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PUBLIC LAW 91-477-OCT. 21, 1970

wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands." SEC. 6. (a) There is established a commission to be known as the National Tourism Resources Review Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Commission") composed of fifteen members as follows: (1) One representative of the Department of Commerce designated by the Secretary of Commerce. (2) One representative of the Department of the Interior designated by the Secretary of the Interior. (3) One representative of the Department of State designated by the Secretary of State. (4) One representative of the Department of Transportation designated by the Secretary of Transportation. (5) Eleven individuals appointed by the President from private life who are informed about and concerned with the improvement, development, and promotion of United States tourism resources and opportunities or who are otherwise experienced in tourism research, promotion, or planning. The President shall designate one of the individuals appointed by him to serve as Chairman of the Commission. (b) The Commission shall make a full and complete study and investigation for the purpose of— (1) determining the domestic travel needs of the people of the United States and of visitors from other countries at the present time and to the year 1980; (2) determining the travel resources of the United States available to satisfy such needs now and to the year 1980; (3) determining policies and programs which will insure that the domestic travel needs of the present and the future are adequately and efficiently met; (4) determining a recommended program of Federal assistance to the States in promoting domestic travel; and (5) determining whether a separate agency of the Government should be established, or whether an existing department, agency, or instrumentality within the Government should be designated, to consolidate and coordinate tourism research, planning, and development activities presently performed by different existing agencies of the Government. The Commission shall submit a comprehensive report of its activities and the results of such study and investigation, together with its recommendations with respect thereto, to the President and to the Congress not later than two years after the first meeting of the Commission. The Commission shall cease to exist sixty days after the date of the submission of its comprehensive report. The comprehensive report of the Commission shall propose such legislative enactments and administrative actions as in its judgment are necessary to carry out its recommendations. (c) The Secretary of Commerce shall make available to the Commission such secretarial, clericalj and other assistance as the Commission may require to carry out its functions under this section. The Commission is authorized to request from any department, agency, or independent instrumentality of the Government any information and assistance it deems necessary to carry out its functions under this section; and each such department, agency, and instrumentality is authorized to cooperate with the Commission and, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish such information and assistance to the Commission upon request made by its Chairman. (d) I n order to carry out the provisions of this section, the Commission is authorized—

National Totirism Resources Review Commission, establishment.

Study.

Report to President and Congress.

Termination.

Clerical aseist-

Agency cooperation.

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