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HR 418 102th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Authorization Balance of payments Congressional reporting requirements Foreign trade promotion Foundations Government paperwork Nontariff trade barriers Planning Recreation Roads and highways Rural economic development Tourist trade

Tourism Policy and Export Promotion Act of 1991

Introduced: January 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 11, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
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Tourism Policy and Export Promotion Act of 1991 - Declares it to be the national goal to increase U.S. export earnings from U.S. tourism and transportation services and to maintain a travel and tourism export surplus in order to help eliminate the overall U.S. trade deficit.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to publish on a monthly basis a statistical report on U.S. international travel receipts and payments.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) identify foreign trade barriers to U.S. travel and tourism; (2) estimate the trade-distorting impact of such barriers on U.S. commerce; and (3) estimate the value of U.S. travel and tourism exports that would have been exported to a foreign country if such barriers did not exist. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report on such barriers.

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

Amends the International Trade Act of 1961 to require each annual tourism trade development plan to focus on those countries in which tourism trade development has the greatest potential for increasing travel and tourism export revenues.

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.

Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on: (1) economic effects of the identification and promotion of scenic byways as tourist attractions; and (2) techniques for incorporating scenic byways into tourism development programs.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now February 11, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

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