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Tourism Policy and Export Promotion Act of 1990

Introduced: October 25, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 1990
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 27, 1990
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jun 13, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 29, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
May 21, 1990
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 21, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 21, 1990
Received in the House.
May 16, 1990
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
May 16, 1990
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
May 16, 1990
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Voice Vote.
May 16, 1990
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
May 2, 1990
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 526.
May 2, 1990
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 101-275.
Apr 3, 1990
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 25, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Oct 25, 1989
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tourism Policy and Export Promotion Act of 1990 - Declares it to be the national goal to increase U.S. export earnings from U.S. tourism and transportation services traded internationally and to maintain a travel and tourism export surplus to help eliminate the U.S. trade deficit.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to improve the survey of international air travelers providing data to estimate the U.S. balance of payments in international travel, and report to the Congress on such efforts.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) identify acts, policies, or practices of foreign countries that constitute barriers to, or distortions of U.S. travel and tourism exports; (2) estimate the trade-distorting impact on U.S. commerce of any such act, policy, or practice; and (3) estimate the value of additional U.S. travel and tourism exports that would have been exported to such foreign countries if such acts, policies, and practices did not exist.

Requires the Secretary to take appropriate action to ensure that foreign tourists are not unnecessarily delayed when entering the United States.

Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to require the Secretary to submit to the Congress annual tourism trade development plans to stimulate travel to the United States. Requires such a plan to focus on those countries in which tourism trade development has the greatest potential for increasing travel and tourism export revenues.

Requires at least one member of the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board to be a city representative knowledgeable of tourism promotion. Revises the length of service of members on the Board. Requires the Board to send its comments to the Congress with regard to a marketing plan to stimulate travel to the United States.

Declares that the Congress finds that increased efforts directed at the promotion of rural tourism will contribute to the economic development of rural America. Establishes the Rural Tourism Development Foundation. Authorizes the Secretary to assist the Foundation in the development and promotion of rural tourism.

Directs the Secretary to assemble information on economic activity associated with scenic and recreational travel, including case studies of existing scenic byways. Requires the Secretary to study and transmit to the Congress a report on such information.

Sets forth specified policy considerations with respect to national tourism.

Adds as members to the Tourism Policy Council the Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Commanding General of the Corps of Engineers of the Army, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1992.

What's happening now July 27, 1990

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1