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22 U.S.C. § 2122 — Powers and duties of Secretary of Commerce

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22 U.S.C. § 2122 — Powers and duties of Secretary of Commerce

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.

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22 U.S.C. § 2121 — Congressional findings; establishment of policy

**(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

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22 U.S.C. § 2122 — Powers and duties of Secretary of Com-

Page 517 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2122 Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, the Assist- ant to the President for Economic Policy, and the As- sistant to the President for Domestic Policy, shall co- ordinate the overall work of the Task Force and assist its members in performing the responsibilities de- scribed herein. (c) The Task Force shall develop a National Travel and Tourism Strategy with recommendations for new policies and initiatives to promote domestic and inter- national travel opportunities throughout the United States with the goal of increasing the United States market share of worldwide travel, including obtaining a greater share of long-haul travel from Brazil, China, and India. Such recommendations shall include, among other things, strategies to promote visits to the United States public lands, waters, shores, monuments, and other iconic American destinations, thereby expanding job creation in the United States. The Task Force shall also consider recommendations to promote and expand travel and tourism opportunities in rural communities. In addition, the National Travel and Tourism Strategy shall identify any barriers to increasing the United States market share of worldwide travel, and any other related areas of concern. The Task Force shall deliver the National Travel and Tourism Strategy to the Presi- dent within 90 days of the date of this order. (d) The Task Force, through the Secretary of Com- merce, shall also coordinate with the Corporation for Travel Promotion (currently doing business as Brand USA, a nonprofit corporation established by the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 to promote travel to the United States) and the Tourism Policy Council, established by the United States National Tourism Organiz

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