Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/1039

 PUBLIC LAW 97-63—OCT. 16, 1981

95 STAT. 1013

"(9) shall consult with foreign governments on travel and tourism matters and, in accordance with applicable law, represent United States travel and tourism interests before international and intergovernmental meetings; "(10) shall develop and administer a comprehensive program relating to travel industry information, data service, training and education, and technical assistance; "(11) shall develop a program to seek and to receive information on a continuing basis from the tourism industry, including consumer and travel trade associations, regarding needs and interests which should be met by a Federal agency or program and to direct that information to the appropriate agency or program; "(12) shall encourage to the maximum extent feasible travel to and from the United States on United States carriers; "(13) shall assure coordination within the Department of Commerce so that, to the extent practicable, all the resources of the Department are used to effectively and efficiently carry out the national tourism policy; "(14) may only promulgate, issue, rescind, and amend such interpretive rules, general statements of policy, and rules of agency organization, procedure, and practice as may be necessary to carry out this Act; and "(15) shall develop and submit annually to the Congress, within six weeks of transmittal to the Congress of the President's recommended budget for implementing this Act, a detailed marketing plan to stimulate and encourage travel to the United States during the fiscal year for which such budget is submitted and include in the plan the estimated funding and personnel levels required to implement the plan and alternate means of funding activities under this Act.". (d)(1) Paragraph (5) of section 3(a) of the Act is amended (A) by striking out foreign countries." and inserting in lieu thereof "foreign countries;", (B) by striking out "this clause;" and inserting in lieu thereof "this paragraph.", (C) by inserting the last two sentences before the first sentence of subsection (c), and (D) by striking out "this clause" in such sentences and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (5) of subsection (a)". (2) Paragraph (7) of section 3(a) of the Act is amended by striking out "countries. The Secretary is authorized to" and inserting in lieu thereof "countries; and the Secretary may" and by striking out "this clause" and inserting in lieu thereof this paragraph". (3) Section 3 of the Act is amended by striking out "clause (5)" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (5)". (e)(1) Sections 2 and 3 of the Act are redesignated as sections 201 and 202, respectively, and section 5 is inserted after section 202 (as so redesignated) and redesignated as section 203. (2) Section 203 of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended by striking out "semi-annually" and inserting in lieu thereof "annually". (f) The following section is inserted after section 203 of the Act (as so redesignated): "SEC. 204. (a) The Secretary is authorized to provide, in accordance with subsections (b) and (c), financial assistance to a region of not less than two States or portions of two States to assist in the implementation of a regional tourism promotional and marketing program. Such assistance shall include—

22 USC 2123.

22 USC 2122, 2123, 2123a.

22 USC 2i23a.

Regional assistance. 22 USC 2123b.

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