;
(11) promote the continued development and availability of alternative personal payment mechanisms which facilitate national and international travel;
(12) promote quality, integrity, and reliability in all tourism and tourism-related services offered to visitors to the United States;
(13) preserve the historical and cultural foundations of the Nation as a living part of community life and development, and insure future generations an opportunity to appreciate and enjoy the rich heritage of the Nation;
(14) insure the compatibility of tourism and recreation with other national interests in energy development and conservation, environmental protection, and the judicious use of natural resources;
(15) assist in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data which accurately measure the economic and social impact of tourism to and within the United States, in order to facilitate planning in the public and private sectors; and
(16) harmonize, to the maximum extent possible, all Federal activities in support of tourism and recreation with the needs of the general public and the States, territories, local governments, and the tourism and recreation industry, and to give leadership to all concerned with tourism, recreation, and national heritage preservation in the United States.
Cross-references
Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Establishment and purpose** The President shall establish the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (hereafter in this section referred to as the “TPCC”). The purpose of the TPCC shall be—
(1) to provide a unifying framework to coordinate the export promotion and export financing activities of the United States Government; and
(2) to develop a governmentwide strategic plan for carrying out Federal export promotion and export financing programs.
**(b) Duties** The TPCC shall—
(1) coordinate the development of the trade promotion policies and programs of the United States Government;
(2) provide a central source of information for the business community on Federal export promotion and export financing programs;
(3) coordinate official trade promotion efforts to ensure better delivery of services to United States businesses, including—
(A) information and counseling on United States export promotion and export financing programs and opportunities in foreign markets;
(B) representation of United States business interests abroad; and
(C) assistance with foreign business contacts and projects;
(4) prevent unnecessary duplication in Federal export promotion and export financing activities;
(5) assess the appropriate levels and allocation of resources among agencies in support of export promotion and export financing and provide recommendations to the President based on its assessment; and
(6) carry out such other duties as are deemed to be appropriate, consistent with the purpose of the TPCC.
**(c) Strategic plan** To carry out subsection (b), the TPCC shall develop and implement a governmentwide strategic plan for Federal trade promotion efforts. Such plan shall—
(1) establish a set of priorities for Federal activities in support of United States ex
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 15 U.S.C. § 4727
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Short title** This section may be cited as the “Travel Promotion Act of 2009”.
**(b) The Corporation for Travel Promotion**
(1) **Establishment** — The Corporation for Travel Promotion is established as a nonprofit corporation. The Corporation shall not be an agency or establishment of the United States Government. The Corporation shall be subject to the provisions of the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, section 29–1001 et seq.), to the extent that such provisions are consistent with this subsection, and shall have the powers conferred upon a nonprofit corporation by that Act to carry out its purposes and activities.
(2) **Board of directors**
(A) *In general* — The Corporation shall have a board of directors of 11 members with knowledge of international travel promotion or marketing, broadly representing various regions of the United States, who are United States citizens. 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 7265 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section7265&num=0&edition=prelim)). 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. Members of the board shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce (after consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State), as follows:
(i) 1 shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the hotel accommodations sector;
(ii) 1 shall have a
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 22 U.S.C. § 2131
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a)** For the purpose of this section—
(1) “agency” has the meaning given it by [section 5721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5721&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) “appropriation” includes funds made available by statute under [section 9104 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section9104&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** When authorized by an appropriation or other statute, the head of an agency may procure by contract the temporary (not in excess of 1 year) or intermittent services of experts or consultants or an organization thereof, including stenographic reporting services. Services procured under this section are without regard to—
(1) the provisions of this title governing appointment in the competitive service;
(2) chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title; and
(3) section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41, except in the case of stenographic reporting services by an organization.
However, an agency subject to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title may pay a rate for services under this section in excess of the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under [section 5332 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim) only when specifically authorized by the appropriation or other statute authorizing the procurement of the services.
**(c)** Positions in the Senior Executive Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service may not be filled under the authority of subsection (b) of this section.
**(d)** The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of t
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 5 U.S.C. § 3109
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Establishment of program** The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State are authorized to establish a program (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “program”) under which the requirement of paragraph (7)(B)(i)(II) of [section 1182(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182/a&num=0&edition=prelim) may be waived by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State and in accordance with this section, in the case of an alien who meets the following requirements:
(1) **Seeking entry as tourist for 90 days or less** — The alien is applying for admission during the program as a nonimmigrant visitor (described in [section 1101(a)(15)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/15/B&num=0&edition=prelim)) for a period not exceeding 90 days.
(2) **National of program country** — The alien is a national of, and presents a passport issued by, a country which—
(A) extends (or agrees to extend), either on its own or in conjunction with one or more other countries that are described in subparagraph (B) and that have established with it a common area for immigration admissions, reciprocal privileges to citizens and nationals of the United States, and
(B) is designated as a pilot program country under subsection (c).
(3) **Passport requirements** — The alien, at the time of application for admission, is in possession of a valid unexpired passport that satisfies the following:
(A) *Machine readable* — The passport is a machine-readable passport that is tamper-resistant, incorporates document authentication identifiers, and otherwise satisfies the internationally accepted standard for machine readability.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 8 U.S.C. § 1187
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
An employee serving intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis, or serving without pay or at $1 a year, may be allowed travel or transportation expenses, under this subchapter, while away from his home or regular place of business and at the place of employment or service.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 5 U.S.C. § 5703
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
In order to carry out the national tourism policy established in [section 2121(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2121/b&num=0&edition=prelim) and by the United States National Tourism Organization Act of 1996, the Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Secretary”) shall develop and implement a comprehensive plan to perform critical tourism functions which, in the determination of the Secretary, are not being carried out by the United States National Tourism Organization or other private sector entities or State governments. Such plan may include programs to—
(1) collect and publish comprehensive international travel and tourism statistics and other marketing information;
(2) design, implement, and publish international travel and tourism forecasting models;
(3) facilitate the reduction or elimination of barriers to international travel and tourism; and
(4) work with the United States National Tourism Organization, the Tourism Policy Council, State tourism agencies, and Federal agencies in—
(A) coordinating the Federal implementation of a national travel and tourism policy;
(B) representing the United States’ international travel and tourism interests to foreign governments; and
(C) maintaining United States participation in international travel and tourism trade shows and fairs until such activities can be transferred to such Organization and other private sector entities.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 22 U.S.C. § 2122
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
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):
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 5 U.S.C. § 5314
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
Page 513
TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2121
§ 401, ch. V, § 501, 72 Stat. 261; July 24, 1959, Pub. L.
86–108, § 2, ch. 1, § 101, ch. II, §§ 201 to 205(a) to (i), (k) to
(n), ch. III, § 301, ch. IV, § 401(a) to (k), (m), 73 Stat. 246;
May 14, 1960, Pub. L. 86–472, ch. I to V, 74 Stat. 134,
which was principally classified to chapter 24 (§ 1750 et
seq.) of this title and which was repealed by act July 18,
1956, ch. 627, § 8(m), 70 Stat. 559, Pub. L. 85–141, §§ 2(e), 3,
4(b), 11(d), Aug. 14, 1957, 71 Stat. 356, Pub. L. 86–108, ch.
II, §§ 205(j), ch. IV, 401(1), July 24, 1959, 73 Stat. 250, Pub.
L. 86–472, ch. II, §§ 203(d), 204(k), May 14, 1960, 74 Stat.
138, Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 642(a)(2), Sept. 4, 1961, 75
Stat. 460, Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 212(b)(1), June 30,
1976, 90 Stat. 745, Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 228, Apr. 4,
1996, 110 Stat. 963, except for sections 1754, 1783, 1796,
1853, 1928, and 1937 of this title. For complete classifica-
tion of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
out under section 1754 of this title and Tables.
Section 142(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, re-
ferred to in subsec. (g), was classified to section 1852 of
this title, and was repealed by Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III,
§ 642(a)(2), Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 460.
CODIFICATION
In subsec. (c)(2), ‘‘section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and
section 6101 of title 41’’ substituted for ‘‘sections 3648
and 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States’’
on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96
Stat. 1067, which Act enacted Title 31, Money and Fi-
nance, and Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat.
3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.
In subsec. (e), ‘‘section 3109 of title 5’’ and ‘‘section
5703 o
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 22 U.S.C. § 2121
Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.