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15 U.S.C. § 1544 — Promotion of tourist travel
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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 compete with activities of any State, city, or private agency.
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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 compete with activities of any State, city, or private agency.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, act 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, which related to promotion of tourist travel, was transferred to [section 1544 of Title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1544&num=0&edition=prelim), Commerce and Trade.
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In carrying out the purposes of sections 1544 to 1548 of this title, the Secretary is authorized to cooperate with public and private tourist, travel, and other agencies in the display of exhibits, and in the collection, publication, and dissemination of information with respect to places of interest, routes, transportation facilities, accommodations, and such other matters as he deems advisable and advantageous for the purpose of encouraging, promoting, or developing such travel. Nothing in said sections shall prohibit the preparation of graphic materials in foreign languages, designed to call attention to the attractions and places of interest in the United States and to encourage the use of American registered ships and planes. The existing facilities of the United States Government in foreign countries are authorized to assist in the distribution of this material. The Secretary may enter into contracts with private publishers for such printing and binding as he may deem advisable in carrying out the purposes of said sections. The Secretary is also authorized to make charges for any publications made available to the public pursuant to said sections; and any proceeds from the sale of publications produced by the expenditure of contributed funds shall continue to be available for printing and binding as aforesaid.
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In the performance of his functions and duties under the provisions of sections 1544 to 1548 of this title, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized—
**(a)** To prescribe, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary, and to accept contributions for carrying out the purposes of said sections; and
**(b)** To employ, subject to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, one special assistant and not to exceed five artists and illustrators.
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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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