15 U.S.C. § 1545 — Cooperation with travel agencies; publica-

Page 1449 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 travel within the United States, in- cluding any Commonwealth, territory, and possession thereof, through activities which are in the public in- terest and which do not compete with activities of any State, city, or private agency’’ for ‘‘is authorized and directed to encourage, promote, and develop travel within the United States, its Territories and posses- sions, providing such activities do not compete with the activities of private agencies; and to administer all existing travel promotion functions of the Department of Commerce’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Pub. L. 93–193, § 2, Dec. 19, 1973, 87 Stat. 765, provided that: ‘‘(a) There are hereby transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Commerce all functions, powers, and du- ties of the Secretary of the Interior and other offices and officers of the Department of the Interior under the Act of July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 773; 16 U.S.C. 18–18d) [now 15 U.S.C. 1544–1548]. ‘‘(b) The assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, authorizations, and allocations, employed, held, used, rising from, available or to be made avail- able in connection with the functions, powers, and du- ties transferred by subsection (a) of this section are hereby transferred to the Secretary of Commerce.’’ § 1545. Cooperation with travel agencies; publica- tion of information In carrying out the purposes of sections 1544 to 1548 of this title, the Secretary is authorized to cooperate with public and private tourist, trav- el, and other agencies in the display of exhibits, and in the collection, publication, and dissemi- nation of information with respect to places of interest, routes, transportation facilities, ac- commodations, and such other matters as he deems advisable and advantageous for the pur- pose of encouraging, promoting, or developing such travel. Nothing in said sections shall pro- hibit the preparation of graphic materials in for- eign 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 facili- ties of the United States Government in foreign countries are authorized to assist in the dis- tribution of this material. The Secretary may enter into contracts with private publishers for such printing and binding as he may deem advis- able in carrying out the purposes of said sec- tions. 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. (July 19, 1940, ch. 642, § 2, 54 Stat. 773.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 18a of Title 16, Conservation. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of Secretary of the Interior to Secretary of Commerce, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 1544 of this title. § 1546. United States Travel and Tourism Advi- sory Board (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 Com- merce for 2-year terms from companies and or- ganizations 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.